A diving, sports or chronograph watch. I like them all. But a neat, classic watch on a leather strap is what I find most interesting. And that’s what this topic is about.

It starts with not being able to find that one watch and the road to making it a reality for myself.

The starting point in my search was to find a reasonable flat watch for daily use with a diameter of around 38mm. With a good balance on the dial. Small second at 6 o’clock. No date. And from behind view of a nice…

Quest for perfect dresswatch > Making my own watch > DIY Project

I have searched this site for countdown bezels a few times and realized that the only hits seemed to be related to specific questions. In one of those threads there was a list of brands that offer or have offered watches with this type of bezel but I could not locate it again (lesson learned: use the “Save” or “Follow” function).

I would love to see a compilation of watches with countdown bezels, thus this thread.

Please include the brand and reference / model name or number so if someone…

Let’s see your countdown bezel watches

I’m curious if others have watches they prefer to wear over night. For me, my Ball Engineer Marvelight is just about perfect. The tritium lumes stay lit all night and at least for the foreseeable future should continue that way. Anyone else a sucker for night time lume activity?