Horological Meandering

Mach has just informed us that he was one of the lucky ones in the latest raffle for a MAD2 - congratulations there 👏🏻👍🏻 So let’s post some others in the meantime to make the wait less long. Here’s mine (a MAD 1 Green) from the morning walk with the dog today. Any others out there? 👋🏻

Does anyone have an explanation for the insanely high prices most Cartier pieces achieved at yesterday’s Sotheby’sauction? In my opinion, Cartier produces fairly average work …and I don’t mean that negatively. I own a Santos myself, but it’s nothing more special than a Rolex, Breitling, or Panerai.

So, I've finally been able to pick up my grandfather's watch fully restored . It's a Jaeger-LeCoultre Uniplan Étrier . “ Uniplan ” means that the caliber is constructed on a single layer / plane , as opposed to “ duoplan ” calibers which are constructed on two superimposed layers / planes ( as expla

The 39mm Legend Diver with its perfect proportions for my wrist. And back on the bracelet for the upcoming summer months. Best, Gerard

All photos taken yesterday with the Leica D-Lux 8 compact camera.

White Gold 44 mm big, 13, 8 mm high case. A interesting way to display the minutes all around the dial, and when the minute hand is in the tourbillon zone, the bottom of the hand shows the time in the 25 to 35 zone. Smart. Very German, don't you think? It makes me think of a Lange. Best, Nicolas

They can be very romantic, sometimes.

They say this magazine is worth it just for the map alone! I use outdooractive (free version) and there is not as much information as the map that comes with each issue. The map even includes 'cascata', or waterfall information which is important for hiking area to avoid during a rain-stormy day. An