Eddie's World: July GTG - What's Next? Part 1

So, we got together in February for the Leap Year gathering and we saw many Perpetual Calendars and some very unusual ones at that. This time around in July, we had dinner at Setsuri Ishinomaki at Guoco Midtown and the two themes were - Chronographs and Non-Round Case timepieces.

For the first coverage I feature the Chronographs and I think THE Chronograph at the moment is the JLC Reverso Chronograph - only that what showed up was the first version of the iconic Reverso.

This original Reverso Chronograph belongs to a gentleman who only collects Chronographs...

Yup, you heard me right - he only collects Chronographs. But what a chronograph he brought with him...

One timepiece meeting both theme - Chronograph and non-round case. Then, there is the other OG in the gtg, the Datograph...

I am not sure about you, but the original Datograph appeals to me a lot more without the power reserve indicator at 6 o'clock.

Next up is a rather unusual Bulgari Velocissimo with a sunburst blue dial.

That blue dial is so mesmerising. For me, the date window at the 4 o'clock position is a deal breaker. Due to failing eyesight, I rather there is no date or big date. I can live with a small date window at 3 or 6 but not one at 4.

And what about these 2 IWC Pilot Chronograph Spitfires?

Kicker alert! These 2 belong to the same owner!

If you think you saw another Datograph, you are not the only one. Except that this is the Kurono Chronograph, Japan Domestic Model (JDM). From afar, it did look like the Datograph to me.

The difference between the international and JDM is the brand name - Kurono for the international market and Chrono for the JDM.

You can't talk about Chronograph without including the Daytona - here in the group, 2 Daytonas made their appearance - one Platinum and one steel.

Then there is the other star of the show (IMO) - the De Bethune DB8 Monopusher Chronograph. At 42mm, the teardrop lugs allow a smaller wrist person to wear it comfortably especially when the timepiece is also quite thin.

This original DB8 has one of the nicest guilloche dials and a very unconventional 45 minutes counter instead of the traditional 30 minute counter. As the story goes, the founders of De Bethune are soccer fans and 45 minutes represent one half of the game, hence the 45 minutes counter.

It's gatherings like these that brings out the unusual picks and the Harry Winston is also another one such find. This is the Harry Winston Ocean Sport Zalium Skeleton Chronograph Date in Titanium.