Came across this watch I haven’t worn for quite awhile Aquamatic II from Momentum. A watchmaker based in Canada this original came on an oyster bracelet which I’ve swapped out for a James Bond nato and currently this mesh. This watch has an ETA 2824 movement which currently is no longer available as the brand has switched to a less expensive Japanese automatic. At the time it listed at $575 which was a decent price for a watch of this caliber. They have a large variety of automatic and quartz models to choose from and at the time I bought mine in the 1990’s great customer service

This is one of the most valuable and highest quality in my collection, the Gerard Perregaux Ferrari. The watch was very expensive when I bought it in 2000 and still holds a lot of value over 25 years later. GP is an old and well respected watchmaker and their in-house movements and overall quality is still respectable in the luxury watch market. It wears small to modern chronographs so I guess that’s why I give it less wrist time. It’s still in almost new condition without a scratch.

Reaching for my Tourneau Gotham with the ice blue dial today. Of my three it’s the only one that doesn’t have an exhibition back, but that makes no difference to me, just a curiosity.

I’m fascinated by the backs of watches. Some are very plain, some are ornate and engraved, and others have a crystal to enable viewing of the movement. Since no one ever sees the back while it is being worn, I’m curious as to why the manufacturer puts so much effort into creating them. Any comments from the group?

So the new Iwo Jima - Black Sand Watch was delivered at 1845 Friday. Pretty much the perfect timing for me to wear this long weekend in Canberra. We have a Sat, Saun, Mon long weekend for Canberra day which means one watch for the entire time after the delivery. It really looks very nice, I did like it when I saw The Watch Bros do a review on it. It is a very nice looking Feild Watch with some amazing history built in. The dome is exquisite, with the distortion playing very well with the light and refraction. The map is easy to read and the silver numeral buttons really do stand out and catch the rays. I have already ordered a new Strap Habit Khaki Sailcoth strap for it and look forward to seeing how that looks. If it doesn’t look good, there is always my other Feild watch that’s I was origionally looking at putting it on. Also I am pretty sure you will see this on Black Rubber in the next couple of days.