Cazalea shares the ninth installment of his extensive series, documenting his journey through every watch in his collection. This post showcases a diverse array of timepieces, from IWC and Blancpain to independent makers like Paul Gerber and Ochs & Junior, offering readers a glimpse into the breadth of his horological interests. His candid reflections on each watch provide a personal touch to this grand tour.
Boy, this seems like it's been going on for a long time. One good thing, besides falling in love with almost all of these watches again, is I have been able to clean the cabinet, polish the glass, etc. The red cloth covers the remaining stock, as I don't want to spoil the surprise.
I'm staggering around in the near-dark, feeding the cat and getting my tea, while wearing SWISS watches:
#81 IWC Ingenier "Climate Action" which has a beefy stainless steel case and ceramic bezel, enclosing a beautiful textured dial. Matching strap is a bit of a pain though due to proprietary (expensive) fixing.
I need something a bit sleeker on my sleepy wrist! Does this give you a clue? Can you guess?
That's right, wearing the Léman case, we have a Blancpain - in fact a pair of them.
#82 The Chronometer 7002 by candlelight.
(NOTE: I did wear this briefly in an earlier post, but I deleted & swapped it for another watch that fit my theme better when I edited that post later)
#83 The 100-hour Aqua Lung with the rising sun
Now from a small, independent but famous maker,
#84 Paul Gerber's P10 triple-rotor in titanium case with PuristS dial but on shark-skin strap rather than its salmon-skin strap.
#85 Ochs & Junior Settemania Jr. in titanium case with day-of-the-week complication on a soft stretchy Swatch strap
#86 IKEPOD ISOPODE Dual Time - very rare complication with two independently adjustable (hours & minutes) time zones.
#87 Purists All Black Rescue (ABR) special edition watch manufactured by Saint Gallen Horology for this website, with red silicone strap
#88 Alain Silberstein Pikto Smileday in titanium case (one hand + seconds)
#89 IWC's manufacture but private-branded Porsche Design slim, quartz, annual calendar moonphase on unobtanium strap
And finally, #90 the Omega Electronic Chronometer with
"Long Good Friday" f300 dial
At least one more day to go, please stick with me!
Cazalea
