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Seiko PROSPEX Radio Sync Solar World Time Chronograph (refs. SSG001/SSG003/SSG005)

Apr 16, 2016 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 13004 views

Featuring design cues similar to other "aviators" released by the Japanese brand during the last five or six years (those including not only relatively expensive members of their higher-range Prospex family like this ref. SSC279 wristwatch, but also a lot more affordable ones like their older SND253P1 model,) the new Seiko PROSPEX Radio Sync Solar World Time Chronograph, which is available in three different finishes, was probably designed to cover the niche of XXL-sized timekeepers designed with price-conscious public in mind.

Casio Edifice EQB-500D-1A with Bluetooth

Nov 12, 2014 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 34043 views

Featuring traditional for the Japanese brand design, the new Casio Edifice EQB-500D-1A features a handy Bluetooth module. To make all of its features work you will only need to accompany it by CASIO WATCH+ app, which is currently available for the two major mobile platforms.

Swiss Watches

Glycine F104 Automatic: Bigger Case, New Dial

Sep 11, 2014 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 5915 views

While the original Glycine F104 (ref. 3933) wristwatch that the Swiss watchmaker has delivered back in April looked absolutely killer to me with its clean, vintage-inspired design, somebody at the company's HQ has probably decided that sales are not quite satisfactory. Enters the Glycine F104 v.2, which is now available in a choice of four or five dials, and even includes a version with a steel black PVD bezel with 46 diamonds (1.80 carats, yuck!)

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Breitling Avenger Blackbird Limited Edition

Jul 17, 2014 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 10050 views

Mean and cool, huge but comfortable, the new Breitling Avenger Blackbird limited edition "tactical" three-hander offers you a COSC-certified version of a mass-produced automatic movement packed into a feather-light titanium body with its machine-brushed surface blacked with a special carbonization technique. What more can one desire from such a manly time measuring device?

Swiss Watches

Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Supercharged

Feb 28, 2014 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 3939 views

It looks like Maurice Lacroix tries to play against the trend of gradual downsizing of luxury wrist watches. While even "sporty" and "bold" chronographs either lose weight or burn their excessive muscle tissue, the new Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Supercharged brings you the good old Pontos S diving watch in a significantly bigger body. With its 48 millimeters in diameter, the new diver is clearly designed for a bodybuilder or a football player, not some sort of a hipster.

Swiss Watches

Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 GMT 1903 Limited Edition (Ref. 96.2431.693/ 21.C740)

Jan 08, 2014 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 2933 views

Something tells me that most of you must remember the great (in all meanings of the word) Zenith Pilot Montre d'Aeronef Type 20 watch that the Swiss watchmaker has had revealed about two years ago. Last year, the brand has introduced a new version of the watch, albeit in a smaller (but still defiantly massive) body and featuring a second time zone indicator. For the next year, the company delivered yet another version of the timepiece inspired by aviator watches of the early 20th century. Called Zenith Pilot Montre d'Aeronef Type 20 GMT 1903 Limited Edition, the device bears the same layout and dimensions, but comes with a lot more appealing "vintage" styling.

Swiss Watches

Breitling Super Avenger Military Limited Edition

Dec 04, 2013 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 3463 views

Introduced right before the holidays, the new Breitling Super Avenger Military Limited Edition watch brings to your doors just about everything that you can expect from a contemporary "luxury tactical" timekeeper made by one of Swiss most famous watchmaking Juggernauts: it is huge, it is black and it is powered by a COSC-certified chronometer movement.

Swiss Watches

Vacheron Constantin Malte High Jewellery Tourbillon

Dec 03, 2013 by Evgueni Matoussevitch 1959 views

Next month, during the upcoming SIHH 2014 show, VC will officially reveal its new Vacheron Constantin Malte High Jewellery Tourbillon (ref. 30630/000G-9899) wrist watch. Featuring 418 baguette-cut diamonds on its body, crown, dial and even on the white gold folding clasp, the watch features an "invisible setting" technique that demands a team of highly skilled designers and jewelers and literally hundreds of man-hours for each timekeeper.

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