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.
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.
Now that’s something really big from the Swiss-based brand with its roots going straight to the Caribbean. No, they didn’t introduce a tourbillon with parts made of silicon or some other fancy material from asteroid 25143 Itokawa brought here by the Japanese space probe Hayabusa. However, this gorgeous Cuervo Y Sobrinos Historiador Flameante explicitly states that CyS has a really great potential when it comes to “simple” dress watches.
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.
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.
Based in Switzerland, the formerly British brand Arnold & Son builds on the legacy of its founding father John Arnold who used to make watches for King George III (1738-1820) and his court. This particular Arnold & Son HMS1 Royal Blue (Ref. 1LCAP.U02A.C110A) model is claimed to be inspired by a half-quarter repeater that was made almost 240 years ago.
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.
Set to be presented at the upcoming trade show in Basel together with the refreshed Longines Conquest Classic three-hander, the new Longines Conquest Classic Chronograph watch sports the same styling, but somehow manages to look even more elegant than its dressy sibling.
The upcoming Longines Conquest Classic automatic wrist watch will be officially revealed at the next Baselworld 2013 trade fair. Soon to arrive to a watch shop near you, the new watch will be available in a choice of three versions. I must admit that the new member of the Conquest family looks a lot more elegant than its previous incarnations.
In a couple of months, during the upcoming Baselworld 2013 trade show, which is scheduled for the end of April, the Swiss watchmaker will re-introduce its Girard-Perregaux 1966 Tourbillon Gold Bridge limited edition automatic wrist watch. Not only dressy, but also extremely classy, the watch has always been a signature model for the brand. Judging by the 2013 model’s specs, this one seems to be more of a mild face-lift, rather than a full-fledged next-generation model with new movement and all.
