WristScan

This watch reminded me of a Chopard story of love, passion, and loyalty, constant through time. The sort of mutual love and respect that extracts something more than extraordinary from the human core than we realise; a love that sparked this memorable inc...  

Your first photo of course :-) I may have to create a new catagory for this week's Wrist scan ! Best, Mike

. . . but if you're asking me: Static. :-)

Duometre a Chronograph.. De Bethune DB25 Mo ...  

But two technical and horological marvels!

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As static judge just a pity they are on the wrist my friend....!!! ;) Hope you are well and I'm thinking a trip to London is well overdue so just let me know when in March or April is good and I'll be down :) Yours dude, Andy.

A double cased Longines from 1918. Amazing that this engraving is not actually visible as a second plain caseback covers it. A Longines 13.33 movement, around the same time period, refined, delicate and mesmerising. HAGWE. This message has been edited by ...  

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That is why if they could produce beautiful movements like your Longines almost 100 years ago, I cannot believe half of the stuff PR departments try to feed us through their releases! Thanks for sharing, Mike

The 13.33 by Longines was first produced around 1913 and was the only Longines chronograph wristwatch movement until the early Thirties when it was replaced by the better known 13zn. It was only ever used by Longines and was produced totally in-house. Fro... 

made me scream :) What a shot of magnificent movement Sincerely yours Damjan

Hope you and yours are all well.

Scylla and Charybdis last year we are fine now All the best D

. . . movements with this level of execution were more common then than they are now. Sometimes, progress isn't .

chronograph was between the Thirties and the Fifties. It's a little like the music produced between 1968 and 1974, somehow before that the technical quality wasn't developed enough and after that, well Disco happened, but that period feels golden, an alch... 

... And this is one of my favorites in my collection as it reunites two brands I like so much: Pam 190 with a movement made by JLC. This is a nicely finished movement with eight days reserve and a very smooth winding. I like to hear the tic toc in my watc...  

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That is on my buy list! Thanks for moving it up a few notches today with your post :-) HAGWE, Mike

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I like it, Never seen that version before. Thanks for participating! Best, MIke

This one has a grey/gun metal finish. Makes it hard to catch the contrast :) Cheers, Dogu

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between the engravings of the two divers? Thanks for chipping in with two beautiful backs :-) Best, Mike

at least 2 différences that I can think of without having the watches in my hands. 1/ difference in size. The double crown, here the very first iteration of it, is slightly bigger than the Nautilus and its back cover too. 2/ there are also subtle differen... 

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réserve du patron, Nico... Btw the other one is not bad either being a prototype of the dual crown. It actually predates that very 6921-1. :-)

Like you, I am deeply by the Reserves des Patrons. ;) Best, Z. Nicolas

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After Fernando started the defilée of manual movements from Glashütte let me throw two more into the pot: Have a great weekend everybody! Martin ...  

thread on Monday. German brands can have excellent views from the back. Thank you Mike

Yes, especially Saxon watches (and let's include D.Dornblüth here, who is adhering to Glashütte design standards even if they are located in a different federal state) have a very distinctive look. A nice thing to have an identity of its own. Bye,Martin ... 

Something tells me that it is a recent catch.. ;) Best, Nicolas

The watch caught me. :-) Best, my friend, Martin

. . . in equal measure, without a hint of excess: GUB cal 58 . . . . . . ca '09. You're most fortunate, Martin; that was the acquisition of a lifetime. Best, Art ...  

is a concepts that always strikes a positive chord in me. But in this case there was so much more. And yes, we will see if ever another watch will make me jump from a tower as high as this one again. But I hope that it will remain the one. Thank you for y... 

HAGWE! -- Richard. ...  

I think they do pilot inspired watches the best.

I find this very neo-classic; jumping from pre WWII to Twenty-hundred. Best, -- Richard.

Thanks for strapping it on backwards for me! Cheers, Mike

This piece runs like a top too...Spot-On for days :-) Cheers, -- Richard. ...  

also satisfies at night Cheers, Mike

Just love the depth and layout.... Of course and that arrow...! But the finish, design and finish has to make this a favourite.... All in the detail... Cheers Andrew ...  

