"I was very keen to write about the Straum Jan Mayen as it is the type of watch my little French horological hurt flutters for. Because it is well built, because it has great specifications, and because it has a singular design which, strangely perhaps, looks familiar. It isn’t a “same same but different” kind of deal, however, as the Jan Mayen is something that looks unique, not only on account of its design, but more so on account of its soul."