It's Hard Not to Be Romantic About Watches - Sonnerie GMT

If you have an unhealthy attachment to watches, at least as unhealthy an attachment as I have, there will be many beautiful timekeepers that will pass in and out of your life.  Some you will own and wear, some will be phantoms that pass you by.

Courtesy of Dubey & Schaldenbrand

This is something from Dubey & Schaldenbrand's not-so-distant past, the Sonnerie GMT.
I know that alarms seem to be far from commercially viable.  But I guess I am doomed to swim against the tide ; )

The Sonnerie GMT came in a few options.  The white is my favorite.  But the black is quite striking as well -

Courtesy of Dubey & Schaldenbrand

And the blue is certainly a contender, but I would probably opt for a blue strap as opposed to the bracelet.

Courtesy of Dubey & Schaldenbrand

movement
alarm self-winding mechanical movement with two barrels from Dubey &  Schaldenbrand,
chronometer-quality escapement, stop second

finish
rhodium plated with Côtes de Genève, blued steel screws

frequency
28'800 vibrations per hour

jewels
31 / Incabloc

power reserve
45 hours

functions
hours, minutes, sweep seconds, date, alarm, GMT

hands
Losanges diamantés with Super-Luminova

case
polished 316L surgical stainless steel, cintrée curvex shape

dimensions
37.7 x 50 mm, height: 15.1 mm

watch crystal
anti-reflective sapphire crystal domed on top, flat on the bottom

water resistance
to 30 meters


So I realize it might be a bit unfashionable, but it's hard not to be romantic about the Sonnerie GMT.