Recreating the past with the Mathey-Tissot type XX
I never had a mechanical chronograph. They were too expensive when I was busy growing up and making my parents despair about the future of humanity. They also tended to be too large or too thick for my liking and I also never saw the point of using a mechanical movement for precise time tracking when quartz chronos were better, cheaper and thinner. Also, my preferences drifted away toward simpler watches, so buying a mechanical chrono wasn't a priority.
That was true until I learned that AMWG (Asia Mechanical Watches Group) partnered again with Mathey-Tissot to launch a watch that Mathey-Tissot, being the original OEM manufacturer of the first Type XX batch sold through Breguet, had all the rights to re-create and it was simply too good to skip.
At 38.5mm in diameter, the MT type XX is very close to the dimensions of the original Type XX, and it also house a mechanical wind movement, but this time this is a SW510 and not an MT original flyback movement. The crystal is also different, being sapphire coated glass instead of the acrylic the original probably used.
I must admit that I'm pleased with my first and only mechanical chrono because it wears well, it has a clean and legible dial, and is a true classic from the original manufacturer.
AMWG partnered with Mathey-Tissot for a limited run of 50 watches, which were all sold in a blink. However, Hemel took over from AMWG and the MT Type XX in mechanical or VK64 meca-quartz version should be available from them.
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Claude
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I'm a big fan of watches that are interesting because they are either unique, have interesting features, well designed or simply offer a great value for their price.
Hod Hasharon
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Nice, 38.5mm is a sweet spot. How about the total thickness? Looks 12-13mm but hard to tell how domed the crystal is and what that does to the total dimensions.
Nice, 38.5mm is a sweet spot. How about the total thickness? Looks 12-13mm but hard to tell how domed the crystal is and what that does to the total dimensions.
It's not a thin watch. AMWG claim that the case is 13.8mm. I measured a total thickness including the domed crystal of 14.9mm.