The Watches of Volume 1

Watch and Pray: Thirty-One Watches, Thirty-One Days, and the God Who Invented Time

The watches of Volume 1, in the order of the book. Back to Volume 1 · All watches by maker

Each link opens the maker’s own page, a museum or another reference in a new tab. Watch names and brands are trademarks of their owners; the author and publisher are not affiliated with any watch company.

Day 1

Cartier Santos

Cartier · 1904

See it at cartier.com ↗

Day 2

Vulcain Cricket

Vulcain · 1947

See it at vulcain.ch ↗

Day 3

Panerai Radiomir

Panerai · 1936–38

See it at panerai.com ↗

Day 4

Rolex Oyster Perpetual

Rolex · Oyster 1926

See it at rolex.com ↗

Day 5

Philippe Dufour Simplicity

Philippe Dufour · 2000

See it at philippedufour.ch ↗

Day 6

Rolex Datejust

Rolex · 1945

See it at rolex.com ↗

Day 7

Patek Philippe perpetual calendar

Patek Philippe · first wrist version 1925; series from 1941

See it at patek.com ↗

Day 8

Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical

Hamilton · reference H69439933 · current

See it at hamiltonwatch.com ↗

Day 9

Perrelet self-winding pocket watch

Perrelet · about 1777

See it at perrelet.com ↗

Day 10

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso

Jaeger-LeCoultre · 1931

See it at jaeger-lecoultre.com ↗

Day 11

Patek Philippe minute repeater

Patek Philippe · first repeater 1839

See it at patek.com ↗

Day 12

Hamilton 992B

Hamilton · 1940–69

See it at hamiltonwatch.com ↗

Day 13

Patek Philippe 5396 annual calendar

Patek Philippe · reference 5396 · 2006

See it at patek.com ↗

Day 14

Grand Seiko Hi-Beat

Grand Seiko · 1968

See it at grand-seiko.com ↗

Day 15

Richard Mille RM 027

Richard Mille · 2010

See it at richardmille.com ↗

Day 15

Richard Mille RM 65-01

Richard Mille · 2020

See it at richardmille.com ↗

Day 16

Zenith El Primero

Zenith · 1969

See it at zenith-watches.com ↗

Day 17

Omega Speedmaster Professional

Omega · 1957; NASA-qualified 1965

See it at omegawatches.com ↗

Day 18

Patek Philippe Calatrava

Patek Philippe · reference 96 (the 1932 original) · 1932

See it at patek.com ↗

Day 19

IWC Portugieser 7 Days

IWC · 2000

See it at iwc.com ↗

Day 20

Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep

Omega · prototypes 2019; production 2022

See it at omegawatches.com ↗

Day 21

Seiko Astron

Seiko · 1969

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 22

Heuer Monaco, now TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer · 1969

See it at tagheuer.com ↗

Day 23

Grand Seiko Spring Drive

Grand Seiko · movement 1999; in Grand Seiko from 2004

See it at grand-seiko.com ↗

Day 24

Longines Spirit Zulu Time

Longines · first dual-time watch 1925

See it at longines.com ↗

Day 25

Vacheron Constantin Overseas, blue dial

Vacheron Constantin · 1996; redesigned 2016

See it at vacheron-constantin.com ↗

Day 26

Omega Seamaster Diver 300M, green dial

Omega · 2022

See it at omegawatches.com ↗

Day 27

Smiths Everest

Smiths · 1953

See it at collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk ↗

Day 28

John Harrison's H4

John Harrison · 1759

See it at rmg.co.uk ↗

Day 29

Omega Seamaster Diver 300M, 007 Edition

Omega · 2019

See it at omegawatches.com ↗

Day 30

Breitling Navitimer

Breitling · 1952

See it at breitling.com ↗

Day 31

A. Lange & Söhne Lange 31

A. Lange & Söhne · 2007

See it at alange-soehne.com ↗

The last chapter

Omega 19-ligne caliber

Omega · 1894

See it at omegawatches.com ↗