Horological Meandering

Matwatches (MAT meaning Mer Air Terre, Sea Air Earth in French) is a French brand created by Fabrice Pougez whose mission is to produce military watches ... dedicated to the military. This mission may seem obvious but it is clear that the watch market in ...  

... otherwise, it would not be a "légion étrangère" ... Personally, I have an ambivalent attitude towards military timepieces, that means timepieces, which are not part of the official equipment. Mostly, the "military" aspect is used to attract civilian c... 

But please note there are French people in the Légion Etrangère: they represent between 10 and 15% of the recruitment each year. Fx

... but it sounds logical. I assume that the majority of the officer's and non-commissioned ranks are French? BTW, I have studied the MAT website more closely, and there are a few nice watches there. The casework looks familiar to me, I suspect they are s... 

... the only thing that puts me off is the laser engraving on the bezel. This leaves an impression of cheapness, and especially on the special edition for the Legion they could have milled the markings. Regards, Marcus

Ignoring the presumed military origins of the watch (I'm not a fan of military stuff) I see a watch that is esthetically pleasant to my eyes. The problem is that there are so many watches on this category (esthetically pleasant, ETA) that is hard to selec... 

It is the reason why most of the time, it is the context that makes the difference... and it was the case here for me! Fx

I wore it during my 2 weeks stay in Rome! Actually I wished to wear a solid and waterproof watch due to my summer activities! Why solid? Because when you ride a bicycle on the Via Appia, the vibrations are very intense! ;) Fx ...  

Thanks fx