WristScan

The Theme: "Your watches from the back. Show us the movements!" This is one of my personal favorites. The brand "flies under the radar" and the movement is sublime. Let's see your favorite. HAGWE, Mike ...  

I don't believe I've seen that piece before.

It is the standard release Masterpiece Chronograph. The custom/ in-house movement design was a collaboration between ML and Andreas Strehler. Its got a nice dial design ( at least I enjoy it a lot). The little dots of lume and the lumed chrono hand shine ...  

I always like this brand, modern and industrialized Masterpiece. Rgds Raymond

brand with their complications. I think they took a little breather after their attempt to move upstream didnot go as well as they had hoped with Memoire 1. At least now they are vertically integrated with a varied collection of mechanical watches. Thanks... 

Cheers, John

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beautiful! Cheers, Mike

. . . this manual wind effort from Omega. Fingers crossed on both hands the next-gen Railmaster comes equipped with a dateless version. While I have a few interesting movements in my collection, the most attractive is one I let go of. Hamilton cal 921, en...  

but I completely agree with your analysis. Thanks for sharing Art. Best, Mike

Completely different bridge layout between the two, but beautiful in their own ways. I like the use of two tones on the Omega

I'm going to show you two solid case backs, not a saphiire case back with movement. Boring? Maybe not. 1/ GP Cambre Carree, special commission to the Sultan of Oman with the Sultan's coat of arms. 2/ and the GP Vintage 94 with the engraved GP Tourbillon. ...  

Great to see we are on the same wave, my friend! :) Will post in a minute... Best Blomman

I didn't know that one existed! Best, Nicolas PS: More infos on that one?

Hi Nicolas, I don't know an awful lot, but I read a few things here and there. From the catalogues I have, the Ref 2499, which is the two subdial Chrono without date of the more common Cambre Carree 2498 always appears only with the white dial. So far, ev... 

Very nice dateless black dial! ;) Bravo, my friend, that is such an uncommon catch! Nicolas PS: Yes, you should write to Angela... ;)

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Wonderful GPs. Best, Mike

. . . in cheek." [That was for Nicolas. He knows why!]

Speaks for itself.... :) HAGWE Blomman ...  

I just thought a little gold might put a glow on the thread. Hope to see lots of backs this week! Best to all, Tim ...  

Organic imho. Great shot and thanks for sharing Tim. Best, Mike

the rocks! I like that medallion a lot. Thanks, Mike

Hi All An exceptional view - the back of a Memovox An interesting view The dials not too bad either! HAGWE Cheers JML ...  

First time I've seen the back. Superb!

One of my worst mistakes. I sold mine to gather funds for another watch. Thanks for sharing, Mike

Here we go: I'm sorry but it was on my wrist and there are portions of my DNA there: The back in B&W is also ... Sexy: Here is the front. A Good Planet in full glory: A great weekend to all, Nilo ...  

From an accuracy perspective, it is impeccable. From an aesthetic point of view, the colors and use of black plus the snailed waves gives it a look that is so different from the usual.

About the aesthetic of the movement , it\'s fine if we consider the industrial manufacturing. One point that I like is high quality if the dial, markers and hands. Cheers, Nilo

Love the curve radial finish. Does Omega have a technical name for it? Cheers, Mike

"luxury finish with exclusive Geneva waves in arabesque". What this means falls outside my humble understand. Cheers, Nilo

Guess the marketing department got it right! Thanks, Mike

On the wrist. With a good bakelite insert... Which makes a huge difference. HAGWE, Nicolas ...  

Well in this instance, the front view IS better than the rear! Thanks for sharing Mike

Thank you for these photos !

I'll send you photos !

Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Dogu

..Especially the 3rd & 2nd pics are captivating ! Best, hs

. . . hurts, Nicolas! A reminder that fig season is six months away ;-) . . .

for a golden coin she shows the buttocks ...  

or did it? :-) HAGWE, S ...  

me an idea for a future WristScan. Watch crowns anyone? Best, Mike

I really like your idea and am all in if you decide to do it. Thank You and HAGWE, S

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Of all my watches, this one took the longest to reach me from the point of deciding to buy it. However, it was so well worth the wait. To have a movement designed and painstakingly hand finished by one chap, Keaton, tucked away in central Oregon, is a thr...  

