99.1 with a Touch of Gold

Mark wrote:I love both your Stowa (especially the LE with the red 12) and your FA Jones. I came within a whisker of buying an FA Jones but ended up buying a Portuguese 7-day Automatic instead. Looking at your photos makes me wish I could have both!

Your collection is really, really after my own taste - so I think you have superb taste!

Thanks for sharing those fab photos.

Mark:
I must say that the 7-day Portuguese is one of my all time favorites. Thank you for sharing.
Vincesf

Less exotic is my Minerva Pythagore II with Anniversary dial. As you can see from this watch, I favor gold markers and hands with a silver dial. This watch is somewhat unusual as it has a completely in house movement. However, of the watches I posted on this thread, the Dornblueth is of course my new favorite.
vincesf

vincesf wrote:Less exotic is my Minerva Pythagore II with Anniversary dial. As you can see from this watch, I favor gold markers and hands with a silver dial. This watch is somewhat unusual as it has a completely in house movement. However, of the watches I posted on this thread, the Dornblueth is of course my new favorite.
vincesf

It's like your Dornblueth's baby brother!

Yes, with the Minerva's 34mm case, it is definitely the baby brother of the two.
vincesf

Continuing in the related style of the Dornblueth and other German timepieces is the Stowa Marine Original. In this instance, the Stowa Marine Original Limited Edition II has a flat black face, matte-finished case, metallic silver applied 12 (vs painted numerals), hand-applied serial number below subseconds (002/120), display back and limited to 120 pieces worldwide. I am grateful to Stowa, as it is through my Stowa watches that I was able to discover and appreciate Dornblueth watches.

Nice collection Vince, you've got some very classic pieces there.

The Minerva Pythagore is a beautiful watch, and difficult to find these days. Those Minerva folks (meaning the Freys, not Montblanc or whoever owns the brand now) could really design some stunning dials. Clean, balanced, and sophisticated without being fussy. Too bad they couldn't make a go of it long-term.

-Tom

tee530 wrote:Nice collection Vince, you've got some very classic pieces there.

The Minerva Pythagore is a beautiful watch, and difficult to find these days. Those Minerva folks (meaning the Freys, not Montblanc or whoever owns the brand now) could really design some stunning dials. Clean, balanced, and sophisticated without being fussy. Too bad they couldn't make a go of it long-term.

-Tom

Tom:
I agree, and would love to find their 140th Anniversary watch on the left, as well as the 38 mm Pythagore II, in the Anniversary dial.
Very difficult to find, and sorry that they were so short-lived.



vincesf

Wishing all Dornblueth owners/fans a very Happy New Year. I've enjoyed my short time here, and I look forward to sharing stories/pictures with other Dornblueth enthusiasts in the coming year.
Sincerely,
vincesf

vincesf wrote:I tried to shoot the watch with a different camera and pick up the concentric circles in the subdial and better detail on the back.

vincesf

Wow, that looks great. Nice pic

Jurgen:
Thank you for the comment, it is appreciated.
Sincerely,
vincesf

Not luminescent, but the gold markers and hands do stand out even in low light.

vincesf

I thought my Dornbueth would look good with this new Stowa Chrono release.
Very complimentary don't you think?



vincesf

There's definitely a degree of consistency between those two!

vincesf wrote:I thought my Dornbueth would look good with this new Stowa Chrono release.
Very complimentary don't you think?



vincesf

That i a great new addition to the Stowa collection. I have already the Marina Original and this Chrono is very high on my wish list.

Perhaps you guys would like this 99.4 (designed by and photo courtesy of my friend Iván)....

Wow, what a beauty! I like the hands and markers especially, as it contrasts very nicely with the black dial.
Thanks for sharing,
vincesf

[quote="dornblogger"]Perhaps you guys would like this 99.4 (designed by and photo courtesy of my friend Iván)....
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Hey nice! Are the hands and markers matching polished steel? (Couldn't be sure from the photo.) It's a very strong look.

[quote="tee530"]

dornblogger wrote:Perhaps you guys would like this 99.4 (designed by and photo courtesy of my friend Iván)....
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Hey nice! Are the hands and markers matching polished steel? (Couldn't be sure from the photo.) It's a very strong look.

I'm not positive, but I'm fairly certain that the applied numerals are made of silver, and the hands are highly polished steel.

I can't believe you're selling this, Vince - bet you'll miss it!

Mark wrote:I can't believe you're selling this, Vince - bet you'll miss it!

Something always comes up that you may need or want ( a car in this instance), so I placed this watch, as well as other for sale, and the other watches sold before this one, so I am not needing to sell it. I am not able to delete the for sale post. Those that have inquired, I merely told them that the watch is no longer for sale, as I still own the watch and am very happy to keep it.

vincesf

Delighted to hear it!

Vincesf,

This is a stunner. I love the gold-on-white look. The blue-on-white is a classic, of course, but this one's equally beautiful!

cheers,
-a