The Watch

It was 1968 when 3 Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders were the first humans to fly to the Moon, to witness and photograph an Earthrise, and to ever see the Dark Side of the Moon. An incredible achievement. Omega 50 years later in 2018 celebrated this with a very special Speedmaster, the dial is skeletonized showing off a highly decorated Cal.1861 movement, Omega calls this Cal.1869. It is based on the Lemania 1873, which is a first for Omega, on a Dark Side Of The Moon watch. 19 Jewel Handwound Chronograph, beating at 21,600 bph and a 48 hour power reserve. The 44mm case is entirely made of zirconium oxide Ceramic, Sapphire crystal protects the dial. Both dial and movement has been expertly lasered to replicate the surface of the moon both the near side and dark side. The subdial hands are varnished yellow and the tachymeter numerals are filled with Super-LumiNova. Pencil hands and fine indexes complete the dial. The words “We’ll see you on the other side” is a reference to James Lovells communication to ground control as it sped towards the dark side of the moon, and radio silence. Caseback is of Ceramic with Sapphire crystal on the exhibition, highlighting the spectacular Cal.1869 movement with its laser decoration of the surface of the moon. A 21mm black leather strap continues the black and yellow theme with yellow rubber sandwiched between black leather, perforated design harks back to its racing pedigree.

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as a full set and therefore comes with its original Omega box, outer cardboard box too and Omega paperwork, the watch was purchased in September 2019 and is perfect worn condition.

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The Fastrider Black Shield has all the sporty styling we are accustomed to from Tudor with a brushed middle case and sandblasted detailing. The matte  Fixed Ceramic bezel is beautifully engraved with the traditional Tachymeter scale. A flat Sapphire Crystal protects the chronograph dial consisting of a 60 seconds subdial at 9 o’clock, 30 minute subdial at 3 o’clock, 12 hour subdial at 6 o’clock, each sub dial is sunken creating a multidimensional dial with circular detail. A 42mm Ceramic Case with bead-blasted finish is 3 to 4 times harder than Stainless Steel and even lighter than Titanium. The screwdown caseback is made of Stainless steel coated in Black PVD. Providing 150m water resistance. inside we have an ETA 7753 Automatic Chronograph running at 28,800 bph , 27 jewels, 42 hour power reserve. A date window sits at 4.30 position. Dauphine skeletonised hands in Rose Gold are surrounded by chamfered indexes and a Red sweeping centred chronograph seconds hand. The screw down crown is made of Stainless Steel coated in Black PVD, the chronograph pushers are made the same completing the stealthy look. The strap is made of quality Alcantara Leather with folding clasp in Stainless Steel coated in Black PVD.

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as a brand new and full set, coming how it would if you were to walk into a retailer right now and purchase one, only a lot less expensive! The watch comes with its original Tudor box and original Tudor paperwork with the guarantee stating date of purchase to be November 2019. The watch is still stickered.

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Oktopus Deep Sea  has been inspired by the commission Linde Werdelin was asked to do for the Danish Maritime Special Operations Frogman Corp. Made from sandblasted Grade 5 Titanium to prevent unwanted reflections and a matte finished Ceramic bezel. The stripped back dial has Super LumiNova on the hands, numerals and indices to aid in deep diving. Upper dial uses a laser-cut technique in the form of an octopus arms, the Lower dial circular Côtes de Genève creates depth to the dial. 

The movement is a LW customised Dubois Dépraz caliber 14580

26 Jewels Automatic beating at 28,800 bph with 40 hours power reserve.

The 2.5mm Sapphire crystal with AR coating, screw down case back engraved with an octopus and crown finished with an octopus provides 300m water resistance. A natural rubber strap with signed clasp, the integrated fitting makes it comfortable on the wrist despite its large size. It is also Limited to 88 pieces. 

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as a full set and therefore comes with its original Linde Werdelin box and Linde Werdelin papers, guarantee was signed in April 2019 and therefore is well within its manufacturer's warranty. The watch is in great condition and has been barely worn, the watch is also limited to 88 pieces and this is a very early number 2!

Personal Note

Whilst definitely not my typical style and certainly not my preference for case size, I have found myself wearing this watch and seriously enjoying it! The case size might be large but the design of the case allows it to hug your wrist comfortably, the overall design is awesome too! I absolutely love this and now a Linde Werdelin is definitely on my personal must own list!

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The Avenger Seawolf encompass the high standards of build and utility, to achieve the 3000m water resistance they have used a patented screw down crown system, The Sapphire crystal is 4.80mm thick. They use Titanium for its durability and non-corrosive properties on the case and bracelet. At the heart of Avenger Seawolf is the Breitling Caliber 17, based on the ETA 2824-2 automatic movement. It has been assembled and tuned by Breitling Chronométrie in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It beats at 28,800 bph, contains 25 jewels and has a power reserve of 42 hours. The rotor is bidirectional making it an efficient automatic. 

