Hands on with the new Méraud Antigua Cronograph
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2023
- Finally, after 3 years, the microbrand Méraud watch co is back with a new release.
Two new beautiful chronographs, powered by the historic Landeron 248 NOS movemenet
have been added to the collection and I had the pleasure to get hands on with them before the official release.
In this video we are taking a closer look at both models . The "Miho Black " and the "Soft Sand". The attention to details on the dial, case are amazing, due to the limited availability of Landeron 248 chronograph movements only 100 of each will be made.
For more information on the watch visit meraud-watches.com/
Pink Sweater cover image credit by the one and only / morgansaignes
Note: not a sponsored posts but I was commissioned by Méraud to create the teaser, launch video & press pack for the new release. - บันเทิง
As a Chronograph Junkie all I can say is wow! To be able to buy a New Old Stock Landeron 248 caliber movement inside of this beautiful designed Meraud watch is amazing. If recent events are any indicator these should sell out fast (remember the Nivada Gretchen chronograph with the Valjoux caliber 23)? All Gone. And this watch is over $3,000 less. Great job Meraud! Your time and effort to bring these watches to us at a very reasonable price is more than outstanding. You have my thanks and should receive many awards.
That is so much appreciated!! It's been a challenge, the Landeron's but I'm oh so happy!
Couldn’t agree more and I really hope he does. Thanks for watching.
Great video and great value proposition at $1750. The dial is a winner!
Thx man. I agree there. The NOS mvmt is such a cool touch
thnx!
Oh man, what a gorgeous watch, and you did such an incredible job filming it! For under $2k, this is an extremely tempting proposition. Really intrigued. Thanks for bringing us such a cool timepiece to check out!
Thank you kindly!
Thanks a lot!
Gorgeous watch. As a Bonaire owner, I remember all of the Meraud/Baltic comparisons, but in my mind it’s not even a close call.
Please, please make that green tropic separately available!
true. it was just coincidence they launched around the same time back then. and i totally back you for that green rubber !
Haha thanks Turner!! I appreciate it. The green rubber will be available, I’m working on that 😁
This is exactly what I've been looking for. A nivada Grenchen chronomaster-esque watch that is 40mm. 8 inch wrists are a nuisance. They're site says 40mm diameter, just noticed you have 39mm listed
Go get one I’d say ! Thx for watching. Bezel is 40mm. Case 39mm. I’m a 16,5-17cm
Go get one I’d say ! Thx for watching. Bezel is 40mm. Case 39mm. I’m a 16,5-17cm
Just ordered one! Sand color.
awesome!
Thanks Michael!
Thanks for video. Wonderful production quality as always! And wonderful Chrono as well 😊
Thanks again!
Wow was not expecting that price with the limited run and the scarce movement. Really tempting to place an order. Great video BTW. Your cinematography is just as good as your photography!
thank for the compliment. limited is never an excuse to pump a price... or create "demand" or whatever. and glad to see Meraud is playing it fair.. from my understanding it is only limited because of the nr of movements that are sourced.
Yep! More movements would have been awesome although 200 also makes it a bit more special. Thanks for the feedback Nik.
I am not a chronograph kind of guy, but these are gorgeous! And yes, you may be biased, but still a good impression of the watch.
that is the idea ... my first YT scoop tho :). and I have yet to feature a watch I really dislike ... too much work to be talking about things I don't like :)
Fantastic job Tom. The dial looks amazing.
Thanks Trish. Agreed. I really dig them
Thank you 🙂
Excellent video Tom! These are really good looking chronographs, very impressed 👍🏻
Many thanks! They are !
Great video Tom, this piece is really really good 👌🏼
Thanks Michael 🙏
Fantastic video! Keep the great content coming 🤌🏻
thx for checking in Jake
The design reminds me of a mixture Blancpain air command and heuer carrera 1964 re-edition with the added flair of colour on the dial
I take that as a good thing ?
@@BowlOfSalmon definitely, without a doubt. However, those elements are only present if you look at parts of the design individually not as a whole and it’s only a small part of the overall aesthetic. To sum up, I love it and I want one haha
These watches look so cool. Love the Meraud brand and this release is just a home-run imho. Great work Stijn and great video Tom!
Thanks Laurent!
Thanks for watching Laurent !
Why I watched this video?! I wanted so much and nowhere available anymore :(
Love this watch.
Oh no! sorry :) tip: keep an eye on the brand ;)
@@BowlOfSalmon Thank you for the tip. I will definitely put the brand into my radar. :)
I missed the first batch, hopefully I can get the next one
still some black available no ?
As a Belgian i would love to own a proper Belgian watch, sadly i'm not a fan of chronographs though
Thanks Yorick! More to come!
Not that many options that ook this great
Nice review Tom ! Looks good. Perhaps but thick ?
On paper they are just over the speedmaster. Only realised that Until I checked the actual specs so from
Wearing experience I didn’t notice that.
Thnx for the feedback! We have refined the case profile, it doesn't wear like a 13,5mm watch. To ensure it to be waterproof the crystal has to be thick enough and we're using 2 of them (front and back) to also highlight the beautiful movement. The movement itself is over 6mm already. Don't forget that many brands are posting height dimensions excluding cyrstals lately... 🙂
I really like the design, casing and movement. A chrono-diver can be tricky, especially if it's a manual wind. Is the crown a screw-down or push/pull? If it's a screw-down, that would be inconvenient to the daily winding experience for this watch.
Thanks for bringing that up! It is a push/pull crown. During the prototype stage it was a screw-down crown but as you mention, after testing and wearing it for longer periods of time it's inconvenient so I ended up going for a push/pull crown.
@@meraud-watches Excellent decision and thanks for responding. It's a very cool watch, especially with that new old stock Landeron 248 caliber under the hood. :)
@@zHumanfactor thnx!
Thx for watching and thanks Meraud for explaining this
Veeeeeeery nice 👌
You need a chrono right ? 😜
Great video Tom, what is your wrist size?
Hi david. I have a 16,5 - 17 cm wrist
Cool thanks, just bought one! 😄
@@automic248 awesome congrats! you will love it . what dial did you go with ?
@@BowlOfSalmon thank you! I went with the soft sand, can’t wait to see it in person!
@@automic248 Thank you David!
I have a question, i always wondered how does the maintenance will be like? Where do you send such unique watches for repairs?
Good question. Most is really basics. There is guarantee , Automatic watches need service eventually. The movement is well known by watchmakers but the brand would always need to be the first point of contact. I found a faq on the website that covers these things. meraud-watches.com/pages/faq
Hi Amirol, maintenance can be done by our watchmaker. The Landeron 248 caliber is well known by many (good) watchmakers. We also have enough spare parts to offer service or repairs. Although this caliber is a proven workhorse.
@@meraud-watches Hi thank you so much for addressing my doubt!
@@BowlOfSalmon hi thanks for the explaination! Yeah it was mentioned in their website and glad they do such service in the future!
@@amirolrohmat6972 you're welcome!
What size is your wrist?
17cm on a good day. (So 16,5 to 17cm)
I just bought a rifle that cost this much- crap. I think my wife would have been WAY less pissed if I’d just gotten this. I’d buy this without even trying it on
damn... if you come home with a watch purchase she can point a gun at you .. not smart ... should have done it the other way around.. sell the gun.. get the watch
@@BowlOfSalmon I fell victim to the classic blunder…