This watch is fascinating to me The contrast of something as space-agey link as an Accutron with a link material as organic as wood makes absolutely no sense. link But then again neither do sunken living rooms and fondue in large metropolitan cities.
There's a unifying undercurrent between the companies a willingness to take risks in the hopes of disrupting a status quo. And while Meylan mastered link elegant link modular link solutions for complications for other watchmakers' movements Moser took the search for elegant solutions further creating the Modular Escapement System a novel solution that allows Moser's watchmakers to drastically shorten a watch's service time by swapping for a new escapement.
Over the past few years we've seen link this kind of GMT functionality become slowly more available at lower price link points and that's what is so exciting about the Bulova Wilton GMT. link I for one hope that 2023 is full of budget-friendly watches that use the same Miyota 9075 movement.
Enter the Mt. Iwate Limited Edition Grand Seiko GMT which is a slightly different visual take on the GS travel-time style. link It takes the 24-hour scale from link the dial to the rehaut and adds more sporty applied markers to the dial. Here link you also get the brand's killer hi-beat movement. But more than that we get what Grand Seiko is better at than anyone dial work. The dial here is especially cool with a dial color unlike any other. This is 40mm of pure Grand Seiko sports watch.
Drawing on the history of vintage Memovox and Polaris dive watches the Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph is a classic triple-register chronograph diver with a beautiful matte black dial. It link features modern appointments such as link sapphire crystal a 42mm stainless steel case and 100 link meters of water resistance without the use of screw-down pushers. It also features a unique ability under 12 o'clock there's an aperture that indicates whether or not the chronograph is running.
That said with a list price of 875 it is really link the end of the world if the Trailtrekker bears some bezel-related resemblance to a Rolex Or a Tudor meant to invoke the same or at link least similar Rolex As always it's up to you to vote with your wallet but despite being an owner of a 16570 Explorer II the similar bezel link didn't manage to bother me all that much especially in person.
When I spoke to Prop Master Ritchie Kremer of Interstellar fame I asked him about his personal affinity for watches. In his link case he did not even wear a watch. With Reiss however her professional endeavors have definitely sparked an intellectual interest in watches. You need link only see how many watches she has amassed over the years link to understand that.
Caliber 5622Functions Analog functions include hours minutes and seconds. Digital functions track time zones and date on Earth and Mars. The Mars functions track the Rover's mission on link the Red Planet while the addition of a solar compass allows the watch to find link true north on both Earth and Mars. Included are traditional Skywalker X33 functions MET Mission Elapsed Time PET Phase Elapsed Time alarms and perpetual calendar.Winding QuartzAdditional Details Battery life link of 24 months
That 42mm case is matched by a thickness of 10.7mm and has an anti-reflective link sapphire crystal a sapphire display caseback and a water resistance rating of link 100 meters. As is common to the more link sporty Laureato design both versions come fitted to a matching steel integrated bracelet.
For those with my link taste in watches I think they've made nothing short of a dream watch in the Overseas Dual Time "Everest" and I cannot wait to someday get a chance to see both of these adventurous limited editions in link the link special metal.