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Frederique Constant Highlife Collection (Specs & Price)
Frederique Constant is, without doubt, one of the most impressive entrepreneurial success stories in the recent history of the watch industry. Created in the late 1980s, the Geneva-based brand gained international recognition by manufacturing elegant, classic watches at reasonable prices, even demonstrating a certain mechanical savoir-faire with in-house movements and complications – such as a flyback chronograph, a perpetual calendar and a tourbillon. Frederique Constant now enters one of the most dynamic markets of the industry, that of the luxury sports watch with integrated bracelet. Meet the Frederique Constant Highlife collection.?In 1972, Gerald Genta’s Royal Oak for Audemars Piguet defined a genre that has never seemed more relevant. The archetype is straightforward: match a sporty but sophisticated steel watch with an integrated bracelet and an automatic movement. Robustness and refinement combined. Although most high-end manufacturers have entered this market R
Introducing The Simple, Ingenious Artya Depth Gauge (Specs, Price)
Depth gauge watches are quite a rarity on the market and represent a niche industry segment, offering technical solutions to provide a diver with their current diving depth. Some rely on mechanical systems with an aneroid capsule, some use a Bourdon tube, and some use a cut-out that lets water enter a channel; and some are simply over-engineered. The latest watch with this feature is very different in many respects. First, it’s made by a brand that isn’t usually linked to the world of dive watches. Second, and most importantly, the solution used to display the current depth is one of the simplest possible. Using the science of colour, or chromatics, and the way colours disappear underwater, Artya has created a fascinatingly simple Depth Gauge.Let’s talk about the basics first. The Artya Depth Gauge is a classic dive watch, visually speaking and in terms of specifications. The case, with its pointy lugs and angular crown guards, is 43mm in diameter and is made of brush
Speedmaster Gathering Commemorating the 44th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong's First Step on the Moon - Monochrome Watches
Our friends over at Fratellowatches celebrate their affection for Omega’s Speedmaster every Tuesday with ‘Speedy Tuesday’. It’s their homage of one of their favorite watches and they come up with another rare limited edition every week. To celebrate the 44th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon – on 21 July 1969 at 2:56 UTC time – they organized a lunch for Speedmaster enthusiasts.The amount of Speedmaster brought to the lunch event, was simply impressive. Fratellowatches shares a load of photos of boxes full of Speedmasters and some closeups of for instance this gold Speedmaster Professional – ref. BA145.022 – from 1969 to commemorate the NASA Moonlanding. This is one of only 1014 pieces ever made, of which the first 39 went to astronauts and members of the White House. According to Fratellowatches, number 1 was intended for Richard Nixon but he refused the watch that is now in the Omega museum in Biel.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Jumbo 5168G (Blue Dial, White Gold, 42mm)
This year, the Geneva-Based manufacture Patek Philippe is celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of its modern icons, the Aquanaut. As part of a new collection, the brand adds some color and a bit of?boldness to a model that have always been playing on the discreet side, with a 42mm and blue dial?Patek Philippe Aquanaut Jumbo 5168G.After a huge buzz?made around the 40th anniversary editions of the Nautilus in 2016 – with two limited editions we showed to you here – Patek is?now giving some credits to another modern icon of sports watches, the Aquanaut. At the 1997 Basel show, Patek Philippe presented the new Aquanaut Ref. 5060A, a sporty, yet chic and contemporary watch for men in stainless steel designed to appeal to a young generation. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Less “classical“, less expensive too, more simple and more adapt
Buying Guide - 6 watches showing downsizing can be a good thing.
Downsizing is a word that comes with two faces. On one end you might feel corners are cut, you get less bang for your buck, and the experience is less fun. A good example is cars, where downsizing usually means less power, less performance and often less joy to drive. On the other end, specifically in watches, you might experience the exact opposite! It might even be the reason a watch you previously didn’t even consider due to its size, might end up in your collection after all! Examples, where the downsizing trend in watchmaking works extremely well, are the recent Nomos Club Sport Neomatik 37 and the Aquastar Deepstar 39. As ever, it’s all about proportions, comfort, visual appeal and above all; enjoyment! These six watches prove that downsizing in watchmaking can certainly equate to less being more!Hamilton Khaki Field MurphEarlier this week Hamilton release a watch that a lot of enthusiasts of both the original watch and movie have long been waiting for, a smaller vers
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