Custom Steinhart B-Uhr

A few years ago I was lucky enough to request and have Herr Gunter Steinhart of Steinhart watches custom build me a 44 mm B-Uhr.  He agreed to build me a watch in a stainless steel 44 mm case with sapphire crystal, solid case back, gold frosted hands and a brown tropic B-Uhr-style dial.  A diamond-type crown winds an ETA 2824-2 inside the watch.  

I don't know if Herr Steinhart is still taking requests, but the result is at-a-glance time reading at its best.

The watch totally scratched my itch for an IWC Big Pilot.  Much more wearable than 47 mm and under US$1,000.  

The only issue I had was FedEx (in the Tennessee hub of all places!) during transit as the watch was shipped out from Germany, but that's another story for another time.