Episode 27 of the SJX Podcast opens the archives to find the most impractical and illegible watches that somehow still manage to be worthwhile despite the triumph of form over function. It's a difficult formula to get right, and the landscape of fine watchmaking is littered with examples of watches that sacrificed too much at the altar of fashion. But those that strike the right balance are especially memorable.

SJX and Brandon also discuss a couple of emerging independents from as far afield as Japan and Finland.

Show notes:

01:00: Louis Vuitton Escale Worldtime Time Pyramid (2014)

2:45: Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planétarium

7:30: Patek Philippe 5330G Tokyo Edition

11:00: New Indies: Nouvelle Chronometrie

14:00: New Indies: Kortela Valta

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