Here we do, we must admit, take a glance back at tradition – back to a time when all time-pieces like this were attached to a button hole in the wearer’s waistcoat by a watch-chain. So we decided to put one in our range. As you can see, it has the classic curb chain format and is made of palladium-plated steel. It’s made by a traditional south German firm that’s been in business since 1866. The sprung ring at the end (called a ‘bullring’ in German) comes from France.