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What we are currently observing is an increasing worldwide demand for watches set with diamonds.” IWC has reacted to this with a subtle development of its classic Portofino watch family, whose brand core remains unchanged: extravagant beauty and timeless elegance. “With the Midsize collection, we are making this successful, classic watch line more interesting for customers with slimmer wrists,” explains Georges Kern. “The diamond­set models will appeal to anyone with a preference for wristwatches that combine understated design with a touch of the exquisite.” The 2014 Portofino Midsize collection includes three new 37­millimetre models in 17 different versions: the Portofino Midsize Automatic Moon Phase (Ref. 4590), the Portofino Midsize Automatic Day & Night (Ref. 4591) and the Portofino Midsize Automatic (Ref. 4581). In addition to the Midsize collection, IWC is also unveiling three new iwc portofino replica watches Automatic (Ref. 3565) models featuring 40­millimetre cases.

“The Portofino Midsize collection responds to a current market trend, but at the same time draws on our past,” says Goris Verburg, Director Marketing & Communication IWC Schaffhausen, referring to IWC’s history. “Numerous different variations of watches with smaller cases, diamond­set bezels and mother­of­pearl dials have been a feature of our company’s 146­year history.

For 20 years, most of the iwc replica watches we sold were midsize models, and the manufacture of watches set with precious stones goes all the way back to IWC’s very beginning. The new Portofino Midsize models reflect a long tradition and open up a wider international market for the Portofino collection.” From the moment the watch family was launched in 1984, the impressive “pocket­watch­style wristwatch” (Ref. 5251) was accompanied by a smaller version with a case measuring just 34 millimetres in diameter. To mark its intro duction, IWC created the slogan “The Portofino series by IWC. The daily enjoyment of wearing a little gold.” With the benefit of hindsight, the statement pointed to what to this day is one of the lasting reasons for the watch’s success – the tasteful combination of luxurious materials with a puristic design.

You may expect on something dressier like this to see brightly colored polished hands – and I can see the appeal. After having the blued hands in sight, though, I think they work very well. For starters, it makes a crisp contrast to the white of the dialup, which makes for easy readability. The coloration is also somewhat shifty. By this, I mean it can appear a bright blue in 1 light, then change into an almost-black colour (and it seems darker in the majority of these photographs), which again speaks to a dressier piece.On the wrist, the 68g Baume & Mercier Hampton was a treat. Take particular note of that burden, as that’s just about a featherweight when it has to do with automatics (or, perhaps, I am just too used to steel dive watches). While the instance back is not curved at all, I found the fit in my wrist to be good. The alligator strap included some extra texture to the watch, along with the signed deployant clasp worked nicely, and I did not have any difficulties with it digging into my wrist once I had things sized, which I love. That is something I’ve noticed is a bigger problem when you’ve got a deployant on a strap – it may end up adding unnecessary bulk, which then ends up digging into your skin. Here, I did not have that issue, thankfully.Coming in at an asking price of $2,650, the Baume & Mercier Hampton is a strong small luxury dress watch. I think the one we reviewed together with the blue handset has become the most flexible, since you might easily swap into a brown strap on this and have a more casual look, which makes it more flexibility. Of course, you could also opt for a model that comes on the brown strap (in either an automatic or a quartz – the quartz model dropping the price $1100). While dress watch purists may not agree with me, I truly do think the Baume & Mercier Hampton is a great art deco inspired dress watch prepared to take on the office or a night out with a tux.
Clifton Club 10340
Case : polished/satin-finished steel with ADLC coating, water-resistant to 100m, glareproofed sapphire crystal, solid back
Size : 42mm
Movement : mechanical selfwinding (38h power reserve)
Functions : hours, minutes, seconds, date at 3 o’clock
Dial : black, opaline finish, rhodiumplated hands filled with Super-LumiNova®
Bracelet : triple row design in polished/ satin-finished stainless steel, triple folding clasp

Dial
Color
Black shell with lotus flower decoration rose gold color
white mother with a lotus flower decoration rose gold color
applied elements: Roman numerals in pink gold 18 ct., large number VI in 18k rose gold. with 11 diamonds
Hands: Pink gold 18 k

