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Buying Guide - The New Luxury Sports Watches of 2019
The Luxury Sports Watch category is dominated by iconic classics such as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus - two watches that defined the genre back in the 1970s. It is also one of the most successful categories these days, with these two models being almost impossible to find at retailers. We all know that patience is a virtue, but when it comes to waiting years for your Nautilus 5711, this can become downright maddening. If you are sick of waiting or not ready to pay an insane premium on the secondary market, the good news is that there are cool alternatives out there. Don't want to pay an insane premium or be on an 8-year-long waiting list? Here are some new alternatives.Almost all the brands in the luxury or high-end field have recently designed watches that fit in this category, and 2019 has got its share of new launches too. Here are four brand new takes on the Luxury Sports Watch genre - watches that are not just substitutes but excellent options with
IN DEPTH: The Omega Seamaster Yachting - A Luxurious & Rare Regatta Chronograph from the 1970s - Monochrome Watches
Behind its visual appeal, its design and all those little things that jump out from its specifications sheet perhaps a wristwatch's essence is that it is a highly personal item which also can be used to measure time. Timing events can be for something as simple as making al dente pasta, or more complicated like sport events, aerial manoeuvres, diving time, military actions (artillery arm was the first exponent of watches/chronos usage), the start up of jet engines and so forth. So from critical events to simpler tasks, the watch was and still is a fundamental companion. The chronograph we are going to have a look at today belongs to a family of very specific timepieces: watches that are designed specifically for Yachting races. Yacht timers - also referred to as regatta timers, or yachting chronographs, - are watches specially designed and made for the countdown to the start of a sailing race. The Omega Yachting (ref 176.010) was the company's proposal in a market being flooded with de
Patek Philippe Chronograph 5172G (History, Live Pics, Specs & Price)
Patek – Hand-Wound – Chronograph: three words that give you an immediate indication of what to expect. Classic, iconic, timeless, desirable, historic. This watch, a manual-winding chronograph by Patek, is a perfect example of the grail watch for many collectors. So, you can imagine that when it comes to replacing it, the brand simply cannot afford to make mistakes. And since there’s a new watch in the lineage, it is time to answer the question: what are our impressions of Patek Philippe’s new Hand-Wound Chronograph, the 5172G??BackgroundThe classic, high-end chronograph (without additional complications) is one of the most representative watches of Patek’s savoir-faire, a compendium of the elegance, restrained attitude and timeless look for which the brand is famous. This type of watch feels so familiar that you get the feeling that it has always been represented in Patek’s collections… But you’d be wrong!A steel example of a Patek Philip
Hands-On - The new Louis Moinet Memoris Spirit (Specs & Price)
The Memoris was initially introduced?in 2016 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ateliers Louis Moinet and the 200th anniversary of the Compteur de Tierces, the innovative stopwatch created by the eponymous watchmaker. Instead of revealing the chronograph movement on the caseback, the Memoris transposes the chronograph mechanism to the dial. During Watches and Wonders 2022, the model returns in a modernised version marking a fitting design direction for the independent watchmaking brand. Meet the Louis Moinet Memoris Spirit.The Louis Moinet Memoris was designed as a tribute to the creation of a historic Louis Moinet creation, the Compteurs de Tierces. According to the markings on the case, this remarkable stopwatch was designed in 1815-1816 to time the passage of the stars – it measures time intervals to the 60th of a second with start, stop and reset functions. To reach this impressive precision, its balance wheel beats at a staggering 216,000 vibrations per hour!
Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication Bacchus
Vacheron Constantin is a veritable pioneer in horological complications and began producing complications soon after its foundation in 1755. The tradition of piling complication upon complication is alive and kicking today.?Designed to celebrate its 260th anniversary in 2015, Vacheron released ref. 57260, the most complicated pocket watch ever with a staggering 57 complications followed by the Split-Seconds Chronograph Tempo wristwatch in 2020 with 24 complications. For horophiles with deep pockets, Vacheron has a dedicated department known as Les Cabinotiers, where highly complicated watches are made on demand. It's the ultimate bespoke, made-to-measure experience for watch lovers where even the wildest dreams are translated into technical and artistic realities. The latest masterpiece to emerge from Vacheron's specialised workshop is the Grande Complication Bacchus, a unique piece with two dials and 16 complications. Lavishly decorated with hand-engraved vine leaves and ripe ruby gra
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