For a person who is prone to scuffs and dings, sapphire is the clear choice for its superior durability. I’ve recently had a debate about the merits of sapphire versus plexiglass. The 1926 At’ Sea Automatic features a “super domed” sapphirecrystal. I also would’ve preferred some lume on the bezel for the nighttime dives I never go on (which would also be hindered by the 100m water resistance). While it’s easy to grip, it’s too stiff, requiring more effort than it should to rotate. In fact, the bezel is one of the only trouble spots for this watch. The only polishing you’ll find throughout is on the top edge of the ridged bezel and the crown. The proportions of the stainless steel case (also available in rose gold-tone) allow the watch to sit nicely on the wrist, with the lugs flowing organically from the 13mm thick case without any abrupt angles. That said, after using it while I had the watch on, I’m sold: it’s easy to operate, and the tapering as it approaches the case allows for a gripping point not afforded by standard crowns. It’s very vintage, but not typically associated with divers, or even tool watched. I was at first a bit uncertain about the use of a screw-down onion crown. At just 39mm wide, the fully brushed case is suggestive of more modest times when your watch didn’t have to be large enough to make a statement. Thin 20mm lugs create an even curve along the 47mm tip to tip, while the extra-wide bezel hearkens back to the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung (or the Blancpain-produced Tornek-Rayvilles). The 1926 At’ Sea Automatic is clearly influenced by vintage timepieces. But the 1926 At’ Sea Automatic sees the brand getting a bit more serious about making “real watches.” Read on for a deep dive on the brand’s newest piece, and a chance to win one for yourself. While there are several quite attractive models in the brand’s lineup-including a limited edition moon phase collaboration with Frederique Constant-many of the designs are over-familiar in this very saturated watch market we have. The aesthetic is decidedly Scandinavian: ultra-clean, uncluttered, simple. All the watches are purportedly designed by Skov Anderson, and his name appears somewhere on most of their watches. (And it’s perhaps a bit too on the nose, but let’s just accept it and move on). The brand name is as much a descriptor as anything else.
You may not be familiar with Copenhagen-based About Vintage.
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