I like the name plate and the multiple but simple finishing techniques that Keaton demonstrates on his watch. How long did you have to wait? Best, Mike

Great to hear from you. It took almost 2 years, however since then, the process has been fine tuned, as many of the tools required to make parts in my watch, are allready created. The current timing is approx. 8-10months I believe. The exciting aspect is ... 

Sounds like the wait included a lot of collaboration between you and Keaton which is good and makes the time go by quicker. Best, Mike

. . . two American movements in evidence. Thanks for sharing, Tim.

on this watch back. I have been wearing it non-stop. Here's the front. HAGWE! ...  

Thanks for sharing (nt) HAGWE, digging out with you up north, Mike

I think it is the better Apple watch.

. . . strikes as a deft touch. Thanks for showing us this view, j - my appreciation for the design is greater than before. Best, Art

HAGWE. Rgds Raymond ...  

Got a lot of praises and attention...So glad I picked it up. Rgds Raymond

. . . who needs a back? :-)

Well played. HAGWE, Mike

P10 Paul Gerber. Cazalea ...  

A Paul Gerber P10 with THREE rotors :-) When that model was announced, it was spoken for after 24 hours. I was on vaca and when I returned, it was too late. Thanks for sharing, Best, Mike

and not flipping them! No worries, I am sure another Gerber will find its way into the watch collection soon. Best, Mike

It\'s his hairy back ...  

These two favorites. Where the front is the new back ...  

This one has got the black, white and blue sorted out perfectly :-) It's clearly my favorite in my small collection...it got a whopping 98 days of wrist time in the last 6 months. Perfect proportions, genuinely versatile and very comfortable. ...  

The blued rotor is very distinct contrast. Thanks for sharing Richard, Mike

Because it's all on the front :) Hagwe H. ...  

is very limited. I thought I would be only seeing Reversos on this week's wristscan. How could I forget watches like the Breguet La Tradition and the Panoinverse? Thanks for sharing, Like Nicolas said : Nice Backface :-) Cheers, Mike

. . .uché! :-)

HAGWE fernando ...  

Thanks for participating Mike

HAGWE fernando! -- Richard.

. . . the details." L M van der Rohe

This watch reminded me of a Chopard story of love, passion, and loyalty, constant through time. The sort of mutual love and respect that extracts something more than extraordinary from the human core than we realise; a love that sparked this memorable inc...  

Your first photo of course :-) I may have to create a new catagory for this week's Wrist scan ! Best, Mike

. . . but if you're asking me: Static. :-)

Duometre a Chronograph.. De Bethune DB25 Mo ...  

But two technical and horological marvels!

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As static judge just a pity they are on the wrist my friend....!!! ;) Hope you are well and I'm thinking a trip to London is well overdue so just let me know when in March or April is good and I'll be down :) Yours dude, Andy.

A double cased Longines from 1918. Amazing that this engraving is not actually visible as a second plain caseback covers it. A Longines 13.33 movement, around the same time period, refined, delicate and mesmerising. HAGWE. This message has been edited by ...  

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That is why if they could produce beautiful movements like your Longines almost 100 years ago, I cannot believe half of the stuff PR departments try to feed us through their releases! Thanks for sharing, Mike

The 13.33 by Longines was first produced around 1913 and was the only Longines chronograph wristwatch movement until the early Thirties when it was replaced by the better known 13zn. It was only ever used by Longines and was produced totally in-house. Fro... 

made me scream :) What a shot of magnificent movement Sincerely yours Damjan

Hope you and yours are all well.

Scylla and Charybdis last year we are fine now All the best D

. . . movements with this level of execution were more common then than they are now. Sometimes, progress isn't .

chronograph was between the Thirties and the Fifties. It's a little like the music produced between 1968 and 1974, somehow before that the technical quality wasn't developed enough and after that, well Disco happened, but that period feels golden, an alch... 

... And this is one of my favorites in my collection as it reunites two brands I like so much: Pam 190 with a movement made by JLC. This is a nicely finished movement with eight days reserve and a very smooth winding. I like to hear the tic toc in my watc...  

