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I realize this one has some peculiarities...not the least of which is a German name & Bauhaus design, housing a Chinese-made movement originally of Swiss design (Venus 175).
But despite all this incongruity, and the presence of a bit more text than is necessary, I really dig this. I know that a Max Bill chrono would cost much, much more and come with a famous Swiss movement, but I also know that the Tianjin ST-19 movement in a ca. 2006 Seagull chronograph I own has performed flawlessly and accurately since new. I once showed it to Roland Murphy and he expressed some interest in improvements made to the original movement.
For a few hundred bucks, I think this may be a real bargain (in black or parchment dial). I've seen them only on eBay.
s-l500.jpg
I realize this one has some peculiarities...not the least of which is a German name & Bauhaus design, housing a Chinese-made movement originally of Swiss design (Venus 175).
But despite all this incongruity, and the presence of a bit more text than is necessary, I really dig this. I know that a Max Bill chrono would cost much, much more and come with a famous Swiss movement, but I also know that the Tianjin ST-19 movement in a ca. 2006 Seagull chronograph I own has performed flawlessly and accurately since new. I once showed it to Roland Murphy and he expressed some interest in improvements made to the original movement.
For a few hundred bucks, I think this may be a real bargain (in black or parchment dial). I've seen them only on eBay.
s-l500.jpg
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