What time is it? Watches and horology

4-6 months they say. £1275 with a Sellita SW200, £1525 with a La Joux-Perret (which is what they’re gradually moving to).

By the way I think the 41mm will only be the solid colour Model 1, not the fumé dial. Though they are also developing an updated Model 2 in 39.5mm.

Edit: says the waiting list is 2 years here… yikes. https://anordain.com/account/register

Is there any love for Squale here? Somebody pls get me this, it's my birthday. £1400 on ebay. There aren't many day-day date divers apart from Seikos. Squale only seem to have had one model with weekday. This is from 1970.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275090865984

I have a modern one, I think @Regal does too.

Automatic quartz? This one is cheaper.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Squale-ref-2002-Quartz-1000m-/133677893539?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=724-127637-2357-0

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£1400 is a bit much unless they’re that slough after?

It’s rather cool, that one. Definitely not a common variant and it looks in good condition for 1970.

@umop3pisdn is right, I also have a modern 1521 / 50 Atmos (and love it).

Automatic quartz?

Yeah, they’re quartz, no idea what the automatic bit is about.

Perhaps in 1970 they thought of quartz as a type of automatic.

Yeah, no winding required.

That's a lot of money for an off the shelf low rent movement. I thought the first watches were overpriced but what do I know! Glad to see a Scottish company doing something different succeed.

Micro brand doing small production runs, making beautiful dials unlike anyone else while Seiko charge the same for mass produced, poor QC stuff that in some cases can have terrible time keeping. Not the worst price IMO.

The cost is in the vitreous (grand feu) enamel dial. The movements are fine, a lot of cheaper microbrands will use Miyota or Seiko rather than Swiss ebauches and outsourced production / assembly to get under a grand. And they’re also not adjusting the movement to the extent AnOrdain do (AnOrdain ask you which wrist you will wear the watch on and which way up it’s left overnight, and adjust the movement accordingly). Plus you get a really nice leather 2-watch case thrown in and a 5-year warranty.

But mostly, it’s the dial. Huge amount of time and highly skilled work in each one.

Lundis Bleus want 4k CHF for essentially the same thing:

https://lundis-bleus.com/en/produit/1120-eu-royal-blue/

You're both right.. The enamel dials are lovely (and obviously the typefaces). A refreshing change from the faux heritage tool watches that most micro brands produce.

3 days without a post? What has become of us.

I’m wearing old faithful today

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Impromptu G Shock Wednesday

Metal case/ strap mod DW5600, previously of @Pawg

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Some interesting things from Timefactors

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Nice. All the quality control stories put me off TBF.

Hate that he rarely includes case thickness. It's because they're always absolute chonkers because it's expensive to machine something well and thinly but why hide it.

Hate that he rarely includes case thickness. It's because they're always absolute chonkers because it's expensive to machine something well and thinly but why hide it.

I noticed that it was missing thickness but that's the first time I've seen it omitted on the drawings I've seen.

I though they were all chonkers because of movement choice, rather than machining.

Edit: The movement is only 5mm thick so maybe you're on to something there.

Speaking of chonkers….

This arrived on Saturday and not had it off since. It seemed huge at first despite being only marginally larger than my citizen but guess the matchy coloured bezel tricks the eye? Absolutely love it all the same.

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5mm is still a bit thick... Nomos' DUW 3001 is 3.2mm thick.

Still, it always looks like protruding glass and a cheaply machined case are the main culprits. That Paul Newman Daytona knock off was about 10cm thick :).

The Everest is only 11.3mm and baby dread 13mm. Doesn’t seem that chunky to me. I’ve only had one transaction with Timefactors but it went smoothly for me with good communication. I’d definitely order from them again if I was in the market.

I think my Helson is 15mm and the GX56 is a mighty 18mm.

That Paul Newman Daytona knock off was about 10cm thick :).

I couldn't quite believe that he went ahead with that design. A good idea turned bad. I can't imagine it wears well either with that much size and weight on the watch head itself.

That Paul Newman Daytona knock off was about 10cm thick :).

16mm!

I think the new watch I posted upthread is 14mm or thereabouts. Not thin.