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archimede 39H
I first discovered Archimede on a popular watch blog. They were reviewing a budget option, the same watch as above in bronze metal. I had been looking for a NOS IWC Mark XVI or looking into purchasing an IWC "son" pilot watch, which is based on the mark XVI but must be purchased as a set with the "father" Big Pilot.
My philosophy on watch wearing is that they are part of an overall style or look that I am trying to achieve. I've posted some "looks" below for reference. I tend to buy and wear watches that will enhance the looks below. My daily wearer was a PAM 390, so try to imagine the photos below with the guy wearing a PAM 390, and thats the overall look I'm trying to achieve.
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I love it when watch companies make replicas of historical references. Who here doesnt wish that rolex would remake a big crown sub? or a military sub? or a paul newman daytona? The Big Name watch companies dont do this, with the exception of Panerai and their PAM372. This is something I dont understand. Why dont watch companies just make us what we want to buy?
Instead they design new watches that look ridiculous (hello, GP seahawk) or use historical watches for "inspiration" and make frankenstein watches like the IWC Mark XVI's unholy marriage or british and german dial design.
So leave it to no name watch companies like Archimede and Stowa to make a modern replica of one of history's coolest watches.
the real deal
Male style pretty much stops and ends with military style. trench coats, field jackets, cargo pants, kahki pants, field shirts, the list goes on and on. But even within military designed stuff, pilots got the coolest stuff. Aviator sunglasses and pilots watches. And the archimede 39H flieger is a near replica (slimmed down from 55mm to a wearable size) of the ultimate pilots watch.
The dial and hands are an exact copy of the historical IWC above. The case is slimmed down to a 39mm diameter and is probably the most classical watch case shape, used in everything from the Patek 5196 series to the much lauded 2014 tudor ranger. Archimede's execution of this case design is great, but it lacks the bevels of IWCs execution of the same case design in the Mark series.
I paid extra for a domed crystal, but the archimede 39H was still well under a thousand dollars. I would love the archimede 39H at five times its price as it has more style and authenticity than the IWC Mark XVI I was previously chasing. The archimede 39H is a go anywhere do anything watch and a perfect "one watch" for wearing with business suits or t shirt and cargo pants and its my new daily wearer.
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I paid extra for a domed crystal, but the archimede 39H was still well under a thousand dollars. I would love the archimede 39H at five times its price as it has more style and authenticity than the IWC Mark XVI I was previously chasing. The archimede 39H is a go anywhere do anything watch and a perfect "one watch" for wearing with business suits or t shirt and cargo pants and its my new daily wearer.
archimede 39H
I first discovered Archimede on a popular watch blog. They were reviewing a budget option, the same watch as above in bronze metal. I had been looking for a NOS IWC Mark XVI or looking into purchasing an IWC "son" pilot watch, which is based on the mark X...
JLC
thank you for reminding me that JLC does do some fantastic tributes! I do love the 1931 reversos, even though they wear a tad too flat and large for my wrist. I also like the deep sea vintage chronograph, which, like the tudor black bay, is a modern retro...
Agreed with your first paragraph. Your second paragraph would require a more complex
Answer... Am I a client for this kind of Watch? I would honestly answer that it all dépends of the Watch, not the image of the Watch. Would I buy a Watch because its image is associated with the Navy SEALs? Certainly not. Same answer for the Amvox line, b...
watch image
hi nico! I know you and members of this forum are sophisticated collectors who can evaluate each watch on its own merits, independent of the hype or marketing that drive luxury watch sales. However, I must admit that I personally cant separate the watch f...
Aaah Panerai... But here again, you have this image issue.
Panerai Vendôme released several watches with the name Marina Militare... We all know that this was authorized for the Pam 36 and 82 ( Vespucci ), not the those which came after. Therefore, these watches are associated to the MM. Same than for JLC and the...
authenticity
there are definitely some distinctions between the marina militare panerai watches and the JLC Navy seals line 1. historical precedent - the marina militare watches are hommages to historical references to watches actually built for and used by italian na...
On your final point...
This is why I love De Bethune; a watch that you buy regardless of the name on the dial... which they have ensured by eliminating the name on the dial - look at the latest ones: DB28 and DB29!! Even the tang buckles are signed on the INSIDE (",)
Yes. That is an evidence of self confidence.
I mean, the Watch is so us that we don't need to have our name on the dial... That would be a super marketing trick! Best, Nicolas
From a different brand with equal cool
I have couple that fit the bill. Custom straps add more cool. Bill ...
cool!
what brand is the watch without a brand name on the dial? and why is the triangle with two dots pointed downward?
Both watches are Azimuth
The simple face one has a solid case back and the other has a display back. Very cool just never find time to wear them. Bill
Watches are fashion items ...
... as you well demonstrate. I do worry a little that fashion often has a very short use-by date and is overly influenced by external forces - Ping's recent thread on celebrity endorsements raises some of these issues as well: I tend to be drawn towards ...
Slight correction: Stowa...
was one of the five brands (along with Laco, Wempe, IWC, and ALS) to originally manufacture these WW 2 "flieger" watches. So Stowa's current versions are modern replica/reissues of its historical models. Laco is considered to produce the most accurate his...