Platona

My dear watch friends! Sometimes travel plans change. And occasionally that leads to something unexpectedly nice. We were actually supposed to be in the Maldives starting today. Due to the well known circumstances it unfortunately did not work out. At the

With current prices between the two metals, I highly doubt a platinum day-date is more expensive to make than a gold one. The pricing is more for the exclusivity of having a rarer model. The premium on a platona for example of course has relatively little

Yes, I tried. Really. I even told myself, “You don’t need another watch!!!” I made promises. I ignored temptations. I closed the browser window multiple times. I resisted! But then came this weekend‘s (better: WEAKend‘s) WristScan competition… and in a mo

Yes, I was very specific when hunting down this one a few years ago. I bought it NOS from a jeweler in Italy. Then sourced a NOS 214270 bracelet for it to replace the original “tinny” bracelet that came on the 14060. Perfect allround watch for situations

I’ve been thinking to fill this void with a DD40 YG with green lacquer dial to complete the bracelet trifecta but I think this one works well too. At least I know my “boss” is super happy with this 36mm green aventurine and I can steal it occasionally. Al

All these pictures look different. All my wrist though. Took 15 minutes to take the stickers off.

at the time of my purchase I already had WG Rolex pieces and just wanted a platinum one so I didn't consider a WG DD at all. Only competitor was the Platona, actually my favorite when approaching the issue. But when I saw both side by side I discarded the