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Introducing: The Wildly Reflective Zenith Defy Extreme Mirror
Camouflage dials have been a big hit in the past couple of years, and we've covered several combat-ready models. Zenith pushes the camouflage concept to the extreme, giving its Defy Extreme a radical makeover with a reflective mirrored surface. Undoubtedly the boldest take on its high-performance 1/100th-of-a-second chronograph, the latest manifestation blends into its surroundings thanks to its distortion-free mirror-polished case, dial and bracelet.Zenith's Defy Extreme collection, released in 2021, is a high-testosterone brother of the Defy family, a lab rat of sorts to test out new materials on its powerful, angular case. Extreme in all senses, right down to the dual regulating organ, the regulator for the timekeeping beats at 5Hz while the second one for the chronograph whizzes at 50Hz to capture 1/100th-of-a-second chronograph readings. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
FOUND: The Actual Marine Chronometer That Accompanied Charles Darwin at the HMS Beagle on his Journey to the Galapagos Islands - Monochrome Watches
Yesterday we showed you four WW-II pilot’s watches, one of which was hidden in a prisoner of war’s underpants, and today we can show you the actual Marine Chronometer of the HMS Beagle where it was together with Charles Darwin, for his epic five-year voyage to South America and the Galapagos Islands.??The British Admiralty sold it in?1911, and it disappeared from records, until now! You can own this important piece of history, as?it will be auction by Bonhams, on July?9th in London.?This specific Marine Chronometer was one of 22 that where on the H.M.S. Beagle during its second voyage (1831-1836) under captain Robert Fitzroy. It sailed to the?coast of South America ?and then sailed west across the South Pacific towards the Galapagos Islands, New Zealand and Australia, in order to help establish a chain of reliable navigational co-ordinates around the globe. On board was the young Charles Darwin and well, the rest is history.Two-Days Marine chronometer – HMS BeagleDarw
Introducing the Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
We've knew about it for a while. We showed it to you a few months ago when we spotted Daniel Craig wearing an Omega Seamaster 300 with a NATO strap – and then the official poster for?the latest 007 James Bond movie, Spectre, definitely gave us the answer. Now it is official and here is the?Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition that Daniel Craig will be sporting on its wrist – and it comes with small but quite cool unique features (sorry but no, there’s no laser on it).You probably all know about the Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial, a watch that we loved at first sight here, for many reasons. First of all, it is a faithful but also modern re-edition of one of Omega’s greatest watches, the Seamaster 300m CK2913. The design of the new?Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial is clearly inspired by its vintage predecessor (with its straight lugs, its triangular indexes slightly recessed in the dial, the bezel with a black insert). The?parentage between these tw
Pre-Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic and Reverso Classic Large Duo - Monochrome Watches
Earlier this week, we showed some first anniversary editions of the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso – because yes, the old lady celebrates its 85th birthday this year… making it one of the oldest watches with a continuous production, and thus, one of the most iconic timepiece?(and luxury object) available. If these new introductions were focused on heritage, Jaeger-LeCoultre also renewed the more modern, classic editions – the ones with automatic movements. Here are the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic and Reverso Classic Large Duo to be introduced at the SIHH 2016.The?Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic AutomaticThe?Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic is certainly the most classical, timeless edition of the collection. For the 85th anniversary of this model, the Jaeger-LeCoultre manufacture offers a facelift and some technical improvements. Previously, this Reverso Classic was available?with a plain dial and a manual movement. The SIHH 2016 editions of the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Revers
2020 Vacheron Constantin egerie Collection // Introducing, Specs & Price
Named after Egeria, the Roman water nymph, egerie is Vacheron Constantin's latest women's collection. No doubt chosen to evoke the classic temperament of this new collection, egerie has also taken inspiration from the world of Haute Couture with elegant, pleated designs on the dial. Available in two different case sizes, three different case materials (including a high jewellery diamond pave version), with moon phases or date and Vacheron Constantin's versatile strap-changing system, the collection gets off to a promising start and will be available from March 1, 2020.BackgroundUnlike other collections at Vacheron, like the Overseas or even the Patrimony that cater to both sexes, egerie is clearly dedicated to women. However, this is not the first time egerie makes its appearance. First launched in 2003 with a curvaceous, tonneau-shaped case, the only surviving attribute of the former egerie are the slanted Arabic numerals that appeared on some of the models.2003 Vacheron Constantin Eg
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