Chocolate review: Anthon Berg 72% cacao fairtrade chocolate

I discovered we still had a couple of bars of the Anthon Berg chocolates I purchased last April. This one's a dark chocolate unlike the dark milk I wrote about before.

The chocolate claims to have minimum 72% cacao

Details on the chocolate at the back of the box

Here's a close-up showing nutrition information on the chocolate

This is a 100g bar that's made in Denmark

This chocolate had a hint of bitterness about it that I identify with dark chocolates. And yet there was also the smoothness that it had that also made it enjoyable and invited one to have another bite.
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Anker vintage watch with PUW 500 movement

My collection of vintage watches includes this German watch from 1940. I got this Anker from one a seller from Serbia who's become something like a friend already. It's perhaps I give him good business and he delivers on his part ensuring the watches I got from him arrive in good condition. :)

Simple dial with sub-second feature. Note, too, the lugs on this watch that is commonly referred to as a bull's horns

Side view showing the crown

The other side view

Case back showing the watch back to be of stainless steel but for the body to be 20 microns gold plated

Inside the back cover, there are etchings from previous repairs and maintenance. I haven't gotten to deciphering the dates from these but it would be interesting to establish the history for this watch.

Here's the PUW 500 movement that runs at 18,000 bph with an original power reserve of 43 hours

The watch on my wrist after I fitted it with a Hirsch strap. I thought it was just appropriate for this vintage timepiece.

Here is another wrist shot

I timed the watch recently and it lasted about 42 hours on a full wind. Again, this is not bad for a 79-year old watch. Of course, I use it sometimes like the 83-year old Laco I also have. That way, they get to run from time to time. Needless to say, these vintage watches need some routine maintenance like cleaning and oiling by our suking watchman.

 

[I parted with this watch back in 2019. The buyer was another collector so it was good to know it's in good hands rather than to another who's just buying and selling watches.]

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King Seiko 4502 7001, Hi-Beat Manual Wind

We start the month of February with a watch feature. My collection includes this King Seiko also from my birth year of 1972. Hi-Beat here stands for 36,000 bph. Of course, I prefer this to the hi-beat Lord Marvel models. The latter were the first to come out but I guess the movements on the KS is the more refined ones?

This King Seiko also has that simple yet elegant design found in the KS 44 model

Side view showing the signed crown

The other side view.

Case back with the KS medallion and serial number indicating this was manufactured in August 1972

Close-up of the bottom of the dial

The watch's 4502A movement is in great condition

The watch the first time I wore it after fitting it with a Hirsch leather strap

The watch lasts about 43 hours on a full wind. That is not at all bad for a 46-year old watch. I have also observed it to be gaining only a few seconds per day so it is still a very reliable piece.
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Note: This watch is also no longer with me. I unloaded it late last year along with the 44KS. I still have one 4502 - a gold-plated one that I have put on the market but so far had no takers. [4/6/2020].

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