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Value Proposition Glycine Combat 6 Classic Moonphase
When talking about affordable field watches, brands like Hamilton and Seiko come to mind with reliable, no-nonsense mechanical pieces. Of course, you can spend more on luxury watches from the likes of Weiss or Longines, but a mature field watch from Glycine with an upscale complication can be had for a surprisingly accessible price. The Combat 6 Classic Moonphase offers the requisite field watch legibility and reliability but spruces things up with a moon phase for a high-end touch. And it's from a proper Swiss brand that never left Biel/Bienne in over a hundred years of operations to boot.BACKGROUNDGlycine was founded in 1914 by watchmaker Eugene Meylan in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Meylan had an initial focus on luxury with gold and platinum pocket watches, and precise, miniature movements for women's wristwatches. The brand prioritized wealthy clientele and in the 1930s, Meylan invented his own automatic movement and also launched a range of certified chronometers. As World War II in
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Perpetual Calendar
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s sporty Polaris collection welcomes a new perpetual calendar model, using a movement similar to the one powering the Master Ultra-Thin Perpetual model of 2019. Presented in a 42mm case in stainless steel or pink gold, the Polaris Perpetual Calendar features a gradient dark blue lacquered dial with three sub-dials for the calendar functions and an additional sub-dial for the phases of the Moon in both hemispheres. As a member of the Polaris family, the watch comes with a rotating inner bezel and other design features borrowed from the original Memovox Polaris of 1968.The experience Le Coultre & Cie. gained making its perpetual calendar pocket watches at the end of the 19th century was miniaturised and translated into wristwatch format in 1937. A perpetual calendar is like having a miniature mechanical computer on the wrist, capable of smoothing out the anomalies between civil time and celestial phenomena and automatically computing months of different lengths
The Collector's Series - Our first female collector and her glorious vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso - Monochrome Watches
It happened. Although, quite frankly, I am rather ashamed to admit it, as it simply shouldn’t have taken so long. This week, it gives me great pleasure to welcome our first female collector, Lara Berry and her glorious vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso to the Collector's Series.In a previous life, Lara worked for Experian in the finance data industry. Having spent several years in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Australia, she returned to the UK, when in 2015 she left the firm as an Account Director. She joined the well-regarded vintage watch dealers – Sonning Vintage Watches in March 2015 to help support the company’s growth plans. Now a Director at Sonning, I have to confess, prior to the interview, I asked Lara if she ever looked back on her corporate days since becoming self-employed. She simply smiled and said it was the best thing she had ever done. I am sure many of you would share the sentiment. Without further adieu, Lara and her vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso:
The Handsome De Bethune DB27 Titan Hawk JPS
The stylish black & gold John Player Special livery, made famous by the Lotus F1 team in the 1970s, is enjoying a revival with offerings from brands like Hamilton, Bell & Ross and TAG Heuer, all the way up the ladder to niche indie brands like De Bethune. Earlier this year, De Bethune unveiled a JPS version of its sporty DB28GS kitted out in black with gold accents. Paying tribute to the golden age of competitive motorsports in the 1970s, De Bethune revisits its DB27 Titan Hawk in pure JPS livery with a black zirconium high-tech case body and yellow titanium accents. Like the souped-up engines powering F1 cars to the finish line, the DB27 Titan Hawk is equipped with De Bethune’s potent 60-hour AUTOV2 engine.The classic edition of the DB27 Titan HawkReleased in 2012 and refreshed in 2018, the DB27 was positioned as the brand’s most straightforward, sportiest entry-level collection. Nevertheless, as a true DB child, it is incredibly crafted and packed with in-house te
Baselworld report - Monochrome Watches
Robert-Jan and i are making a report of our trip to Baselworld. The report will be posted at Perpetuelle.com. Take a look at Perpetuelle’s Baselworld 2009 forum.Baselworld 2009 entranceThanx to Kyle @ Perpetuelle.com for the press cards, Robert-Jan for the excellent company. On his website Fratellowatches he just wrote a post of our experience trying to get a closer look at the new TAG Heuer Monaco models, that was quite a disappointment especially for me as a huge fan of the brand and this watch in particular. This was on our left wrists…Robert-Jan's GMT Master IIMy Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Grand DateI forgot to make wristshots of our right wrists, but these where not bare either ?? Ad - Scroll to continue with article
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