Presented in a lightweight titanium body, the new Technomarine BlackReef Ti Ultimate watch features a highly reliably Swiss made automatic movement and is adorned with whole 54 precious stones covering its unidirectional rotating bezel. So far, this is the most bizarre diver that I’ve seen this year.
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.
It keeps getting better. Breitling has just released a PR blurb regarding its Transocean series of classic-styled wrist watches. Equipped with their relatively fresh in-house chronograph movement, the new 2013 Breitling Transocean Chronograph GMT adds second time zone functionality to the elegant collection.
The Grande Heure is one of the most stylish collections in JD’s product line up. Their Petite Heure Minute is nice and the Grande Seconde is plain gorgeous, but the Grande Heure is truly a work of art in Hans Hofmann’s meaning of the word: by removing all the unnecessary, JD’s designers allowed the necessary to speak. The Swiss brand has updated their single-hander a year ago by presenting a beautiful Grande Heure Onyx (Ref. J025030270) at Baselworld 2012 show. This spring, the watchmaker expands the line with a more versatile Jaquet Droz Grande Heure GMT model.
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.
Patek Philip‘s classic Calatrava line has just been updated for this year. Featuring a tried and tested automatic movement and a body of classic proportions, the new Patek Philippe Calatrava (Ref. 5227) automatic watch looks emphatically modest, even in its precious rose gold body.
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.
Baselworld 2013 will finally close its doors tomorrow, but there are still dozens of watches I plan to tell you about during the coming weeks. Among them, the new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe clearly stands out thanks to its vintage-styled body, which is crafted using the most high-tech materials and manufacturing processes.
Eberhard & Co. has first presented this watch around two years ago. Featuring a titanium case, the Eberhard & Co Chrono 4 Geant Edition Limitee Titane was almost as light as a feather, but I suspect that the choice of the metal was just not right for a huge sporty watch that looks like a tank or a star destroyer, but is highly prone to dents and scratches. To correct their mistakes, the guys have created a limited edition Eberhard & Co. Chrono4 Geant Full Injection (Ref. 31062) that doesn’t just look tough. It IS tough.
Set to be presented in flesh during the upcoming Baselworld 2013 show, the new Blancpain Chronographe Grande Date (Ref. 3626-2954-58A) automatic timekeeper seems to be very similar in styling to the lovely Blancpain Quantieme Retrograde ladies watch that was first revealed less than half a year ago.
