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Hands-On: Bovet 19Thirty Fleurier Dress Watch
If you told me about it over the phone, with its blue-lacquered hand engraving and pocket watch-style bow at 12 o’clock, I would have told you the Bovet 19Thirty Fleurier probably isn’t for me, nor would I imagine it having a shot at wide appeal. Luckily, I learned about it in person and not over the phone - and after trying it on, I was quite smitten by it. Here’s a hands-on look at why it’s such a fantastic alternative to the run-of-the-mill luxury watches pumped out by the household names of the industry.Luxury is such a tired term it gives me the wrong kind of goosebumps, and so I avoid using it as much as possible. Ariel and I recorded a Superlative Podcast episode on this matter that should be launched soon, so a dissertation on the tiredness of the term we won’t be getting into now. Thank goodness for that. The point is that while many watches come at luxurious prices, they often meet very few of the rest of the requirements one could reasonably exp
Christopher Ward C900 Watch Review
This is the Christopher Ward C900SWKR, and it’s a new high-water mark for a company I’ve long liked. Let me tell you about it, because it’s an unusually good story.CW started out with classic looks (the Malvern) and has steadily worked to define its style and expand the product line. Beginning with the C9 jumping hour, they’ve begun making custom movements based on ETA base movements. The C900 is a very rare complication, a mono pusher chronograph, based on the Unitas/ETA 6497 and is a collaboration between industry veteran Jean Fillion and newcomer Johannes Jahnke. A mono pusher is a clever idea that lets you have a chronograph in a normal-appearing case: the crown serves multiple roles. In addition to wind and set, it’s also a pushbutton for stop/stop/reset on the 30 minute chronograph.