This is a subject very near and dear to my heart... before I bought my JLC NS GMT Chrono, I was putting money aside for the original Defy Xtreme Open. I bought my JLC over that for more than a few reasons. Those are something I'll get to later in my post. These "extreme" watches, made by companies l
I wouldn't...not this model, at least. My reasons for this are simple: 1) The movement is not new; this is the same tourbillon movement with minor changes made as some of the Nataf-era tourbillons, for example the Academy tourbillons, which in my eyes was a much nicer looking watch. Zenith, recently
That's me! I don't think the second wrist is mine, but the watch certainly looks like it is! As far as the Dreadnought is concerned, it's a primarily german watch designed/distributed by Eddie at Timefactors: www.timefactors.com m The case was made by Walter Fricker, who also managed the project, an
of either watch cannot compare to the original black dialed Polo 45 Chrono. It's a classic, perfectly sporty functional watch...with a flyback complication! It almost has a "tuxedo" look to it.
It was the free drinks and appetizers...though I had nothing but still water. lol I'm seeing way too many pictures of myself in there. Did anyone ever think of bringing a geiger counter in there? Just kiddin'... though it would be interesting to see how much energy the radium-lumed dials were radiat
A pretty nice watch, with styling dating back to the original from 1969...but I have to agree with Art on this one, the 40th Anniversary was much more of a homage piece to the original El Primero chronograph of 1969. The actual watch itself, though, I have a few thoughts on: The case: With a much mo