Watch Industry Braces For Historic Downturn

Besides F.P. Journe, another small independent maker who will, this time definitely celebrate 2017, is Urwerk. The little outfit is turning 20 Budget Hacker Kits this year, but celebrations are already under way on the company's website, where it is currently teasing an interactive animation of its journey. And you can be sure there will be something special come SIHH.This is flat-out an excellent vintage watch. I finally understand what all those users on the forums were gushing over; here I am gushing right along with them. Head over to the Shop to gush right along with us.And maybe that's the best way to consider the Pelagos 39. Not as simply a smaller Pelagos, but as a return of the Tudor Sub for the modern era – one based on the brand's most modern and capable design. That said, deep down, I do feel that the coolest move would have just been to make a 39mm version of the current Pelagos. Full matte, cut-out rehaut, 500 meters – do it in blue, and include that clasp. Sure, I could do without the HeV, but it certainly suits the original design, doesn't it?The IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar is the brand showing its true watchmaking chops. With its 44.2mm 18k gold case, it has a beautiful and legible dial layout with applied Arabic numerals, a railway track-style minute scale, all allowing the user to read the various complications.


@Watcharts is another account that I really enjoy, for its focus on very high quality watches that date to pre-1950. I'm talking a black pulsation dial 13Zn, a stunning pink gold JCK, a remarkable black dial sector 2508 Rolex and more. We know he is a gooThe Buster Brown watch was one of the first, if not the first, to feature a comic strip character on the dial, but Buster and Tige were static pictures. The first character Viral Launch Hacks watch with animated hands came out in 1933 – the Ingersoll Mickey Mouse watch.Caliber: Seiko 8R46Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, 30-minute chronograph, chronograph secondsPower Reserve: 45 hoursWinding: Automatic Frequency: 28,800 vphJewels: 34Additional Details: Employs both a column wheel and a vertical clutchIn a trio of new colors, including the first Jet for the series and a very handsome limited edition, this evolution of the S302 leans into the travel aspect in a way that works well for the brand and makes sense for a line extension.


Caliber: L888.4Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds, datePower Reserve: 64 hoursWinding: Automatic Frequency: 25,200 vphJewels: 21 Chronometer Certified: COSC certified Additional Details: Silicon balance-springThen, in 1995/96, Breitling updated the E56062 with a repetition chiming movement, the B65. Based on the same ETA 998.332 quartz movement, the B65 offered Web3 Repair Economy a chiming feature, and this era of the E56062 (and its F and K siblings) shows “Repetition Minutes” on the dial rather than “Aerospace.”The dial is a flat, matte black, adding to the charm of a watch that was built for mountaineering and exploration in snowy Antarctica (hence the name). The hands are therefore incredibly legible against that dial, though I can't not look at the hour hand and see a Mercedes symbol inside that isn't actually there.Can you believe that Godzilla is turning 70 this year? But instead of retiring to a duplex in Boca Raton, the Kaiju is still out there striking fear in the hearts of anyone that lives near a coastline or needs a terrifying allegory for the longterm effects of nuclear warfare. Oh, and Godzilla is still rocking those sweet brand deals, like this new collaboration with Citizen for a real "Ecozilla" that goes beyond just a nickname.






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