Ball Watches
Hi Everybody, I've recently read a piece (published in a well-known watch magazine) about Ball Watch Company, an Cleveland-based watchmaker with a history that stems back to the 19th Century (1891 to be precise). They seem to have been a watchmaker for th...
Did somebody mentioned Ball....
Loved my engineer hydrocarbon. the main attraction for me is the gas lights. very useful for rough and tough trips where power supply cannot be taken for granted. had mine for a oupe of years now and thoroughly enjoyed it. Warning...it's heavy and chunky....
Well the Lange is definitely preferable - more pics of a Hydrocarbon (modem warning)
Massive piece. But very tall on the wrist. Rugged. The standard version as depicted here has 40 mm nominal diameter. 300m WR. drsh's piece is a "Mad Cow" Titanium version with 42 mm diameter (Congrats and envy on that Lange & Söhne...). That trademark cro...
Nice pictures....
Not often that we get pictures of Ball watches here, but your pictures are just great! Thanks for sharing. Have you had the opportunity to see/handle the Trainmaster Doctor's chronograph? Can't seem to get my hands on it her in sg. cheers! sh
The Trainmaster Doctor's Chrono....
....has hit the Hong Kong market about 2 weeks ago (YG only, RG and Pt still not in sight). I had the opportunity to handle one on last Monday. I did like everything about it except the $$ - would have preferred a steel version (The "Racer" is not as cool...
My M.D. friend...
..did like the combo of single-button chrono and pulsemeter scale. And the overall layout, " clear and readable ". The additional months display was considered a " gadget " - imho it's cool. He does not like the older TM "Pulsemeter Pro" for design reason...