cazalea
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Watches where the movement actually moves
Sometime early in my watch life I discovered a few watches where the movement doesn't just turn the hands around, it flips, spins, folds, and thus changes its position vs the strap or bracelet.
I have had a few of these and sought others, but eventually got distracted by other features. Can I show a few and ask you to provide photos or description of your movers and shakers?
JLC Reverso being one of the most well-known, of course. Here's my Grande GMT
This is the Seiko Speedmaster. It just flips up to (theoretically) offer easier timing. In practical use it was useless.
But not as annoying as the Seiko Fieldmaster, reportedly made for jungle combat in Nicaragua.
You could swap these different modules around and into an extremely uncomfortable, square-edged, two-receptacle, hinged base plate/case/strap assembly.
Here's a remake of the original Porsche Design, IWC flip-up movement-with-mirror-over-compass.
Here's a remake of the original Porsche Design, IWC flip-up movement-with-mirror-over-compass.
Another great idea for somebody, but as soon as I strapped it on I realized it was silly (nowadays)
The following watches are ones I have wanted but NOT PURCHASED.
The following watches are ones I have wanted but NOT PURCHASED.
The Piaget dual time where a top movement is hinged to the side, and flips open to reveal the second movement (quartz I believe)
Finally the Sjoo Sandstrom where the top analog mechanical movement hinges up to reveal a second one underneath (digital)
Finally the Sjoo Sandstrom where the top analog mechanical movement hinges up to reveal a second one underneath (digital)
What else is out there? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Watches where the movement actually moves
Sometime early in my watch life I discovered a few watches where the movement doesn't just turn the hands around, it flips, spins, folds, and thus changes its position vs the strap or bracelet. I have had a few of these and sought others, but eventually g...
ha your boss must be happy
Mine has hers on the wrist since our wedding some 14 years ago. Still happily ticking away and just requires a new battery and strap every now and then. Yours is the rarer dark grey version, matches well with grey satin straps too
I have only one, but a great one...
JLC Reverso Septantième. Now there are also watches whose movements move me... But that's another story. Best, Nicolas ...
Glad to have shown!
Pretty uncommon but really nice on the wrist. One side is pretty standard, the other one also has a jumping hour that is really fine.
Don't remember
Or probably don't know, but I remember a Chronoswiss (regulator?) that had the movement rotated 90 degrees to have the big big crown at 12 o'clock, ad looked like a pocket watch but I don't think it was detachable. Edit: you're right, and I also my memory...
This UG is a similar idea, but it's 90 years old!
From 1929 and claimed to be years earlier than the Reverso! Nico - can you confirm? Cazalea ...
I found a Cartier Cabrio!
Equally un-useful, but prossibly to compete with ladies Reversos? ...