Bracelet
Model: PEARLMASTER (5 rows), massive mesh
Material: central and side elements in Gold EVEROSE 18 ct., Intermediate elements in white gold 18 ct. with 226 round brilliant cut polished finish
Closure: Invisible Crownclasp with folding clasp

Price

replica lady-datejust pearlmaster 80285 price Suggested retail price list: € 43,850

This omega speedmaster replica design inspiration drawn from the mission patch is similar to what we saw last year with the Omega Apollo XV 40th anniversary watch, although unlike the Apollo XV 40th tribute, this year’s piece is a precise replica of the actual patch.OMEGA’s Speedmaster Moonwatch “Apollo XVII” features a 925 silver, hand-patina dial embossed with the Apollo XVII patch which captures Man, the Future, the Recollection of Apollo and the Flag. The effect is that this piece is a bit more eclectic, and yes, the chronograph more or less useless, but this is not the point of this watch.

In 2010, it was the Omega Replica Watches.Of course Omega’s prominent role in space travel is well known, and in addition to the original issue pieces, Omega is known in more recent years for its tribute watches. And on back it goes! For example, this year saw the Speedmaster “First Omega In Space” reissue that we saw for 2012. In 2009, it was the Speedmaster Apollo 11 “40th Anniversary” Limited Edition.

The Vintage V1-92 Bellytanker is powered with the Bell & Ross grade BR-CAL.302, which is basically a Sellita SW300-1 (or ETA 2892-2). Having a 42-hour power reserve and beating at 4Hz, this really is competent, dependable modern motion found in more watches than I can list out here. I discussed this movement in the Tissot Heritage 1948 Hands-On post here, but it is a modular motion based on the ETA 2892-2. Bell & Ross has slightly altered it to remove the next sub-dial but mechanically it offers the same 42-hour power book and remains equally as dependable. The sapphire crystal of the display caseback is printed using a shape of the Bellytanker concept car. They are sized and made conservatively enough to be everyday wearers too. The Bell & Ross Vintage V1-92 Bellytanker ships on an aged brown leather strap for $2,300 and the Bell & Ross Vintage V2-94 Bellytanker is available for $4,400 to a brown calfskin strap or for $4,700 with a stainless steel bracelet. My personal preference would be the V2-94 on the bracelet.

Bell & Ross mentions two other materials on the back of the watch. While the text reminds me a bit of a shopping list, you will find ceramic and titanium on there – and although rubber has been unjustly excluded, it also found its way into the carbon-titanium-ceramic case’s construction. The forged carbon body is sealed by a black PVD case back in titanium, while its unique silhouette is made complete by ceramic and rubber additions on the side.

All four corners, as well as the lugs and the rocking pushers are crafted from ceramic, which is an excellent choice if you want to ensure that the sides of the watch – often exposed to bumps – remain scratch-free for – well, forever, basically. However, these parts are often subjected to bumps as one is reaching for something, and the sides, corners, and lugs are frequently bumped into things – and because ceramic tends to shatter upon a harder impact, one will want to be a bit more careful.

A really superior sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating can sometimes appear to even “sharpen” the dial elements, to my eyes. The Bell & Ross Watches Uk Replica BR 03-92 Diver has a 2.85mm-thick flat crystal with fantastic AR coating offering a clear view of the dial that is designed to be legible to start with. The applied hour mark, sloped chapter ring, and date window at 4:30 with a black date wheel to match the dial color all help lend a feeling of interest and depth that I always appreciate.Clearly, I am bullish on the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver. It had been one of the funnest recent watches I’ve had the chance to use for an elongated time period, and I can not actually say I could discover any actual complaints about it. There are a couple of things I can think of, but that Bell & Ross could do to further sweeten the offer. To begin with, ceramic bezel inserts are more scratch-resistant, and are becoming practically standard these days, which makes aluminum inserts begin to feel less premium. Second, it is likely to possess 300m water resistance on a watch with a screen caseback, which would increase the value, interest, and consumer experience for your Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver. The good caseback, however, is likely also valuable for protecting the motion from magnetic fields. Last, including something in the movement department, like COSC certification, for example, would further kick up it a notch. Every one of these things would likely also be grounds to improve the purchase price, of course.The Swiss automatic movement inside is the perfectly suitable, reliable, and typical Sellita SW300-1 (“BR-CAL.302”). Power reserve of 42 hours, operating at 4Hz… you know the specs. The screw-down crown has been coated with rubberized and easy to grip with a strong and smooth-as-butter twisting feel. I like the rubber on the crown, but I wonder how rubber elements like this on watches will hold up with time. The strap is also rubber, is soft and comfortable, and has a suitably giant steel buckle. I like rubber straps but wonder exactly what the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver would look like on a steel bracelet.

