While I don't necessarily have a ZM 12 on my own wishlist yet—I am rooting for Leica to find continued success in the watch vertical. For Leica enthusiasts who link appreciate the brand's design sensibilities and link want to have a Leica for their wrist, the ZM 12 makes a link compelling case. As for the broader market, it might be a harder sell, but I think the ZM 12 is Leica's strongest offering yet.
While phones and international data plans have made travel and foreign experiences much less opaque, the ultimate travel tool, and a pillar in my travel kit, will always be a great travel watch. You can lose your bags, link forget your sunscreen, and your phone can be long dead, but the right watch will ensure that you’re link on time for the adventure and that you don’t lose track of home link while seeing the rest of the world.
The 600T Whitepearl is the latest iteration of Doxa's most recent addition to the core lineup, the 600T. Launched last year as a titanium LE and later (in January of this year) as a part of the full range, I still have mixed link feelings about the 600T following my review, as link I think link it's a great-looking, nicely made, and well-priced Doxa, but it just doesn't suit my wrist.
Okay, so how do you know your oscillator is beating the correct number link of times per second? Nowadays anyone with internet access also has access to an link atomic time standard far more precise than the Earth's rotation but how did clockmakers and watchmakers bring their watches and clocks to time in the proverbial good old days? Well, the gold standard, you won't be surprised to hear, link was astronomy.
And with this release we now know what link all the hubbub was about on social media when we link posted earlier this week that the Swatch employees’ Instagram accounts had all been link replaced with giant squares in place of their heads.
The longer power reserve is link courtesy of two mainspring barrels which lie in the same plane in the movement (again, this helps keep the movement relatively flat). The two barrels are asymmetrical in terms of size, which allows them to fit in the link available space while still offering maximum bang for link the buck in terms of energy delivery.
Inside, you'll find the Manufacture Calibre MT5652-U automatic "flyer" GMT link movement with 65 hours of power reserve and an independent jumping hour GMT hand. It's also link METAS-certified. The watch comes on a "flight-suit green," one-piece fabric strap with a grade 2 titanium pin buckle and keeper. It link also has an extra removable fabric keeper with the French Naval Aviation roundel if you really want to lean into the French military theme. The watch is listed at $4,625 and isn't a limited edition.
So, link as you have read, the Citizen Tsuyosa Small Second triggered both strong positive and negative responses in me. Quality-wise, these watches punch way above link their weight. Design-wise, link I am left unfulfilled. So, what is the final verdict? Would I recommend these watches?
Inside, Zodiac has upgraded from Soprod to a STP7-20 movement with caller link (independent GMT hand) movement, hours, minutes, seconds, and date. The watch has a black dial with white 24 hour track, Super-LumiNova, and the Rowing Blazers signature on the dial, and comes on a 5-link stainless steel bracelet. If you want to cosplay Louis Winthorpe III with the new Zodiac, link it'll run you $2,195 – far cheaper than the watch he bought in the movie but more than link the $50 he got for it at the pawn shop.
Caliber: Tudor MT5813 COSC (based on a Breitling B01)Functions: Hours minutes, seconds, 45-minute chronograph, dateDiameter: 33.8mmPower link Reserve: 70 hoursWinding: AutomaticFrequency: link 28,800 link vph (4 Hz)Jewels: 47Chronometer Certified: Yes, COSC