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IWC Tribute To Pallweber Edition '150 Years' Watch
The first IWC watch to feature a digital display of the time was actually made in the late 19th century. In 1884, a deal between Johann Rauschenbach and Salzburg watchmaker Joseph Pallweber gave IWC rights to the Pallweber system. The Pallweber system is regarded as the first digital pocket watch movement. The brand’s first digital pocket watch, according to IWC's archives, was the Savonnette pocket watch Pallweber of 1886. The new IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition "150 Years"is a pretty faithful recreation of that very same pocket watch.Savonnette Pocket Watch Pallweber from 1886Of course, it is a wristwatch, and it comes in a round 45mm wide 18k red gold case. A distinctive trait of the case is its wire lugs, which is something that you don’t see that often on modern watches. It also gives the watch a very vintage look and feel. Also notable is the large 18k red gold onion crown. Water resistance is rated at 30m and the watch comes with a black alligator strap made by long
Ball Fireman Classic 40mm Watch
These days Ball watches are an easy buy. Well-made mechanical Swiss watches that tend to fit the bill nicely and their prices are more fair than inflated. Ubiquitous tritium gas tube illumination ain’t bad either. Ball’s core design ethos is split between original designs, al la Engineer Hydrocarbon creations, as well as faithful homages. This new Fireman Classic 40mm is among the latter. It isn’t the first time anyone has given a nod to Patek Philippe, and this latest Ball watch is their interpretation of the the Patek Philippe 5107 from a dial design perspective.While the Patek will be only about 37mm wide on your wrist, the Fireman Classic is 40mm wide making for a nicely-sized dress watch. Hour indicators and dauphine hands are as close as Ball can get to the Patek look while incorporating tritium gas tubes on the face. You’ll find the tubes neatly placed in the hands, as well as oriented vertically as the lume points on the periphery of the dial. The case i