Incoming: Glycine Airman Double 24 09 Limited Edition

Impressions after a few days:

I dig it. You can tell the quality is there at a glance before you even get your paws on it. The fit, the finishing, is all very tight and polished. And it wears a fair bit smaller than its 44mm size, which I am happy about since that is just above my sweet spot of 42. The lug to lug of 53 just pushes my comfort zone too. All things considered it is a very good, comfortable fit.

I'm finally getting used to the 24hr dial. And I'm sure I would have no problem reading it at a quick glance if I continued to wear it daily. Like most of you I have several in rotation so that's not going to be the case. Ergo the lume is nearly useless for me on this one. Without any further indicators, in the dark the lumed hands read say 9:45pm but that would actually be 6:45pm. Not sure I'll get used to that bit, but it is what it is. The lume is clear and sharp for what that's worth.

For a now two–owner watch this thing was immaculate. Before I got it, it saw little to no wrist time I'm sure. Perhaps on account of the 24hr dial too. Who knows. I'll make sure it keeps a place in my rotation regardless.

The oem strap is very stiff and not even close to broken in. I'm a bracelet guy to begin with so that's bugging me. Been getting used to a strap again a little, but I'm going to explore some other options. Have a few straps incoming as well as two bracelets so will see how things shape up that way in the next week or so.

The 2893-2 is silky smooth and super quiet. It's a real treat.

At the end of the day would I buy the watch again? Absolutely

I think though my next Glycine won't be a purist model. There will, however, most definitely be another Glycine purchase.

chase said:

I think though my next Glycine won't be a purist model. There will, however, most definitely be another Glycine purchase.

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This WAS my Non-Purist version and it was fine to get used to. I just blocked out the 24 hour markings when the time was read.



This IS my Purist version and although the dial seems cluttered, it is actually easy to read. I actually prefer Purist versus Non-Purist, hence the above left the stable.

chase said:

Same here. 42mm is my ideal, this D24 is currently my largest watch, with 53mm L2L. The Helberg I have incoming is 44 w/53.7 L2L so I'll see how well that works out for me.

I agree pilots should have a larger face, and since I tend to favor them I keep pushing my boundaries just a little at a time. Maybe in a couple years that U-Boat will look just fine on my wrist

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It depends on the U-Boat. I have only one at 43mm with an L2L of 49mm. This is the best fitting watch of all the ones I own actually. The proportions are just great and I think the case lug of 20mm makes it a little "tamer".

Hi,

this is an old post but I can't resist. I own one of the 300 Double 24 watches and I am convinced that they have never been sold as copies. I have lived in Asia for many years and for a while I had the copy watch bug, yeah I am ashamed (I never bought one though) and I tried hard to get a copy of the original Airman (smallish model from the 6ties). They do exist but they are rare and I never got hold of one. In my search (markets in KL, Bangkok, China etc and on the Internet) I have never come across of any other model of Glycine that was sold a s copy, which makes sense as Glycine serves a niche market. I bought my Double 24 in KL even though KL is full of copy watches. By chance I had to have a small issue fixed at the Glycine factory (one of the outer dials was slipping) and the dealing with Glycine was amazing. Great company I would say.

PS: I have been hooked on 24 hours watches ever since. I keep idling through the internet and 2 watches have caught my eye. The SST 12 from Glycine (blue model) and Uno 24, which sadly comes with a Quartz movement. BUT: I have just come across a novelty and I could not resist (meaning I ordered one, which is supposed to arrive at my doorstep this weekend). Instead of a 24 hours concept this one turns it on its head. It is a single hand watch with the unique feature to go round the dial 4 times a day, hence it's called 'double speed'. i.e. you could call it a 6 hours watch... It's not cheap (2.500 Euros) but I believe that the price is decent. The manufacturer is tiny, only quality components are used and the watch is limited to 99 pieces. If you are interested to check it out: Neuhaus, Double Speed.

Enjoy everything life have to offer
Cheers
Axel

Tool Collector said:

I posted that I was looking for the watch and the seller joined where I had posted the wanted ad. He asked to email him for pictures and price. He sent 4 pictures that come up on Google for images of the D24. Hasn't given a price yet. I really want to believe but I am not stupid. Do you still have yours?

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I still have mine. I just took this a couple of minutes ago and available.