Wrist Check 2015
Discussion
An old chap at work, ex-HSBC high flyer, occasionally wears a Rolex on each wrist. He's the nicest person you could ever meet and has a real passion for watches. He only wears both to keep them running. I did explain to him the virtues of a watch winder 
Anyway, not so much a wrist shot ... I'm waiting for a blue bar to progress across the screen, so thought I'd take some time to gaze at the back of my Glycine Lagunare 3837. It's a Valjoux 7750 movement.
Anyway, not so much a wrist shot ... I'm waiting for a blue bar to progress across the screen, so thought I'd take some time to gaze at the back of my Glycine Lagunare 3837. It's a Valjoux 7750 movement.
I've had this one for a while, but recently had it overhauled with a new strap. Maurice LaCroix "Jour et Nuit". Based on a manually wound pocket watch movement. M-C acquired a large batch of these old movements and decided to use them as the basis of a wristwatch.
The dial is actually bright silver; unfortunately the lighting was rather poor at the time.
It's a lovely thing. I like watches that tell the time in unusual ways. If you look at the dial and consider the motion of the double-length hour hand (the one with the sun and moon on it), you will see how it works.
IMHO Maurice LaCroix do some really nice pieces, at reasonable prices.
The dial is actually bright silver; unfortunately the lighting was rather poor at the time.
It's a lovely thing. I like watches that tell the time in unusual ways. If you look at the dial and consider the motion of the double-length hour hand (the one with the sun and moon on it), you will see how it works.
IMHO Maurice LaCroix do some really nice pieces, at reasonable prices.
neilbauer said:
As much as I like all my watches, whenever we go away, its only a question of what other watch I take with me.
Pro Trek by day, then AP / Tudor / Omega / whatever etc by evening
When up a mountain skiing, it's great to play with the altimeter function, and when out on a boat it's great to muck around with the compass. Require frequent calibration but hey, so what.
As an aside I have one of these as well, and it astounds me how reasonably accurate these things can be.
Hard to tell what does a better job - I'll always settle for the Pro Trek on the beach, as the Citizen has a big gaping sensor hole - but both are fun to toy with whenever doing something active.
Enjoy!
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