Posts Tagged ‘Value Proposition’
Value Proposition: Dornblüth & Sohn 99.2(1)ST
The Germans have a thing for tradition, amongst a more broad fixation with efficiency and currywurst. I am not sure I would consider any modern watchmaker to be more traditional than D. Dornblüth & Sohn. Sinn may be more Germanic in their construction philosophy. Lange may be more Germanic in their finishing execution. IWC may…
Read More1 of 500 Doxa Sub 300T Divingstar Poseidon
As nods to a vintage past go, this one is damn cool. The original 1970s Divingstar (the name given to yellow-dialed Doxa Subs) ‘Poseidon’ is a very, very rare thing. Poseidon were a Swedish dive gear company who created a run of 300Ts with Doxa and signed their dials for sale at shop. The rare…
Read MoreValue Proposition: Desotos Valjoux 72 Chronograph
Much like Heuer had Leonidas, Enicar (in their early Mk1 Sherpa Graph days) had Desotos. There aren’t many of these kicking around, but Desotos were Enicar’s generic-label Valjoux 72. The case is straight 40mm EPSA Sherpa Graph from the Enicar factory and the many of the Valjouxs were even signed specifically for Enicar. Despite this…
Read MoreValue Proposition: Grand Seiko 6155-8000 Hi-Beat Special
I am not an expert in Grand Seiko yet even I am aware of and understand the extreme appeal of a VFA. However, a quick peruse of recent auction results will tell you that even the most shagged VFA is now a 50 grand proposition. Luckily for us peasants, the depth and breadth of GS’s…
Read MoreValue Proposition: Habring² Chrono-Felix Salmon Monopusher
Independent manufacturers don’t come much more independent than a single Austrian husband and wife duo. Richard Habring was trained in the 1980s through Karlstein an der Thaya and was something of a prodigy, presenting a self-designed minute tourbillon in an incline movement by graduation. After meeting Maria and jointly deciding fully on a horological career,…
Read MoreValue Proposition: Tissot Janeiro Z199 LE Chronograph
My recent pet fascination has been neo-vintage—particularly limited—pre-instagram watches. You may recall seeing the Septantieme, SSASS Alpinist, or early steel Franck Muller recently. I may need to create a category here. The deeper I dive, the more vast this space seems to become. While searching out a strong vintage Tissot 33.3 recently, I stumbled upon…
Read MoreValue Proposition: Silver Sigma IWC 866A Ingenieur
Early Ingenieurs are emblematic of IWC in design and substance. The German side of Switzerland has always prided itself in inventive problem-solving and militant (perhaps a poor choice of adjective) precision. This second generation 866 Ingenieur tethers these brand principles to a sort of bauhausian Mk XI design. What resulted is a quite iconic, useful,…
Read MoreValue Proposition: NOS Heuer Pre-Carrera 73321S
Ask any serious collector: condition is everything. There’s something truly lovely about handling something a half century old whose exterior belies that time. Some collectors prize originality, some prize beauty, and some cannot do without either. Most show-stoppingly well-preserved Carreras are beginning to dissapear. The heat in their popularity and recent collectibility is seeing most…
Read MoreValue Proposition: Nomos Lambda 175 Years Watchmaking LE
You haven’t missed anything; Nomos are not 175 years old. But watchmaking in the Glashütte region of Germany is, and that seems reason enough to release a beautiful limited edition which nods to the old ways. The Lambda is Nomos’s most advanced celebration of modern watchmaking—tethered to their Germanic bauhaus design. To thank Lange for…
Read MoreValue Proposition: Ulysse Nardin Freak X Carbon
The Freak is UN’s quintessential modern offering. Despite sounding like a polo-shirt company from India, they are in fact one of the world’s oldest and most pre-eminant watch manufactures. UN have been innovating since the very start and in continuous production no less. At the outset of the new century, UN unveiled the Freak design.…
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