Around 18 months ago, Rolex’s “cheaper” brand Tudor has unveiled its Tudor Heritage Chronograph (Ref. 70330) automatic watch that paid tribute to the legendary Tudor Oysterdate from the 1970s. The resemblance between the original and the reissue was, well, a little less than obvious, so, learning on past mistakes the brand decided to offer this new Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue featuring styling that makes it look almost like a faithful recreation of the old “Montecarlo” version of the same Oysterdate range.

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Breitling has just informed the press that it is updating its trendy SuperOcean line of diving watches. According to their press release, the new Breitling SuperOcean 42 Mariner Blue will be, as usual, issued as a limited edition model and will feature a new Mariner Blue color scheme.

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Next week, the German watchmaking house plans to proudly present its unique A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este wrist watch. Limited to just one piece, this timekeeper is a meticulously redecorated version of the original A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone (Ref. 116.039) model that was presented almost exactly a year ago.

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Back in April, the Kempele, Finland-based electronics manufacturer Polar Electric has updated its popular line of training computers with a new version of the well-known RC3 GPS model. Called Polar RC3 GPS Tour de France, the refreshed device, which is primarily targeted at cyclists, adds real-time GPS-based altitude information to its extensive list of functions. If you are lucky enough to live in a mountainous area near the Mediterranean Sea, the new feature may be especially useful for building that perfect training program.

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For the last Baselworld 2013 event that ended on Thursday, the Swiss entry-luxury brand Tissot has updated its range of analog-digital chronograph watches. Compared to earlier iterations of the model, this new Tissot T-Race Touch looks a lot more interesting and, well, even expensive. However, I am still not sure whether the actual production versions of the watch will look as good as the heavily photoshopped image on the promotional photo that you can see right after the jump.

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The new Concord Saratoga Chronograph (Ref. 0320219) watch makes somewhat dubious impression. It certainly does look expensive and very advanced, but is powered by a quartz movement, although from this brand one could expect nothing but a high-tech mechanical caliber.

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Two years ago, during Baselworld 2011, the Swiss-based manufacturer has presented a beautiful alarm watch that featured a nicely done automatic movement combined with an understated design of its compact body and beautiful case. While looking very similar to the older version, this new 2013 Vulcain 50s President’s Watch comes powered by a different movement that features manual winding, but is still very easy to operate.

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Besides the stately Arnold & Son HMS1 Royal Blue that some of us will see in flesh during the Baselworld 2013 show, the Swiss-based brand of British origin is going to present this week yet another gorgeous model. Called Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon, the watch features an in-house hand-wound movement with one of the most handsome moonphase display that I have seen in my life.

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The new Aerowatch Les Grandes Classiques Chronograph Pilote (Ref. A 61948 NO03), which is due to be unveiled at the upcoming Baselworld 2013 show, won’t impress any enthusiast with ingenuity of design or some revolutionary complication. Still, even with its standard dial layout and the usual set of features, the timekeeper is a very tasteful and elegant take on a concept of a “pilot’s watch” intended for men that dreamt to be fighter jet pilots in their childhood and now spend their evenings playing Il-2 and War Thunder.

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Although powered by a modified version of an unassuming ETA blank movement, this new Montblanc Star Quantieme Complet (Ref. 108737) automatic wrist watch is delivered in a refined, slim rose gold body and looks like a very nice choice for a person looking for an, um, expensive “entry level” luxury watch.

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