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.... of $30-50 a record, I am not sure I would entrust my precious records to this gadget....

My jump seconds is also 42mm and it is eminently wearable. You might want to consider a titanium case rather than steel: I find it makes for improved wearability because the reduced weight also reduces the watch's tendency to move around on the wrist. I'd also second the silvered dial: mine looks sp

Just a heads-up for continental Europeans: the German-speaking equivalents of the Salon QP are on again, in Munich on 4-6 November and in Vienna on 11-13 November. Alex

spring to mind. Jay Lake wrote an alternative-earth trilogy where horology is not only mentioned but a vital plot device: "Mainspring", "Esapement" and "Pinion". In "The Grand Complication" by Allen Kurzweil, Breguet's long-lost Marie Antoinette watch is central to the plot. Alex

... probably not made in silver but either tortoise-shell or shagreen-covered base metal. Paul Lullin was a Swiss immigrant (quite common in those days) and worked in London around the turn of the 18th century. He is not one of the great names, but he would have been a highly competent watchmaker; t

The Business Officer version. Chunky but comfortable to wear, and the worldtime mechanism is a doddle. My only quibble is the 24-hour indicator: it's too easy to misread the time. Picture is borrowed (no camera handy): Alex

... as white slots are a pretty decent indicator that the manufacturer has been cutting costs and corners. If they cannot even bother to properly heat-blue their screws, other cheap materials and techniques are sure to hide under the plates... For the record, though: Habring most certainly do not do

and surely they deserve honourable mention? The Santos is one of the very first specific wristwatch designs and, as it is still manufactured today, the oldest surviving design family. Also the Tank: a classic design of extreme longevity that has pretty much defined elegant timekeeping for the lady o

An excellent comparison, and many thanks ... but why do you conclude this design is risky? One would have to examine and compare the mechanisms in detail to determine any similarities, of course, but surely as a concept this is more a case of resurrecting an old idea? IWC built (pocket) watches with

Not very safe, methinks... A cool safe is the safety deposit at Harrods in London -- in addition to the usual keys and combinations, they have time locks operated by vintage Waltham Riverside movements visible through a see-through back. Picture-taking not permitted, alas.