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Danwales
·As I'm getting older ( just past 40) my tastes are changing. Not just in watches, I'm more likely to listen to music from the 1950s than the hot new band on BBC6 Music, more likely to sip a Glenfiddich with a dash of water than a JD drowned in coke..You get my drift I'm sure.
Definitely where watches are concerned though I have noticed a shift to older traditional styles though. A couple of square watches have come into the collection. Divers have left, anything over 38mm doesn't seem to get much wrist time anymore. A changing of the guard if you will. This little 31mm UG came into the collection last week. Purchased at a very modest price from a favourite overseas auction site i was struck by its elegance and thinness. Made at a time when these two qualities were highly prized. It runs on a calibre 42 movement which won't win any awards for beauty but performs its duty admirably and without fuss. The dial is clear and legible, my first watch with roman numerals. Could that be an enamel dial? I'm unsure. The fact that it has two hands lends the watch a calmness if that's the right word. It says to me that theres no need to worry about seconds, you have enough time. The word Altesse means highness, the watch feels stately.
It looks very similar to other watches of the same period made by Audmars Piguet too.
Looking through other models of the Altesse line there is lots of variation. Linen dials, applied indices, wooden dials even. It could be a nice line to collect as these are still very affordable. For the time being I am happy with just this one, ticking along discreetly with the minimum of fuss.
Definitely where watches are concerned though I have noticed a shift to older traditional styles though. A couple of square watches have come into the collection. Divers have left, anything over 38mm doesn't seem to get much wrist time anymore. A changing of the guard if you will. This little 31mm UG came into the collection last week. Purchased at a very modest price from a favourite overseas auction site i was struck by its elegance and thinness. Made at a time when these two qualities were highly prized. It runs on a calibre 42 movement which won't win any awards for beauty but performs its duty admirably and without fuss. The dial is clear and legible, my first watch with roman numerals. Could that be an enamel dial? I'm unsure. The fact that it has two hands lends the watch a calmness if that's the right word. It says to me that theres no need to worry about seconds, you have enough time. The word Altesse means highness, the watch feels stately.
It looks very similar to other watches of the same period made by Audmars Piguet too.
Looking through other models of the Altesse line there is lots of variation. Linen dials, applied indices, wooden dials even. It could be a nice line to collect as these are still very affordable. For the time being I am happy with just this one, ticking along discreetly with the minimum of fuss.
