Siduna has launched a Kickstarter campaign to back their latest release called the Expedition Chronograph, a bicompax chrono designed with Pre-Electronic era cues pulled from steam engine telegraphs and pocket watches of yore. To my surprise, Siduna is not new to the world of horology. In fact, Siduna can trace its watch-making roots all the way back to the early 1900s where they made pocket watches in Bienne, Switzerland before moving to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1929, where their focus shifted to Landeron 51 equipped gold chronographs. Like most watch companies during the Quartz Crisis, Siduna was forced to close up shop, but the Siduna trademark would live on until it was resurrected in 2017 by industry veteran and former Longines chief designer, Francis Jacquerye. Today, Siduna combines its legacy, inspiration from iconic Scandinavian watches and modern day watch making to produce quality, European made timepieces at an approachable price tag.
The Expedition is a traditional chronograph, built in a stainless steel case that spans 42 mm in diameter and 13.5 mm in height, with the pump pushers and crown installed for right hand drive. For those that like the variety in their watch straps, the standard 20 mm lug width is welcomed. The Expedition measures 50.7 mm from lug to lug so this may be something to think about if you?re on the narrower side of wrist sizes like I am, and overhanging lugs are a concern. Just like the anti reflective crystal protecting the dial ...