This just in! anOrdain Model 3 Method Aqua

So got another anOrdain. I wasn’t completely sure about the Model 3 Method until I saw them in person last year. Both Aqua and Lichen are gorgeous and don’t really show how pretty they are without holding them and seeing the ridges and light reflections in person. If the Lichen was the only option, I would’ve jumped on it. It’s pretty enough to warrant the purchase. But with the Aqua an option as well, it’s hard to turn it down.

Casewise, there’s not much to say. Standard case. It’s…

This just in! anOrdain Model 3 Method Aqua

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New watch: Chronofixe × Seconde/ Seconde/ Astérix

Dear friends of the cultivated madness,

to mark the 65th “birthday” of “Astérix”, created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, something new is coming out of France: the Chronofixe × Seconde/ Seconde/ Astérix, limited to 500 pieces. The watch doesn’t just feature a comic character printed on the dial; the details have also been lovingly adapted – the discerning reader will notice the inscription on the bezel and the date disk…

Case: steel
Diameter: 37 mm
Height: 12.8 mm
Lug to…

New watch: Chronofixe × Seconde/ Seconde/ Astérix

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Acceptible Accuracy for Luxury Used Watch?

Hi, I’m new here so apologies if this should go somewhere else, but curious if anyone has a take.

I just bought a Blancpain Leman Flyback (prob from early 2000’s) in LN condition from a generally reputable dealer. It seemed to be running a little weird. When I got it on the timegrapher it seemed to have some issues with amplitude. On the wrist, it was gaining even more time (2min+ per day- maybe knocking or something?).

I called the dealer (who has an in-house watchmaker/repair service)…

Acceptible Accuracy for Luxury Used Watch?

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