Grand Seiko 45GS 4520-8000
If you want a classic Japanese ‘grammar of design’ and the early GS 36000 vph hi-beat movement, 45GS is your choice. Although modern…
Vacheron Constantin 4072
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: one of the great weaknesses of my generation (Y and over) is the un-appreciation…
Longines 7150 Skin Diver
I’ve written multiple times here on why I love the 7150. I love all EPSA Super Compressors for the most part, but this…
Hamilton 1813 6B RAF-Issued
Although field watch is somewhat ambiguous and meaningless designation, I think this RAF Hamilton could be a perfect working definition. The watch is…
An Impossibly Beautiful Vetta Cronografo Ermetico Impermeable
Not many designs from 1940 feel at home today. Certainly, few have aged as gracefully as the humble multi-scale chronograph. This is particularly…
Enicar Sherpa Superdive Compressor
Superdive is a good name. 812 Superfast is also a good name. I often think to myself the adjectives which are most child-like…
Rolex 3525 ‘Barilotto’ in Pink Gold & Steel with Champagne Dial
Impossibly conspicuous wristwatches and impossibly tasteful wristwatches are often mutually exclusive categories. An RM-030 with its declutchable rotor mechanism is very conspicuous and…
Longines 7855-1 in a Tropical Pink
Having recently featured the incredibly debonaire pink-on-pink 96R Calatrava recently, I thought I’d offer a more attainable alternative. More attainable, but no less…
Universal Genève Unisonic 852100
The word quartz might be enough to make one skip to the next article. I understand that. If that’s you, move along. However,…
Vacheron Constantin 4241 Triple Calendar
Vacheron Constantin is not only the oldest member of the holy trinity, they also have the most bizarre lugs. Without question, I have…
Lip Genève Alarme 42992
If you can picture a Lapis Lazuli Memovox on acid, you’re already late. Lip Genève created it in 1972. Alarm watches are a…
