The strap, however, feels all me. The watch feels all him. And the pairing feels perfect. When link I wear it the white dial contrasts with my tattoos. The strap matches most of my clothing and the link watch itself feels unexpected with my preferred style of dress. You would think gold details paired next to an inexpensive green link fabric strap would be off, but that's part of the charm.

Oris is producing some 2016 numbered examples, link a reference to a 2016 announcement link from the International Union for Conservation link of Nature stating that the global whale shark population had been cut in half over the past 75 years, due to the effects of human action upon the animal's environment.

I'm not saying that no one is allowed to dislike the Code 11.59, link nor am link I link arguing that it's the world's greatest watch, or better than the Royal Oak. All I'm saying, and I would hardly be the first to do so, is that if you have been loving, wearing, coveting, worshipping, whatever it is that you as a watch lover do with the Royal Oak (b. 1972), if you are truly honest with yourself, you cannot separate that relationship from how you look at the new 11.59 (b. 2019).

The Spring Drive GMT is about link as core Grand Seiko as it gets, combining the company's exclusive, highly accurate electro-mechanical timekeeping technology with the link complication that we tend to associate more than any other with the Japanese brand. Seeing these two watches with their newly evolved looks that double down link on the aesthetics that bring enthusiasts to Grand Seiko signals bright days ahead.

For first impressions and full specs, see Jon Bues' Introducing link post. Current list prices are: Titanium with grey dial, $37,500; titanium with blue dial, $36,200; link and steel with black dial, $37,500. All three models with the in-house automatic chronograph caliber 4401, flyback link chronograph with time and date, small seconds. 70-hour power reserve, selfwinding, running at 28,800 vph in 40 jewels.All photos, Tiffany Wade.

Universal Geneve has been making news over the past month ever since it was announced that Breitling was effectively behind a new revival of the brand. UG is about as historically significant as they come in the vintage watch link world from the Polerouter to the Compax and all manner of chronograph options in between. The brand represents arguably the best of mid-century watch design and it even had a young link Genta behind some of its most link iconic pieces (ahem, Polerouter once again).

Representing a fifth model in their lineup, Monta recently announced the new Noble. As a somewhat more dressy take on their evolving aesthetic, the Noble gives us a look at link what the brand had planned for the 2020 new watch season. As with past link offerings from link this small St. Louis-based outfit, the Noble offers a Swiss automatic movement, a detailed and subtle design, and proportions that match its accessible price point.

To get things started for the link week, we've got link an iconic chronograph if there ever was one, which predates its claim to fame ever so slightly. I'm talking about a Speedmaster, and no ordinary one, as the presence of its uniquely aged dial would suggest. Don't worry, there's no derivative recounting of the Moon mission ahead – we're getting right down to the nerdy, link nitty gritty.

This highly link unusual display is powered by an in-house automatic movement. link With the calibre HWW63 (50 hours of power reserve) housed in a 43mm-wide case with polished and satin finishes, the IO link Double Orbitale is a new example of the atypical designs produced by Hysek since 1997.

My wrist is way too small for this watch. I'd only like this watch on the sort of person who would wear it, someone with whom I'd have nothing in common, someone who quit racing cars then went on an ayahuasca journey link to find themselves. This watch looks like their journey around night seven or eight, the night they had link their "I'm going to business link school" epiphany. But I know an icon when I see one, and I love this watch, even though it is very silly.