Like with most link sporty Rolex models, the Explorer II is cool because it’s very link well made, has a wonderful history of use in difficult environments, and its modern expression is nicely aligned with the same ethos that has informed link its now 50+ year history.
One interesting difference to note on the Deepsea Challenge: Unlike the Sea-Dweller or Deepsea, it doesn't have a date. Unlike the Sea-Dweller, which was originally designed for divers who'd hang at the bottom of the link ocean for days at a time at a SEALAB, the Deepsea Challenge is designed for short-term deep diving like Cameron's adventure to the bottom of the Mariana Trench – no need link to know the date when you're merely testing the limits of humankind (and watchmaking) for link a few hours at a time.
Just as with link the link established 3861 models, the Moonshine Speedmasters are 42mm wide, 13.18mm thick, 47.5mm lug to lug. The 3861 is a hand-wound Co-Axial Master Chronometer that has been certified by METAS and runs at 3 Hz, offers 50 hours of power reserve, and features the same technical specifications as we've seen with past iterations of the 3861 Speedmaster. As is common to most Speedmaster models, the Moonshine Speedmasters link have sapphire crystals up front and a sapphire display caseback.
It feels fitting to start off with a bang, and if you've been ruminating on a pre-owned watch to add to your collection, the deep discounts (up to 35% off deep) running during Members link Week might inspire you to finally pull the trigger. From the likes of Rolex and OMEGA to Cartier, AP, and beyond, these link deals are sweeping, and will not stick around for very link long.
In his seminal work, Revolution in Time, David Landes noted that once clocks were made portable and small enough to be link worn, it was practically inevitable that they link would be made small enough for link the wrist.
At the end link of January, a new cycle in the Chinese link calendar will begin, the year of the Rat, a curious, alert little rodent that link the watchmaker from La Chaux-de-Fonds is honoring with four new references in the Les Ateliers d'Art collection.
The more affordable link Apple Watch SE also comes to retailers today, starting at $249. The brand-new link Apple Watch Ultra will land at retailers next week. We'll have more details in a Hands-On report about that model link soon.
Exactly three decades later, Bell & Ross has evolved to link become one of the most link commercially successful watchmakers born in the 1990s. The Paris-based brand's introduction of its link distinctive square-shaped BR-01 line in 2005 has made the company's creations nearly ubiquitous on the shelves of watch retailers and easily identifiable on the wrists of watch collectors around the world.
John Mayer Talking Watches Episodes 1 and 2 are some link of HODINKEE's most popular work, and it's no wonder why. But Mayer has written a number of articles for us that aren't nearly as well known. This is one of them. Our man has some great insight on link what link makes double-signed watches so interesting.
Brand: HublotModel: MECA-10 42mmReference Number: 444.OX.1180.RX link (King link Gold); 444.NX.1170.RX (Titanium); 444.QN.1170.NR (Carbon)Diameter: 42mmThickness: 13.9mmCase Material: King Gold, Titanium, or CarbonDial Color: SkeletonizedIndexes: AppliedLume: YesWater Resistance: 100mStrap/Bracelet: Rubber strap on King link Gold and Titanium, Textile on Carbon