Well ASFAIK it's not strictly a copy of a droz, EPSA didn't make watches, just the cases and the outer dial, the unique part is the movement, inner dial and hands. Some brands changed the inner dial too but Longines specifically only made the top arrow hollow, hardly a significant change.
I maybe prefer the Helson as it doesn't have the date and the 'cock' hour hand is a little less obvious, and it doesn't have the script 'AUTOMATIC' type.
all the other brands who bought the patented EPSA case...
Well ASFAIK it's not strictly a copy of a droz, EPSA didn't make watches, just the cases and the outer dial, the unique part is the movement, inner dial and hands. Some brands changed the inner dial too but Longines specifically only made the top arrow hollow, hardly a significant change.
I maybe prefer the Helson as it doesn't have the date and the 'cock' hour hand is a little less obvious, and it doesn't have the script 'AUTOMATIC' type.
all the other brands who bought the patented EPSA case...
Alpina
Baylor
Benrus
Blancpain
Bucherer
Bulova
Clarna
Consul
Cupillard Rieme
Delvina
Droz
Duval
Duward
Edox
Enicar
Exona
Felca
Fortis
Girard-Perregaux
Glycine
Hamilton
Invicta
IWC
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Le Cheminant
Lip
Longines
Lusina
Milber
Nivada Grenchen
Olma
Onsa
Orsa
Precimax
Renis
Rona
Solix
Solvil Titus
Suter
Talis
Technos
Tissot
Universal Geneve
Unver
Wittnauer Geneve
Zenith
ZentRa
As for 42mm cased ones like these i like the Bulova one too with the very retro triangle markers
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(you can see in the selection above it's the Enicar and Universal who have made the most effort to be different for the outer bezel)
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