Not meaning to pry, but the globe strikes me as something that might have surfaced in New England. (I spent 35+ summers in NH, and spent a decent amount of time in
Apr 15, 2020,12:14 PM
book barnes and antique shops on the Maine coast.) The object just screams "Melville!" at me, so I'm curious. No harm if you'd rather not say. Congratulations, again. That globe is far more rare than the watch!
At least with this watch, we have the whole world at one glance, on our wrist or in our eyes. That's the magic of these world time watches... They give us some freedom when we miss it the most. Best, Nicolas ...
book barnes and antique shops on the Maine coast.) The object just screams "Melville!" at me, so I'm curious. No harm if you'd rather not say. Congratulations, again. That globe is far more rare than the watch!
I’m unclear about the ultimate origins of this globe, though I do know that it surfaced in an antique store on the eastern shore of Maryland, where my mother purchased it over 50 years ago. It has now been passed down to me, and I treasure it. 😊
I've read quite extensively about the movement, that it is derived from the autotractor series, the incredible true second mechanism and that the idea behind including the function in the Geophysic line was to demonstrate JLC's efforts for increased accur...
Here is my review on the Tribute To Geophysic: www.watchprosite.com And here my review on the Geophysic Universal Time and True Second: www.watchprosite.com I think the Tribute was even better than -1 / +4 secs per day as their movement wa...
The steel bracelet helps counter the weight of the watch and has quick micro adjustments like Rolex's Easy Link. It is also close to a 'beads of rice' type bracelet which is very comfortable. The bracelet end links do extend past the lugs where as the str...