Sternglas Owner Review : Balanced, minimalist and atypical

Bought during lockdown when one of my umpteenth Citizens broke down, this is my first conscious purchase of an automatic watch. I fell in love with the "compass" side of this watch and its Bauhaus design. At the time, a Miyota meant nothing to me, nor did a 42 mm diameter. The test review of this model carried out on the La petite trotteuse channel finally convinced me and I bought it online. Sternglas is a German brand from Hamburg and I recommend these watches to get into watchmaking, especially when an open back gives access to the magic of the mechanism (even if it is a Miyota, yes). Now I have other watches and I wear this Topograph (that's its name) less, but I still take it out from time to time. The leather on the strap must have progeria because it aged 100 years in 3 years, but I still like the watch.