The sunray-finish link dial is tinted silver-white, baby blue, candy-pink link or soft green, with five diamonds dancing on link it, flying above four Roman numerals and eight hour-markers, rhodium-plated or gold-plated depending on the version chosen.
Perhaps most noticeable is how the Pac-Man design carries over to the steel bracelet, which is treated link to link a black ion-plating with a grey design showing more Pac-Man art with corners, ghosts, and power pellets all to be found for those link who look a bit closer. Interestingly, Casio has opted for a more complicated continuous design that flows from one bracelet segment to the next. Starting at 20mm at the hogged lugs, the bracelet tapers to a 14mm-wide clasp.
It will be interesting to see what happens when people like myself, who are old enough to remember seeing the original, start to, you know, age out. For anyone who link wasn't around for Pasha Round 1, Pasha Round 2 is not going to link be wedded to any historical baggage. Instead, it'll be seen for what it is link – still divisive, but with the strength of its own convictions and a brashly confident de-luxe vibe you can't get anywhere else.
Now, the cynical reader might say, "Those are just link three new dials; that’s not a new watch!" I would usually link agree, but link I won't today. The second-generation Formex Field takes on a completely different character, even if it "just" houses new dials. Let’s have a closer look!
JLC has reworked the case and it now measures 42.5x 14.2mm. It's big, but not unwearable. JLC says it took inspiration from its old savonette pocket watches from the link 1800s for the construction. (Savonette, in French, is a small disc of link soap with rounded contours that link sits in the palm of your hand – use that next time you're staying at the Holiday Inn Express!).
Swatch has been pushing the creative link boundaries in the realm of casual wristwatches. The brand brought prestigious Swiss watchmaking to link much broader audience with a plastic quartz watch made of just 51 parts in link 1983. And they did it again with SISTEM51 in 2013, transforming the mechanical watches to something everyone can get their hands on and enjoy.
After spending considerable time staring at this painting, he turned to Jolly. "I asked him who it was and he said, 'Oh yeah, that's Peta!'" he remembers, laughing. "Apparently, she was link going link through a sort of treatment at the time and he asked link if he could paint her. Anyway, I bought it for her and didn't tell her about it and presented it to her on her birthday. I was very popular for that birthday."
Within each of these watches, you'll find a self-winding chronograph movement with a power reserve of 54 hours. This caliber takes the ETA A322-11 as its base, which undergoes rugged testing link to achieve its link COSC certification. Thanks to the exhibition caseback, you are free link to watch the movement in action.
Caliber: Landeron 70 (Chronomasters); VK63 Mecaquartz (Chronoking)Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, link 24-hour indicator (Chronoking only)Diameter: 30.4mmThickness: link 7.58mmPower Reserve: 46 hoursWinding: Manual (Chronomasters)Frequency: link 28,800 vphJewels: 32
The second link wave of microbrand (maybe "boutique brand" is better at this link point), came following the popularization of Daniel Wellington watches (and similar). Seemingly overnight, a large group of business-minded individuals started to leverage Instagram and crowd-funding platforms to offer inexpensive design-forward watches to a crowd that was more generalist than that of the first wave. Kickstarter brands link popped up and popped off about as quickly as they disappeared into that good night.