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The Neo-Classical Watches of Naoya Hida

May 3, 2022 By Stephen Leave a Comment

Naoya Hida & Co. is a Tokyo-based independent watch atelier producing a small number of classically-inspired watches. The company recently released their 2022 line for application. This article gives an overview of Hida, the watches, and their movements.

Filed Under: Commentary, Grails, Reviews Tagged With: Calatrava, Habring2, Japan, Naoya Hida, NH Type 1, NH Type 2, NH Type 3, Paul Gerber, Valjoux 7750

Wempe Zeitmeister Pilot Chronograph “Uhren Magazin” Limited Edition: A Classic German/Swiss Chronograph at an Unbeatable Price

January 18, 2018 By Stephen Leave a Comment

Perhaps no country is more in love with mechanical watches than Germany, and it’s a wonderful experience to browse watches at Wempe or see the perfect photography in “Uhren” magazine. Although not everyone’s cup of tea, this Wempe Zeitmeister Pilot Chronograph “Uhren Magazin” Limited Edition captures this “zeitgeist” and makes a great daily-wear grail to boot! It features the bulletproof ETA/Valjoux 7750 movement in preferred 7753 form, is a certified chronometer, and looks darn good with classic pilot styling.

Filed Under: Grails Tagged With: Chronograph, chronometer, Glashütte, Valjoux 7753, Wempe

The Curious Case of the Column Wheel Valjoux 7750 Variants

February 8, 2015 By Stephen 3 Comments

I first discovered the world of column wheel 7750 variants while looking at a Longines Heritage Chronograph. The movement looked vaguely familiar to me, yet I couldn’t place it. A bit of research revealed it to be something really special: A column wheel variant of the Valjoux 7753 built by ETA for their Valgranges line. Then I stumbled on the fact that Omega also got a version of this ETA Valgranges A08.L01 movement with a Co-Axial escapement.

Filed Under: Commentary, History Tagged With: Alfred Rochat, Chronoswiss, Chronoswiss C.732, ETA, Graham, Graham G 1742, Hublot, Hublot HUB 44, La Joux-Perret, Longines, Longines L688, Longines L788, Omega, Omega 3330, Panerai, Panerai OP XVIII, Valgranges, Valgranges A08.L01, Valjoux, Valjoux 7750, Valjoux 7753

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