I certainly respect your preference in terms of functionality, but it may not be reasonable to hold it against the watch for not working in a way counter to its design. The time subdial is quite readable and I personally have never found a need or reason to switch the time zones. In fact, it complet
Though the hairspring and click spring do seem to be metal. It would be interesting to see someone attempt to make a hairspring out of wood! Thanks for posting, Ken.
When I asked Peter about the dial size, he said they were different. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the 42mm version does seem to have a bit more spacing between both the calendar numerals and the romans. The length of the hands are definitely different when viewed in person. Perhaps I misund
He mentioned two reasons why some pieces come with the brushed bezel and others polished. The brushed bezel with a gold case is very prone to scratches, and he felt that the brushed finish didn't look right with arabic numerals. I felt like he believed that each watch and variation had its own desig