I thought it was really exciting when Glycine announced the re-issue of
their first Airman. Being 36mm I knew it would be too small for me but it
looked so nice and perfect it had to be given a chance anyway. It wasn’t that
pricey but I didn’t want to get a new one when I knew it wasn’t going to stay.
Lucky for me my flipping-buddy Björn got a hold of a fairly new one quite soon after the
release which I took over when he was done. I mostly wore it on a nato but he also
gave me a flex bracelet which enhanced the vintage feeling and made it look
quite cool. I also tried it on the Strapcode shark mesh which I had used for my
Squale 50atm and Eterna Super Kon-Tiki but it was a little too thick and gave the
impression of the watch being smaller than it actually was. I loved it for
being a purist version which I still think is the best and most logical way to display time.
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| #247 - The Glycine Airman no.1, ref 3944. |
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| On the shark mesh from Strapcode. |
Sadly Glycine has disappointed me every year since this release. I guess
being bought by Invicta says it all. We’re talking about a company with a never ending catalogue of hideous creations taking over a legendary brand with several beloved classic timepieces and what
happens? That’s right, they produce even more hideous creations and turn good things to shit. Truly a sad story. I think that was the main reason why I
decided to let Glycine go. I didn’t like the classic Glycine models to be associated
with the new trashy ones. I’ve had the same problem with Doxa and I’m not entirely over
that whole situation as well but to Doxa’s defense I think they have done a
better job of preserving their heritage than Glycine ended up doing.
