Our Community Watches. Work in progress?
amanico
... Community Watches, I mean those which were made by AND for us.
Bill gave me the idea to write something about them, when he posted the PuristSPro All Black Rescue ( ABR ), issued in 2008 in a limited edition of 178 pieces.
The ABR was made by two dear members, Anthony Tsai and Mitch Katz. This was our first Community Watch.
A 42 mm PVD Steel case, housing a good old ETA 2824-2 movement, a carbon fiber dial and a super soft rubber strap.
I would have preferred without date, and with a simpler, more common buckle ( which is quite fastidious to adjust, truth to be told ) but once on the wrist, it is a very pleasant, comfortable watch, with a lot of presence and originality.
Then, in 2011, we had several watches to celebrate our 10th Anniversary, such as an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak in Tantalum, a special Paul Gerber watch, a Bulgari, A Kari Vouitlainen piece unique ( from memory ) and a Montblanc Minerva Chronograph ( which is my favorite from this series of watches ).
The Montblanc:
The Royal Oak P10 Tantalum:
Then, in 2014, we had our LUC 1963 Chronograph, PuristS Edition, in steel, manual winding, 50 pieces. which involved a group of PuristS moderators, under Melvyn's direction, and the Chopard CEO in person. A piece I sadly missed, mostly because it was not the right time for me. Regrets, regrets...
In 2016 the Zenith CP2 PuristS 15th anniversary Cronometro was born from the work of Andrewluff, Magnus and a few moderators. Another great work, I must say. Another limited edition of 50 pieces, another beloved child.
In 2021, we took a different path, with Hentschel, for our 20th anniversary watch, the Hentschel H1 Chronometer Watchprosite Edition, in steel. Only 20 pieces, which were sold in a few hours!
A manual winding chronometer, and a nice one, this is not common!
Of course there were other projects and watches which were made by some of us, such as the Jaeger Lecoultre Tribute to Deep Sea Alarm, Tribute to Polaris and Tribute to Geophysic, and which received a warm welcome from our Community, but these were not made for our beloved Website.
Now, we will celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2026. We are after something. One or two watch projects. One will be circa 5 K Euros, without compromise about quality, horologically and aesthetically. The other we still don't know. But one thing is sure, we want to allow most of our members to be part of this adventure.
To be followed.
Best,
Nicolas
Comments:
m2 December 20th, 2024-09:26
Awesome. Excited to learn more The tantalum RO and the zenith are my favorites from the past. Very cool.
Chronometer (aka yacomino) December 20th, 2024-12:04
When will you tease us with more information about this new upcoming one or ones?
amanico December 20th, 2024-14:54
As soon as possible. Working on the dial, currently.
Bill December 20th, 2024-09:31
Wonderful review and looking forward to the new adventure for 2025.
amanico December 20th, 2024-09:33
Merci, Bill. I am quite thrilled by the new one to come in 2026 for our 25th anniversary!
@lberti December 20th, 2024-09:44
Something that comes ro my mind as a community watch would be a Credor Kuon, maybe with a blue enamel dial like.the LE Eichi 2? Credit of pictures: reddit ...
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amanico
As a good friend let me play with his watch for some days, I could fully enjoy this Langematik Perpetual, take some photos and put my thoughts in order... The Langematik Perpetual is one of these early masterpieces from the German brand. But, curiously, it didn't receive the same warm welcome than some Lange & Sohne others icons, such as the Lange One, the Datograph, the 1815 Moon Phase Emil Lange, or the Langematik Anniversary. Curiously, as, in my opinion, it deserves much more interest and love.
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