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Nivada Antarctic Chronometer: Forgotten Importance

April 26, 2018 By Stephen 4 Comments

Today I’m returning to one of my favorite watches for “Watch A Day”. This Nivada Antarctic was created to commemorate the company’s accomplishments in exploration, part of the International Geophysical Year, 1957. It’s tiny by modern standards but has a wonderful look to it.

Filed Under: Collection, Watch A Day Tagged With: chronometer, ETA, ETA 2472, International Geophysical Year, Nivada, Nivada Antarctic, Nivada Grenchen

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

Two King Seiko Hi-Beat “56KS” Chronometers

January 16, 2018 By Stephen 3 Comments

The classic King Seiko 56KS, with its Cal. 562x movement, is a lovely daily-wear watch and a highlight of my own collection. What stands out about the King Seiko is its elegant and timeless design and the excellent performance of the 5626 movement. It is reminiscent of the legendary 1967 Grand Seiko “44GS” but perhaps even more attractively rendered with long, elegant lugs that draw attention to the dial rather than the case.

Filed Under: Collection, Grails Tagged With: 5625, 5626, 56KS, 7040, 7060, chronometer, King Seiko, Seiko, Seiko 5600, Suwa Seikosha

Omega 168.025 “Pie Pan” Constellation Chronometer

January 4, 2016 By Stephen Leave a Comment

Omega is a fine watchmaker, but many fans believe that their 1960’s Constellation chronometers are the height of their work. Yet these automatic watches remain affordable. Here we have an example of a late 1960’s Omega Constellation chronometer with an automatic date movement starting at just €300 at Auctionata’s January 14 auction.

Filed Under: Grails Tagged With: 168.025, Calibre 564, chronometer, Omega, Omega Constellation, Omega Constellation Calendar, pie pan

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