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and could be too stubborn to change! For my "era" a pocket watch was 44mm and a wristwatch was 31-36mm. Here are some photos through the years. I have some of my favorites because they fit my slender wrist/budget. Sometimes not following the crowd opens opportunities we never thought possible.

My favorite was the Chronoswiss also. In the boom times we had an AD here, and I was able to hear it in different metals, steel was the loudest, but gold had a better tone to my ear. The Breguet needed a full overhaul and a new canon pinion had to be made, and I got the impression that assembling a

I had the chance to compare an antique Breguet half quarter repeater to a modern IWC minute repeater and a Chonoswiss quarter repeater. The Breguet is much thinner than the other two, and even though it is over a hundred years old (and a year and a half in the repair shop!) it still sounds pretty go

I second the vote for the Senator Meissen. Sadly the local dealer no longer carries it, but I did see one, and the glow of the dial made it seem alive. I've never seen the tourbillon version, but if I win the lottery...

Here is a picture of an older senator with a grey dial. I think it makes a good contrast to the light brown strap.

It is great to see a perpetual calendar watch that many of us can't see in the real world. I also appreciate the "simple" versions because they, for my desk job, have very efficient automatic winding. They are fully wound after just light activity. They also, in my opinion, are the most attractive a