This year the Swiss brand has presented a whole plethora of watches equipped with their revised FC-700 in-house automatic movement sporting a lube-free silicon escapement. The new Frederique Constant Maxime Manufacture Automatic Silicium (ref. FC-700SMG5M6) is one of them.
Based on the elegant and stylish 2010 Portuguese Yacht Club chronographs, the refreshed IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Edition "Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012" (ref. IW390212) arrives in a body of the same dimensions, but features a revised movement, as well as a host of lightweight materials that make it even closer to the thrilling world of high-profile ocean races.
The German brand will soon start selling its new Sinn EZM 10 "Einsatzzeitmesser" Pilot with a 24-hour GMT display and an impressive (at least, for a pilot's watch) water resistance rating of whole 200 meters. As the German watchmaker readily admits, the new automatic chronograph is a tribute to timekeepers that were powered by the legendary caliber Lemania 5100. No longer in production, it was adored by the German military thanks to an almost unrivaled combination of legibility and reliability that it provided. The secret, of course, was in the unique layout of its chronograph display.
In my search for an inexpensive sporty timepiece with a digital-analog display, I have recently stumbled over this Casio Sea Pathfinder SPF-60D-7AVER. Now I feel compelled to share my impressions about this beater with you in this brief hands-on review article.
Oris has recently announced plans to update the racing-inspired RAID collection with two new watches. Besides a rather standard chronograph, the refreshed range will also include the new self-winding Oris RAID 2011 Alarm Edition (Ref. 908 7607 4094).
The 2011 ww.tc Cabinet de Curiosites Thomas Erber (Ref. 49820-32-788SFK6A) will stun you with a new color scheme that looks like it was inspired by the 2007 Portal video game. Although events of this kind are often dominated by one-offs, the redesigned watch will be limited to the whole five individually numbered pieces.
The American-based watchmaker has finally introduced a full-fledged flight computer that you can wear on your own wrist. Designed for real pilots, the quartz-powered multifunction Hamilton Khaki Flight Timer (ref. H64554431) was created together with Air Zematt, the Swiss helicopter transport and rescue service.
The Swiss watchmaking brand Tudor has recently refreshed its model range by presenting a new family of sporty Tudor Grantour automatic watches.
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