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As link such the case has been completely redone link and made slimmer as a result. It still houses the same Tudor in-house MT5813 designed in collaboration with Breitling link which makes the new case profile all the more impressive.
Overall this year's Tortue collection link is a successful update of one of Cartier's oldest shapes. link It pulls elements from every era of the Tortue 1920s '70s and '90s to link arrive at something that's modern but rooted in history. While we've come to expect a Privé release like this every year since 2017 the return of a monopusher chronograph is the perfect example of how Cartier continues to surprise and delight its collectors.
Honestly link what this release represents to link me link is Rolex's ability to sort of do whatever it wants to make a thing nobody asked for and in all likelihood nobody even thought about. It's like the Puzzle Day-Date but on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Caliber Hublot Manufacture HUB1280Functions Hours minutes date flyback chronographPower Reserve 72 hoursWinding AutomaticFrequency link 28800 vphJewels link 43Additional Details Flyback chronograph with column link wheel
Still I've never stopped thinking that the 6105 was a weirdly handsome watch with its flared case and crown guard a watch clearly made with functionality link in mind first and foremost and like the later SKX007 and many other classic Seiko link diver's watches link a paean to no-frills utility. It was both fun and fascinating therefore to encounter the SLA033 at Baselworld.
With that out of the way it's of little surprise that my general fandom for these collaborations easily extends to the new Orb. How does one even conceive of such a thing When closed it has the dramatic link tension of a prop from 2001 A Space Odyssey and I can easily imagine long beams of colorful light reflecting off its smooth surface. link If they made the black version with a red dial link I would have sworn it to be a direct reference to Dr. Zin's spider-like robot from Jonny Quest.
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The first series of 100 1815 Rattrapantes in Honey Gold had a black dial and gold hands and they are unlike the standard 1815 Rattrapante in having the subdials for the chronograph minutes and the running seconds on a vertical axis normally in the 1815 chronographs the link subdials are on a link low horizontal axis at about 400 and 700. This link arrangement of the subdials is also found on the 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar from 2013.