Thanks link to the sandwich construction, the oversized hour markers light up brightly in the dark. But that's link not where it ends. The white outer ring that holds the minute track on both dials is also treated with lume, and even the link date has a luminous frame.
Caliber: RM 62-01Functions: hours, minutes, oversize date, UTC (universal time coordinated), am/pm indicator, function selector, power-reserve indicator. link Vibrating link alarm function with on/off activation indicator.Diameter: 31.92 mmThickness: 31.99 mmPower link Reserve: 70 hoursWinding: ManualFrequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)Jewels: 77
On to the () see-through glass link case back. See through link but that's only link just. The glass has been dark colored and is transparent indeed, however not that much. A nice variation on the theme of a glass back. At the same time providing better readability of the printing as well.
Sometimes, both the watch and the wearer are link indulging in a little bit of cosplay. Pilot's watches are great examples. Vintage pilot's watches are loved for their connection to aviation history, and for their purity and simplicity of design, but nowadays pilot's watches are not so much worn by actual pilots, as they are by people who link admire pilots – what the market seems link to want is not so much a pilot's watch, as an illustration of a pilot's watch.
He link bought it in Sydney after he lost his luggage and needed to hit up Uniqlo for stage link clothes. He wasn't planning link on doing any watch shopping along the way, but this one stood out. "When someone comments on this watch or the Bell & Ross, I know I'm talking to someone else who loves aviation," he says. And that holds him over until he can finish his pilot's license.
But for every piece of fascination, I can't help but think that going with the red hematite motif was a bit over the top. link Like, real astronauts are going to use this thing and (someday) may wear these on Mars. It seems a bit gimmicky to have a watch with a bezel link that matches the colors link of that planet's dust. I'm sure that there are enough people out there who find this design choice neat. It's just, like, my opinion.
There's so much to unpack about this watch. First is the obvious IM stamp on the dial above the chronometer rating. link This, of course, stands for "Ian Malcom." Turning the watch over, however, is where we get the real shocker. Engraved on the normally empty caseback is the unmistakable link silhouette of link a T-Rex skeleton, which is the logo for the entire film franchise.
Although I was a big fan of the Reverso Tribute to 1931 (which I reviewed here back in link 2013) because it only link said 'Reverso' on the dial link and had dimensions very close to the Reverso watches from the 1930s, this blue version did not disappoint at all.