I’m the first to admit I’m a sucker for dual crown watches. Don’t ask, I don’t know why either. In fact, I started the #TwoCrownTuesday tag on IG in hopes to see more of them! When I saw the Davosa Argonautic Lumis it was the proverbial cheesy love at first sight. This particular model is serial number 0012 and has red accents. There were blue, yellow and white accented models offered as well.

This 1000m water resistant chunk of stainless steel comes on a solid end-link five link bracelet but I prefer to wear it on the signed clasp Milanese mesh. It’s hard to beat mesh for comfort. This also can rock a strap like nobody’s business. NATO’s and rubber straps work well but I found a thick Zulu to really complement its presence. The Davosa Argonautic Lumis has T25 vials for 24/7 lume. The standard Argonautic uses Super LumiNova for lume. Manipulating the guarded, screw down and signed (awesome logo btw) crown sets the ETA 2824’s time and date, while the second crown at 10:00 releases that pesky helium.

The 42.5mm case is well proportioned with nicely curved 22mm lugs which immensely diminish the lug-to-lug length, which is 51.3mm. The curves of the lugs really help this watch look good on my oddly round seven-inch wrist. The brushing on the case is tastefully faint, which I really like. She’s a thicc gal at 13.5mm; this isn’t a light watch but wears surprisingly comfortable, even with sleeves. The caseback is on the simple side with a lightly etched name and logo with all the other usual suspects like Swiss, sapphire and serial number.

This ceramic bezeled beauty was a grail for me and I can’t imagine the day coming where I’d contemplate of letting her go. The serrations along the edge of the unidirectional bezel make turning it an effortless task. I have to deduct a point for a slight misalignment of the insert. It’s not Seiko-bad but its off enough that I notice it. The anti-reflective sapphire crystal has a nice beveled edge above a vertical and brushed rehaut. The legibility is outstanding, with white tipped hands easily visible with a quick glance.

I’ve owned the Davosa Argonautic Lumis watch for just shy of seven years. It’s a regular in my rotation. I did end up with a crown issue that required service. The crown wouldn’t screw down and was remedied by an authorized dealer. Also, the ETA mainspring gave up the ghost and was repaired in typical fashion. I don’t fault Davosa for either issue, as these are made with parts that nobody should expect to last forever!

Davosa seems to be one of those brands that flies under the radar. They offer quality watches at very reasonable prices and the Davosa Argonautic Lumis is all that and then some!