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That is on my buy list! Thanks for moving it up a few notches today with your post :-) HAGWE, Mike

Have a great weekend! Cheers, Dogu ...  

I like it, Never seen that version before. Thanks for participating! Best, MIke

This one has a grey/gun metal finish. Makes it hard to catch the contrast :) Cheers, Dogu

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between the engravings of the two divers? Thanks for chipping in with two beautiful backs :-) Best, Mike

at least 2 différences that I can think of without having the watches in my hands. 1/ difference in size. The double crown, here the very first iteration of it, is slightly bigger than the Nautilus and its back cover too. 2/ there are also subtle differen... 

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réserve du patron, Nico... Btw the other one is not bad either being a prototype of the dual crown. It actually predates that very 6921-1. :-)

Like you, I am deeply by the Reserves des Patrons. ;) Best, Z. Nicolas

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After Fernando started the defilée of manual movements from Glashütte let me throw two more into the pot: Have a great weekend everybody! Martin ...  

thread on Monday. German brands can have excellent views from the back. Thank you Mike

Yes, especially Saxon watches (and let's include D.Dornblüth here, who is adhering to Glashütte design standards even if they are located in a different federal state) have a very distinctive look. A nice thing to have an identity of its own. Bye,Martin ... 

Something tells me that it is a recent catch.. ;) Best, Nicolas

The watch caught me. :-) Best, my friend, Martin

. . . in equal measure, without a hint of excess: GUB cal 58 . . . . . . ca '09. You're most fortunate, Martin; that was the acquisition of a lifetime. Best, Art ...  

is a concepts that always strikes a positive chord in me. But in this case there was so much more. And yes, we will see if ever another watch will make me jump from a tower as high as this one again. But I hope that it will remain the one. Thank you for y... 

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I think they do pilot inspired watches the best.

I find this very neo-classic; jumping from pre WWII to Twenty-hundred. Best, -- Richard.

Thanks for strapping it on backwards for me! Cheers, Mike

This piece runs like a top too...Spot-On for days :-) Cheers, -- Richard. ...  

also satisfies at night Cheers, Mike

Just love the depth and layout.... Of course and that arrow...! But the finish, design and finish has to make this a favourite.... All in the detail... Cheers Andrew ...  

Thanks for stepping up to the plate. But that Gronefeld Unique Piece is AWESOME!!! Envious of your wrist, Mike

I have a lot of respect for MB Villeret... magical pieces and this one leaves me wanting to look for another... will just have to sell a body part first :) Cheers Andrew

. . . one classic, the other, thoroughly modern. The Grönefeld resonates deeply; spectacular design and execution, highly evocative. It's one of very few new designs I'd want to own. Art

of industries favorite workhorse Best D ...  

No way it can get that way unless it is a one of your favorites and a constant wear. Thanks for joining, Mike

Let\'s start with one of my favorite casebacks : Chronometre Geomatic: Or the planisphere on another back Or let us have another solution: Recto Side: Reverso Grande GMT Verso Side: All the Best & HAGWE ! hs ...  

Thanks for participating, Mike

Sphères, my dear hs. Best, Nicolas

One more for you !.. One of my favorites ! What I may have to work for, might be a real nice movement, to be enjoyed from the backside.. Thx & Best again, hs ...  

.. And I will be there, with pleasure ! Looking forward & Best, hs

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I don't know if you noticed, he's wearing a diving watch!... Matt

Oh, yes please ! Apologies in advance for what will be an irresponsible number of shots in a wristscan thread, but it isn’t about the competition: this just happens to be the , and the more the merrier! First, a warm-up shot of a recognisable movement br...  

This is almost a thread in itself and some beauties tucked in there for sure :) Hope you are well my friend and I hope your in England again one day. Yours, Andy.

