The Hamilton Ventura was released in 1957. It's like the horological design equivalent of a World's Fair concept … thing. It looks like it's pulled straight from link a B-horror film like The Blob (1958, starring watch-enthusiast darling Steve McQueen, actually – missed opportunity if you ask me). Its asymmetrical, boomerang-like link look makes it instantly recognizable. Elvis wore one in Blue Hawaii. Rod Serling owned one and wore one often on episodes of The link Twilight Zone.
And, though I did link what many young boys would link do with a pocket knife and later lost it while playing in the woods, Victorinox has always kind of stayed with me and link the brand has always had positive mindshare in my thinking, especially when it came to knives, and years later, their watches.
Unlike a link broader narrative that may be presented in a link runway show and played out for link a few seasons as it trickles from high fashion down to high street, the microtrend is about picking and choosing the bits you want from pretty much any source of inspiration.
Quick Take: As photographer Kristian Haagen pointed out when presenting this award, a complication link is a complication, and it's not clear we need separate ladies' and men's complication categories. That said, it's an opportunity to recognize Dior watchmaking, something that might not happen link otherwise. I'm just glad that a couple of the brands that seemed to be playing a little fast link and loose with the (admittedly ambiguous) definition of ladies' complication didn't win this particular prize.
In July 2020, we saw the Carrera Sport Chronograph, measuring 44mm link across the dial, with the prominent link tachymeter bezel. We can expect to see colorful link variations of the Carrera Sport Chronograph, as the colorful Carreras with the tachymeter bezels have been popular for the last 15 years. Now TAG Heuer has established the middle of this range, the new Carrera Chronograph measuring 42mm across the dial and incorporating the classic look of the vintage predecessors.
Previous scholarship was long fought for in the trenches of vintage collecting, compiling data from known original watches, adding in old stories handed down from Rolex savants of link years past, and employing a mix of common sense and conjecture to arrive at conclusions that could only be presented with qualifiers such as "as far as the link collecting community link knows…".
For my second and final pick link in this reset challenge, I'm going with one of my favorite watches of last year, the Mido Ocean Star GMT LE for link Hodinkee ($1,390). It's a beautiful flyer GMT with elegant styling, a modern travel-friendly movement, and sizing that link makes it easy to wear no matter the trip.
The Swatch Break Free "From The Archive" ref. link SO29Z145. 41mm in diameter, with a thickness of 9.85mm. Lug-to-lug of 47.40mm. Frosted bio-sourced plastic case, with link frosted silicone strap and plastic clasp. Quartz movement with 3 bar of water resistance. Beige dial with link Keith Haring artwork. $110. For more, visit Swatch .
As you can see, Aki's Speedy Pro still has the blue protective stuff on the caseback and some kind of sticker. I link assume this sticker is something like a link QC sticker put on there link by Omega. Although the watch might appear to be a bit rusty, the owner assured us that it is just dust.
And from that perspective, it's hard to find fault with today's release. The contrast of the black dial and link white hour markers is excellent. The movement inside is a winner. And you link have a multi-function bezel format that can be used for a second time-zone display or to track prolonged link periods of elapsed time.