More of a challenge this one, as few of us will have even heard of some of the brands never mind see them or have owned one. Maybe that helps - would the Bugalri have got more votes if it was a Zenith? Possibly.
I would agree with that, Scott, mainly because it's difficult to know what bits of chronometric magic the watch is actually boasting. So I will go purely on looks, and the only one I would be remotely tempted to wear is the Ferdinand Berthoud because it looks like a normal watch. No idea what else it does...
The Eccentricity one is well named. I couldn't cope with a watch that I have to stare at in puzzlement to work out the time. Yes, I know I wear a Meistersinger but that's easy! The others at least have some form of legible dial, though telling the time seems to be of secondary significance on some. Ars gratia artis?
The Armin Strom is actually their new entry level watch. My grail watch of theirs's is at the other end of the scale. When I first saw the watch face, I was puzzled about what was opposite the actual dial. I'd certainly like to see it in the flesh, as at the top is the mini rotor that powers the watch and I'm curious about how I would get on with that being on the watch face in reality.
MB&F do lots of collaborations with other companies, but the one with Moser has to be one of the oddest. I'm not a fan of the latter - unlike most - so that put's me off a bit.
I will go with Armin Strom.
Edit - forgot to mention, if you go onto the Armin Strom website, you can do some limited configuration with different coloured dials, straps etc.
All pretty awful especially if you're actually trying to tell the time. I went with the Moser for overall aesthetic but I note that most of the grandads on here have gone for the Berthoud, which is probably the easiest to tell the time on :laugh:
None of them, I genuinely don't like any. :thumbdown:
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