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Friday, Jun 29 2012

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Xetum Has A Photo Contest Running

WristWatchReview.com | 29. Jun 2012 19:46 |

Looks like now through mid-July, you’ve got a chance to win some prizes from Xetum.  How, you might ask?  Read on!

The George Daniels Birkin Bentley Sells For £5,041,500, Becomes Most Valuable Bentley Ever Sold

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 29. Jun 2012 18:56 |

The pre-war 4½-Litre Supercharged 'Blower' Bentley Single-Seater belonging to George Daniels - the incredible vehicle we showed you here - sold today for the highest price ever paid for a Bentley automobile at the Bonhmans Goodwood auction in the UK.  The price? An …

Valbray Oculus V.01 Chrono Argentique

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 29. Jun 2012 18:16 |

The Valbray V.01 is a double-display timepiece, with a diaphragm mechanism fitted on a rotating bezel. This innovation allows the wearer, by manually rotating the bezel, to easily switch between a basic 3-hand watch and a more complicated chronograph. The main innovation is …

AQUADIVE Bathyscape 300 PressureTEST

OceanicTime | 29. Jun 2012 17:46 |

By TLex Below is a copy of the final pressure test result for the Aquadive Bathyscaphe 300, when it tested in March of this year. Even though the BS 300 is rated to 10'000 feet on its dial, it actually passed a pressure test of 502 bar, the equivalent of 5'020 meters or …

FOUND: A Mint Condition Universal Geneve Compax Chronograph

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 29. Jun 2012 16:36 |

It's no secret that we have a serious penchant for late 1960s / early 1970s sport chronographs, and that the product offering from Universal Geneve in the middle part of last century was incredibly strong (read our previous posts about UG here for validation).  On that …

SPOTTED: Legendary Formula One Champion Jim Clark Wearing A Breitling Top-Time

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 29. Jun 2012 16:36 |

1960s Formula One racers and their watches. It seems like you can't go a solitary day without hearing about these men and their Heuer Chronographs.  Jo Siffert and his watch, Derek Bell and his, and of course McQueen's Monaco. But our friends at Automobiliac came across a …

REVIEW: Artego 500M (Part 3)

WristWatchReview.com | 29. Jun 2012 16:21 |

  For the past few days, we’ve been looking at the 500M dive watch from  Artego Watches.  We’ve covered the case and dial design, and today we’ll wrap up our review. You’ll notice that the minute hand is an orange sword, which immediately makes it jump out.  I’m not a …

Hublot Big Bang Zegg & Cerlati Watches

aBlogtoWatch | 29. Jun 2012 10:11 |

The next limited edition Hublot Big Bang watch is for women. To be honest, the Big Bang model has taken a back seat (this will most likely be changing soon) to other Hublot models when it comes to limited editions … Continue reading → Related posts: Hublot Big Bang Ferrari …

Introducing The Chopard Mille Miglia GMT Chrono For 2012

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 29. Jun 2012 02:41 |

Here's a look at the brand new Mille Miglia GMT Chronograph for 2012 from Chopard.  Released in honor of this year's 1000 mile Mille Miglia run from Brescia to Rome, this year's watch features oversized counters at 12 and 6 o'clock for maximum legibility.  It also features …

CORUM Admiral's Cup Challenger 44 Chrono RUBBER

OceanicTime | 29. Jun 2012 01:31 |

By TLex For those of us, who find it hard to resist the charms of orange rubber even when the watch that it's presented on isn't strictly a diver.CORUM have given the Admiral's Cup Challenger 44 Chrono a new look for the summer!Read my review the Admiral's Cup DEEP HULL 48

Richard Mille creates the official bracelet of World Series of Poker 2012 "Big One for One Drop" tournament

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 29. Jun 2012 00:56 |

The buy-in for this Sunday's "Big One for One Drop" World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas is $1 million; that highest entry fee in the history of professional poker. The 48 players who battle it out in this three-day charity event will vie for prize money, and an …