This guide is a one-stop reference for Vacheron Constantin’s serially-produced triple-calendar wristwatch movements of the 20th century. As such, this guide should help the collector of vintage Vacheron Constantin dress watches which were, to use the era’s lingo, intended for gentlemen. Triple Calendar With and Without Moonphase A classic complication, the triple calendar – also… Read more »
The Skinny 40mm Modified Calibre 11 1/2’’ BE-92AV (Sellita SW200 base) auto-winding with date 300m water resistance Year of release: 2022 Precision: retail models will run within COSC Chronometer specifications (-4/+6 secs/day) Kaimu is a black sand beach in Hawaii $3695 A Family of Classic 40mm Divers I like relatively smaller watches, so I was… Read more »
The Skinny 40mm x 47mm x 12.6mm (excluding domed crystal) Sellita SW501 M Bh manual winding mechanical chronograph (no date) Water resistant to 50 meters Precision: +0.5 sec/day (chrono off), +6 sec/day (chrono on), beat error 0.0ms Year of release: 2021 $1511 (buy direct here) Nezumi Goes Mechanical & Remains Classy Friends and family of… Read more »
The fascination with heritage, or vintage, or 20th century designs in wrist watches is evident in the vast quantity of reissues, homages, look-alikes, recreations and reinterpretations available today, which, we can assume, sell quite well. While I and more than a few other horological scribes have mused that this fascination with the watches of yesteryear… Read more »
An essay exploring the confusing meanings of In-House in regards to watch movement production, and how to clarify the use of the phrase in-house
The Skinny The Many Meanings of “In-House” In-house has become a contested phrase, its definition various and vague. We need to clarify how I’ll use in-house in regard to this Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Compression 53 dive watch, because the in-house Calibre STP1-13, which is performing with a precision of +2.5 sec/day, is a big… Read more »
What everyone wants in a rubber strap may not be identical, but if you’re looking for the best dive watch straps, the Isofrane and Tropics are your best bet because the rubber compound and the smart heritage designs are unmatched.
Allen upends our current way of diving up the watch community into collectors, enthusiasts and consumers and suggests that we’d be far better off describing different levels of horological experience. Not to be missed for the die-hards, in this episode Allen’s “phenomenology of watches” finally pays some dividends.
The Skinny Planting the Seed There comes a time in a watch-enthusiast parent’s life when the big question looms large… Specifically, what watch can I buy my precious offspring that will allow me to project my love of watches onto him or her in the vane hope they, too, will ‘catch the bug’; leading to… Read more »
The Skinny Get On The Waiting List Watches are going bonanza in 2022, and even small brands like anOrdain are now putting customers on waiting lists. No one likes this, especially when you’re waiting for some plastic thing made by robots in a factory like The MoonSwatch, or some cheapy from a small-batch microbrand that… Read more »