Some watch enthusiasts baffle me. They buy a watch and they are afraid to wear it in case the crystal/case/bracelet gets scratched. And when they first get a tiny scratch on their watch, they frantically search for a “solution” to buff it out. That’s dumb. It’s like marrying someone and you don’t fuck that person,… Read More »
My 4-watch collection that only costs as much as the retail price of a single Omega MoonSwatch (retail price, not scalper’s price). But I don’t have to queue overnight and jostle with the crowd to get them. The watches are all mechanical, handwinding with relatively clean dials.
Here’s my 3-watch collection that costs less than the retail price of the Omega MoonSwatch.
Combining the latest quartz technology and precision craftsmanship for over 60 years, Alfred Dunhill created the Millennium in 1982. Functional and elegant, Millennium’s smooth rounded lines of hand-finished case is complemented by a flawless gold-plated, stainless steel bezel. The hand-worked white enamel, black or champagne dials are highlighted by meticulously applied Roman numerals or exquisite… Read More »
Gerald Genta’s creations are perfect illustrations of the traditional link between the twin art of the jeweller and watch-maker and Gold & Gold is no exception. With traditional watch-making movement, Gold & Gold is designed to have separate dials indicating the day, date, month and phases of the moon. The gold moon lying on a… Read More »
In pursuit for the ideals of scientific truth and beauty, the International Watch Co. created Da Vinci, the first mechanical wristwatch to measure, automatically, the time in seconds, minutes and hours, as well as the position of the moon and the date – weekday, month and year. It is programmed to run for 513 years… Read More »