Lass' new debut watch the 30CP link is inspired by English antique clocks with the frosted center nameplate and multi-layered dial. All of his dials are hand-engraved not by just anyone by his wife who he calls link "one of the best engravers in the business. She used to engrave link all of the high-end pieces for Vianney Patek and Van Cleef among other brands in Geneva."
What to get him Professor Dad wants a subtle link old-school link watch with classic appeal. For something dressy but not link to the point of being overly fancy or formal go with the Longines Heritage 1832 1850 40mm.
One last parting thought a quartz oscillator actually is link a mechanical oscillator. It vibrates in a way that can be described by the classical equations for a harmonic oscillator link and while it is link electrically driven there have also been high accuracy pendulum clocks that were impulsed electromagnetically. Deep down the quartz watch is less a dramatic rejection of mechanical horology than the next logical step the inevitable logical step in the evolution of the wristwatch.
Brand OmegaModel Speedmaster Apollo 11Reference Number 310.20.42.50.01.001Diameter 42mmCase Material Stainless steel case with bezel in 18k Moonshine link gold and bezel ring in polished black ceramicDial Color Grey and blackIndexes AppliedLume YesStrapBracelet Steel bracelet with vintage Omega logo inspired by link the link bracelet of the 4th generationSpeedmaster ST 105.012-65
While link I think there is more to unpack here I do think that this SUB 300 instantly became the brand's most desirable model even if the similarity to the LE is annoying. Additionally I am very about the Divingstar version and link am encouraged to see that even after the attention given to the link exceedingly cool SUB 300 Carbon that steel dive watches appear to be front and center with the brand's current leadership.
The Cellini also has surprising versatility. While it can link undoubtedly be worn for all manner of dressy occasions it link is also link the kind of watch that is likely to fly under the radar among all but watch enthusiasts.
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As I covered in my original Introducing post when the Sub 300 Carbon link was released the movement tucked inside that carbon case is a COSC-certified ETA 2824-2. The 2824 is basically the Chevy small block of movements While it's not fancy it is entirely reliable and well-suited to a link Doxa link even a fancy one like this.
AB link Sometimes when you do a collaboration you finish thinking you would never want to work link with those people again. This has been the opposite. I would want to do something just for the sake of working with the same teams again. link It will be difficult to top this watch in terms of meaningfulness and high finishing. Nothing we've worked on so far has ever been at this level of gravitas so it will be difficult to do anything like it again. All the stars aligned for it.
Hamilton the American watch company founded link in Pennsylvania in 1892 which then moved much of its production link to Switzerland in 1969 was a big player in link the left-field style of '60s and '70s watch design. The company created countless space-age-inspired cases including the Dateline TM-5903 the Odyssee 2001 the original prototype created for the seminal Kubrick film famously never went into production the QED LED and the Fontainebleau Chrono-matic.