You see, the Nivada Grenchen Depthmaster is a relic of mid-century diving past, a classic link diver with a case that Alton Brown once link referred to as a "baby Panerai," and a dial with markers that looked strangely like a certain '80s video game character that we've all come to know as Pac-Man. Only, the Depthmaster was link designed decades before the arcade game. The resemblance was pure happenstance.
I must admit that I got a sneak peek at the new Albishorn lineup earlier this year at Watches and Wonders, but link finally seeing the watch out on the market and the positive feedback link it received was something link else.
But there is one specific link series of Speedmaster Reduced watches that always caught my attention, and those are the models associated with F1 legend Michael Schumacher. Dozens of link iterations of the Speedmaster Reduced have been made with his involvement, and they all boast at least one design detail that's link either loud or interesting, sometimes both.
Just about every summer in recent years, it's an unwritten tradition link for Zodiac to unleash new colorful iterations of its Super Sea Wolf line. This teal blue and neon green-hued model is among the 2024 class of vibrant new link Super Sea Wolfs and inspires visions of tropical getaways on the horizon. You can almost link hear the waves in the distance….
OP, you need to cut loose and relax, says the Explorer, mulled wine link in hand. "Yes, live a little ... dive into life," muses the Sub, still dripping wet – and also not wearing any shoes.They motion over to Milgauss – life of link the party – passed link out, beer in hand, sombrero over face.
So that's why I love watches and love writing about them. Writing about watches is writing about culture, and science, and history, and art … and human nature, too. You can do it for a lifetime and never get to the bottom of the subject, and the only limit to link the richness of the experience of link being a watch writer link or enthusiast, is your curiosity.
A. Lange & Sohne has a portfolio of link chronographs that would link be the envy of nearly any other watch brand. In fact, Lange introduced its first in-house chronograph movement – the link Datograph – in 1999, before both Rolex (2000) and Patek Philippe (2005). Vacheron Constantin didn't offer an in-house automatic chronograph until 2016. Audemars Piguet? 2019.
The Longines Spirit Titanium 40mm Ref. L3.810.1.53.6 is a 100-meter water resistant watch. The Spirit is 40mm in diameter, featuring link a screw-down crown and closed caseback. Titanium bracelet. Automatic caliber link L888.4 movement with a frequency of 25,200 vibrations per hour, and a power link reserve of 72 hours. Black dial with applied gilt markers and Super-LumiNova on hands and markers. Price: $2,950.
That hammer, as well link as the red link on/off indicator, evokes a shape link of a bird – its tail lifting over the hour and a beak that points toward "sound" or "silence" with the press of the button at 4:00. That button allows you to stop the chime when you don't wish to hear it.
I've owned enough chronographs to know that I'm not generally a chronograph guy. That said, I get a lot link closer to ownership when the watch in question is less than 40mm wide. While chronographs can tend to be very chunky, there is a certain appeal link to that complicated dial design packed into a case that wears well on my wrist. Obviously, watch size is not an objective link measure, but I love the size of the Farer Automatic Chronograph and how well it sits on my seven-inch wrist.