Sellita SW300-1
SwitzerlandForThin, proven, widely serviceable; the conservative choice that disappears into the watch.
AgainstUbiquity. A quiet movement, but not a story.
The calibre
Undecided, in public.
The movement is the one component we will not romanticise. Four candidates are on the bench; the eliminations will be recorded here, dated, as they happen.
Candidates · automatic, three hands, no date
Miyota 9039
JapanForNo-date, slim, honest value; frees budget for the stone and case where the eye actually lives.
AgainstFinishing is plain; the caseback would need to be chosen around it.
La Joux-Perret G101
SwitzerlandForModern architecture, long power reserve, room for custom decoration.
AgainstYounger service network; taller than the thinnest option.
Soprod P024
SwitzerlandForA credible Swiss alternative in the classic format, with decoration options.
AgainstNeither the thinnest nor the most storied; would have to win on execution.
Exact specifications (height, reserve, rate) will be published from bench measurements, not brochures, once candidates are in hand. Decisions land in the journal first.