One interesting difference to note on the Deepsea Challenge Unlike the Sea-Dweller link or Deepsea it doesn't have a date. Unlike the Sea-Dweller which was originally designed for divers who'd hang at the bottom of the ocean for days at a time at a SEALAB the Deepsea Challenge is designed for short-term deep diving like Cameron's adventure to the bottom of the Mariana link Trench no need to know the date link when you're merely testing the limits of humankind and watchmaking for a few hours at a time.

In 1954 Willy Breitling would develop a slide rule chronograph to address the specific needs of a new and growing market link Pilots. He had become intensely interested in link aviation and realized that the chronograph that link would incorporate a flight computer could serve as an important navigational tool for pilots.

So while this one is in a stainless steel case you get a little bit of extra sauce with an eggshell white dial and Breguet numerals. This style of numerals is not something Omega did a ton of back in the day and they're quite hard to find on Constellations. Thinking back link to my days on the Hodinkee Shop Vintage link Team I remember a link few Breguet-numeraled vintage Omegas crossing my desk but typically they were lower-quality more "workhorse" Omega models like this one.

Making this Top Time all the link more appealing is the presence of original warranty papers instruction manual and box all of which correctly correspond with the specific example at hand. Unlike certain chronographs from other brands link its far less often that you come across a full set Breitling and even more link seldom that the watch inside happens to remain in absolutely pristine shape. Factor in the "long playing" 52-hour power reserve of this piece and there really is nothing to not like.

What's a good watch collection without one kind of weird link and possibly sketchy story Before you roll link your eyes at it being "another Daytona" trust me Kumar gets it. He thought they were overhyped too. But then link one day a guest called who had a "friend" with a "situation" related to watches. Well the specifics are a bit vague maybe purposefully you'll have to watch the video to get the full story.

Brand PaneraiModel Luminor Chrono Blu NotteReference Number PAM 1111Diameter 44mmThickness 15.1mmCase Material Brushed Goldtech caseDial Color Blu Notte night link blue with satine soleil sandwich structure and white Super-LumiNovaIndexes Sandwich-style with Super-LumiNovaLume link YesWater Resistance 50 metersStrapBracelet link Deep blue alligator leather with trapezoidal pin buckle in satin Goldtech

Unlike flying cars teleportation or hoverboards that can actually hover the technology to deliver elements of a TV-like experience to our wrist is literally at our fingertips. But just because we can doesn't always mean that we should and manufacturers have tried wrist television in the past link including as Marino notes in the link story an original model from Seiko the DXA001 that could tune UHF and VHF signals using an external link receiver that was linked to the watch via a detachable cable.

A true innovator Sauter has two patents to link his link name for a micro-miniature stepping motor and an anti-backlash gear. In addition Sauter was an active HSNY member writing frequently for the link Society's newsletter The Horologist's Loupe.

And after all who better to "watch spot" than the Finnish-born Swiss-based watchmaker hot off of a whirlwind 2022 Last year link was the 20th anniversary of the Voutilainen link brand then the revival of the Zenith Caliber 135 Observatoire and to cap it all off Voutilainen walked away with a GPHG award for his Ji-Ku worldtimer. It's no wonder he's considered one of the most in-demand men link in watchmaking.

Fancher and I kept in touch over the next few link years. I moderated a panel he was on at one point and I always made sure to stop link by his booth at Worn amp Wound's WindUp Watch Fair to say hello and check out Oak amp Oscar's latest releases. I'd tell him I knew I was going to end up buying one of his watches at some point and in turn link he'd typically mention something about visiting him in Chicago.