Here’s another beautiful timepiece by Swiss watchmakers, Zenith. The watch is called the Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Boutique Edition and is a collaboration with Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH); the watch will be presented at BaselWorld 2013. Zenith had previously collaborated with MIH to produce this watch without the “Boutique Edition” tacked onto the name; the two watches are very similar with the exception of a new dial and the hour markers.
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Casio G-Shock: Red White + Blue Pack
Just in time for the 4th of July, Casio has introduced the Red, White, and Blue pack of G-Shock watches. The pack consists of three single color watches: red, white, and blue, and two with all three colors.
The first one, the first image below, is the G-Shock GA110AC-7A, is the most striking although, it’s not true “red white blue” because of the baby-blue color but it looks cool. The watch features an ana-digi display and can be ordered from amazon (Japan import) for $350. The second watch is the DW6900AC-2, which looks closest to true American flag colors; it comes with a rather simple dial with a digital display, available at amazon for $185.
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 15,000 Gauss Watch
I own a few automatic movement equipped watches; I know in theory, these watches can lose accuracy with magnetic fields but I’ve never really experienced it …
The King of G-Shocks – GX56 – A Huge Casio Watch
If you are a true watch fan, you have heard about the Casio G-Shock line of watches and probably own or have owned at least one …
IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days Watches
When I think of IWC watches, I usually think of their pilot watches and I’m not the only one, most of my friends think the same thing. The IWC Schaffhausen Portofino watch line rarely gets mentioned, although it has been in production for over 25 years. This year IWC plans on making it the star of the Baselworld 2011 show (SIHH).
The latest edition Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days (ref. 5101) is an extremely beautiful watch with classic looks and a clutter-free modern design. The watch dial is very clean-looking with gold hands and markers, featuring a date window at the 3 o’clock position, a small sub-dial for seconds at the 6 o’clock position, and a power reserve indicator between the 8 and 9 o’clock markers. As the name would suggest, the watch comes with an eight day (192 hour) hand-wound power reserve.
Only Watch 2011: Urwerk UR-103
Swiss watchmakers Urwerk are known for making some of the most complex watches in the world (i.e. UR-110 Torpedo), for Only Watch 2011, they are bringing back the Urwerk UR-103 from the dead. The watch was originally introduced in 2003 and there have been various versions of it produced over the years. In 2010, the company announced the UR-103 will not be produced anymore.
The watch has been resurrected for the charity event, rising from the ashes like the Phoenix, and is a one-off. Appropriately, a phoenix has been engraved on the watch case by engraver Jean-Vincent Huguenin, who has worked with various watchmakers in the past.
The engraving gives the UR-103 a new look and it looks pretty good, it should fetch a good price at the 2011 Only Watch event to raise money for DMD. If you want to own the very last UR-103, head on over to Monaco in September, don’t forget to bring your check book.
Autodromo Collection – Motoring Watches
A couple of years ago, I went through a temporary phase of collecting Orient watches out of Japan. After five watches or so, I had to stop because the hobby can get quite expensive. I still appreciate a well designed watch but now I just look at them and nothing else. But that’s about to change ever since I stumbled upon Autodromo.
Although the Autodromo is not as elegant or expensive as some of my Orient watches, it is just as eye catching in its own way. What I like about the Autodromo watches is that the time pieces are inspired by instrument panel gauges of cars. If you are a car guy and have an appreciation for watches then this is one of those toys that you should own. Forget that crap about “wants versus needs”.
