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Buying Guide - 5 Desirable Sports Watches Recently Launched
The summer is almost over. Amid the virus-fuelled uncertainty, new watch launches have been massively disrupted, but September remains a strategic time of year to introduce new products The past weeks have seen a slew of new watches and we have picked up five, eye-catching sports watches presented recently. Let's dive right in hoping you find something you love.Dive Watch – Submariner 41mm 124060There is a new Sub for 2020! At first glance, you would hardly spot the difference. The evolution is subtle but remodelled almost everything. If the Sub has measured 40mm across for decades, the new 124060 is 41mm in diameter (in fact, closer to 40.5mm). Its proportions have changed, in particular with thinner and more tapered lugs. On the wrist, it gains in elegance and compactness. The bracelet width has been increased by 1mm at 21mm. The new Submariner also gets the brand's new-generation movements, replacing its calibre 3130 with the modern calibre 3230. Ad - Scroll to
Cartier Santos-Dumont XL Limited Edition 2021 CRW2SA0025 Hands-On
Cartier has a keen sense for elegant, original and effortless watch designs. Among the many shapes and designs, one of the most emblematic watches is the Santos, generally acknowledged as the oldest men's wristwatch. Over the years, the collection has evolved along sportier and bolder lines, well-represented by these recent models. However, in 2020, the Parisian brand reintroduced the original design of the iconic Santos-Dumont model with its typical dandy flair in an XL size with a hand-wound movement. Along with the permanent collection, Cartier also launched limited edition watches inspired by Alberto Santos-Dumont’s flying machines, which were pretty well received. For 2021, there’s a new pair of Cartier Santos-Dumont XL Limited Edition watches, including this handsome two-tone watch that we’ll be looking at today.?BackgroundThe Santos watch is one of Cartier’s oldest collections and one entirely dedicated to men. The collection is named after Brazilian avia
Introducing: Habring2 Gets Lightning Smart With The Chrono-Felix Top Second
The independent watchmaking duo formed by Richard and Maria Habring, working under the Habring2 name, are close to our hearts for various reasons. First, as you’re probably well aware, because of our first-ever Montre de Souscription and the unique piece we auctioned for charity earlier in the year. Besides that, and probably far more relevant for you all, is the fact Habring2 does things in a very cool, original way. Renowned for the split-seconds chronographs based on the Valjoux 7750 architecture, developed by Richard Habring while working for IWC in the 1990s, the brand is capable of much more. They also like to play around with the seconds indication, as it is one of the few brands to offer both a Jumping Seconds and a high-speed Foudroyante seconds complication. Habring2 now adds a third second-based indication to the collection with the new Chrono-Felix Top Second.?The new Chrono-Felix Top Second next to Erwin shares a similar retro-military look.Before we get into the det
Longines HydroConquest 43mm Blue Dial and Bezel
The popularity of dive watches is at an all-time high, and there are plenty of big fish in the pond. With stiff competition from all quarters, it's always encouraging to discover a dive watch from one of Switzerland's oldest and most respected brands that hasn't strayed into inaccessible waters. Unlike the popular remakes of family heirlooms in the Heritage Collection, like the vintage-inspired Legend Diver or the Skin Diver, the HydroConquest is a contemporary dive watch at an accessible price. Benefitting from a makeover in 2018 with a fresh palette of colours and matching ceramic bezels, two case sizes, and a sturdy modern automatic movement with an extended power reserve, the HydroConquest has escalated its luxury appeal but without escalating its price. Let's take a look today at the 43mm time-and-date blue HydroConquest on a steel bracelet.Big Fish in the pondDive watches, which were originally marketed as tool watches, have inched their way up the luxury ladder – along wit
Introducing the Laurent Ferrier Galet Square with Sector Dial, a unique piece for Only Watch 2015 - Monochrome-Watches
Only Watch?is certainly one of the best examples of how charity and watches can come together and create stupendous things. Twice a year, this event is firstly an occasion to support?an important cause - funding the?Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy - and also to discover unique pieces from the most prestigious watch brands. Several announcements this year: one concerns the auction itself and the rest will concern the watches offered. First one to pull the trigger and release their one of a kind piece is: Laurent Ferrier, which comes with just the nicest edition ever seen of the Galet Square, with a sector dial –?a unique piece for Only Watch 2015.First of all, the main novelty about?Only Watch this year concerns the auction itself. The bi-annual auction?will be held in Geneva (instead of Monaco) this fall and will be hosted by Phillips Auction (instead of Antiquorum), meaning that behind the hammer, we’ll find no one else than Mister Aurel Bacs (from Bacs and R