Horological Meandering

The past decade or so has seen a number of companies, notably Bulgari, Piaget, and Richard Mille, engaged in a kind of race to the bottom to produce the thinnest mechanical wristwatch, with some models that appear to have garnered good press and apparent ...  

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Thank you for the write up.

...the Sympathie case where the crystal follows the case shape is one of the most beautiful cases out there...

I guess my view has evolved because now I'd love to own one, even though it's still too pretty.

That 5967 shot is just delicious. The Santos Dumont looks super nice too

Designer’s eye never stops analysing 👍🏻 Extremely detailed and insightful, thank you Is there anything that you’d change in Finissimo? Just curious

There's probably something there for everyone at this point. Yes, the subsidiary seconds are asymmetrically placed, no doubt in order to conserve vertical space, but they do add a bit of life to an otherwise very spare dial.

After reading your very eloquent description of the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate I was hoping for that image of the case-back. I very much like your writing and yes I'm certain there is a cabal of Genta zealots currently preparing the effigy. Even though I a... 

The dial of the Breguet reminds me of the 80s video game Q*Bert.

It's apt.

Although in my opinion they are more Extra Thin than Ultra Thin but that is subjective and maybe just my opinion, but in the past using Ultra Thin movements some of the most famous and respected Maisons were producing beautiful Ultra Thin watches that wer...  

I was hoping someone would respond with some analysis of "extra-thin" vs. "ultra-thin", having deliberately skirted the issue myself. ;-D

It's an eye opener for me. Thank you for the photos.

Of ultra thin movements.

Great post, thanks so much! Didn't know about that Roger Dubuis, so elegant. I've not had this marque on my radar as current design and general aesthetic is not my direction, but this model is a stunner. I'll need to learn more about the history.