A Movado sport watch? With a wavy fact and big arrow hour hand? Perhaps someone is seeing their market share drop?
I don’t like Movado much – so much depends on that single big dot that you almost lose the watch – but this sports model, apparently a quartz piece, has some chops. It comes on a rubber or steel band and costs about $1,000.
Best of all, NFL MVP Tom Brady is flogging the thing and saying stuff like:
“Movado is all about style and precision and that fits exactly what I try to bring both on and off the field, so I hope it’s a long term association,” the New England Patriot said. “A professional athlete’s life is highly scheduled. I practically need military discipline to keep pace, so time is definitely something I’m interested in.”
Deep.
Product Page [Movado]
Movado Has a New MVP [FashionWeekDaily.com]
Is your watch not badass enough? Why not try a Scorpion, a new brand created by two buddies on from Denver and Scottsdale. This automatic diver is Swiss-made and looks like it can eat your IWC and Patek Phillipe and then take your Panerai into the back room and have its way with it.
They expect the first model, this red beast here, to be available in November. Very nice.
Product Page [Scorpion Watch]
Ahh, such unmigitaged douchery! This $250 has little time zones for partying and relaxing and the website consists of annoying trance music with a bunch of ticking behind it. Please, people, please!
D&G Site [via WristDreams]
Got a note from John over at Bathyswatch.com. Looks like the Bathy’s Autos are a go. NB: They are only making 25 each of each dial color – black and silver – and each permutations of the case colors (silver, black, and UV). It will have a date window—not big date—and run the ETA 2824-2. Important info follows:
• There will be three PVD case colors: Silver, Black and the now-infamous Ultraviolet. These are ultra-hard titanium nitride coatings applied in a vacuum chamber that increase the surface hardness of the 316L steel cases 10-15X.
• There will be two dial colors: matte black and sunburst silver/grey, so six possible variations (25 of each type).
• The watches will be powered by an ETA 2824-2, 25-jewel mechanical movement running at 28,800 bph, with 38 hour power reserve. I will personally time and adjust each watch at the bench – I’m shooting for +/- 5 seconds per day.
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Got a chance to fondle the Linde Werdelin Biformeter and I have a much better idea of what’s up now. Essentially, this is a really fancy watch with a strange attachment that covers the mechanical part and adds a number of digital functions.
The wristwatch itself costs about $4,000 for a steel model and the digital device costs $1,800. They snap together like Voltron to form the super ninja Biformeter.
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In honor of Bathys decision to make an automatic model, a Bathys fan created this love song to the brand. Purdy.
Bathys [Wainscott Design]
I hate myself for doing this, but people are silly and they’ll do anything, so here’s a link to the Tauchmeister sale page. Are these watches any good? Not specifically, but they’re cheap and they’re all on sale so you don’t have to fight a bunch of n00bs on Ebay. Purchase with the caveat that you’re buying for looks, not build quality, and be happy.
Prodcut Page [Tauchmeister]
A Yaoed 6309 goes on a busman’s holiday. Quite nice.
First off Thanks Mr.Bill Yao for your work in producing
these awesome parts, they when put together make a great
watch for keeping track of time on the bus
A 007 +yao dial + yao ploprof hands = a great watch for telling time on the bus [Seiko & Citizen Forum]
I probably won’t bite on this one, but it is handsome. The Stingray is a GMT Kinetic with a handsome titanium case. WatchReport says it’s pretty hot, and we tend to believe them. Let’s see an automatic GMT from Seiko and maybe I’ll bite.
The Seiko Kinetic Scubamaster is not the most expensive watch I own, but it is probably the rarest and most unique. In fact, I think it comes pretty close to being the ultimate diver watch. It is feature rich, extremely tough, very accurate, and has a bold, distinguished look.
Review of the Seiko Kinetic Scubamaster “Stingray” [WatchReport]
We’re trying to get a price from Martin, but man alive do these things look nice. ETA auto movement, beefy bezel, and 1000FT water resistance. Tasty – click on the image to get a better look.
Limited run of 50 for this one, friends, and there are only 18 left. Hop on the bandwagon soon.
Product Page [ORSA]
Rarely, if ever, does a small watchmaker get it right. Watchmaking, and making money at watchmaking, is a difficult, if impossible business. The giants hulk over you at every turn, the boutique shops won’t touch you, and you’re constantly lured by the siren song of Chinese manufacturers pumping out faceless pieces for pennies. Thank you, then, Bathys, for getting it right.
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Looks like Citizen is going for the clownfish look with their new Eco-Drive diver. Live from Basel 2006, apparently.
Breathtaking new Citizen Diver! [Network54]
Man, love me some Blue Monster. But $420? Come on! Has anyone seen this in real life?
Product Page [SuperChrono]
We’ve been following these guys since they were pretty gimpy, and they’ve only improved this year. All of these are ETA auto movements with some incredible styling. Check out the Nightvision.
Ah, Aeromatic 1912. You enthrall us all with your magical timepieces. Many an eBay newbie has been drawn to your bold lines and unusual styling, as well they should. You’re taking chances, I suppose, and the only thing folks can say bad about you is that you’re not really a German watch.
That said, please welcome the Tauchmeister 1937 – Diver Craft 1000M Helium-Safe GMT Retrograde. Wow, that was a mouthful.
A diver, to be sure. A big diver—46mm with a 270 mm strap. It has a Citizen GP01 quartz movement and a unique, if unfortunately designed, retrograde GMT hand.
But what lies behind that handsome diver logo and bold orange? Nothing we haven’t seen before and won’t see again.
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