Horological Meandering

Tick tick tick tick…it must be a quartz watch because it is ticking. The very concept of ticking seconds tick most collectors off. “No it looks cheap, I don’t want people to mistake me for wearing a fake watch”, said a watch collector friend of mine. I li...  

The Arnold and Son and the Omega are killers. ...  

Super stunning pieces. I never had the chance to see these 2 pieces. I did have a chance to handle the DB25 tourbillon. I would have sold my kidney for that work of art. Tourbillon was on the verso side. Super stealth.

TS cross dial limited in Rosso-Rouge (not Blue)

My friend has the blue crosshair LE. Quite nice it is. The crosshair gives it a more vintage inspired look.

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I love the worldtimer. The JLC logo on it is so regal on the blue background of the dial. Grrr…if only they had better communication, I would have taken that over the plain Jane Geophysic. It was sitting in the shelf of another AD in Australia a week afte... 

Ref 6556. ...  

His favourite Rolex and this is quite a rare bird. I heard that many of the older examples were dismantled to make the seconds sweep again.

In Pink Panther, Inspector is always on his toes, thanks to his assistant. Credit: New York Times ...  

I will ammend it with this. Thanks a lot. Jacquet Droz Grande Second Deadbeat Credit: Ablogtowatch ...  

RL Jumping Second: ...  

This + Zeitwerk are my favorite ALS.

Yes, the Richard Lange deadbeat is one masterpiece to behold. Here are more deadbeat seconds showstoppers: FP Journe Vagabond III Credit: A Collected Man Petermann Bedat Deadbeat Seconds Credit: Rescapement Ferdinand Berthoud Chronometre FB RSM deadbeat C...  

Yes it is stunning and cool.

Never seen one is real life. Person who buys one is surely a watch collector. I believe so. Deeply entrenched in the hobby.

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I had one of these as my main watch for about 3 years. The calculated movement of the second hand was addicting. One of the few I actually missed when it was sold.