...good to see you. How about posting some backs? Got that Extreme Lab yet? :-) There's a silly chance we'll share a pint or two this year: watch this space. Any news of G? He seems to have gone underground. Cheers, pplater.

a little secret I'm one of the judges....but just for you I'll post a backside shortly..!! I've been AWOL myself for a bit but I'm seeing G in May, then sunnier pastures end of Aug/Sept (Ming doesn't know yet..!!) so don't travel then as we'll have to kee... 

well one of them anyway.... An obvious subject - but are you surprised..!! Yours, Andy. ...  

...so close we can see your skeleton too! :-) Great shot. Cheers, pplater.

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turn on the lights again :) I know that it will sound profane but I'm always happy to see that you have Cali in such eclectic collection Looks like I'm not wrong then when I crave for one :) Yours sincerely D

...manna from Heaven when OP re-released that (dare we say, 'iconic'?) dial: no way that one was going to get away! It still sees a lot of action, Damjan; you are right to have it 'on the list'. (p.s. - Haven't you won that competition yet???) Cheers, pp...  

quicker and wiser than me ;) Yours D

...wiser: impossible! Cheers, pplater.

Did you pick the balance bridge on your KV to match that of the the Dufour? Thanks for allowing me to dream! :-) Best, Mike

...that balance bridge was selected by default; it wasn't until some time later that it became apparent that the 'tourbillon style' bridge could have been an option (in which case it would have been the preferred option). Still, that's what they call a 'f... 

If I had to choose one.... now that would be a really tough one! Like choosing a favourite child I guess... Cheers Andrew

...will be the favourite one - for a while, anyway! Looking forward to seeing the next splash of orange... Cheers, pplater.

Hilarious! :) If not for the stricture against showing the actual engraving online, I'd show you the real thing here... Best as always, Gary

Like anybody ever honours that stricture!!! :-) Cheers, pplater.

. . . for your viewing pleasure. R17.8, ca mid-'40s. Nothing special, you might say, and you'd be right. However, there is a certain satisfaction in resuscitating a movement that was losing a minute a day. After fitting a new balance staff . . . . . . and...  

The basic finishing makes one really notice the gears and tooth shapes, which are very beautiful. Are the movements screwed into a brass spacer?

. . . then yes, there is a spacer. You'll notice the Denison reference numbers 8 5 6 stamped into both the 18 kt case and the spacer . . . . . . which confirms they were issued together. ...  

These were from Basel several years ago...a shame they were never realized other than these few proto pieces made for Marc, exhibited in 2009. Apologies for the poor quality of the following three images... This a Constant Force on the escape wheel. Recta...  

Now that is a PuristS watch! Best, MIke

..."effectively unobtainable" - you're right: it is a Purist's watch!!! :-) Cheers, pplater.

As a 'balance wheel man', the Brogsitter/HWM watches were almost too much to take - this, of course, is years before Martin Braun's 'Slowrunner' blew the competition out of the water. They were also showing signs of impeccable finish: what a shame the mar... 

weekend, week, month...... Many, many thanks, Tim

... how about this? Blancpain 7002.... HAGWE! Ken ...  

to start off the thread! I just couldn't make it to the bank deposit box...It always throws me off that WrisScan starts on Thursday here in the USA! Thanks for contributing. Cheers, Mike

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On some case backs... ;)

How about this? HAGWE! TGH ...  

Love this watch, since you first showed it. The face is so simple, then flip it over! WOW! Thanks for showing it again, Mike

I am so glad you liked it!

this is my favorite and I am very sure you like it too )) Cheers Robin ...  

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The only thing wrong with this piece is that it isn't mine! And here's an even rarer piece I got to shoot recently: Best, Gary G ...  

that someone turn the lights again in this thread after pplater's clean sweep :) Awesome as always dear Gary Cordially Damjan

Always gets me thinking about the purpose behind the project. Best, Mike

A random Selection of back shots... ...  

Aaah, this UN Monopusher and its THA movement... Hmmmm! Best, Dave. Nicolas

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...please now post 'lots'! :-) A wonderful selection Dave - many thanks indeed. Cheers, pplater.

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Happy you showed us an unusual movement Mike. For me, I could gather those: DB25 5712 RM033 1815 Cheers, Mark ...  

oval weights on your Debethune is so cool. Thanks, Mike

this week. Wow! What a selection. Good luck, Tim

what happened to them :) ;) D