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Horological Meandering: Big or small it's all horological...

An interesting subject, one often raised by fellow enthusiasts. We're a size-addled society anyway, we Americans, whether it be cars, sports, or even food. Your premise, Gaz, that we'll see a trend towards smaller cases presupposes that larger cases now predominate. I don't think this is the er, um
17Y
By: Bill1
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Horological Meandering: Benzinger Subskription

Front and back.. Sorry for the glare. I'll try for better shots next time. Even still, it's a gorgeous watch with the best decoration I've seen... bill
18Y
By: Bill1
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Ulysse Nardin: Anniversary 160

Let me ask you a question though, Dan. If you could have purchased the same watch for a couple of thousand less, by foregoing the barometer and fancy boxes, would you? I've wondered a bit about that myself. I have to say that I love the packaging. It was really something to get all this extra stuff,
18Y
By: Bill1
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Ulysse Nardin: Marine Anniversary 160

Hi Dan, i own the Anniversary 160 in rose gold. Mine also came with the barometer, in what must be some kind of record for over-the-top packaging. Not that I'm complaining! Congratulations on your Marine 160, a terrific piece. best, bill
18Y
By: Bill1
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Independents: Timepiece

18Y
By: Bill1
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Ulysse Nardin: Winding 160 Anniversary

Sans operating manual - I'm still waiting to receive the full packaging from UN - I haven't been very successful manually winding my 160. I was told, by my dealer, that 40 clockwise turns would be sufficient, but the watch still stops every night, usually around 4:30am or so. I tried a couple of ext
18Y
By: Bill1
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Ulysse Nardin: My Anniversary 160

Thanks for the tip, George. Great advice. I was actually wondering about this myself, given how much front surface area there is to the case. Fortunately, I'm pretty careful when it comes to even my less valuable timepieces. I'll be extra careful with this one. Of course, it only takes one slip... b
18Y
By: Bill1
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