Welcome back to our weekly series where we present the most interesting watches from our latest delivery. The watches are available in our brick-and-mortar store in Warsaw and on our website. All watches come with a 12-month movement warranty and a Wrzeciono Czasu certificate of sale.
Vanguard is one of the younger collections in Franck Muller’s portfolio, introduced in the second decade of the 21st century as a more sporty-lifestyle alternative to their classic models. It maintains the brand’s DNA with its “barrel-shaped” case, integrated strap, and characteristic index font, but does so in its own unique way. The applied indices are tall, giving them great depth and creating a unique, three-dimensional effect. The overall look is completed by a silver dial with a beautiful sunburst finish. Through the caseback, which is engraved with an individual case number, you can see the in-house FM 708 movement powering the watch. The watch comes on an original Franck Muller rubber strap (yes, it only looks like leather – it’s rubber, making it an excellent choice for the upcoming summer) with original clasp.
The watch comes complete with a Franck Muller box and documentation dating it to the current year.
All diving watches are fundamentally very similar; one might even venture to say that each tries to borrow something from the Submariner or Seamaster. However, Ulysse Nardin is a brand that does everything its own way, and this Diver is no exception. Massive indices, power reserve indicator, sword-shaped skeleton hands, small seconds (more commonly associated with classical watches), and a very distinctive rubber strap with metal inserts make UN divers instantly recognizable. The mentioned metal strap inserts serve a practical purpose beyond decoration: they help the strap fit much better on the wrist. The watch’s indices and hands are generously coated with luminescent material, ensuring excellent readability both in dark rooms and underwater.
The watch comes complete with an original Ulysse Nardin box.
Rolex, especially in recent years, has been experimenting with dial colors (particularly in the Oyster Perpetual and Datejust lines) and complications (Sky-dweller, Yachtmaster II). However, sometimes you need a simple watch that doesn’t draw attention to itself and, in line with the brand’s original principles, is purely functional. And that’s exactly what the Explorer II is – here with the highly sought-after white dial among collectors, from which it gets its nickname Polar. The white dial isn’t coincidental – the watch was created for cave exploration, and in such conditions, a white dial offers the best readability. The bezel serves the same purpose in combination with the red hand – it makes one revolution per day, and was originally intended to be a day/night indicator – since in cave darkness, it’s impossible to tell whether it’s morning or night. This hand can also be used as a GMT function – setting the main hour hand to your current time zone and the 24-hour hand to your home time. This particular example is an older version of the Explorer II, so the case diameter is 40mm, unlike the contemporary 42mm. This means the watch will look great on most wrists.
A black Explorer II 16570 is also available in our offer, which you can find here.
The Tradition collection is inspired by the pocket watches created by the brand’s founder Abraham-Louis Breguet. The main idea behind the Tradition watches is to allow viewing the watch mechanism as a watchmaker would see it while assembling it. We’re talking about a watch whose dial (or rather, sub-dial) occupies only a small portion of the surface visible through the sapphire crystal, as the caliber 507DR, moved to the “front” of the watch, takes center stage. The movement is finished with the utmost care, with blue screws drawing attention as they beautifully contrast with the gold case and dial, and when in motion, we can observe its beating heart. At 11 o’clock, there’s a discreet power reserve indicator showing 50 hours. The “back” of the movement has also been generously decorated, with most of the jewel bearings visible in the mechanism.
The watch comes on an original Breguet alligator strap with a gold buckle. Complete with Breguet service case and documentation.
Finally, a collector’s item, an interesting piece at a very attractive price. Universal Geneve was a highly respected manufacture in the last century, but like many others, it struggled heavily through the quartz crisis. Two years ago, the manufacture was acquired by Breitling and is currently in the process of “revival,” which has caught the attention of many collectors, and older pieces, like this one, have become highly sought after among them. This watch is literally packed with interesting and useful complications: a calendar at three o’clock, chronograph, and worldtimer on the rotating bezel. The watch is water-resistant to 100 meters, so you can confidently swim with it, and its movement has COSC certification, guaranteeing its very high accuracy.
The watch comes with an original Universal Geneve strap and clasp, as well as complete documentation and an elegant box. And all this for 6,500 PLN!
The presented watches are just a few pieces from our latest delivery. We invite you to explore the rest of our offer here.