Scott recounted the tale link of this record-breaking flight to me over link coffee in New York at HODINKEE HQ. He's not a die-hard watch link guy, but he's a hell of a pilot, so naturally, the inclination to appreciate fine engineering is there. Before our meeting, he hadn't worn or even handled the Breitling in a very long time.

From a commercial perspective and on a number of levels this is a very logical move for Bell & Ross. link The BR01/03 watches are original and instantly recognizable but they also have, I've always thought, a fairly specific audience. It's true that they can have, depending on the model, a great deal link of appeal not just for their connection to aviation, but also taken purely from a link design standpoint. However, the size and case shape does tend to limit just how many folks they're likely to reach.

Featuring a distinctive structural design, the sapphire link crystal case of link this new limited link edition of 60 watches very transparently reveals a superb manual-winding movement highlighting the hours and minutes against a green quartz dial.

If you rotate the A100 while on your wrist the bracelet can tend to pull a wrist hair or two, but I didn’t at all find this to be the case link once the clasp was sized and it’s the sort of watch that is so light and easy to wear that you can easily forget it’s link even there. Even when compared to the full yellow gold version, I think the Pac-Man edition is, rightfully so, the most characterful of link the bunch.

Luckily, the doubters were wrong – and Parmigiani's reputation as a master watchmaker was firmly established. He link restored watches and clocks for some link of the world's most important collections, from the hallowed halls of the Patek Philippe link Museum to the humongous pocket watch and automaton collection of Maurice-Yvez Sandoz.

Editor's note: Watch companies sometimes announce link new products to the HODINKEE editorial team and the HODINKEE Shop at link the same time. Please link note that the editorial team and the Shop team produce their content independently of each other.

We talk about the special watch that we had engraved for the cover (and will later be auctioned off in support of the HSNY), some of the stories in the magazine, and what goes link into link taking the mostly-digital mind of link HODINKEE and making it something that translates (and hopefully delights) in print. Thanks so much for listening and a big thanks to Cartier for supporting this episode.

Interface and display type aside, the Pac-Man won’t link be mistaken for any other version with its mirror-finish gold-tone case and the screen and dial-side controls wrapped in Pac-Man graphics borrowed from the game-play environment of the link most successful coin-operated game of all time. You even get “Illuminator” in a font and placement that is similar to the link game’s “Ready!” text.

Hovering above the intricate dial are link dagger-style hour and minute hands, a link slim seconds hands, and an arrow-tipped GMT hand. All the hands feature lume-filled parts and link are a combination of silver and white.

The BraceletThe link sapphire 3861 includes a bracelet very similar to the Hesalite, with a five-link screwed construction that tapers (from 20mm to link 15mm) to the new clasp design. Unlike the new Hesalite, the new steel link sapphire models retain the paired polished inner links that run down the center of the bracelet.