Something "Swissy"

From Graham -

Courtesy of Graham

At the risk of hyperbole, this is sooooooo drip, it should be called "Lord Drippingham the Third". (That means it's cool).

This is what Graham refers to as the:

CHRONOFIGHTER GRAND VINTAGE SWISS EDITION ALPENROSE

It doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, but this is a watch that can rise above its name ; )

Limited to 50 pieces, and granted it might not be in your wheelhouse, but I'm kinda' crushing on it.

Here are the pertinents -

USP

•   Tribute to Swiss heritage: the dial shows the traditional Swiss Poya paper-cutting art representing the cow herd taken up to the mountain pastures.

•   Dial made of cow’s horn

•   Steel with black PVD openwork plate on the dial engraved with the Swiss Poya

  (climb to the mountain pastures) – photochemical engraving

•   Automatic chronograph, date

•   Patented fast-action start / stop trigger

•   Steel satin-brushed bezel

•   Brown and white cowhide leather strap

•   Limited edition: 50 pieces

Functions:

Chronograph (seconds, 30 minutes counter) Date at 9 o’clock
Hours, minutes, seconds

Calibre:

G1747, automatic chronograph 28’800 A/h (4Hz)
Incabloc shock absorber
25 jewels

Power reserve: 48 hours
MovementcertificationChronofiable® (improvedshockabsorption)

Case:

47mm steel
Steel patented fast-action start/stop trigger and reset pusher
Domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
See-through sapphire crystal case back with limited edition number engraved

Bezel:

Steel satin-brushed

Water resistance: 

330 feet / 100 m / 10 bar

Dial:

Cow’s horn dial. Openwork steel with black PVD plate (0.1mm thick) engraved with the Swiss Poya (cow herd’s climb to the mountain pastures)

Minute scale with Alpine flowers as edelweiss, Swiss flag
and white Super-LumiNova (C1 Grade A) spots marking the indexes
Rhodium skeleton hands with white Super-LumiNova tip and white chrono hand

Strap:

Brown and white cowhide leather strap Delivered with a black calf leather strap Steel pin buckle

Lac Poya

From Claude Meylan -

Courtesy of Claude Meylan

This is one of the BaselWorld releases from Claude Meylan.  A whimsical take on how a SWISS watch should look.    The case is 42 mm in diameter, and of stainless steel with a sapphire crystal and display back.  The movement is mechanical (hand winding), skeletonized and engraved.

As mentioned, the real treat is the rotating dial which displays a cut out that also acts as the hour hand as it rotates.

The inspiration is the Swiss mountains and the life and culture that surround them.  In their own words -

La Poya
The Swiss tradition, the art and the culture of its emblematic regions have inspired CLAUDE MEYLAN to celebrate the rituals, the customs and the ancestral symbols. “La Poya” pays tribute to the original festival of the climb to the mountain pastures and associates the know-how of our House to this Swiss Art. The alpine pasture attracts cow herds to spend the summer. It is during the climb that we the celebration of the poya takes place. “La Poya” originated in the region of Fribourg and describes the long procession of cows and wagons loaded with the necessary equipment to collect the milk, make cream and cheese on the heights. The cows are decorated with flowers and bells with belts embroidered with edelweiss and the name of each herd owner. The armailli, wearing the traditional clothes, guides the procession. The facades of alpine chalets have friezes painted or carved in wood, representing the joyous rise of processions. 

Personally, I just think it's pretty cool ; )

Here are the pertinents -

Movement
Mechanical with manual winding
Functions
Hours, Minutes
Decorations
Fine finish, fully skeletonised and engraved
Caliber
ETA Unitas 6497
Autonomy
42 hours 

Case
316L stainless steel, transparent back, sapphire crystal
Dimension
Diameter 42 mm
Water resistancy
3 atm
Bracelet
Leather Strap
Buckle
316L Stainless Steel