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Ludovic Ballouard Upside-Down Watch Hands-On
His English is bad and my French is non-existent, so we talked about what any two nerds discuss: Model airplanes. What little I knew about Ludovic Ballouard is that he was a watchmaker who recently started his own brand, and that he liked to build small planes. I met him at an event recently by approaching him and simply saying “Ludovic, what’s up?” We’d not yet met before, but the tall watch maker has a distinctive look that you can’t really miss. With long hair and shaped facial hair, he sort of looks like someone you’d expect to see in a Three Musketeers movie.Ludovic was wearing one of his own watches. It is his first self-branded timepiece called the Upside-Down watch. I first wrote about the Upside Down Watch here where I went into more details. With a very fun way of telling the time, the operational concept of it is simple. Ballouard explains to me how he loves simplicity. A concept many watch makers profess to love, however ironically, in a
Certina DS Winner Watch For Gear Heads, Motorcycle Lovers, And Alike
The Certina brand is undergoing a revival under leadership by the Swatch Group. Once, a maker of serious adventure and sport watches, Certina flew under the radar for a while before the watch industry made a large comeback in the 1990s. In the US, Certina watches are very rare. Most not even being sold here, with the occasional watch available online. Recently, Certina released the DS-1 Automatic model hailing back to the company’s sporty spirit. The success of the Certina revival is impressive, along with their product offerings.No longer made is the Certina DS Winner watch. Certina regularly sponsors motorcycle sports events, and the product result has been watches such as this. A wonderfully functional “theme” watch, the Certina DS Winner is an ode to motorsports. Most notable is the watch bracelet that closely resembles the drive/gear chain on a motorcycle or even bicycle for that matter. This is a very well done aspect of the watch, and the nubs on the rotating b