While browsing through HODINKEE’s list of watches, I spotted the successor to this watch, the SBGM221, bought it and paired it with a blue calfskin strap from the HODINKEE store. I eventually swapped it for a light grey leather strap, also from the HODINKEE store, and then for a Forstner’s rice bead strap, which is […]
I once asked an old watchmaker why Rolex’s movements look different from those of other watches. You know, those red reversing wheels, vented rotors, multiple plate bridges, and balance bridges – none of these Rolex movement components look like your typical ETA 2824, 2836 or 2892 movements.Some are design considerations (for example, the rotor and […]