Baume & Mercier 'TV Stingray' Neo-vintage Angelus made theirs completely in-house

Angelus made theirs completely in-house

Fortis was an early

Matched to a blue leather strap

which showed the regatta countdown in numerical format

and offers a story - and a quality - unequaled by today's mass-produced plastic automotive ephemera

Baume & Mercier 'TV Stingray' Neo-vintage Angelus made theirs completely in-houseSome watches tell time. Others feel like objects pulled from a jewelry box sculptural, slightly mysterious, and entirely their own thing. This Baume & Mercier reference, circa 1970s, sits comfortably in that second category. From the outset, it presents itself less as a conventional wristwatch and more as a commentary on material. The dial is the clear focal point. A ray dial with white speckling all over, there are truly no dials that look like this