On the side of the case is the safety valve which actuates automatically at 3 bars releasing Helium built up and equalise the pressure inside to outside, preventing the case from exploding which is quite useful. And all of this comes second to that incredibly striking and incredibly Breitling bright dial!

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as a full set and therefore comes with its original Breitling box and Breitling paperwork, the watch was purchased in March 2017 and is great condition having been worn a few times and still even featuring its clasp sticker. The watch runs great and has all of its spare links too.

Personal Note

The dial is what makes or breaks this watch and that is completely personal preference, I think it is so vibrant that it makes the watch! Especially compared to the matt and slightly darker colour of the Titanium, which also helps to be more wearable due to its large size. If you have a wrist that will support it, go for it!

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At the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show Ulysse Nardin introduced 4 new models to their Diver Line . This Limited to 50 Camo version is striking in appearance. The Sword hands and indices are coated in Super Luminova. The sub dials include a Power reserve and 60 sec at the 12 and 6 o’clock positions respectively. A 43mm Stainless steel case which wears surprisingly well. The unidirectional  bezel has the 15 min pips between 12 and 3 followed by numerals 20, 30, 40 and 50 detailed with the Ulysse Nardin wave pattern. Inside we have the UN-26, an ETA 2892A2 which Ullysse Nardin has “personalized,” firstly by decorating it to the level that matches the high standards of Ulysse Nardin, adding swirled Côtes de Genève striping, circular graining, and the custom UN rotor. The 2892 has been further modified to allow the addition of the module that has the sub dial for power reserve and repositioning of the centre seconds hand to the 6’oclock subdial. A screw down caseback celebrates the long history Ulysse Nardin has with the sea. In keeping with the Dive theme it has 300m water resistance.

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as a full set and therefore comes with its original Ulysse Nardin box and Ulysse Nardin paperwork, the watch was purchased in 2019 and is great condition having been worn a few times and still even featuring its caseback sticker. The watch also comes with a spare rubber strap. 

Personal Note

Another one that certainly will not be to everyone’s taste! But I absolutely love it and think it offers something so different and unique from an incredible brand in one of their icons. Plus being limited to only 50, you probably won’t see another one around!

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In 1917 Wilhelm Ulrich and the brothers Emil and Richard Rothmann, experienced watchmakers and watch retailers, came together to form the Deutsche Uhrmacher-Genossenschaft Alpina (DUGENA). Dugena were the first brand to use a uniform advertising and shop window design across all its stores which by the 1970s amounted to 2000 stores making Dugena the most successful German watch brand at that time. 

The chronograph is one of the most popular tool watches, Dugena have used a comfortable cushion case design which was classic of that era. The tropical brown dial has a Tachymeter around the outside, symmetrically positioned 2 sub dials a 60 seconds and 30 minute counters with an orange centre chronograph second hand. A date function at the 6 o'clock  position completes the dial. The workhorse inside is the Valjoux 7734 possibly the most produced Swiss movement in the world. A manual wind 17 jewels with incabloc for shock absorption, beating at 18,000 bph and a 40+ hour power reserve. To complete the racing appeal a 18mm Brown Leather Racing strap with white stitching has been put on the watch. 

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as watch only and therefore comes with no original Dugena box or original Dugena paperwork. The watch was serviced in 2018 and is running well, the watch will come with a 3 month warranty. The watch is vintage and therefore signs of wear will be seen, but overall it is in good condition.

Personal Note

Design wise this watch really ticks the boxes, sure the brand might not exist anymore but that only adds to the charm and appeal of this watch in my opinion! I absolutely love the dial configuration and colour choice, it really pops!

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In 1940 Stowa introduced their first ‘Beobachtungsuhr’ or B-Uhr Type A, observation watch for the Luftwaffe, certainly not the best of histories but an important one nonetheless. Stowa have reintroduced the Flieger with no branding on the dial. An all Stainless Steel case with a length of 49mm. The 40mm black dial has clear Arabic numerals 1 to 11 with a triangle and 2 dots at the 12 position. Sword hands, centre seconds hand and numerals are coated in Supa-Luminova C3 for excellent visibility in low light situations, like a cockpit.  The hour markers and minute track are also lumed. An exhibition caseback allows us to view the nicely decorated ETA 2804-2 Manual wind movement with it’s blued screws. 17 jewels , beating at 28,800 bph and a 40+ hour power reserve. The caseback is secured with 6 screws giving the watch a 50m water resistance. Befitting a pilots watch, it is fitted with a 20mm riveted soft Brown Leather strap, nice patina with stainless steel buckle.  

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Stowa box and original Stowa paperwork showing the date of purchase to be November 2017. The watch is in good used condition with very few signs of wear. The watch is running well and keeping good time.

