The American watchmaker Deep Blue has recently started selling its new Deep Blue Sea Chrono 1K quartz-powered diving watch. Sporting screw-down chronograph push-pieces, solid bubble case back and a helium release valve, this inexpensive diver is rated for whole 1000 meters!
Around a year ago, on an order from U.S. military, the young British watchmaking brand has issued a special edition Bremont C-17 Globemaster watch with UTC and chronograph functionality. Supplied exclusively to Boeing C-17 Globmater III crews stationed on American bases around the world, the watch immediately attracted attention of numerous enthusiasts. Yielding to numerous requests from the community, the British company finally decided to introduce a civilian version of the timepiece. Prepare to love the new Bremont World Timer ALT1!
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary franchise, the Swiss watchmaker has released its new Omega Seamaster 300M James Bond 007 50th Anniversary Collector’s Piece automatic diving watch. Sporting numerous references to the immortal franchise, the device may be of great interest to the huge crowd of fans. As one might have expected, the new timepiece was presented by Mr. Daniel Craig himself.
The Swiss watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer will use the upcoming Baselworld 2012 trade show, which is going to be held in March, 2012 in Geneve, Switzerland, to introduce its new, high-tech and massive Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec Four X (Ref. 00.10620.22.93.01) automatic wrist watch.
To be presented next March during the Baselworld 2012 event, the new Alpina Heritage Pilot limited edition watch features the easily recognizable styling of their pilot’s watches, but is now equipped with a nicely decorated hand-wound movement, which is protected from accidents with a solid hunter case cover.
During the approaching Baselworld 2012 international trade fair, which is scheduled for March, 2012, the Swiss watchmaker will present its new limited edition Frederique Constant Carrera Panamericana wrist watch. Presented in two versions (each limited to 1888 numbered pieces,) the new timekeeper will be powered by a hand-wound movement.
In a couple of months the legendary Swiss watchmaking house Blancpain will update its collection of vintage-styled dress timekeepers with a beautiful Blancpain Collection Villeret Retrograde (Ref. 6653Q-1529-55B) automatic wrist watch that sports a finely crafted dial, which is executed using rare “flinque” technique. The watch will be officially presented during the upcoming Baselworld 2012 trade show.
The dressy Omega Constellation 27 mm line of wristwatches has fairly recently been updated with models that are equipped with high-grade Omega Co-Axial Calibre 8521 automatic movement.
MKII, a fairly young privately owned U.S.-based brand has recently announced that its popular Paradive diving watch will soon be available with a trendy sapphire bezel with luminous diving scale. It will be sold as MKII Paradive Type 1B.
Besides the gorgeous (and unique, too) Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif Dragon (Ref. G0A36545,) the Swiss watchmaking House has also presented another dragon-themed watch. Presented in a shape of a so-called “fob watch” (or, more plainly, a “pocket watch” although I highly doubt that the piece is supposed to travel it in your pockets,) the new Piaget Altiplano Tourbillon Dragon (Ref. G0A36563) hand-wound timekeeper is equipped with what is claimed to be the world’s slimmest tourbillon movement.
