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British Watchmakers' Day covered in The Observer
New, smaller Doxa (39mm) - what are you thinking about this?
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Exact reaction you had to the Ranger. Given the sizing of the BB54 I can only assume Rolex vetoed releasing the Ranger in a size to challenge the Explorer? This looks like an impeccable opportunity for anyone in the market for a right-sized homage.
It's a terrific and historically significant movement and the story of how Charles Vermot saved the machining equipment from being destroyed by the myopic management at the time of the quartz crisis is like a biblical story for us watch nerds. Definitely an underappreciated marque, too!
I appreciate it from the technical mastery/engineering standpoint, but the extremes of RM etc. don't much interest me. The last few years have seen case size and L2L moving back towards more traditional sizing but watches still tend to be relatively thick. For me, as a man who could list 'smacking timepieces off door jambs' as a hobby, I certainly appreciate anything and everything that can be done to keep a watch at ~10mm thick (hand wound movements, closed case backs, etc. Extra points for under 10mm (take a bow, GS, for their recent effort) but I think any thinner than 7mm and I start to panic for the wellbeing of that watch long term.
Edit: on a not unrelated note, I'm wearing my Hamilton KFM today. Doesn't get discussed much but I think a huge part of the appeal and longevity of this watch comes from how slim and easy it is to wear. Not a lot of competition at this price for something well under 10mm.
The Big Rose is 98% perfect, but I feel they should have kept the rose and lost the stalk and petals - it's a bit much and intrudes too far down the dial, throwing off the balance.
... I've got to get out more.
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