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The Aquatimer Charles Darwin Edition was one in a series of bronze-cased watches I cycled through a few years ago, when I was fascinated by the material. The watch wore quite well for its great size (44 mm x 16-17 mm) and the flyback chrono operated nicel...  

by the BB 58 Bronze. But I wear bracelet watches during summer, so I didn't pull the trigger. Best, Emmanuel ...  

Have had a few -always fascinated by the aging patina -nothing in my current rotation currently -interesting about your Charles Darwin ( can you provide more details as to what happens to the rubber components) ...  

I can't remember if I had the factory replace the rubber once or not. I've had similar issues with some rubber straps, but those are more easily replaced.

I like bronze as a nautical material (bells, some ship accessories...) but not for my wrist. Same for ceramic, which I do not consider a good material for watches

The strap connection is a complete disaster. A mild bump on the strap causes it to release from the watch. I had this happen several times, but when it fell overboard because I bumped the side of my boat I decided to part ways with it. I have recently acq...