What I find to be the most striking visual element of the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgé – beyond the cool and random texture of the forged carbon case and bezel – are the protruding pieces on the four corners of the square shaped case. The 45mm-wide case not only appears to have a larger footprint because of them, but the otherwise quite basic square shape also looks a lot more complex, high-tech and modern. Bell & Ross went the extra mile and made the chronograph function’s ceramic and rubber start-stop and reset buttons in a way that they rock, fixed to the corners of the case. The action and feedback remain solid, and the case, symmetrical – a genuinely clever design solution.

Fitted to the case is a wide and thick rubber strap that, contradicting its shape and the first impression it makes, is remarkably soft and flexible – it’s about time all brands started supplying their watches with rubber straps that feel and wear good even on smaller wrists. The black PVD steel buckle is a great match in terms of color and overall aesthetics, but likely not the best choice in terms of durability – buckles tend to take a lot of abuse, as they get in contact with basically any and all surfaces you lay your hand on, and PVD is known to not handle scratches as well as DLC.

The see-through dial, and especially the skeletonized top plate of the movement underneath it, lend the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgé a highly technical appearance, one that matches the forged carbon case perfectly. Because the indices and hands are both wide and long enough – what a relief – legibility remains good, with the only problematic part being the running seconds at three that, with its thin hand and indices, does blend into the busy dial.

The movement inside is called the BR-CAL.313 – a sight those really eagle-eyed (or just helpless watchnuts) will surely recognize from something we covered a bit over a year ago. This unusual top plate is part of a Dubois Depraz chronograph (and date) module, that has been installed on an ETA base: with its visible gears and date disc, screws, and X-shaped skeletonized bridges, it really does make for a great, and of course busy-looking dial. It also goes to show the remarkable torque of base ETA movements: carrying those massive hands plus a chronograph minute counter that (although made from featherweight aluminum) is of considerable weight is no small feat!

The growing trend of vintage-inspired watches was noticed throughout the market, and one of the brands to react is Bell & Ross. The firm — which was set in 1992 and thus has no authentic classic watches of its own — has nonetheless always positioned its bits as militarily and historically motivated. The brand’s trademark square instances, seen on many of its watches, are themselves an homage to the dashboard instruments on military planes, and last year Bell & Ross introduced a wood-and-bronzed BR 01 motivated by classic marine clocks. This season the new took its inspirations to a different level with the release of the BR V1-92 Army, portion of its renewed “Vintage” collection, currently in its third generation (graphic below, courtesy of our friends at Monochrome Watches). The watch itself cites no specific era or reference number because of its inspiration, but it requires on design details from a number of different time intervals to make its distinguished look. Featuring characteristics from an array of styles from the 1930s through the 1950s, and obviously also with many contemporary flairs, the watch seems to get remixed many fan-favorite features seen in vintage military watches and put them in a simple, 38.5-mm satin-polished steel case.

Despite all the high-tech case materials and sophisticated movement inside, I found the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgé to really stand out because of the design’s fantastic proportions, the selection and combination of materials, and the overall impression it makes when seen live. Such complex and modern designs are certainly not for everyone – that is a given – but for those who like contemporary, rugged, and masculine watches, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgé has a lot to offer. The attention to detail, mixture of forged carbon, titanium, ceramic, and rubber, and the fact that even upon closer inspection, no corners appear to have been cut anywhere, all come at a price, and in this “carbone forgé” instance that is $23,000. Steep, but not unusual for flagship products, something the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgé undoubtedly is. bellross.com

Explorer II Rolex watches launched in 1971, the new watch, the watch was originally designed primarily a 24-hour hand, mainly to solve the polar expeditions face polar day or polar night polar expeditions, 24-hour display is very clear practical. This design also can be used to display two time zones displayed.

