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Mido Multifort PVD Special Edition Chronograph

When I wrote the first draft of this brief review, I started with a claim that this (then) “new Mido Multifort PVD Special Edition Chronograph (ref. M005.614.37.051.01) was one of the most bizarre “ordinary” timepieces I have seen this year.” Now, upon taking some time (more than eight years, actually) to reconsider my opinion, I decided to partially re-write this article as this relatively affordable gadget grew on me (if that’s possible to say since I was too slow to grab one of these beasts myself and now if you don’t mind the expression, have to enjoy it from a distance) and I now think that this thing is interesting in its ability to mix things that many watchmaking specialists deem, um, unmixable. I would also like to note that, as guys in crime movies often say, I am not making this statement under any duress: I simply changed my opinion after so many years.

Glashütte Original PanoMatic Counter XL

Introduced at the beginning of the year, the Glashütte Original PanoMatic Counter XL (ref. 96-01-02-02-04) is among the rare few luxury timekeepers that offer unsurpassed quality and style for -ahem- reasonable money.

Victorinox Swiss Army Infantry Vintage Chrono PVD

With its 2010 Infantry Vintage Chrono series of chronographs, Victorinox Swiss Army again targets a new group of customers and makes one more step into completely unknown territory. And here there be dragons.

Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX5 World Chronograph LE

With the 2010 AMVOX5 World Chronograph (ref. 193L471), Jaeger-LeCoultre expands its collection of luxury timekeepers featuring a “world clock” functionality that’s all the rage these days.

This JeanRichard Aquascope Diver has TWO Crowns

Just like the recently presented limited-edition 2TimeZones Zirconium, the 2010 Aquascope (refs. 60140-11-61C-ACHD in black and 60140-11-11A-AC7D in white) sports JeanRichard’s in-house movement and features a cushion-shaped case with a pair of crowns at 3 and 9 o’clock positions.