Elysee and Trias watches - great watches for the money
Elysee Skeleton 35 jewel automatic
I first came across Elysee and Trias about 2003 when an Elysee often cost around £100. They are good looking watches, reliable and nicely made, Elysee and Trias sometimes have cases which look similar.
The Elysee logo reminds me of the Longines logo. Its a stylish logo I think.
The Longines Logo
The first type Elysee watches I purchased had 'Dusseldorf Germany' at the bottom of the dial face, now they are marked 'Made in Germany' instead.
I noted on my older Elysee watches that the balance weight was often engraved and had the Elysee name engraved on them. The modern ones using the Citizen type movement are often plain or in the case of the Nestor, almost a skeleton frame weight.
The Elysee watches look very nice, the manufacture looks good, they look quality but are attractively priced. I have noticed that recently some of the Elysee models have been made with quartz movements where they were using automatic movements before.
Similarly, the prices of the automatic watches have increased, although there are sometimes bargains to be found out there from old stock in shops or shop sales.
The performance is good, I have a 35 jewel Elysee I wear daily and it keeps great time, it has a hack function so I can synchronise it with the radio time signal on the hourly news so I am within a few seconds of the true time daily which is fine by me.
The elegant 35 jewel skeleton watch
The 35 jewel skeleton even has gold plated movement parts
Elysee branded straps and buckles are standard
Elysee dual timezone with visible big date
Twin rotor design on the dual time zone 80433N
Elysee Big Date 35 Jewels watch
Elysee Priamos a stylish blue example - not one I have
Elysee Gold Plated Automatic with big date
Elysee 22 jewel automatic with big date
Elysee Gold Moonphase
Elysee gold plated skeleton
Elysee Prometheus automatic
Elysee 21 jewel automatic
Elysee Genios aviator style watch
Elysee Nestor - Bauhaus styling modern made Elysee
Elysee Nestor Citizen / Miyota movement detail
I have owned various Trias watches models over the years and there are some really nice ones about, often the photographs don't do them justice and they look better in reality which is a good sign.
I have seen similar models to Trias ones by companies like Linhart, Theorema etc. the faces and cases look similar and so do the movements. Whatever design you choose, classic or modern, I have found these watches to perform well and look stylish.
They are not expensive for what you get - often 21 plus jewels movement, stylish and well made watches for around £100 - £200.
It is always satisfying to ask someone how much they think the watch cost when they have commented on how nice it looks and you surprise them when you tell them it was far less than their estimate, plus it is automatic too.
Trias also make some watches with Swiss movements too which are more expensive than the usual range.
Elegant Trias complication watch
Trias with drum case and ribbed bezels
Trias big date complication watch
Dual time Trias
Trias Pilot with Swiss Movement
Trias Skeleton watch - much like the Elysee version
Trias dual timer
Lindberg and Sohne a brand in the similar style of Trias
Therorema - again a similar style, a drum case twin time zone example
No comments:
Post a Comment