The trouble with keyholes
By Sam Okafor, London ยท
I have never liked open-heart dials. You take a composed surface, cut a hole in it, and let the balance wheel flicker through like a tap left running. It's the watch equivalent of exposed ductwork in a restaurant: it tells you something is working, and very little else.
The Everett commits to the idea. Black dial, the aperture, an open caseback as well in case you missed the point. At 42 mm and 12 mm thick on 22 mm lugs it's a broad watch for something billed as dress, and the mineral crystal and 50 m are what you'd expect at 190 to 230 dollars.
To be fair, a mechanical watch at this price is a decent way to find out if you care about automatics at all. If you do, you'll want something cleaner soon. If you don't, a good quartz will serve you better and won't need a winder.