July 2021 // Cornehl Watches

 Do you belong to those people that want to live as long as possible and therefor reduce the risk in their life? Or do you enjoy life and feel every moment & every breath? Or even both?

This quote can help to think about it:

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take our breath away. “ *

When I observe a tow-year-old child, I can see that several times a day it is so astonished, surprised, and happy that it shouts it out loud because otherwise it hardly can breathe in that wonderful moment. In opposite to that, I need to sit down and think before I recall such a beautiful moment in my live. Fortunately, after some time I remember it.

I realized when I people grow older, they less and less let themselves be surprised by a moment. They probably try to defend themselves from bad surprise. Maybe they had too many of them in their life. They tend to try not to be surprised any more in the same way as they were as a child.

Me too. I do not want this bad surprise anymore. So, I try to stay calm and thing:  “I knew it! … It’s normal! … Nothing special! … That’s life! And this definitely helps to survive. But it also makes every special and beautiful moment in your life normal and nothing special.

Regulator – Cote de Geneve

While our watches are all affordable, the top of the line model is the Regulator SC1. Though based on a Unitas 6498, the movement has been significantly reworked aesthetically. With the bridges being replaced by a single three-quarter plate in the German (though historically English) style.

The 3/4 plate have a Cote de Geneve finish, and both the ratchet wheels are finished with solarisation. While the screws are blued and jewels sit in gold chatons, giving it a traditional look.

Other details have also been modified, including the winding click that has been replaced with an elongated spring.

And of course the time display has been customised regulator-style, separating the hours and minutes into individual axes. Notably, the sub-dial for the seconds at six has been enlarged, being inspired by antique precision timepieces.