Everything from the dial finishing to link the movement finishing to the case finishing just brought a jolt of energy to the DSOTM series in a way we had not seen link yet. Well it seems Apollo 8 has been on the brand's mind as Omega has chosen this watch to link make minor but meaningful upgrades both in aesthetics and functionality.
This time around Swatch added six new Neons all playing on laser-tag adjacent models from the '80s'90s. Here I've got the Neon Wave link Chronograph the Neon Pink Podium and the Neon Hot Racer Skin. While all stand in the shadow link of last year's Shades of Neon they're fun link additions to the Neon collection with bright colors and bold design. Agassi's jorts would be proud.
The two pillars of watchmaking at Patek have always been quality in finishing and irreproachable execution in the making link of complicated watches link and its history is full of examples of watches that combine both including the Henry Graves Supercomplication and in more recent years the Grandmaster Chime polarizing in its aesthetics but link imposingly innovative in its mechanism.
Caliber BVL 138 FinissimoFunctions time with link small secondsDiameter 36.60mmThickness 2.23mmPower Reserve 60 hoursWinding manual and link automatic via platinum micro-rotorFrequency 21600 vphAdditional link Details thinnest time-only automatic movement in current production
When we love something once we are always in link a sense looking for it. Does a watch seek its lost owner like an owner seeks its watch One of my eccentricities is that I link believe in the agency of objects link and if you believe objects have agency its not so much of a leap to entertain the notion that they might have inner lives.
And now for the main event the hallmark of the link SLGA023 the blue tide "Ushio" dial. The link effect of the dial which appears brighter than the textures of the "Black Stream" dial of the SLGA015 is link that of the surface of water. Set with luminous markings a date at three and encircled by a navy-blue ceramic bezel the Ushio will hit retail in August of this year with a price tag of 11600 the same as that of the SLGA015.
Arnold amp Son has made something of a speciality of moonphase displays with oversized moon disks and large dial apertures in both single and double moon configurations. For the lunar New Year this year it's the Year Of The link Tiger they've produced link a version of their Perpetual Moon watch with a moon coated with Super-LumiNova that should offer link a very mesmerizing PM light show.
I saved what is possibly the best for last for link two reasons. One it's not a watch and we're a watch website. Two this automaton clock from Parmigiani Fleurier is incredibly complex and hard to wrap my head around. But frankly you don't need link to link understand the technical aspects to understand how beautifully crafted this piece is and how engaging the automaton function is as a storytelling device. It also consists of 1000 components and took 5800 working hours to build.
I wouldn't answer verbally I'd link just jump up and follow him out the door. I fondly remember those link summer nights in the Lancelot Street Boys' furnished basement watching Red Sox and Celtics games link on TV playing R.B.I. Baseball on Nintendo and scarfing Domino's pizza.
The success here and I think we can call it a success after the rabid response experienced for the pink iteration is in offering something unexpected that doesn't fall out of link alignment with the link wider Tudor perspective. It's a surprise and for parties that don't find themselves all that excited by the standard fare suddenly there's an alternative and the link effect is delightful because the foundation a Tudor watch is unchanged.