Independents

I am pretty sure very few of you have heard of the Elka Watch Company and until three weeks ago, I too had never heard of them. I am generally one who judges a watch based on its merits rather than merely by its history, brand name or hype. So when I spot...  

I have to agree with you

Due to the excellent dial and case design, the watch is elegantly discreet in my biased opinion.

It just shows that sometimes we don't have to break the bank account to buy a nice looking watch

My current seven watch collection allows me to enjoy each watch to the max!

I have never heard of before. I am amazed how pretty a dial this "empty" can be. The execution is realky stunning and this design "just works".

Thank you very much for your comments. Less is more in this instance

A watch with little drama but which still provides a feel good factor!

Even my De Bethune mono pusher chronograph is somewhat minimalist! ...  

you seem to say is ideal ?

38mm would have been even more ideal particularly for smaller wrists but like always, it is the lug to lug measurements that matter so a 46.5mm lug to lug length is fine. Actually for my wrist anything south of 46.5mm is fine. Also it matters if the lugs ... 

I am very happy for me too!

I recall they launched one model last year with many iterations of the dial numbering with Arabic, Chinese and Hindi.

because unlike most of the other internet based companies, they actually sent the watch out 24 hours after I had placed my order on the day of the launch. The watch actually arrived almost three weeks ago in my home but I had been away hence the delay in ... 

Unlike big manufacturers that need to take 6-8 months after Baselworld or now W&W to lunch their watches given their moolah power…

there are some small companies like MIng that take months to deliver the watch after launch. I recall once leaving a 50% deposit on a 17.09 and 11 months later, I was asked to pay the balance before delivery and was taken by surprise as I had totally forg...