Mitch K
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Say what you might about the brand in its current incarnation but the Trilogy
Is still what dreams are made of.
On this day of the solar eclipse the Astrolabe is right in the mark. 
Magic and precision created by a master astronomer and watchmaker.
Cheers
Mitch
Say what you might about the brand in its current incarnation but the Trilogy
Is still what dreams are made of. On this day of the solar eclipse the Astrolabe is right in the mark. Magic and precision created by a master astronomer and watchmaker. Cheers Mitch ...
Thanks Nico - I do consider myself incredibly lucky.
I do wish that the community at large had a better understanding as to how incredible and innovative UN was and could still be.
Great photos. I agree that the time of Ludwig and Rolf has been unmatched
To this day the marvels that they created have gone unmatched. Sad that they are not appreciated or marketed as they should be.
Let's say nothing about the current brand and instead remember these glory days!
I remain a huge fan of old UN. Great post, Mitch.
In the past, when I had the opportunity, I pleaded the concept of them advertising their history and the fact that they have the best GMT,
best alarm watch, the best perpetual all based on function. Sad about it.
Agreed...
I've always preferred the lack of extra hands on these two and how the GMT's hour hand can easily be bumped forward or backwards at any time (like the perpetual diver) and still has 100m WR. I just put up with their aesthetics...lol! ...
Reviewing this post I forgot a critical fact.
I have possessed the trilogy for about 10 years. When not on my wrist they live on the winder which has only died a few times when the batteries ran out of juice. When I first got the set it was a Herculean effort to set them. Despite all of that the astr...
I am not sure a mere human can reset the Trilogy.
When I was in the process of acquiring the set, I an hour lesson at the service center in Florida. Sadly by the time the watches came home I had forgotten much of the lesson. It truly is use it or lose it. Talking to people that know how to set them it ta...
