My First Grail Watch: Scott Devon of Devon Works
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Scott Devon, the founder and Creative Director of Devon Works. While today he's best well-known for his belt-driven watches, his roots start with the "classics", courtesy of his father and grandfather.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Scott Devon (SD): My name is Scott Devon, Founder and Creative Director for Devon Works and Devon Tech Labs based in Los Angeles, California. We are best known for creating the now iconic Devon Tread 1 in 2010.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?SD: My Grandfather collected watches, pocket watches, clocks, and music boxes. And my Father was a Rolex Man. I inherited their pieces and recall with fond memories their love of timepieces.ABTW: What was your first grail, and why were

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This one's a bit of an oddball, really. Almost completely forgotten and overlooked by both parties, the Tissot Lotus F1 represents a time when both Tissot and Team Lotus were far from what enthusiasts would call their "classic era", but at the same time both were trying out new and revolutionary technologies. Getting right to brass tacks, it's a digital watch dating from 1980, right at the heart of the digital revolution, and it's a fascinating example of a technology that we as enthusiasts often leave by the wayside.It's a cornucopia of complications, including a chronograph, countdown timer, two alarms, two agendas (a date memorizing function), a second time zone, an hour signal, and a calendar. All of this comes courtesy of a Caliber 1640 Quartz movement, shared with the contemporary Omega Sensorquartz. This is, of course, leaving out the two most interesting features. The first is the touch-sensitive pad under the display, marked "F1", which swaps between functions, sets time, and

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