Guinand Introduces the Kalender 31, a New Watch With a Genuinely Different Take on the Pointer Date
An idea that we think about a lot when it comes to watch design is symmetry. It?s the reason many have extremely strong opinions on things like date windows, Valjoux 7750 chronographs, and the complicated issue of dial text. And then there?s the pointer date complication, a very old school calendar that uses a hand mounted at the center of the dial to point toward the date, usually at the very edge of the dial, running along its perimeter. Thirty-one being an odd number and the most common number of days in a month, a pointer date is tough on watch lovers who demand symmetry, as you?ll never truly have an even scale between the minutes track and date track. It typically falls out of proportion more and more as you move through the month. Guinand, a watch brand based in Germany, has come up with an elegant solution to this problem that seems to be a first, and all it took was a few modifications to a Sellita SW220-1.
Guinand Kalender 31
Case Material: Stainless steel
Dial: Gray
Dimensions: 40.6 x 11.4mm
Crystal: Sapphire       Â
Water Resistance: 100 meters                      Â
Movement: Calibre GUI-1 based on SW220-1
Strap/bracelet: Leather
Price: ~ $1,600
Reference Number: n/a
Expected Release: Available to purchase now, delivery in August
The Kalender 31 uses a traditional pointer date system to indicate the date on days 1 through 30 of each month. But at midnight on the thirtieth, the pointer doesn?t advance to the first. In...
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