Horological Meandering

Have a great Sunday everyone.

Just found this Blancpain section of the forum - great stuff. I am a Blancpain fan from Norway with 3 BP watches in my collection (purchase year in certificate in brackets): - Bathyscaphe 38 Blue (2026) - Fifty Fathoms Tribute to Milspec (2017) - Léman Aqua Lung Grande Date (2016) The Bathyscaphe is

First issued with a V8 4,2 delivering 420 HP, then with a V10 delivering 520 HP minimum, the R8 was a kind of super GT. A bit heavy but good looking, original, powerful and comfortable. I prefer the style of the V8, and the 6 manual gear box. Here are some photos: V8: The V 10: Comprared to the more

I'm enjoying this M42s vintage style (with admittedly, Omega Seamaster 300-esque homage hands), wearable size (41mm) and a sufficient power reserve of ca. 50 hours. Lume on the hands and markers is quick to brightness, and winding on the wrist is surprisingly efficient. Unlike a lot of automatics th

Afternoon tea under a miniature tree (!): 2017 LBZ raw Sheng-Puerh. With so much coverage on pocket-watches and table clocks these days, this reference is ripe to make a comeback.

Different movements but both with the beauty of simplicity and elegance. My all time favorites.

I’m not a particular big urwerk fan but this is one of my favorite models. Was walking around La Jolla today and found a westime store. They had urwerk there and this amazing piece. I was surprised by how well it wears. Feels kinda like a 42mm piece. These watches basically let you track the mechani