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Buying Guide - 5 Cool Vintage-Inspired Watches of 2017
Vintage is one of the biggest trends these days… Really, what a piece of news! We all know that brands have been?widely surfing on the vintage / heritage / reissue trend?for over 10 years now. However, in the middle of the dozens of vintage-inspired watches launched every year, there are some good ones, ones you really need to consider. Here are 5 of the coolest vintage-inspired watches of 2017?that will help you look good this summer.Note: there’s a difference between vintage-reissue and vintage-inspired. The first one basically mimics an existing watch, by copy-pasting all the elements (which is in fact quite rare). The second category implies watches that use elements from the past, mixed with modern specifications, such as a larger diameter, modern automatic movement or contemporary display – this has been for instance the recipe used by Tudor with the Heritage line-up.Seiko Prospex Diver SPB053 Inspired by the 62MasIf money is one of your concerns – which c
Introducing The Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman 41mm (Live Pics & Price)
One of the best marketing tools for a watch brand is an exciting, real-life action story. Whether providing field, dive, or even marine chronometer watches for US Army and Navy servicemen or appearing in cameos on the silver screen, many of Hamilton‘s historical watches have seen their fair share of action. The Frogman, Hamilton’s tough diver, got real-life experience with the US Navy’s underwater demolition teams and even appeared in the 1951 movie The Frogmen enacting dramatic missions undertaken by the combat divers. Revisited in 2022, Hamilton’s vintage military-grade dive watch resurfaced as the Khaki Navy Frogman in a formidable 46mm case with more contemporary aesthetics. Today, Hamilton expands the Frogman Auto with four new models in more compact 41mm cases.Action-readyHamilton’s tough purpose-built diver with an unusual locking mechanism on the crown was part of the Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs) gear and used on mine-clearing missions in
Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer, With Clever Bezel-Actuated Dual-Time Function (Hands-On with Price)
Over the past few years, Oris have wowed us with several practical, innovative timepieces that harness a utilitarian look, feel and features, with competitive prices. Think about the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter for instance: a highly practical watch with a hard to ignore bang-for-buck attitude, or the 2013 Oris Aquis Depth Gauge, a simple yet clever development. Today, there is a new kid in town, with yet another cool innovative element (even if its name tends to indicate a different type of watch). It is the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer, and it is a very intuitive GMT watch.Oris is well-known for being mechanically creative, whilst remaining true to their DNA, which stands for well built, competitively priced and cleverly conceived watches for various uses. Whether we take a look at their dive watches, pilot watches or even the more fancier watches with the in-house Oris Calibre movement, each watch has a distinct feature not often found in other brands operating in the sa
Hands-On With The Seiko Prospex Diver Save the Ocean SLA065
A couple of weeks ago, Seiko released a new dive watch as part of the SLAxxx series – the higher-end collection with the most advanced features the brand can pack. Once again, it had to do with the most emblematic dive watch of the brand, the 62MAS – which is also the brand’s first-ever and, coincidentally, Japan’s first-ever dive watch. As part of the “Save the Ocean” series, it felt familiar and shared many design elements with other eyes in the brand’s portfolio. However, this new Seiko Prospex Diver Save the Ocean SLA065 also came with some specificities – its dial, of course, and its colour scheme too, but also an unprecedented case. And now that we have had a sample in our hands, it’s time to tell you everything you need to know about it.Our initial article was deliberately short and factual. First of all, Seiko is often rather concise when it comes to explaining its watches in press releases. Having only the brand’s off
Introducing the Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator - Monochrome-Watches
Creating a piece unique usually means changing colours or materials of the case and dial, or having a new shape. That’s the case with almost all the unique watches made for Only Watch 2015. With the?Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator, Vacheron Constantin goes one step further (in fact, dozens of step further). With this kind of watch, VC?shows its?expertise in creating exclusive and original calibers providing a highly specific result, a proper unique watch, with a unique complication, unique movement and unique design. Let’s have a first look at the?Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator.This new timepiece is?part of Vacheron Constantin's Ma?tre Cabinotier collection composed of exclusive timepieces – and that includes no less than THE most complicated watch in the world, the recently revealed Vacheron Constantin Pocket Watch ref. 57260. Seeing a grande maison like Vacheron going back to the actual roots of high-end watchmaking
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