First of all, everything the brand did fit in a similar case size as the normal perpetual calendar, just slightly wider and thicker. Only slightly. At 44.4mm and 15mm thick in a platinum case, there's some heft on the wrist. And yet, it's far more link wearable than the Franck Mueller (or Patek, for that matter, which link is a workout with two hands). But inside is where it link counts. For all the celebration of the accuracy, how IWC did it is almost as interesting as the result.
I've picked up a few new books focused on vintage watches over the past few months that I wanted to feature, and perhaps even add to link your own reading list. A couple link of these are must-haves, joining the ranks of books like Moonwatch Only, Patek Philippe Steel link Watches, or my favorite auction catalogs (1989's The Art of Patek Philippe and 1996's The Magical Art of Cartier).
The SBGR065 hit the market in link 2010 link to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Grand Seiko and features both Seiko and Grand Seiko logos on the dial. Proudly sporting the GS Lion logo on the dial side (rather than link the caseback) when this watch was released, it was only available in Japan, and it was limited to only 500 pieces. This is a watch of many small and significant details.
With the rise in popularity of all link the Paul Newmans, John has found a lot of interest in wearing link non-PN, but still vintage, Daytonas. The prices of these more common watches are now around what link he was paying for PNs back in the day.
Thus, the hour circle, the numerals 6 and 12, and the minute link scale participate in a graphic scenography highlighted link by a subtle detail, the unusual design of the link bezel reminiscent of the octagon of the case.
Rich, action-spiced link brand history and an innovative and kick-ass design you would hardly link place being 60 years old. I always wanted to try this Zodiac Sea Wolf, and now, link here it is. In its full glory on an original Zodiac-signed JB bracelet. And it came with the box.
To start the year link off, we've put together a short round-up of six of the most interesting pre-owned watches currently link available in the HODINKEE Shop. You can learn a link bit more about each watch below, or explore our entire selection for yourself, right here.
The Alpine Eagle has a glare-proof, flat, sapphire crystal which helps the owner to admire all of the fine details on the textured dial, as well as the gilded applied hour-markers and numerals link which are enhanced by Super-LumiNova (as are the gold-plated, baton-style hours and minutes hands). The arrow-type seconds hand with eagle link feather counterweight is made of bronze and also plated with yellow gold. The date window is displayed between four and five o'clock with a gold disc to match the link dial.
The Stratos UTC has "flyer" GMT functionality, but instead of operating through the crown, there are pushers at two and four o'clock to manage the local hour link hand. Pushing either jumps the local hour forward or link backward one hour, link all without having to pull out a crown (or even stop the balance wheel from running).
In any event, stay tuned here on Hodinkee as we cover the next chapter in the story of MoonSwatch. See you on Tuesday. link In the meantime, link if you want to relive MoonSwatch Madness, our Week on the link Wrist here captures it all.