As a designer, I prefer to buy from manufacturers who maintain a high standard of design, engineering and good value in their products. So for example I use Apple computers, Leica and Hasselblad cameras and Artemide lamps etc. I applied the same criteria when looking to purchase a new watch so it was perhaps inevitable I would be attracted to the design of a Sternglas Zeitmesser with its Bauhaus aesthetics. The Sternglas Naos XL quartz was my choice; it meets all my design criteria in its minimalist design and presentation. It functions perfectly in its slim, compact body and exudes a quality on the wrist which would suggest it to be far more expensive than its actual cost. Good design does not have to be expensive and Sternglas must be congratulated for adopting the design philosophy of Bauhaus in their products at a fair and reasonable price.