I’ve been perusing vintage Glycine listings for a while now hoping to find a bargain but I’ve never dug into their current catalog that much. However I ran across one of their newer models that definitely makes a statement so here we are today.
The model in question is theKMU 48 Big Second 9 Hours(Ref 3905). While that name is a mouthful it tells you some major specs right off the bat. The PVD-coated stainless steel case measures in at 48mm and it has an oversized sub-seconds dial located at the 9 o’clock position. Obviously at 48mm this thing is going to have some major wrist presence.
I like here that they ran with that and instead of a plain jane dial to tone things down they actually make the sub-seconds jump out at you further drawing attention to the piece. If you’re going to draw the eye might as well do it full bore right? Thankfully even for it’s large diameter it measures in at a relatively thin (for the size) 10.8mm thick so it’ll fit under a cuff just fine.
Inside that case zenith replica watch glashutte senator karree watches vacheron constantin jubilee 1755 watch you’ve got a manually-wound ETA 6497-1 movement (17 jewels 46 hour power reserve 18 000 VPH) taking care of the heavy lifting. You’ll be able to see the movement through the smoked display caseback; a sapphire crystal is what you’ll find up front. This is all protecting a sandwich dial (another favorite style of mine) with lumed hands and indices. Holding it all in place you’ve got a leather strap nestled into the 24mm lugs.
Of course should you prefer a more subtle design you’ll want to have a look at theRef 3906model I’ve pictured below – same specs just a different look and layout to the dial. Regardless of the watch be prepared to spend somewhere between $1000 and $1500 for the watch (it was hard to pin down an exact price on these for some reason).