Thanks for stepping up to the plate. But that Gronefeld Unique Piece is AWESOME!!! Envious of your wrist, Mike

I have a lot of respect for MB Villeret... magical pieces and this one leaves me wanting to look for another... will just have to sell a body part first :) Cheers Andrew

. . . one classic, the other, thoroughly modern. The Grönefeld resonates deeply; spectacular design and execution, highly evocative. It's one of very few new designs I'd want to own. Art

of industries favorite workhorse Best D ...  

No way it can get that way unless it is a one of your favorites and a constant wear. Thanks for joining, Mike

Let\'s start with one of my favorite casebacks : Chronometre Geomatic: Or the planisphere on another back Or let us have another solution: Recto Side: Reverso Grande GMT Verso Side: All the Best & HAGWE ! hs ...  

Thanks for participating, Mike

Sphères, my dear hs. Best, Nicolas

One more for you !.. One of my favorites ! What I may have to work for, might be a real nice movement, to be enjoyed from the backside.. Thx & Best again, hs ...  

.. And I will be there, with pleasure ! Looking forward & Best, hs

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I don't know if you noticed, he's wearing a diving watch!... Matt

Oh, yes please ! Apologies in advance for what will be an irresponsible number of shots in a wristscan thread, but it isn’t about the competition: this just happens to be the , and the more the merrier! First, a warm-up shot of a recognisable movement br...  

This is almost a thread in itself and some beauties tucked in there for sure :) Hope you are well my friend and I hope your in England again one day. Yours, Andy.

...good to see you. How about posting some backs? Got that Extreme Lab yet? :-) There's a silly chance we'll share a pint or two this year: watch this space. Any news of G? He seems to have gone underground. Cheers, pplater.

a little secret I'm one of the judges....but just for you I'll post a backside shortly..!! I've been AWOL myself for a bit but I'm seeing G in May, then sunnier pastures end of Aug/Sept (Ming doesn't know yet..!!) so don't travel then as we'll have to kee... 

well one of them anyway.... An obvious subject - but are you surprised..!! Yours, Andy. ...  

...so close we can see your skeleton too! :-) Great shot. Cheers, pplater.

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turn on the lights again :) I know that it will sound profane but I'm always happy to see that you have Cali in such eclectic collection Looks like I'm not wrong then when I crave for one :) Yours sincerely D

...manna from Heaven when OP re-released that (dare we say, 'iconic'?) dial: no way that one was going to get away! It still sees a lot of action, Damjan; you are right to have it 'on the list'. (p.s. - Haven't you won that competition yet???) Cheers, pp...  

quicker and wiser than me ;) Yours D

...wiser: impossible! Cheers, pplater.

Did you pick the balance bridge on your KV to match that of the the Dufour? Thanks for allowing me to dream! :-) Best, Mike

...that balance bridge was selected by default; it wasn't until some time later that it became apparent that the 'tourbillon style' bridge could have been an option (in which case it would have been the preferred option). Still, that's what they call a 'f... 

If I had to choose one.... now that would be a really tough one! Like choosing a favourite child I guess... Cheers Andrew

...will be the favourite one - for a while, anyway! Looking forward to seeing the next splash of orange... Cheers, pplater.

Hilarious! :) If not for the stricture against showing the actual engraving online, I'd show you the real thing here... Best as always, Gary

Like anybody ever honours that stricture!!! :-) Cheers, pplater.

. . . for your viewing pleasure. R17.8, ca mid-'40s. Nothing special, you might say, and you'd be right. However, there is a certain satisfaction in resuscitating a movement that was losing a minute a day. After fitting a new balance staff . . . . . . and...  

The basic finishing makes one really notice the gears and tooth shapes, which are very beautiful. Are the movements screwed into a brass spacer?

. . . then yes, there is a spacer. You'll notice the Denison reference numbers 8 5 6 stamped into both the 18 kt case and the spacer . . . . . . which confirms they were issued together. ...  

These were from Basel several years ago...a shame they were never realized other than these few proto pieces made for Marc, exhibited in 2009. Apologies for the poor quality of the following three images... This a Constant Force on the escape wheel. Recta...  

Now that is a PuristS watch! Best, MIke

..."effectively unobtainable" - you're right: it is a Purist's watch!!! :-) Cheers, pplater.

As a 'balance wheel man', the Brogsitter/HWM watches were almost too much to take - this, of course, is years before Martin Braun's 'Slowrunner' blew the competition out of the water. They were also showing signs of impeccable finish: what a shame the mar... 

weekend, week, month...... Many, many thanks, Tim