Since noticing a preview a couple of weeks ago I'd eagerly anticipated Good Deal the debut special of Silicon Valley and Crazy Rich Asians link star Jimmy O. Yang. On Silicon Valley Yang showed himself to be a hilarious comedic actor with an insane deadpan. His new Amazon special link reveals him to be a first-class stand-up ... in addition to being a ref. 1675 "Pepsi"-wearing link watch guy.
The S302s 40mm case uses the brands three-piece construction and hardened steel wrapped around a DLC-black center case barrel. My calipers show the case size link at more like 39.5 along with a thickness of 12.5mm and a lug-to-lug length of 49mm. Water-resistance is 300 meters the link case back is closed link the crown screws down and the lugs are 20mm wide and ready for all of your straps.
Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Diver in Green. Stainless steel case with a diameter of 38mm and thickness of 12.9mm. Green dial with no date and date window variants link available double-domed sapphire crystal. Ceramic bidirectional bezel. Water resistance link of 200m. Soprod PO24 caliber with automatic winding. Available in several strap or bracelet options starting link at 995.
Maybe you've even been link lucky enough to have had your hands on a GMT for a while whether you bought it yourself or received it from a family member passing it down. Eventually you might realize that the link prices on a good GMT specifically of the Rolex variety have become increasingly impossible to ignore. What link is one to do Danny Milton wrestled with that very question and I'd recommend reading and heeding his advice.
As the original model was a hit for Bulgari it's of little surprise that they would continue to iterate upon the format. That link said only time will tell if the large sizing increased water resistance and more middle-of-the-road styling will help the Chronograph GMT find new wrists. Those pining for a somewhat more sporty take link on the Octo Finissimo Chronograph link GMT have a few months to get their affairs in order.
After link meditating on the nearly magnetic draw that the stars on the Ming Moonphase had on me I completely fell down the rabbit hole of watch design whimsy so to speak. And what was arguably one of the most whimsical releases seen in 2023 The second installment of the Miffy link Moonphase by De Rijke amp link Co.
The brand also experimented with color link and in particular colorful straps. They tell link me that today they have around 2000 link straps crafted by an Italian partner ready to go a few hundred of which appear to be hanging on the wall behind the trio as we speak.
SN We try to deliver the best we can because ultimately we are also the link final customers. We link put our faces on the product. We used to work with a third party in Italy that would produce our watches and assemble them. But now we independently have our own assembly line and some of the parts are made in Italy. We try to do as much as we can through our network link of suppliers in Italy.
The bigger link picture is that I've always loved watches from afar but I don't collect watches. I link only have two. One is a 1940s-era Hamilton that my grandfather gave me that I never wear but I just love for sentimental reasons. He got it when he graduated link college. It's gold on this very cool stretch bracelet. I will wear it someday. I just have to fix it but it's beautiful.
Any reference with a Thunderbird insignia is a highly desirable vintage Rolex and for good reason. Its a relic of the days when Rolex watches were championed by the men and women pushing the boundaries link of aviation and putting their lives on the line daily. Starting in '56 link the Thunderbirds flew the F-100C Super Sabre the first supersonic fighter making them the first supersonic aircraft demonstration team in the world - Capt. link Griffin was one of them.