Certina has designed this dressy 2013 DS Powermatic 80 (ref. C026.407.16.087.01) to compete with the recently presented Tissot Luxury Automatic collection. Sporting the same self-winding Caliber ETA CO7.111 (also dubbed as Powermatic 80), this one features a similar dial layout and boasts the same impressive power reserve of the whole 80 hours.
Swiss Brands
Technomarine BlackReef Ti Ultimate Set With Diamonds!
Presented in a lightweight titanium body, the Technomarine BlackReef Ti Ultimate features a highly reliable automatic movement and is adorned with whole 54 precious stones covering its unidirectionally rotating bezel. In case you wonder, yes: those clear white, jet-black, and shiny yellow crystals are in fact real baguette-cut diamonds that also happen to work as markers on the diving scale. And, yes: with its water resistance rating of 50 ATM, this is an actual diver although using it as such would be utterly crazy. And, yes: so far, this is the most bizarre diver that we have seen among this year’s premieres.
Breitling SuperOcean 42 Mariner Blue Limited Edition
Breitling has updated its trendy SuperOcean line. According to their press release, the 2013 Breitling SuperOcean 42 Mariner Blue is a limited-edition model that will feature a new Mariner Blue color scheme.
Breitling Transocean Gets a Limited “GMT” Edition
It keeps getting better. Breitling has just released a PR blurb regarding its new vintage-style Transocean series. Equipped with their relatively fresh in-house self-winding chronograph movement, the new 2013 Breitling Transocean Chronograph GMTadds a second time zone functionality to the elegant collection making it look more complete.
Alpina Extreme Diver 300 Automatic Chronograph
Back in 2012, Alpina has presented its rugged-looking Extreme Diver 300 three-hander. For this year, the Swiss-based brand updated the collection with a chronograph version predictably calling it “Alpina Extreme Diver 300 Automatic Chronograph“.
Emphatically Modest: Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227
Patek Philip‘s classic Calatrava line has just been updated for this year. Featuring a tried and true automatic movement and a body of classic proportions, the new self-winding Patek Philippe Calatrava (Ref. 5227) looks emphatically modest, even in its precious 18-karat rose gold body.