Furlan Marri Cornes De VachevsFears Brunswick Midas

The Furlan Marri Cornes de Vache Blue Sector is lauded for its vintage-inspired design, featuring distinctive cow horn lugs and a compact 37.5mm case. Reviewers highlight its complex case finishing with sharp transitions and polished surfaces, a subtly grained azure blue dial with a printed sector and applied Breguet numerals, and the La Joux-Perret G100 automatic movement. This movement provides a 68-hour power reserve, with accuracy noted as within ±7 seconds per day. The watch is priced at CHF 1,250 excl. taxes or A$2,600. On balance, reviewers praise the Furlan Marri Cornes de Vache Blue Sector for its elegant, wearable vintage aesthetic and detailed finishing at its price point.

The Fears Brunswick Midas is praised for its elegant, classic design, with one reviewer highlighting the hand-polished dial and art-deco numerals. Another review notes the sterling silver case and enamel-style dial with Roman numerals and a sub-seconds register, inspired by an 1846 pocket watch. A different variant's vertically brushed copper dial is called captivating, though its thermally blued hands and skeletonized design hinder low-light legibility. The manually wound ETA 7001 movement in that variant offers a 38-40 hour power reserve and lacks hacking seconds, with the reviewer preferring a solid case-back over the sapphire exhibition version. On balance, reviewers appreciate the Fears Brunswick Midas's elegant design and detailed finishing, with specific praise for its dial work and classic aesthetic.