In our ongoing series, My Favorite Watch, WatchTime speaks to interesting personalities in the watch industry. The interviews revolve around the subject?s favorite watch model, their experience in the industry, and other topics. This week, we talk to James Buttery, Print Editor at Britain’s QP Magazine.

James Buttery, Print Editor at QP Magazine
What?s your favorite watch"
Sorry, but that’s impossible for me to answer. I’m old enough to realize that my favorites change on a near weekly basis and my answer would differ depending on mood, weather, location, et cetera. We’ve all gone through phases of craving a Nautilus or realizing we must own a Speedmaster at some stage. At my Vacheron Constantin appointment at SIHH this January I scribbled down in my notes that I’d like a 222 from my birth year, 1978, and circled it for emphasis, so that’s the latest in a long list. Why that one"
I love the bold, straight-line geometry of early- to mid-70s watches. I own an Omega ‘Mariner’ from 1975 (with Omega’s first in-house quartz movement) and the case is completely nuts.
A vintage Vacheron Constantin 222
What?s important to you about watches in general"
Watches of all kinds are a tribute to human ingenuity that you can carry with you anywhere you go, but mechanical watches particularly fascinate me because they were first conceived of at a time when science and engineering was still rudimentary. Imagine attempt...