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If you were a watch designer you had a lot of opportunity to be creative. Obviously you had the shape of the case to play with, but you could also utilize the strap or bracelet, the shape of the bezel opening, the material of construction, the design of the crystal, the dial, and even the hands to play with. For example, Electric models often has a special second ...
In 1955 Hamilton introduced two very similar looking models, one called the Grenadier I and the other Grenadier II. I've always thought they were interesting for a few of reasons. First, the name is unusual - often men's models were named with men's names. A grenadier is a term used for well trained, elite soldiers, who typically led assaults. Yo...
When it comes to styling, it's a tough call which period is more dramatic, the 1930/40's or the 1950/60's.
The former benefited from the art deco era and in addition to interesting case designs, models often featured different dial patterns to choose from. The cases had a lot of style, with flairs, moveable lugs, stepped features, and long curves to fi...
There are at least 57 different Thin-o-matic models, even more if you consider the diamond dial options, and even quite a few more when you consider the Dateline T-series. They don't all use micro-rotor movements but the majority of them do. The pink micro-rotor movements were made by Buren and the silver Dateline T-series also used Buren movements. Bu...
A lot of people collect the same things but for very different reasons. This post is a good example.
I have found it much harder to purchase project watches lately because a lot of people have gotten into the hobby. I'm a victim of my own success, as I know quite a few people who I've inspired in the hobby. It's like more and more people standing aroun...
