Horological Meandering

Hi All, The elegant gold pin buckle of the Piaget Rectangle à l’Ancienne that I reported on recently made me think how neglected this simple but important part of a watch can be. We think more about engineering of deployants than we do about buckles. I li...  

Well, this one is not bad, either: The Duometre à Q.L in WG is, for once, a nice attempt, a link with the Past: To compare with the Vintage JLC buckles: It is reflecting the spirit of a brand: For example, this Langematik Anniversary. Sober, simple, still...  

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This is one of our favourite conversations... ;-)

...and, by serendipity, that first one is on the wrist today for the very reason that we write of - the appeal of the buckle. (The watch ain't too bad either...) Cheers, pplater....  

From memory, you already have the Malte chrono and the 'les Historiques' - the latter with a salmon dial, maybe?? Cheers, pplater.

I owned the Malte Chrono, and sold it, 5 or 6 years ago. Then, I bought this lovely " Les Historiques " Salmon dial... One of the stolen watches, sadly. So, I have to re start it all.... Again. Best, Nicolas.

Sorry, sorry, sorry! Bringing up that bad memory was not intended. As they say: "better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all". Cheers, pplater.

At least I knew Beauty on my wrist for a while... Best, pplater, and thanks! Nicolas.

I seem to remember that this picture was accidentally captured when a camera discharged unexpectedly. I kept the image from a few years ago, but unfortunately not the name of the phtographer. Anyway, it's a great picture and an accident to be proud of ......  

I am far from base, but for sure I will not miss reading and viewing this to me dear thread. I do not know for the others, but to me buckle(s) can seals my bond with a watch. Thank you for opening up this topic.

cheers fernando...  

this one is hard to beat: Nice idea, Andrew. It is great to pay attention to each detail Oliver...  

As always, an interesting thread from AndrewD! I've found this picture on my HDD, but I don't know which PP used it and who to credit for the image. I appreciate its lively and original look....  

Nice & simple. In general I actually like pin buckles so much more that deployant buckles, may be not on a sportswatch, but any other than that. It makes the price of the watch more affordable too. GEO...  

Gerald Genta Retrograde Jump Hour buckle Philippe Dufour F.P.Journe 19mm buckle DeWitt Double Fuseau Acadamia in RG Limited Edition of 99 pieces...  

But I think Kari's new buckle on the Vingt-8 is perfect for those teardrop lugs! I also have to agree the FPJ buckle is very nice! Simple but well designed!

very smooth and well cut and machined, which i believe is a material more difficult to work then say SS. best. Horo...  

Paul Gerber's buckle on the MIH watch, with the coordinates of the watch museum on the backside 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Cazalea...  

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