Horological Meandering

As you well know, these are two of our creations, made and issued to celebrate the 15th and 20th Anniversary of our website. We started from an existing watch and tried to " spice it " a bit, in order to make it according to our taste and the taste of our...  

My suggestion : UN with a +- 10k price range. Here I would take a slightly personalized version of the Marine Torpilleur ....of course without the date !!! Best, Gerard

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Also consider this very cool Classico watch. Photo credit: SJX It would make a very classy watch for a very classy community. M4 ...  

that is under 10k. If there is serial number. I like #13.😆

And still very special and attractive

If you want me to inquire on something will you let me know? Could also be a 3k iced sea…

I like the understated approach, without excessive words on the dial. And "Cronometro" on the Zenith was pure genius. I missed out on the Hentschel (too bad for me) but hope to participate in the 25th anniversary. I'd love to see if Parmigiani would partn... 

But if there is a “fake” freak with crown version. I dun mind upping to 30k.😅 ...  

What about Breguet 5177 or Type XX that are more to our taste?

let’s get a more harmonious classical dial.

Like the watch but weren’t they at a very different price point?

Grand Seiko or independent. In my opinion

You just don’t see them outside Asia. For example, a tiny slice of my Master Spreadsheet: ...  

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A little bit from left field here , but would a Carl F Bucherer work for the sub 10k version ? They make a mean Flyback Chrono in their Manero line ...  

With the Hentschel i was too late. That is because i am a rookie, so i think i stay a rookie. HM1130 A Schild reincarnation, chronometer, a movement to get crazy stunning loving on. While i like to collect anniversaries, i stay for this time tuned. While ... 

I will give a suggestion for the affordable watch. The 30k i can buy, but i have also a young BMW in mind, that is more important. Ok, to the point. I spoke about an IWC. It can be some from the pilot range, but portugueser, fino, aquatimer, can be a cand... 

UN Habring and Chopard are good choices. Not what you may have had in mind, but a basic<10K watch and more customizsble 30K?

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The idea of two different ones appeals, too 😊👍🏻

I believe the first step would be finding a brand amenable to this... I think we all know some brands that have done editions recently... cartier, montblanc, blancpain, un, pf and some others. Personally I'd love a pf Tonda, however, the no date sand colo... 

Or the aforementioned GO. Always stunning

A rolex 1908 in steel case, salmon hand guilloche dial===heaven. Anyone have contacts at the HW foundation 😩

The h moser streamliner small seconds with blue enamel dial, new small case at 38mm and beautiful dial. Maybe a favorite in the show for me? I imagine using different hands, maybe lightly engraved h moser on dial, cool maybe dune colored silvery dial with...  

But from what I hear if we want to stick with the chronometer rating Moser might be a bit more difficult?

If so, Blancpain is about to revive the Leman line and they revive the 1186, perhaps the rattrapante, like this but with black hands, in 36 or 38 mm and they choose to launch with us! ...  

Thanks for the article and sharing the pics. I think having the 10k and 30k splits is a great idea as it allows scope for some great watches and do what this site is good at i.e. embrace a common passion for watches across a broad range. I like the idea e... 

The dial, for my liking, has to be light brown and the hand in rosé!

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Credor Kuon! It is roughly at 8k CHF,EUR, USD... Back side is even more impressive. It comes super close to the Eichi II, for a 4th of the price!

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That feel special below 10k

As for the higher budget options I think chronos and/or splits from Montblanc-Minerva are hard to beat. But I would try to seriously redesign the dial and hands, the standard ones are not for everyone.

simple Reverso with a special enamel/engraving on the back.

I think they offer great bang for the buck in terms of quality and design. work with a FXD or Black Bay. Use their chronometre movement MT 5602 to stick to the chronometer family. The design should be ultra reduced in terms of writing and colors. just ver... 

Not an easy one i guess, although tudor is actually famous for collaborations or special editions: Just to name a few: STATE OF QATAR, GOOGLE, ROWING BLAZERS, MARINE NATIONALE, ROYALTY PROTECTION, COMMANDEMENT DES OPERATION SPECIALES (COS), WATCHES OF SWI... 

They might even put you on a "waiting list" for the project.

but fun to imagine

I don’t think it’s impossible since they have made plenty of small runs. Of course there are many easier brands to ask. Tudor would be easier to sell than most other brands as the price / quality factor is one of the most attractive in the industry.

But, and it’s a big one, didn’t we (Nicolas) try this already with Tudor and it was a no go? It amazes me that they would turn down a community like this when they’ve done numerous other projects.

there are version with even a lower number....

. . . with W P S printed under 'Professional' . . . . . . to make only the second Speedmaster ever created for a private group. ;-) ...  

But instead of the marking “type xx”, it would read “wps xxv”. Admittedly not as inside baseball as your speedy reco. Gotta love how rail guys think

. . . Omega references with black dials that would be more appropriate for homage. For example, the Dirty Dozen. [watch credit: Roger G / photo credit: Dr No] There's even a grey dial reference that would be consummately compelling. [photo and(?) watch cr...  

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If i were a current owner of the regular speedy, I’d ditch it in an instant for this one ;-)

. . . they'd insist on a production cal 3861 movement. They have a hard time making enough cal 321 movements as it is.

I have a good connection to OMEGA. I will talk to them, if there's serious interest!

for both versions (30k + 10k), to the extent people will be allowed to sign up for both. If need to pick only one - 30k please. Thank you!

I believe they changed their policy and the minimum quantity for custom versions have been increased significantly 🤷🏻‍♂️

If ever the Omega CK859 is truly considered, I would be very interested btw

Now, there's a number of excellent options at those price points.... A unique Speedmaster would be wonderful, and something I'd happily get into for around $10K, or on the 'higher end', I would most love to see something from JLC (yes, Reverso), or Vacher... 

Simply due to the tasks of my life. But if I had a vote, it would be for Habring!

Newly independent, once again. Maybe a special dial color and Forum recognition on the rotor? And a bigger edition-100 instead of 20-25?

A bit different from the actual collection and I’m probably in !! Tell them how many tradition we have here and you can convince them. Talking about the tradition…. How about a steel tradition ….. YES !!

Good luck narrowing it down... My observation at this point would be to open up the order book at the appropriate time, that is, for example not limit the piece to 25. I think that a small number does not allow for enough subscriptions using a first come ... 

Singapore watch club did a collaboration with vacheron where they overhauled some vintage chronos and added a custom engraved bridge. Interesting idea. singaporewatchclub.com

… beat faster! I look forward to know what it is finally chosen!! Abrazos amigo mio! Abel

Let’s see!! 😉 Otro abrazo mi querido amigo Nicolas!!