Luch Defender Owner Review : Stylish, disconcerting and reliable

Luch is not known for its military watches but rather for its stylish watches. In the Soviet Union, they were known for small calibers and women's models, after the Soviet era the collaboration with the Swiss group Franck Muller gave a new dimension to this tradition of stylish elegance. I really liked this interpretation of the military field watch, firstly because it does not have a second hand. A watch without a second hand is something fixed, without animation, without distraction. I always had the idea that the military should have watches set to the same second. But that is more for commandos. For the ordinary soldier the second is an unnecessary distraction. The important thing is to have a reliable movement, a solid bracelet because it is always the first to break, an elegant dial because you are very likely to live your last hour with it and it is always sad to leave this world and especially cheap because the important thing is to save your money to pay for warm clothes, food and the bribes that save your life. The hands are very readable even in low light thanks to the luminescent coating. The adjectives that the brand puts forward in its marketing are laconic, brutal, practical, elegant and reliable, suitable for the modern man. You should know that in Russian "brutal" is a very positive adjective for a man and by extension for a military-style men's watch. A "brutal" man is a man who gives the feeling of being vigorous, self-confident and who gives off an impression of security. Of course other Soviet brands have more experience in the military style, but this one, the "defender" is a very successful interpretation. It is an English word that means defender for a Belarusian piece, a country whose army that disobeyed, that in 2023 refused illegal orders to attack to focus on its mission of defending the country, not to attack and massacre the civilian populations of neighboring countries. The military has a duty to refuse illegal orders of course. But in practice this is difficult and rare enough to be noted. Watches with two hands always lead to a question, does it work well? because you don't see a second hand or small second hand wriggling, you have to take your time, wind it up and wait while listening to its movement beat. The dial also indicates the four cardinal points in English and Belarus / 15 jewels in Belarusian. Adjectives: laconic, practical, elegant, stylish, reliable, brutal