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The historic flagship model Lange1 had the cleanest dial. Add to this the calendar indicators without diluting the harmony of the timeless design; you have the Lange 1 Perpetual. The emphasis on the large date continues; the day indicator beautifully placed to balance the time indicator dial ; and t

That needs to go back in the strap😎

This first version of the Datograph Perpetual, with its roman numerals is a pure classic. A watch that deserves greater appreciation, but sadly still remains a hidden gem. The unique corrector at 10’0 clock is a robust mechanism that makes the adjustment of the date function easy and safe. Fabulousl

1. a person who does not buy a watch on the idea that the watch is an investment for profit 2. a person who buys a particular watch because of pure horological passion 3. a person that would never sell a watch unless it is for an upgrade to a grail piece or change of collection-theme 4. a person tha

Patek Caliber 240 which does duty in most of their perpetual calendars including the sky-moon tourbillon is a petite ø 27.50mm. Caliber 324 doing duty in Patek aannual calendars is ø 27mm Cheers

Courtesy : Internet pic from monochrome watches pic from Parmigiani website

Parmigiani has released a new steel version of their Toric Hemispheres Retrograde with a lovely guilloché blue dial. Classic proportions of the 42.8 mm case are retained with the case knurling and the guilloché dial still done by hand. The very fair sized and reliable caliber PF317 (ø 35.6 mm) with

The releases are getting alarmingly monotonous, with a few dial tweaks and virtually the very same calibers . Hardly anything that stands out to distinguish one model from the other. Am wondering whether there is any need at all for such prolific model releases..

They had created the Minerva line as a distinct sub-brand for better identity and recognition of these fantastic calibers. Similar to the Toyota and the Lexus categories Grand Seiko also suffers from an identity crisis as it is not very differentiated from the mass produced Seikos ; and thus affecti

IMHO having a seconds hand makes it convenient to not only set the watch accurately, but also measure the accuracy on an on-going basis. Perhaps if one of the chrono seconds hand can be kept running without affecting the timekeeping stability, it may be a good alternative as well. If I recall right,