The self-winding Longines Tachymeter chronograph (Ref. L2.781.4.13) is essentially a redecorated version of the elegant 2012 Telemeter chronograph (Ref. L2.780.4.18). Boasting the same movement sitting inside the same medium-sized case, this one differs from its sibling only with a pair of tachymeter scales printed on its snow-white dial.
Breitling has recently presented yet another "limited edition" version of its flagship Chronomat 41 automatic chronograph. As is usual for the industry's big names, the guys at Breitling didn't bother employing new materials or trying some face-lifting here and there.
To an untrained eye, the new edition looks almost identical to any other Chronomat that sports a steel body matched with an onyx black dial. However, there are some minor enhancements that make this model worth a second look if you don't already happen to own one of its numerous older siblings.
Playing in many different segments and delivering all kinds of styles, starting with the sporty Conquest and finishing the picture with nicely executed (and also affordable) HydroConquest divers, the Swatch Group's brand darling does an especially good job when it comes to vintage-styled timekeepers.
Their recent run of 1940's-inspired limited edition models is already in short supply, so, if you crave a similarly styled model, the new Longines Telemeter Chronograph (Ref. L2.780.4.18) may be just what the doctor ordered.
Known for its iconic "Swiss railway clock" design that the watchmaker licensed from the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) company around 26 years ago, the group has recently started selling yet another version of the legendary watch. Powered by a cheap, but dependable hand-wound movement, the new Mondaine Vintage is offered in a compact and slim stainless steel body and offers you all that you can expect from the brand: a simple and clear, easy-to-read design.
Claimed to be inspired by the famous district in the center of Paris near the Eiffel Tower, the new Saint Honore Trocadero Automatic Open Dial (ref. 880020 1NRN) is a nicely decorated, yet somewhat understated timekeeper that, while being powered by a completely unimpressive, mass-produced movement and featuring limited functionality, still brings you an interesting, even pleasant to look at design of its open-worked dial.
With parts of its body borrowed from vintage models that were in production fifty or even seventy years ago, the new Tudor Heritage Black Bay automatic diver looks not like a tribute to classic "Rolex's smaller brothers", but rather like a Frankenstein's monster of a watch. A very handsome-looking Frankenstein's monster, for that matter. Perhaps, not even a monster at all.
