Horological Meandering

If we’re being honest, I had spent a lot of time looking at AP Offshores again.  There’s something about that design, the bulk, the perceived ruggedness.  But they never fit my wrist, or more precisely because of the flare outwards of the straps where they meet the case the Offshore always looked like it was not the right fit for me.  The only exception was the End of Days on the Velcro, maybe one day.  

So in the middle of these renewed Offshore thoughts Kickstarter brought me Wild Horologists & Team and their “school watch”.  

It was an easy sale.  The watches looked great, inspired by a Royal Oak Concept, there was a nice story behind the production and “brand” and the price was such that even if it turned out to be not for me or even if it was really just a little to big for my wrist it was OK and I wouldn’t lose much moving it on.   

To top it all off, our own FX wrote a review while I was still considering placing a Kickstarter order and that kinda sealed it for me. 

FX’s review described the project as “WH&T is not a brand but a banner behind which companies and skills come together to develop, produce and distribute a very special school watch.  Indeed, the chronograph LCF888 is the first industrialised school-watch.”

There were several variations on the watch available, but opting for the optically slimming black on black made most sense for a watch I already knew was on the larger side.  

It has definitely scratched the itch.  But beyond that the watch really has the feel and finish of something that would sell for much more should the name on the dial be different.  

Take a look back at FX’s review from November last year, all the details are there and his writing is of course more engaging than mine.  

Here are various pictures, and a wrist shot or two.