Despite a "don't buy any new watches" injunction imposed by my better half, this wasn't particularly dear so I could get away with it. I saw it some time ago in a dealer's shop and although there some other magnificent watches from independents of note, oddly, this is the one that I couldn't forget. It has been almost constantly on my wrist for the last month where it is ridiculously comfortable, although that may be helped by the Hirsch band. And I've found that the titanium case can take hitting concrete hard. I have to try to get a photo of the jumping seconds. Unfortunately, in this photo the shutter released during a "jump." Will be great for the summer.