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Bring a Loupe: An André Beyner/Maurice Grimm Prototype, A Yema Yachtingraf Regatte, An Omega Seamaster Recife, And A Tropical Rolex Daytona

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Cutter calls the Beyner and Grimm prototype, a precursor to the Delirium and the first serially produced automatic tourbillon, a monumentally significant watch. The Daytona 6263 with tropical subdials wins over Cutter despite its Valjoux 727 not being leagues better than other chronographs.

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HodinkeeRoundupBring a Loupe

Bring a Loupe: An André Beyner/Maurice Grimm Prototype, A Yema Yachtingraf Regatte, An Omega Seamaster Recife, And A Tropical Rolex Daytona

By Weston Cutter

Weston Cutter of Hodinkee gathers several watches, opening with an André Beyner and Maurice Grimm prototype of an ultra-thin tourbillon linked to the Delirium quartz watch. Cutter argues the prototype sits at both ends of the market, tying the Swatch and Casio sub-$500 segment to the Audemars Piguet 25643, the first serially produced automatic tourbillon. A Yema Yachtingraf from 1969-70 with a modified Valjoux 7733 sits alongside an 1984 Omega Seamaster Recife, which Cutter admires for its dorky, sincere ambition. The tropical Rolex Daytona 6263 comes last, and Cutter admits its appeal resists analysis despite a manual-wind movement that is not leagues better than other chronographs.

  • The Beyner and Grimm prototype is a monumentally significant watch and a grail
  • The 1980s Omega Seamaster Recife has a sweetly desperate, dorky charm
  • The tropical Rolex Daytona 6263 is hard to dismiss despite an ordinary Valjoux 727 movement
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