The new Rolex Explorer II replica watches and change the old look is not very large, it is in 2011, and launched redesigned Rolex watches, the new case to 42 mm. Chromalight dial with luminous display, so watch In any environment, they are legible. The design of the watch to extreme environments, fully embodies the Rolex and explore the world of bond.

For explorers entire series family, the main style is so few, and the other is to have a further distinction between black and white disk of the disk. As to watch their distinction and positioning, I have to say here about his or her knowledge. First, that is the main difference between the old and the new Explorer I Explorer I’s. New Exploration Exploration old one case diameter compared to an increase of a, from the original 36 mm to 39 mm, the diameter of the table due to the increased diameter of the watch pointer does not increase, so it looks new probe to watch from the disk pointer is short, the minute hand is particularly evident. Then 3,6,9 luminous watch dial time scale canceled, into a stainless steel to create the time scale, internal change is the movement from 3130 to 3132 to upgrade the movement the movement, using the new shock absorbers and new springs. Old probe to offer 42,300 yuan, 51,100 yuan offer a new probe, not on the more expensive, regardless of price or more recommended a new probe.
Rolex Explorer Series is a very important series, is designed for explorers developed a series of replica watches uk, in the case of minus fifty degrees is still able to maintain accurate time to go.

First, a new push this year rolex datejust 41mm replica, all use among gold models (steel + gold, rose gold or eternal + steel), which is the labor of love pink “Jinyin Run.”

Secondly, the disk with respect, trying to more clearly Rolex style, there has been a dog tooth ring, aperture, bar time scale, diamond hour markers and a variety of color combinations with the disk.

In addition, according to foreign media, he said lugs and bracelet improved through more fit, copy rolex datejust 41mm two tone better comfort to get started. After the new domestic market, we will bring more overhand further evaluation report.

Coating specialist STS, a company the Acrotec group – a major player in the important subcontracting industry – first considered replacing the offensive molecule with another to achieve the black colour, but the results were unacceptable. It therefore decided to develop its existing anthracite NAC coating. After three years of development, the new coating has passed ageing and corrosion tests and the black NAC coating is ready for industrialisation. STS is considering patenting it. It is also working on a further development of the process that would allow it to be used for more demanding applications, where the surface is prone to more wear, such as the watch case itself. Look out for deep black movement coatings in the near future.
Source: SSC Bulletin 83, June 2017

A brighter polish for titanium cases?

The traditional method for polishing watch cases is mechanical, using brushes and abrasive powders with decreasing particle size to grind away surface imperfections on the metal. CERN, which is most famous as the home of the Large Hadron Collider but also one of the world’s leading scientific research institutes (and is just a stone’s throw from some of the big watch factories in Meyrin), has developed an electropolishing process that can work down to the nanometre level and create a mirror-polished appearance.

Titanium polished with the CERN electropolishing process CERN

Similar to galvanic treatments, CERN’s electropolishing process uses a chemical bath containing an electrolyte that is stimulated by an electric current. A mixture of current density, the viscosity and resistivity of the electrolyte, temperature and treatment time all combine to dissolve microscopic particles of the metal to leave a smoother surface on which, unlike with mechanical polishing, no direction lines are visible. CERN, through its knowledge transfer activities, is currently offering licences for the technology and we wait to see if the watch industry takes up this opportunity.
Source: SSC Bulletin 83, June 2017

Something fishy with your watch strap?

Could fish skin be the next big thing in watch straps? After calf, cow, crocodile, alligator, python, ray, rabbit and shark, the skin of the rainbow trout is the latest animal to be used to attach a watch to the wrist. Baume & Mercier presented Banka troutskin straps at the SIHH this year. The scales on the fish, which are reared in eco-friendly conditions on the Banka farm in the south of France (the water in their ponds in oxygenated naturally, their diet is adapted to the weather and the fish are not given any antibiotics or vaccines), add a unique structure to the skin during the tanning process. The delight of many a renowned chef now finds a second use as a luxury accessory.

The idyllic Banka farm that breeds trout in a sustainable and species-friendly manner Baume & Mercier