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Rafael Nadal’s watch to be auctioned for Only Watch
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-02, the very he is wearing this week at the US Open – which is similar to the RM 27-01 tourbillon watch he wore when he won the US Open in 2013 – will be auctioned off at Only Watch 2015 in November, for charity. The Rafael Nadal RM 27-02…
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Patinaed Panerai Bronzo PAM0038
On Chronopassion’s Facebook page today, they posted a picture of a nicely patinaed Officine Panerai Bronzo PAM0038. The Bronzo was introduced at SIHH 2011, and so this particular piece has likely had about two years to darken and to corrode. Each subsequent year, the 47 mm bronze case, which is made of an alloy of…
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SIHH 2013 Recap: Panerai Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso (PAM512 PAM513)
This past month in Geneva, Panerai unveiled a few new additions to their Historic Collection, the Radiomir 1940 Steel and Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso. Both of these new models utilize the newer style Radiomir case style (launched last year) featuring thicker lugs and a cylindrical crown, designed to emulate cases designed in the 1940s. Unlike…
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Omega Speedy Tuesday Anniversary Limited Edition Speedmaster
The Speedmaster is Omega’s most iconic timepiece, best known as “The Moonwatch” for being on the wrist of Buzz Aldrin during the first NASA lunar landing in 1969. The model he wore, and numerous subsequent Speedmaster models, have garnered a huge fanatical following over the years. Five years ago in 2012, this following essentially got…
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Patek Philippe reveals Nautilus 40th Anniversary Limited Editions
Today, Patek Philippe revealed two 40th anniversary limited edition versions of their famous Nautilus timepiece, paying homage to the original that was launched 40 years ago (1976). The Nautilus Ref. 5711/1P 40th Anniversary Limited Edition comes in a 40 mm diameter platinum case and the Nautilus Chronograph Ref. 5976/1G 40th Anniversary Limited Edition comes in…
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Radiomir 1940 Marina Militare
Panerai introduced the military-inspired Radiomir 1940 Marina Militare at the Watches & Wonders show in Hong Kong last week. The hand-wound (ref. PAM00587) is powered by in-house caliber P.3000 which runs at 3Hz, has 160 components (21 jewels) and a 3-day power reserve, thanks to two-barrels. Functions are hours and minutes. The dial has sandwich…
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Introducing the Oris Carl Brashear Limited Edition Diver’s Watch
Oris has produced a diver’s watch that pays homage to well-known Navy diver Carl Brashear with a namesake limited edition based on the popular Divers Sixty-Five. According to Oris, “Brashear joined the Navy in 1948 as a 17-year-old, and despite facing discrimination on account of his race, he graduated from the Navy’s diving programme in…
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Limited editions from TAG Heuer, Omega, Laurent Ferrier
Celebrating the 1-year countdown to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Omega unveiled two special countdown clocks globally in Seoul and New York along with a new limited edition commemorative Seamaster Planet Ocean timepiece! The Seamaster Planet Ocean “PyeongChang 2018” Limited Edition is limited to 2018 pieces and features a blue and red colorway, the same…
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REVIEW: Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic
Fullscreen Overview First developed in the late 1940s, the original Panerai Luminor was made to be worn by commandos of the Italian Navy. And then for the Egyptian Navy in 1956, which eventually inspired the Luminor 1950 design. The Luminor Submersible 1950 47 mm, is a more robust professional 300-meter version of the Luminor 1950.…
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Omega Co-Axial caliber 8508
This morning in Geneva, Omega announced what they say is the first truly anti-magnetic watch movement. Omega Co-Axial caliber 8508 is resistant to magnetic fields greater than 1.5 tesla (15,000 gauss), far exceeding the levels of magnetic resistance achieved by any other watch — significantly more than the two timepieces most widely known for their…
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A Demonstration of Omega’s New Anti-Magnetic Technology
Earlier today at the Setai hotel in midtown Manhattan, the global CEO of Omega, Stephen Urquhart, and the head of product development, Jean-Claude Monachon, introduced the first truly anti-magnetic watch technology (resistant up to 15,000 gauss). Presented inside a prototype Seamaster Aqua Terra, the new movement — caliber 8508 — is the first of many…
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The Omega Speedmaster ’57 Co-Axial Chronograph
Launched at Baselworld in April, the Omega Speedmaster ‘57 Co-Axial Chronograph collection pays homage to the original Speedmaster which came out in 1957. Presented in a 41.5 mm diameter case, the Speedmaster ‘57 has straight lugs as a nod to the first Speedmaster. Additionally, the dial and movement side are both protected by retro box…