Without awakening my wife to the depth of my collection, I have to use existing pictures of the German watches I have owned and loved (some now gone): Glashutte Original Muhle Glashutte Nomos Schauer Sinn Sinn 356 Sinn 456 Sinn 656 black Sinn 756 Sinn 856
Dear Zenith-friends, I allways wanted to have a chronograph. For some 20 years ago I bought my first one: a Tag Heuer 2000 (no problem in the quartz-era). Later I bought a Sinn 756 Diapal (modified Valjoux 7750). Butt stil I had the feeling I wanted to ha
Hi, I wanted to share my new arrival with fellow Purists. It is an IWC Spitfire Chronograph (IW387804). I had really been avoiding most of IWCs recent efforts due to their large size (many recent pilot watches were 46 mm). This one however, was only 43 m
. . . the better served by apertures, imho. Sorry, but I cringe at perpetuals with pointers and scads of print on the dial. As for simple calendars with only a date, my preferences tend towards the innocuous 4:30 position . . . . . . and the best example
Hi, I am considering adding a chronograph to my watch line-up. I previously owned a 7750 based watch (Sinn 756 Diapal) and found the pusher feel to: a) require high force to engage the chronograph, b) was a bit jerky/stuttery in the second hand start-up.
Mostrel, Thanks for your thoughts. I had heard that many Valjoux based chronos have that hard click due to poor (or long) pusher designs through the case. My only experience is with a Sinn 756 DIapal and it is exactly as you describe. Perhaps as you say,