Back in 2012, Alpina has presented its rugged-looking Alpina Extreme Diver 300 Automatic three-hander. For this year, the Swiss-based brand updated the collection with a chronograph version of the watch predictably calling it “Alpina Extreme Diver 300 Automatic Chronograph“. Although the function is clearly superfluous even for an amateur diver (I can’t really imagine a guy going underwater without an electronic diving computer), the mechanical movement that powers it is based on a legendary work-horse, which is known for its bullet-proof reliability and adequate accuracy.

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With its new Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service (Ref. 01 735 7672 4084-Set LS) that was presented last week at Baselworld 2013, the Swiss-based maker of affordable timekeepers keeps exploring the niche of vintage styled watches with a sweet modern flavor. Featuring the same 44 mm body with the easily recognizable grooved bezel as their previous “pilots” (like, say, the classic Oris Challenge International de Tourisme 1932 Limited Edition), the device also sports a quite contemporary dial with its hands and scales resembling instrument gauges on military planes.

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Based on their current Oris Artix GT Chronograph watch (Ref. 674 7661 4434), this new Oris Calobra Limited Edition (Ref. 774 7661 4484) differs from the original only with a slightly cheaper Sellita movement that replaces the classic ETA 7750 work-horse, but retains the easy to operate ceramic rotating bezel, as well as the signature dashboard-styled subsidiary second indicator at 9 o’clock.

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Set to be officially presented in later this month during the Baselworld 2013 trade show, this new Alpina Sailing Yachttimer Countdown automatic wrist watch builds on the lessons learned after the introduction of their earlier Extreme 40 Sailing Regatta Timer that was first revealed last year. Although powered by the same self-winding movement and sporting the same body, the new version of the watch offers a completely different (and quite attractive, too) dial layout.

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GP has recently added a nice entry to its Traveller collection of watches. Although the new Girard-Perregaux Traveller Moon Phases and Large Date timekeeper lacks a second time zone indicator or a city disk (something that you really expect from a traveler’s companion), it can still be a very nice acquisition for a proud member of a Million Miles Club.

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Created together with the Japanese soccer player Shinji Kagawa who also happens to play for the legendary Manchester United club, the new Hublot Aero Bang Red Devil 26 Limited Edition watch features the familiar combination of colors and materials that we usually associate with the British football club and the Swiss watchmaker respectively.

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The Swiss watchmaking specialist enters the year 2013 with a radically redesigned version of its Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk “professional” diving watch. Rated for a pretty much impressive water resistance of whole 1000 meters, the refreshed Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk 1000M watch gives you probably the best possible combination of reliability, build quality and design.

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Although, at a first glance, the new Arnold & Son DBS (Ref. 1DSAP.W01A.C120P) hand-wound watch seems to be inspired by the gorgeous Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre family, it is in fact a tribute to a pair of much older timekeepers that were made by John Roger Arnold between 1796 and 1799 respectively. Both watches were able to display mean solar and sidereal time on two separate sub-dials and featured an ingenuous bimetallic thermo-compensated Z balance.

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Like their recent Aquascope Diver Monocoque model, the new JeanRichard Terrascope automatic watch is, too, about bridging the gaps. This particular time measuring device, for example, looks like a successful attempt to offer a watch, which is elegant enough to go with a business suit, but will still look great with a Canada Goose parka and a pair of Timberland boots.

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Right after the gorgeous Jaeger-LeCoultre Aston Martin AMVOX7 Chronograph (Ref. 194T470), the Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet presents its own motor sports-themed chronograph. Although significantly (some might even say – outrageously) more expensive than the timekeeper offered by JLC, the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Michael Schumacher (Ref. 26568PM.OO.A021CA.01) somewhat lacks in the department of elegance and looks closer in style to ultra-expensive limited editions that Hublot offers from time to time.

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