Watches - another OCD problem
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Pretty much just popped a watch boner after @Tempvs latest run. Gotta say I'm keeping my eye on the Speedmaster or the Fifty Fathoms
His collection generates severe horological lust in most people!
The Mil-Spec is my favourite Fifty Fathoms, although you might scratch the chronograph itch with the Bathyscaphe Flyback. It's got a 5 Hz movement, which isn't that common, and makes it a bit more interesting than the usual suspects.
As for Speedmasters, Worn and Wound has a piece about the Japanese scene, which is worth a read.
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I'm after a new watch, and took a look at a few Glashütte Original pieces today.
The Senator Excellence came out recently, and uses the GO calibre 37, which has a hundred hour power reserve, and chronometer grade timekeeping. Hodinkee got very excited about it when it was launched. It's a simple, well-finished, and rather subtle watch. I like it a lot.
The Senator Observer uses the previous generation movement, and isn't featured on the website. You can read about it at aBlogToWatch, Hodinkee, and Monochrome Watches. It's a bit bigger than the Senator Excellence (44 mm vs 40 mm), but I can get away with it. I prefer the black dial, even though the white is more historically correct.
The next two watches are the Senator Chronometer, and the Senator Chronometer Regulator. I prefer the latter, though the blue dial is definitely cooler than the white.
These watches have a really neat trick for setting the time. When you pull the crown out, the seconds hand resets to zero, and the minute hand jumps between the indicators. It has a nice, tactile feel to it.
Lastly, this is the IWC Portugieser 75th Anniversary. It uses the same movement as the Pilot Heritage 48 that I like, but didn't feel as nice as the Glashütte Original watches.
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I'm after a new watch, and took a look at a few Glashütte Original pieces today.
The Senator Excellence came out recently, and uses the GO calibre 37, which has a hundred hour power reserve, and chronometer grade timekeeping. Hodinkee got very excited about it when it was launched. It's a simple, well-finished, and rather subtle watch. I like it a lot.
The Senator Observer uses the previous generation movement, and isn't featured on the website. You can read about it at aBlogToWatch, Hodinkee, and Monochrome Watches. It's a bit bigger than the Senator Excellence (44 mm vs 40 mm), but I can get away with it. I prefer the black dial, even though the white is more historically correct.
The next two watches are the Senator Chronometer, and the Senator Chronometer Regulator. I prefer the latter, though the blue dial is definitely cooler than the white.
These watches have a really neat trick for setting the time. When you pull the crown out, the seconds hand resets to zero, and the minute hand jumps between the indicators. It has a nice, tactile feel to it.
Lastly, this is the IWC Portugieser 75th Anniversary. It uses the same movement as the Pilot Heritage 48 that I like, but didn't feel as nice as the Glashütte Original watches.
That's nice. The IWC.
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Lastly, this is the IWC Portugieser 75th Anniversary. It uses the same movement as the Pilot Heritage 48 that I like, but didn't feel as nice as the Glashütte Original watches.
That's nice. The IWC.
I prefer the Big Pilot's Heritage 48, but I suspect that the Portugieser would be a lot easier to wear.
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Man, the Observer with the blue dial from the Chronometer would be really pretty.
And with the font of the white face, by the way. The fact that the dial and date wheel have more distinctly different fonts on the black one is an inconsistency that would perpetually bug me.
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I'm not overly familiar with the brand, but I have heard positive accolades. That and they glow like a torch. I'm uncertain that I would buy new given that they don't retain their value as well as other manufacturers. Either that or make sure to negotiate a few points off of retail.
