ztirual
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More on DB, coming from you
Jan 24, 2015,14:43 PM
I expected something special and you have exceeded my expectation. Always a delight to read your posts.
I am completely blown away by the chronometer. Blown away. A mastery interpretation of nice, rare and old complication. Ah the beauty of those old multicenterchronos and 13ZN12! I love the way the back opens on this watch, not just like an old pocket watch but like the bonnet of a powerful sports car. Very appropriate... The movement seems to be to die for. Here again, DB does not ape but goes solo, like a virtuoso. And frankly nobody can follow them in that kind of repertoire. That's DB for you. Pure originality, idiosyncrasy.
DB being DB they do not rest on their laurels and keep pushing the barrier of technology and esthetics. Each watch might not be everyone's cup of tea but they never cease to surprise across the whole range of the watch they have on offer.
I wouldn't seek to own it, but I know for having admired in the metal the Maya watch for instance, yes I know that the Zodiac watch far exceeds in reality the already fabulous way it looks on your pictures. There is so much that meets the eye there. I remember having taken a loupe to admire the work of the Maya, I fell this one is even better...
The "enamelled" dialed time-only is at the other hand of the spectrum, yet it works fantastically well. As you say made for a prince. Still for a prince like you I would expect a real enamel dial.
Many thanks again for sharing your passion for DB in such an eloquent way.
Kind regards
Z'