Friday, 27 April 2012

Officine Panerai Luminor 1950 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT


Presenting the Luminor 1950 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT from Officine Panerai's Manufacture Collection. It is distinguished by its exclusive mechanical movement housed in the Luminor 1950 44mm case.

The manually wound P.2004 movement incorporates a number of outstanding details and innovations. The movement is visible through its transparent back, revealing details of its unusual design. The eighty-day power reserve is positioned above six o'clock. In addition to its 29 jewels, the P.2004 has balance wheel which oscillates at 28,800 alternations per hour and is fitted with a regulating screw.

Another function is the second time zone, which is displayed by a second central hand with an arrow point. A little window in the seconds dial at nine o'clock show the am/pm information. The brushed stainless steel case sports a bridge with a lever device to ensure a proper seal.

The steel case version comes with a black alligator strap whereas the pink gold version has a brown one.

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Tudor Hydronaut II


From the new Sport collection from Tudor comes the Hydronaut II, which takes a resolutely technical and high-performance approach in its design. The aesthetics of the Hydronaut II are highly contemporary, giving it a distinct character through variations in colours, combinations of materials, subtle branding on components and eye-catching dial graphics.

This timepiece, has a polished stainless steel case 41mm in diameter, in which houses a self-winding mechanical movement-Tudor 2824 or 2671. there is also a 31mm ladies' model in this collection. This movement comprises 25 rubies and has a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour in addition to a 38-hour power reserve. It also has a date indicator at three o'clock.

Being a true diver's watch, the Tudor Hydronaut II is waterproof up to 200 metres and incorporates a unidirectional rotatable bezel which allows dive time and decompression stage management control. Tudor offers either a rubber or steel strap for this model, both made to be durable yet stylish.

The Hydronaut II owes its excellent build quality to the fact that is part of the Rolex group, which has an unyielding reputation for world-class timepieces. Nevertheless, both the Tudor brand and the Hydronaut II clearly display a unique, contemporary identity.

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