Personal Note

A 40mm Flieger watch is always a great choice and Stowa offer some of the very best, the Klassik 40 can be edited either with or without the date, logo & manually wound or automatic movement. I would easily say the configuration chosen here is the very best one! Manually wound, no date and no logo, the cleanest and simplest format, which is how it should be!

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Seiko in 1965 created their first Prospex watch, the SPB053J1 is the recrafted version of that watch. The watch made of Stainless Steel has a screw down caseback and screw down crown allowing the watch to achieve 200m ISO Diver watch Certification. The arrow hands and broad indices are coated with Seiko Lumi Brite. The black unidirectional bezel surrounds a curved Sapphire crystal with AR coating, giving the user complete assurance of durability. Inside we have the Seiko 6R15 Automatic with hacking and handwinding, a 23 Jewel beating at 21600 bph, upto 50 hours power reserve. The 43mm case is finely finished with sharp detailing along the edges of the brushed  Stainless Steel.

The strap is made of Silicone for added comfort complete with a signed buckle and keeper.

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Seiko box and handtag, but comes with no Seiko paperwork. The watch was purchased this year and is in great condition apart from 1 mark on the Bezel which is photographed.

Personal Note

What a seriously rich blue this dial is, the dial and bezel play with the light so much and it looks incredible both on and off the wrist! Quite tough to capture in a photograph, so be sure to see one in person or just buy this one!

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Universal Geneve was founded in 1894 in Le Loche, Switzerland. By 1919 they had officially moved their operations to Geneva. This 1970s Pocket watch is elegantly styled in 20 micron Gold plate. The 41 mm case has a gold luster that catches the light perfectly, the beautifully crafted pencil hands and stick indexes are easy read. Inside we have a manually wound Cal.42 movement that has 17 jewels beats at 21,600 bph. The case back has Universal Geneve sticker still on. At 7mm thick it is perfect to fit in a waistcoat pocket or purse. An original Universal Geneve felt pouch is included, a nice touch to protect the watch.

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as watch and pouch only! Therefore it comes with no original Universal Geneve box or Universal Geneve paperwork. The watch is in NOS (New Old Stock) condition meaning it pristine, under high magnification you may see a few marks which would be storage marks as this has been preserved for 40+ years! The pocket watch has no known service history but is running.

Personal Note

When this pocket watch was offered to me, I knew that I had to have it, the condition is key here as is how great it looks! Whilst certainly not all too practical in today's world it is super fun to have and a great keepsafe.

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The Louis Moinet has been inspired by Captain Nemo from the Jules Verne novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. Each piece on the back has a Star signifying its part of a Limited Edition. The Moon to mean this is unique and no other watch will be similarly made. The chronograph uses an indicator Start/Stop/Reset inspired by the Chadburn transmitter used in old ships and in this case Nemo's submarine. A date window sits at the 7 o’clock position.

The Dial has the signature Louis Moinet Cotes Du Jura Guilloche. The 47mm case is made of Grade 5 Titanium with a 316L Stainless Steel Bezel, the black lower part  is coated in PVD. The movement beats at 28,800 bph, finished in Cotes Du Jura. It has a 48 hour power reserve and was created in collaboration with Concepto in Switzerland. The 24mm natural rubber strap has a double folding clasp made of Grade 5 Titanium and 316L Stainless Steel.

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as a full set coming with its original Louis Moinet special box and Louis Moinet paperwork for this limited edition watch with matching numbers. The watch also comes with a brand new and unworn leather strap by Louis Moinet. This watch is from 2018 and is in very good worn condition, the watch runs great too.

Personal Note

Another unusual one that I could not say no to! I have known about Louis Moinet for a while and have wanted to experience one, this was the perfect opportunity and I can safely say I am NOT disappointed! Beautiful finishing and great design, even at it’s huge size it is still comfortable on my 6 ¾ inch wrist!

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This striking Seiko Presage has a White dial with 3 subdials incorporating Power reserve, Day of the week and Date all in retrograde format. The 6R24 is a 28,800 bph movement with hand winding and hacking features. The sophisticated styling with the tapered sword hands and tapered indices, create a dress watch that stands out in the crowd, whilst also having the ability to be paired with a brown strap for a more casual look. The use of a Sapphire Crystal instead of the usual Seiko Hardlex again shows the attention to detail this Presage range brings to Seiko.

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as a full set and comes with it’s original Seiko box and original Seiko paperwork stating the date of purchase to be August 2018. This watch is sold in pre-owned condition but is in overall great condition with minimal wear. The watch works flawlessly and operates as it should.

Personal Note

The dial on this watch is the highlight for me personally, the eggshell tone gives it a far more vintage appeal than I think they even realised it would have. That mixed with the modern look of a retrograde dial, it is a well rounded package that offers a ton for not a lot of money!