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Richard Mille RM 011 DLC Titanium Orange
Following the success of RM 011 special editions created exclusively for North and South America in 2009, Richard Mille introduces the first limited edition of 2010 for the hemisphere: RM 011 DLC Titanium ORANGE. The new timepiece features the flyback chronograph functions that are essential to athletes and sports fans alike. Felipe Massa, private test…
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Introducing the Oris 110 Years Limited Edition
Pre-Baselworld 2014 Oris has not produced an in-house movement for over three decades. That will all change next week at Baselworld when they officially launch the Oris 110 Years Limited Edition timepiece. Oris was founded in 1904 and this limited edition marks the brand’s 110th anniversary. The all-new Oris in-house manufactured caliber 110 is manually…
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Richard Mille RM 016 OC Concept Ladies’ Watch
Richard Mille has just released a ladies’ version of their popular RM 016 men’s watch. The case is 49.8 mm x 38 mm, and only 8.25mm thick. It features hours, minutes and a date display, but no seconds display. The dial is open worked, as you would expect on a Richard Mille timepiece. The rotor…
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Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic
This week at SIHH 2015, Panerai debuted a new professional diver watch, the Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech, which is differentiated by its composite carbon fiber material case. Often it is hard to determine the benefits of one composite material over another. In this case, Panerai describes their (trademarked, not patented) material as having a matte…
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Richard Mille celebrates first US boutique
Swiss watch brand, Richard Mille, opened their first United States watch boutique in November 2010. To celebrate this occasion, Richard Mille flew in from Brittany, France to attend a private cocktail party and dinner on Thursday, January 6, 2011. The cocktail party was held at the brand new 1,400 square foot boutique that is located…
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SIHH Preview: Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio 42 mm
In January, one of the new models that Panerai will launch at SIHH 2016 is a new white dial version of the Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio. Presented in a stainless steel Radiomir 1940 case, the watch measures 42 mm x 10.93 mm and has a fully polished finish. The steel crown is also…
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SIHH 2016: Lo Scienziato Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Titanio
At SIHH 2016, Officine Panerai debuted the Lo Scienziato Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Titanio special edition, dedicated to Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician, Galileo Galilei, whose discoveries laid the foundations for the development of mechanical timepieces. Highlighting the hours, minutes, small seconds, GMT with am/pm indication, a power reserve, and a tourbillon –…
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Introducing The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter
This past week, Oris launched the world’s fist automatic watch equipped with an altimeter. The professional pilot’s watch is based on the Sellita SW200 and fitted with an integrated mechanical barometric altimeter module (made by Revue Thommen AG). The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter watch comes in a 47 mm stainless steel case, is fitted…
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Oris Aquis Depth Gauge Hands-On
The Oris Aquis Depth Gauge was first introduced in 2013 in a stainless steel case. Now, for 2015, it’s available in a black DLC plated stainless steel case, with a bright yellow rubber strap. Apart from that, everything else has stayed the same. Functionally, the depth gauge is the marquee feature. It utilizes a patented…
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SIHH 2011: Richard Mille RM 028 Americas
Richard Mille has just announced a new limited edition timepiece, available exclusively through retailers in North and South America. The Richard Mille RM 028 Americas automatic dive watch is a limited edition of 30 pieces. I had a chance to preview this watch last week at the Beverly Hills Richard Mille boutique. In fact, I…
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Sylvester Stallone and Panerai
As many of you probably already know, Sylvester Stallone is a huge Officine Panerai fan. He first discovered Officine Panerai in 1995, while looking for a watch that would work for his character in the 1996 movie Daylight. From then on, he has been an avid wearer of Panerai watches. Panerai even created a timepiece…
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Hands-On with the New Omega Speedmaster Mark II
This year at Baselworld Omega released a modern version of the 1969 Omega Speedmaster Mark II. The original Speedmaster Mark II was equipped with the hand-wound caliber 861, whereas the new model is powered by Co-Axial caliber 3330, a self-winding movement with silicon balance spring and column-wheel chronograph mechanism. The new Mark II comes in…