Tuesday, Jun 29 2010
articles: 12
A New Old Stock Omega Cosmic: One of Omega's Most Complicated Sits in A Drawer for 60 Years
Say the name "Omega Cosmic" and you'll be met with an extensive range of emotion. Some might respond with trepidation, implying the Cosmic was a simple product built by Omega in the 1960s and 70s. They'd be right, but the Cosmics of that generation (which you can see …
Swatch Group Founder Nicolas Hayek Dies: Ends Era Of Watch Making Rebirth
A sad day yesterday (June 28, 2010) in the watch world. The most notable figure in the world of Swiss watches died. Nicolas Hayek died suddenly while he was in his office at work of heart failure. He was 82 years old, and worked diligently until his last moments - doing …
Grönefeld One Hertz with Independent Deadbeat Seconds
The Grönefeld One Hertz is the second complicated mechanical timepiece created by Swiss trained, Netherland based watchmaking brothers, Bart and Tim Grönefeld. The movement for this new timepiece, was created completely in-house. The dial indicates hours and minutes on a …
TAG Heuer Aquracer 500 Chronograph
By TLex TAG have released a chronograph version of their Aquaracer 500. Its stainless steel case measures 44mm and has a water resistance of 500 meters. Its sapphire crystal has been AR-coated. Beating away inside is the TAG Caliber 16 (ETA 7750 base).
TAG Heuer Aquracer Cal. 5 500 All Black
By TLex A sleek new version of the Aquaracer Cal.5 500 has been released by TAG. Its stainless steel case has been PVD (black) coated; It measures 43mm and has a water resistance of 500 meters. Its sapphire crystal has been AR-coated. Beating away inside is the TAG caliber …
A Seiko Split-Second Flyback Chronograph Made Exclusively for the British Military in 1984
While Hodinkee readers may know that Rolex used to supply special Submariners to Great Britain’s Royal Navy, you likely don't know that starting in the 1980s Seiko became an official provider of watches to the British Ministry of Defence. Seiko produced three exclusive …
Fortis B-42 Official Cosmonauts Chrono Alarm Titanium
Fortis B-42 Official Cosmonauts Chrono Alarm Titanium The main functions are hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds; chronograph; date; alarm. The watch is powered by the automatic Fortis Caliber 2001-5
Fortis B-42 Official Cosmonauts Day Date Titanium
Fortis B-42 Official Cosmonauts Day Date Titanium uses titanium casing with diameter of 42mm and height 13mm. Its screwed-in caseback allows for water resistance to 200 meters.
Fortis Flieger Chronograph
Fortis Flieger Chronograph main functions are hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds; chronograph; weekday and date at 3. The black dial contrasts against the white SuperLuminova-coated Arabic numerals.
Fortis Flieger Automatic Black 24h
Fortis Flieger Automatic Black 24h uses black PVD-coated stainless steel casing with 40mm diameter. The main functions are 24 hours, minutes, sweep seconds and date.
Panerai PAM339 Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni Watch
Comparing the watch releases of SIHH 2010 and Baselworld 2010, I would have to say that for the most part I was more impressed with the releases at SIHH, and it was a significantly smaller show. Why that is I am not sure, but here is another one of the good things that I …
Fortis Square Chronograph - Fortis Watches
Fortis Square Chronograph has stainless steel casing that is 38 x 38mm with height of 15mm. The angled inner flange has a 60 minute scale. The face and caseback are both made of sapphire crystal.
