07Juin 2017 by Jonathan Kopp 1 Comment
Watch I Love : Pangaea Day Date by Meistersinger

Watch I Love : Pangaea Day Date by Meistersinger

Opinion
In the Westphalian city of Münster, Germany, there is a small watch manufacturer - MeisterSinger. They are best known for their single-hand watches which are based on the idea of the very old watches with only one hand and antique solar watches. From the MeisterSinger Collection, I really like the Pangaea Day/Date. These watches have not only the charm of the single hand pieces but they are also really practical thanks to the day and date display. My favourite one from the Pangaea Collection is the reference PDD908 with a sunburst blue dial. I love the whole dial of this one with its white printed indexes and Arabic numerals. It really gives a nice contrast and a perfect visibility of all the informations. Interesting thing about this piece is that the date ring turns clockwise and the day…
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22Nov 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Ball Engineer III Silver & Bronze Star: Rugged Quality

Ball Engineer III Silver & Bronze Star: Rugged Quality

News
With the introduction of the Ball Engineer III Silver Star and Bronze Star the American brand shows that it can make a mean pilot watch. Their latest addition to the collection might be called Engineer, but perhaps Aviator would have been a better name. This might seem like a criticism but is, in fact, a compliment because Ball makes one amazing pilot's watch! The design approach Ball took was to look primarily at the purpose of this watch. Legibility scores then very high and that is the well-known terrain for Ball with their tritium gas tube technology which doesn't need to be exposed to the light to be visible in darker conditions. Set in the hands and on the hour markers they aid the bold Arabic numerals which are filled…
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