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The Collector's Series - Diving deep with Mark's Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Chronographe Flyback Quantieme Complet - Monochrome Watches
When you think iconic dive watches', what comes to mind?… Submariner? Sea-Dweller? Omega Seamaster? Panerai Radiomir?… Well, the good news is you would be absolutely correct. However, you would have overlooked one heavy hitter of the watch world: the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, a watch seen by many hard-core divers as an essential tool in their armoury and by many collectors as their pride and joy. It is not just a functional watch, but a historically important one. And today we're happy to show you a very nice example,?together?with Mark and his Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Chronographe Flyback Quantieme Complet.It was back in 1953 the first commercial Fifty Fathoms was released. The watch was developed by Jacques Fiechter, Blancpain CEO at the time and an early scuba diving fan. It was later refined for French combat divers with the addition of magnetic shielding. The story begins when Captain Robert Bob Maloubier and Lieutenant Claude Riffaud, both commanders at the French C
Introducing Chopard L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Tiger (Specs & Price)
Unlike our Western tradition of celebrating New Year on a fixed date, the Chinese celebrate the date on the second new Moon after the winter solstice. In 2022, Chinese New Year will fall on the 1st of February and with it a changing of the guard for one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. Leaving behind the Year of the Ox, 2022 welcomes the Year of the Tiger, an animal revered in China as the king of all beasts. Since the Year of the Snake in 2013, Chopard has celebrated the Chinese New Year with splendid timepieces dedicated to the zodiac animal and decorated with the ancestral Asian technique of Urushi lacquer. As in past years, the watch selected to host the artwork is the ultra-thin and elegant 39.50mm L.U.C XP in ethical 18k rose gold.The Year of the TigerA recurrent figure in Chinese art, the tiger is associated with courage, confidence, fortune and intelligence. Catalogued in Chopard's Metiers d'Art section, the roaring tiger and the rich background scenery on the dial is h
Vertex M100B Black DLC Dirty Dozen Military Watch (Specs & Price)
Vertex is a one-of-a-kind brand, resurrected from the past, now back in business with some pretty cool toolish, military-inspired watches – and clearly, they are more than legitimate in this field! With a solid “Dirty Dozen” background behind these watches, the modern pieces done by Vertex have to be ready for action… And the brand’s latest piece is no exception to the rule. Meet the all-black, stealth looking Vertex M100B Black DLC.The “Dirty Dozen” ConnectionRe-incorporated 100 years after the company’s creation by the founder’s great-grandson, Vertex and its military-inspired watches are moving fast, with now two models in the collection – the 3-hand, modern interpretation of the MoD watches and the Monopusher Chronograph MP45 we already reviewed. But when talking Vertex, you have to keep in mind that these watches don’t come out of the blue and bear a true, legitimate pedigree. Ad - Scroll to continue with
Introducing Panerai Luminor Blue Mare 44mm PAM01085 (Specs & Price)
For long, the formula of Panerai watches was simple: rugged watches inspired by the sea, with Italian design, simple mechanics and large cushion-shaped cases. And, at the beginning a relatively accessible price that helped to create a huge community of fans. And then, things changed and Panerai became more complicated, more luxurious, more focused on limited editions. But as the brand’s CEO told us, it was time to clean up the collections and to refocus on what Panerai truly represents. And the latest model, the Panerai Luminor Blue Mare 44mm PAM01085 is just that.A simple but efficient design, a hand-wound, no-date movement, a no-nonsense package that goes back to the roots, a modern but cool look… The Panerai Luminor Blue Mare 44mm PAM01085 is a reassuring but also an important addition to the collection. Indeed, most of the watches launched as part of the digital Watches & Wonders 2020 were complex and relatively expensive models, playing with luminescence and/or inn
Panerai Mare Nostrum 42mm PAM00716 (Specs & Price)
Mare Nostrum, “Our Sea” in latin. It’s a term that invariably brings to mind a?rare and exclusive model for?Panerai collectors. Indeed, back in the early days of the Florentine?manufacture, a chronograph was?created, one that is so rare it has become a legend. Based on this concept?and on the few pieces of documentation available from?that time, Panerai made a first re-edition of this Mare Nostrum chronograph in 1993 (Ref. 5218-301), the year?the first collection of Panerai watches were made for civilian use – a watch that has become iconic. For 2017, this model returns?in a faithful (but again rare) tribute version, the?Panerai Mare Nostrum 42mm PAM00716.History of the Panerai Mare Nostrum Collection, from 1943 to 2017The 1943 Prototype – Back in 1943, Officine Panerai created a few prototypes?of a chronograph made for?deck officers of the Royal Italian Navy. However, these watches?never went into production and remained an idea only, a concept and they w
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