A Bronze Beauty

From Archimede -

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Every so often you see something that just hits you in the right spot.  This is one of those times.  Point of full disclosure, I am not firmly on either side of the great bronze debate as it applies to watch cases.  Some, admittedly, are more desirable than others.  But more than just a great case, the watch itself needs to have balance and appeal.  


And Archimede's Deck Watch ticks all of the boxes for me.  I tend to prefer hand wound movements, and that is what is under the hood -

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 ETA's 6498!

 Another great touch?  The blued hands -

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So I might just need to plan a trip to Pforzheim ; )


Enjoy your watches!

New Version of Archimede's Deck Watch

This just in from Archimede -

DeckWatch R

The R denotes the Roman numerals, which with the fine minute markers and small seconds dial, is reminiscent of the early watches used by officers in the navy and on merchant ships. First appearing as pocket watches from the end of the 19th Century, then as wrist watches from about 1910, their accuracy and clarity was developed for use in navigation.

The 42mm case has both polished and finely brushed surfaces. The crown is signed with the ARCHIMEDE logo. The matt silver and black dial with the traditional hands are clearly visible through the A/R coated sapphire crystal.

The movement, the renowned Swiss ETA 6498 hand wound movement, is visible through the mineral crystal display back. ARCHIMEDE do not believe in making a watch thicker than necessary, so at just 10.5mm the DeckWatch R feels as good as it looks.

The ARCHIMEDE DeckWatch R is available directly from ARCHIMEDE for

US customers
www.archimede-uhren.de/US/Deckwatch-R.htm for US$ 720, including shipping and all US duties and for

International customers
www.archimede-uhren.de/EN/Deckwatch-R.htm for Eur 475, plus shipping costs.