Okay, spoiler alert - I am now officially a very happy Elka customer -
I have been involved in the watch business for over twenty years. I started at Tourneau, worked for DOXA, started "The Blog Formerly Known as Tempus Fugit", and have worked for several brands in various capacities. And I can honestly say that I thought I had seen everything I wanted to see, and that my "fanboy" desires had been resolved. And then fate placed me in front of the Elka booth at the recent Time To Watches show. And there I met the person behind the brand - Hakim El Kadiri.
A watch is ultimately just a thing - no matter how we describe it. But a watch that tells a story beyond merely telling the time is something special, and the TIMEPEACE is truly something special -
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| Courtesy of Elka |
"From the mountains to the oceans, may the language of peace echo through every soul."
To say we live in interesting times is an understatement. Here in the US, many of our brothers and sisters have lost sight of their moral compass. I have to have hope that this is a temporary condition, and that we will recover our decency. And whenever I wear this watch I am reminded that deep down, we are all the same. And that hope for a better tomorrow is something that we should, no must never abandon.
And beyond all of this, it is a wonderful watch ; )
Here are the pertinents -
CALIBER:
La Joux Perret G100 automatic 4 Hz / 28'800 A/h, stop second 68-hour power reserve
FUNCTIONS:
Hours, minutes, centre seconds
CASE MATERIALS:
1.4404 steel PVD 5N coated
SCREWED CASE BACK:
1.4404 steel PVD 5N coated
DIAL:
Dark blue dial, with gold colored printing of a sentence about peace
HANDS:
Leaf-shaped, 5N plated with Superluminova C1
GLASS:
Chevé type sapphire - box - anti-scratch anti-reflective treatment on one side
BUCKLE:
1.4404 steel PVD 5N coated
CASE DIMENSIONS:
40.8 mm in diameter 10.80 thick 46.50 mm Lug to Lug
WATERPROOF:
50 meters / 5 bar
BRACELET:
Cognac color - Semi Rembordé Width 20/18 mm
WARRANTY:
2 years
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