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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 26586IP.OO.1240IP.01 - Review, Specs & Price
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin, which started its life as a prototype watch named RD#2, is one of these watches that look so right. It is at once a superb design object and a highly engineered piece of horological ingenuity. Of course, it is the thinnest perpetual calendar wristwatch. But interestingly, its development was not initiated to break any record. The idea was simply to design a perpetual calendar Royal Oak that could easily slip under any cuffIt is not a surprise to see Audemars Piguet presenting the thinnest perpetual calendar wristwatch. Ultra-thin watches and perpetual calendars are both parts of Audemars Piguet's tradition. The brand claims to have presented the first perpetual wristwatch as early as 1955. The Royal Oak itself has been available with a perpetual calendar complication for some years, including the current versions. But Genta's iconic design isn't the most appropriate candidate for breaking a thinness record –
The Revamped Bvlgari Bvlgari - Slimmer, Bolder and with New Materials - Monochrome Watches
The Bvlgari Bvlgari has been one of the brand's most emblematic watches for over 40 years. The model was born in 1975 when the Bulgari brothers decided to create a watch as an exclusive gift for their 100 best clients. What started as a gift became an enduring Bvlgari design, reinventing itself over the years. Inspired by ancient Roman coins, the watch features pure, simple but powerful lines.? With no logo on the dial, the Bvlgari logo is engraved twice on the bezel, earning the timepiece the nickname BB. And to bring it up to date,?this icon has just received a discreet facelift. Renewing the genre, the new Bvlgari Bvlgari is presented in a slimmer and enlarged 41mm cased. It is fashioned out of bronze, black DLC-coated steel or black DLC-coated steel with a bronze bezel. The bronze crown incorporates a ceramic insert. These new metals for the collection give the model a more contemporary style. And patina fans will love the modern-vintage feel of the bronze ve
The Breitling Navitimer 8 Collection, Georges Kerns First Creation as CEO of Breitling - Monochrome Watches
After he unexpectedly?left IWC and joined Breitling as the new CEO, Georges Kern was under the radar… We were all waiting for the first novelty to come out of the Grenchen-based manufacture. And today, here THEY come. Indeed, it’s not a watch but a full collection named the?Breitling Navitimer 8, which we introduce to you today. Five different models, five different displays, five different movements, one entirely new concept. There was a lot of talk about what Kern was about to launch… The answer is a pilot watch, obviously. Let’s take a look at Kern’s debut.Don’t be fooled by the “Navitimer” in the name of this new collection. In fact, it hasn’t got much in common with the iconic pilot watch. At least, don’t consider the new?Breitling Navitimer 8 collection as an extension of the existing “Navi” collection, but as an independent and new offer from the pilot-oriented brand. Don’t be scared though, as the?Bre
Omega Seamaster Tokyo 2020 Countdown Collection - Introducing (Specs & Price)
Omega and the Olympic Games share a long-lasting love story. The Biel-based brand first provided its timing instruments to the games back in 1932, in Los Angeles. Since then, Omega has been the official timekeeper of both Summer and Winter Games, having participated in 29 editions. After the introduction last year of a collection of five Tokyo 2020 Speedmaster watches, Omega now unveils two Seamaster for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Countdown.The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Tokyo 2020 Limited EditionThe first of the two models for Tokyo 2020 Countdown, dedicated to men, is based on the well-known Aqua Terra 150m, the all-rounder, semi-elegant watch in the Seamaster collection. As such, the piece is familiar and has been updated to get the Olympic feel. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The case retains the same 41mm diameter, with a flat (non-rotating) bezel,
Longines Avigation BigEye (Live Pics, Specs & Price)
It's not hard to find vintage-inspired military watches as the market is now flooded with them. If you want something affordable and authentic, Hamilton has you covered. Want to go high-end, IWC and Panerai?have a lot to offer, among many others. Longines even has a wide variety in its Heritage collection. Most are excellent examples of a given time period and fine watches on their own, but few have truly unique personalities. The Longines Avigation BigEye bucks the trend with an atypical chronograph that hits a lot of the right notes, but its provenance is a bit of a mystery. It's also not the first modern big eye chronograph with pieces like the Breguet Type XX?having a similar dial. It's arguably the best vintage-inspired Longines since the Legend Diver, however, and won the Best Revival award at last year's Grand Prix de l'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG). That's an eye-opening achievement, so let's take a closer look.BACKGROUNDThe history behind the Avigation BigEye Chronograph is anyt