It's easy to get bogged down in the precision of mechanical watches and spend way too much time trying to figure out if you're +5 seconds a day or actually 'losing' time here and there (I've always preferred gaining time since there never seems to be enough of it). Wolfgang Steinkruger, the founder and creative genius at Sothis, obviously gets the fact that, for most of us, there's truly no need to worry about the minutes. Unless you're landing a plane or taking a pulse, there's always enough leeway to get by with a pretty close approximation of the actual time.
The Sothis Horus Single Hand Chronograph acknowledges the fact that life might just be a little more relaxing if we're not focused on the minute hand. It displays the current time as it's double sided central 24-hour hand passes over the time arc that occupies the upper half of it's silver guilloche dial. If it's daytime, the sun side of the hand is trekking over the arc, at night - the moon side. The minute rail is graduated in 5-minute increments. There's also a date indication just inside of the 6 o'clock marker (3 o'clock in the classic arrangement). Unlike the hours and minutes display, the chronograph indication is traditional. Powering the whole performance is a ETA Valjoux 7750 Caliber automatic movement that's been re-worked by the watchmakers at Sothis and decorated with perlage, blued screws and cotes de Geneve - all visible through the exhibition case back.
The case of the Sothis Horus Single Hand Chrono is eye catching. From straight on, it's very classic with great lines. From the side, it's depth (14mm) and dimension is further enhanced with deep rounded grooves that give it a ton of character.
The size (44mm), unusual display, unique hand and beautifully detailed dial of the Horus Single Hand Chrono make it the sort of watch that quickly starts conversations.
This is a great watch to target if you want something a little bit off the beaten path and like a more relaxed and leisurely approach to life.
Retail is just north of $5000 US.
