We will Explore the Watchmaking Scene in the Middle East and some of the people who are behind the long history of watches in the region. Raul Tena Pearl Diver While the watch was made in Switzerland the idea came from the UAE and for me captures the Cult
Dear watch friends, once again, I could not resist. 🙏 And honestly… this watch has been following me for months. So yesterday morning I finally brought the Breitling Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual home. If somebody had told me a few years ago that
Much like the odd but charismatic mid-career work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the DB20-24 series was an odd tangent in De Bethune's design journey. They have almost nothing in common with the prior and subsequent De Bethune models, and they're sort of a design
...has big white numerals, generaly 'light' enough to balance the indices. Especially the laer 2 digit dates. The 1st of the month is a bit lightweight, but one can't have everything. If the Moser date window were to be framed, the indices would need to b
Moser PC date window: I think it would be better if framed with the same metal as the indices. And mechanical is very fine with me! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Best, Emmanuel
Is how I approach date indication. >> date is a choice that once taken has to be legible and maintain the cohesion of the whole watch Legible: There’s no point to a date that’s hard to read unless the inclusion was cynical in the first place ie simply to
I’m talking about the Glashütte Original Seventies , specifically, the Chronograph Panorama Date, Ref. #1-37-02-08-02-70. This is the smoked gray dial limited edition version on a steel bracelet. While this is the reference I happen to own, it can probabl
Actually since years I was always in search of a tool watch that I could bang around and use it with no fuss, something to swim with, go to the gym, catch fish or climb a mountain, but I wanted something good, a Blancpain, maybe an Iwc? A Rolex, a VC Over