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Wednesday, Aug 13 2014

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IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “The Last Flight”

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 13. Aug 2014 19:16 |

IWC has announced three limited edition references that pay homage to aviation pioneer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who took off on a reconnaissance flight over France and never returned. All three models come in a 46 by 16.5 mm brown silicon nitride ceramic case with a brown …

The Frederique Constant Healey Tribute

WristWatchReview.com | 13. Aug 2014 18:46 |

As we've written on these pages before, the Venn diagram overlap between watch enthusiasts and car enthusiasts is not small, by any means. Mix in a specific brand, and it might limit things some, but for those the brand meshes with, it'll be right up their alley. So, is the …

Ritot Projection Watch, Too Big to Ignore

WristWatchReview.com | 13. Aug 2014 18:46 |

I view a lot of crowd funded projects, and have backed a couple of watch projects myself, but every once in awhile a project just blows up on a crowd funding site, and that is what has happened to the Ritot Projection watch on Indiegog. With the project slated to end …

Projects Watches Twirl, Get Your Floating Hands Here

WristWatchReview.com | 13. Aug 2014 18:46 |

Projects Watches is an interesting brand, putting out low cost quartz watches driven not be fashion, but by design aesthetic. We have covered them on our pages before, and recently they reached out to us for a new watch they are debuting, the Projects Watches Twirl. The …

Historical Horology: The Overshadowed Breitling 765 AVI Co-Pilot

WristWatchReview.com | 13. Aug 2014 18:46 |

When it comes to aviation watches, and chronographs specifically, Breitling is a brand that is no doubt near the top of the list for most people immersed in that particular style of watch. And when you hear Breitling, you probably call to mind the Navitimer, as it's just …

Watching the Web for August 9, 2014

WristWatchReview.com | 13. Aug 2014 18:46 |

In our weekly installment, Watching the Web, we take a look at some interesting articles from the past week, from around the web and on our own site. The post Watching the Web for August 9, 2014 appeared first on WristWatchReview.com.

The Frederique Constant Healey Tribute

WristWatchReview.com | 13. Aug 2014 17:06 |

As we've written on these pages before, the Venn diagram overlap between watch enthusiasts and car enthusiasts is not small, by any means. Mix in a specific brand, and it might limit things some, but for those the brand meshes with, it'll be right up their alley. So, is the …

TAG Heuer Formula 1 Automatic & Chronograph Watches For 2014 Hands-On

aBlogtoWatch | 13. Aug 2014 09:26 |

For 2014, TAG Heuer has once again released a brand new version of its iconic Formula 1. This time, the Formula 1 gets a totally unique automatic mechanical range to supplement the Formula 1 quartz watch offerings. Over the last few years, TAG Heuer has really gone all over …

BULOVA Accutron II SNORKEL collection

OceanicTime | 13. Aug 2014 09:16 |

By TLex Let's get straight to the nitty gritty; the new Bulova Acturon II Snorkel is powered by a highly accurate quartz caliber with a sweep seconds indicator, has a water-resistance of 200m, can be had on mesh, looks damn fine and retails for just shy of 500USD!The …

RIP Robin Williams, Watch Guy

aBlogtoWatch | 13. Aug 2014 04:51 |

No one's death is something to be taken lightly but when someone like Robin Williams dies it causes society as a whole to pause. I was personally shocked, saddened, and depressed to hear that Robin Williams took his own life yesterday, August 11, 2014. The 63 year old actor …