I first mentioned these two new Linde Werdelin SpidoLite vacheron constantin overseas watch here (check there for basic specs as well). Lately I was able to check out these watches hands-on myself. Note that these are pre-production prototypes (that have obviously been handled heavily). Now, I first became personally acquainted with the SpidoLite watch here when I reviewed one. This was the standard titanium version with its highly skeletonized case and Svend Andersen refinished vintage 1970s automatic movement. I thought that was about all the collection had to offer in its concrete colored appeal, but then Linde Werdelin stepped in with these models.
Guess what? I'm going for gold here. Love that version - and it looks great with the high contrast black dial, again with gold hands on it. Actually the 18k rose gold version is being tested with two different types of polishes. One is entirely bead-blasted, and the other (my favorite) has polished edging. I think Linde Werdelin did a good job with the colors.The black version has its appeals as well. The case is in titanium coated with black DLC (diamond like carbon). On that version the hands are in a rich blue and stand out nicely from the dark dial. One of my chief complaints about the gray version of the a lange&sohnelange1 watch was the legibility of the hands as I felt that they blended in too much with the dial. These two new versions really address that issue, *** the hands stand out really nicely. I finally totally sold on the viability of the SpidoLite model range.Movements are all finished by Svend Andersen. They are NOS (new old stock) automatics (not sure exactly who made them). Svend's workshop did a good job on these guys. Finishing really helped preserve a certain industrialism, but removed any of the roughness and lack of refinement that unfinished audemars piguet royal oak watch have. You then have the very special blued gold automatic rotor and engraving done by Svend for the Linde Werdelin.
