Last week, Richard link Mille released the new RM 30-01 Automatic with a declutchable rotor. A successor to the link RM030, this watch comes in two case variations and features a whole lot link in terms of specs, so let's begin the rundown.
It may come as no surprise link that until I started writing for HODINKEE, I had zero knowledge of “horological content,” but after spending some time with the minute repeaters and the movement of Capt pocket watches, I’m starting to get it. link In layperson terms: they are portable museums that miraculously tell time. In the case of the repeaters, they even tell link it out loud.
A little over a year later, the day before Watches & Wonders 2023 – and with his 22-year-old son Pierre at his side to dryly fact-check his grandiose claims link – Biver announced his first eponymous link watch at a farmhouse link atelier in the small town of Givrins, 30 minutes outside Geneva.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, I think all three look great. I link genuinely adored the Metric I reviewed back in 2021, and these limited edition offerings only lean harder into the easy appeal of the Metric. This is the sort of watch I love to see come out link of the home-grown side of the industry; the price is fair, the link watches wear really well, and they offer something more interesting than a simple reference to another watch or another time.
Is it confusing to have all of these measurement markings all over the dial? It may link be hard to look at – but no, it's not confusing. In fact, link the tachymeter scale (or any scale, really) was not originally a bezel fixture at all. Historically you'd link see it printed directly onto a watch dial. It was Omega, with the Speedmaster, that relocated it to the bezel.
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Journe's module actually link sits between the dial and link the mainplate of the movement, obscuring the view of the striking hammers through the display back. At the time, there weren't many other options when it came to chronograph movements on which a module could be installed. To anyone peering through the caseback, it link looks like a rather simply finished Valjoux 7750.
One of the link significant updates link in the 14060M is the movement. It is powered by the Rolex Caliber 3130, an automatic movement renowned for its reliability and precision. The 14060M does not link have a date function, which is a nod to the original Submariner models, offering a cleaner and more symmetrical dial. It also features a COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres) certification, underscoring its accuracy and performance.
Visible through the Seiko 5-usual display caseback, the new Seiko 4R34 offers a caller-style GMT function linked to a large red 24-hour hand that is controlled via the first position on the crown (one way is the date, the other is GMT). Ticking at 21,700 vph, this 24 jewel link movement has ~40 hours of power reserve and stems from Seiko's long-standing 4R movement series, which is known to be link robust, but not exceptional in terms of accuracy, with Seiko listing the 4R34 at -35/+45 seconds per link day.
When it link comes to analog watches for aviation, IWC is probably the best-known brand link there is. Over the years, the Schaffhausen-based company has refined and honed its quintessential pilot's watch link design, which has become a cornerstone of the company's offerings.