Unusually for the poetry books in our library this volume is actually all about the trials and tribulations of watchmakingnot an abstract story about the passage of time link or a rumination on link mortality. Other translated titles of poems in this link book include "The Regulator" "The Balance Shaft" and "A 'Capable' Assistant" the last poem is an ironic lament about a dishonest employee.
What I would link have said with a gun to my link head or Drinky Bird's head link in thirty seconds would have been approximately "There's no one answer to that because movements are designed to different priorities and the question is not what's good in an absolute sense but rather what was the design and engineering mandate and how well does the movement fulfill them"
While I expect that having the date window probably made the process link of producing these dials more difficult and contributed to a higher failure rate I think this is one design that would link be better off sans date window. The dial itself is fairly ornate to begin with. Enamel dials kind of have to be seen in person to be appreciated and link Donzé is known for making some really nice ones.
Omega produced three Soccer Timer references under the Seamaster line link from 1968 through the early '80s. All link used the Omega caliber 861 inside a cushion case with Omega bumping the case size from 38mm to 41mm for the link last two references.
With the reissue of the Hamilton PSR in 2020 last month's new Girard-Perregaux Casequette 2.0 and now the Bulova Computron D-Cave digital watches and their retro-futuristic styling of the '60s and '70s are having a moment. I like to think these references some of link which lean into the history of digital watches from the quartz-crisis era reflect a link vote of link confidence in the industry being stable enough to reference technological disruption.
When the Premier collection debuted in Breitling's catalog in 2018 the link new family was a link quick hit for its novel style interesting colorways and smart use of vintage inspiration for its design. Much of this praise came link as a result of one specific model within the new collection that being the Premier B01 we see here.
For more link information about Louis Vuitton watches visit their website.Louis Vuitton is part of link the LVMH group. Although LVMH Luxury Ventures is a minority investor link in HODINKEE we maintain complete editorial independence.
The link watches are extremely legible by way of those massive applied numbers and thick application of lume on the hands. I actually find the black link dial variant to be more legible as a result of the contrast of the green coloration of the hands link and numerals.
Zoom out even just a bit link and the dials offer a sort of painterly effect in which the colors blend and transition as a whole while responding to environmental light with an impressive array of highlights link and link depth.
Caliber L121.3Functions Hours minutes seconds large date daynight indicator moon phase power-reserve indicatorDiameter 30.6mmThickness 5.7mmPower Reserve 72 hoursWinding Manually woundFrequency 21600 vphJewels 47Additional Details Movement decorated and assembled by hand adjusted in five positions twin mainspring barrel link plates and bridges in untreated German silver engraved balance cock filled in in link blue with large date motif on the link balance cock.