Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Mechanical Watch with a Digital Display, from Our Archives

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The concept of a mechanical digital watch is an interesting one While it is a broad category with no specifics, people usually categorise these watches as timepieces that uses discs with imprinted digits (instead of the conventional analog display) to tell time

Digital watches, predominantly, are often synonymous with battery operated timepieces that displays time using a LCD screen.

The likes of Casio G-Shocks and Timex Ironman are watches that immediately comes to mind But while it serves its purpose, they are definitely watches that does not inhibits many horological merits

Then, we have the other end of the spectrum – mechanical watches with a digital display.

These watches are notably much more difficult to produce, especially with the myriad of gears and components to ensure that the complication functions These watches are also usually fitted with a jumping hour mechanism, although most of the watches that employs this extends this feature for its minutes aperture as well

In this week’s article, we will take a look at some of these mechanical watches that are fitted with a digital display.

What are some of the pieces that have caught our attention? Let’s find out!

F.P Journe Vagabondage III

The first watch that we have today is an interesting piece from F.P Journe: Vagabondage III

As its name suggests, the Vagabondage III is a timepiece that is unconventional in many different aspects.

Besides its uncommon Tortue case, the watch’s time-telling capabilities is rather peculiar as well The watch features a digital display for both the hour and seconds indicators, while opting for an analog display for the minutes

Powered by the Calibre 1514, the manual-winding Vagabondage III has a power reserve of around 40 hours.

The watch also features a remontoir – in order for its to store and release energy every second to allow the jumping seconds mechanism to operate The finishing of the 18k gold movement is aesthetically stunning as well, with the employment of a myriad of haute horlogerie finishing techniques

The Vagabondage III is available in two different variants: one in red gold, and the other in platinum.

The watches are priced between CHF 54,000 (approximately S$74,466) and CHF 56,000 (approximately S$77.225), and they will be produced in a limited series of 68 and 69 pieces respectively

IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition “150 Years”

The Pallweber pocket watches occupies an interesting position in the history of IWC Launched in 1884, the pocket watch displays the time in a digitally with large numerals on rotating discs.

Last year, to commemorate the brand’s 150th anniversary, the Schaffhausen-based watch manufacturer decided to launch a series of limited edition timepieces to pay tribute to the Pallweber pocket watch The watch is rather simplistic in design with just three elements: jumping hour display, jumping minute display, and an off-centre seconds sub-dial It is serenaded with a deep glossy lacquered dial, in which the variant above (in stainless steel) is complemented with a dark blue one.

The 45mm timepiece is powered by the in-house manufactured []

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