The open heart can stay closed
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
I've never understood open-heart dials. You cut a hole in a perfectly good dial so you can watch the balance wheel wobble, then lose a chunk of legibility. The Centrix does it neatly, and the 35 mm case with an 18 mm bracelet is a great size for me. 11 mm thick, fine. 80 hours from the R764, a Powermatic 80 derivative, is a real plus, and 50 m covers a shower. But for around two thousand dollars I'd rather have a plain-dial Centrix or a Longines Conquest 34. If you do love seeing the movement tick, this is a pretty and affordable way to do it.