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Both recently put on sale by a Tokyo watch dealer

...they said in this BBC article about Fortunato No. 4 cacao. So I just had to try it and pair it with my trusty Explorer II... I found this from an excellent bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Japan when I visited last Dec. It was indeed a pretty good bar of chocolate, perfect for after-lunch dessert!

I confess I was initially a tad sceptical about the watch - the fauxtina, and the readability. Then I tried it on at the boutique in Hong Kong, and I realized the fauxina wasn't too bad, and it was definitely more readable than the 2010's First Omega in Space. Very tempting! Sadly, I didn't buy it i

Delugs has been mentioned several times here already. Atelier Kai did a lovely strap for my VC 1972 earlier this year. It was not easy to make as the slanted end of the strap which joins to the case has to be cut at a very specific angle, but Phillip cut it perfectly, and also chose a 'denim-finish'

Have been eyeing the salmon dial one with the stepped bezel, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

I have the earlier version in Ti with the solar-powered HAQ movement which is stunningly accurate. I measured it over 14 months and it only gained 2.5 seconds over those 14 months! And the washi paper dials on these are simply amazing!

I reviewed it some time ago here , and I absolutely love it! Plus Torsti is very easy to work with and friendly.

Maybe it's me getting jaded after 13y of collecting, but there wasn't much that caught my eye, or made me go 'wow, cool'.

Good point about servicing the potentially fragile MOP dial, I had not thought about it, but agree it would have to be done very very carefully or the dial is kaput! Appreciate all your posts, and have a good weekend!

I first found out about Sushkov Maxim's watches through an article in SJX watches, and thru a 2021 post here on this site. I quite liked the idea of a MOP dial in a dress watch, and since I wanted a smaller ~38mm watch with thickness <10mm, we began a conversation, and we went with a ETA7001 movemen