DeWitt Academia Quantieme Perpetuel GMT Nebula Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/dewitt Jerome DeWitt has a Napoleon complex. Not only does the Geneva watchmaker claim direct lineage to Bonaparte himself, but his watches rank among the most audaciously named timepieces in the business. The DeWitt Academia Quantieme Perpetuel GMT Nebula - one of only 99 pieces - lives up to the hype with an extraordinary case, dial, and complications. Start with a 43mm case, add 18-karat white gold, black ceramic, and titanium. Adorn the construct with lustrous polished surfaces, textured matte counterparts, and robust geometries designed to evoke classical architecture. Now add aventurine (goldstone), silicium, six sub-dials, and eight separate hands. Bonaparte lineage or not, Jerome DeWitt delivers on an imperial scale. The 43mm case of the DeWitt Academia Quantieme Perpetuel is designed to reflect the classical colonnade of neo-Roman architecture under Napoleon I. Each of the vertical columns is fashioned from brushed titanium or ceramic in alternating sequence. The strong upward thrust of these "columns" joins the visually distinct 18-karat white gold case back and matching bezel like the pedestal and roof of a Roman temple. Atop the bezel, polished black ceramic inserts alternate with white gold. DeWitt crafts this dial from a combination of ruthenium-coated metal, silicium, and aventurine. The lower portion of the dial is set within the vertical cotes de Geneve and houses the technical complications. A day, date, month, leap y