Friday, May 24, 2013

ARMAND Nicolet S05 GMT DIVER

By TLex Armand Nicolet have released have released a new divers model. The S05 GMT Diver has 44mm x 14mm Stainless steel case, finished in either Steel Black PVD or Steel Gold PVD. It is fitted with the usual divers features: a turning bezel, a screwdown crown and caseback as well as an AR-coated Sapphire crystal. Its water-resistance is 300 meters.



The S05 GMT Diver is equipped with a Swiss made automatic movement. The Armand Nicolet caliber AN716B (base ETA) is with 25 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 40 hours. It features a GMT complication with a large scrolling GMT aperture between 4 and 8 o'clock.



The watches are supplied with either a rubber divers straps with deployant clasp or a steel bracelet with rubber inserts.

GUCCI XL Diver POWER RESERVE by Girard-Perregaux

By TLex This one has a lot of promise! The new Gucci XL Diver Power Reserve has been designed and manufactured by the Sowind Group's manufacture horology, Girard-Perregaux. Last year Ermenegildo Zegna released a handsome looking vintage-style diver, the High-Performance SEA-DIVER, also made in collaboration with GP. Zegna manufacture suits for the Gucci label.

The watch has a 45mm Stainless steel case with a black and Rose Gold IP treatment. It measures 45mm. Divers features include: a unidirectional rotational bezel with elepased dive-time, an AR-coated Sapphire crystal and a water-resistance of 300 meters.



The watch is powered by the same Girard-Perregaux caliber 3300 automatic movement that has powered GP's Sea Hawk models for the past decade. Features include: 27 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 46 hours. Its rotor is engraved with Gucci's diamond pattern.

The watch comes with a black leather strap and plus an additional rubber divers strap, each with a steel and black IP treated deployant clasp.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

VintageVDB PreV TITAN

By TLex Artisan watchmaker extraordinaire, Vintage-VDB proudly present the PreV Titan prototype watch!



It's case which is constructed from solid Titanium measures 53mm x 56mm with a thickness of 20mm - not a watch for wimps! However Titanium will make the ride on the wrist considerably more comfortable than the say the bronze edition.



As well as being lightweight and highly corrosion resistant to saltwater, Titanium is also hypoallergenic. It is even said to have some healing properties! This might be a useful titbit to tell the wife when you order your next Ti diver. ''I bought it for medicinal purposes! ;)



Further features of this fine watch include: a hand-painted dial, an anti-reflective domed plexi glass acrylic crystal and a vintage Rolex 1570 GMT caliber.



For further details follow the link embedded below. Also CHECK out Vintage-VDB's first ever Chronograph!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

BREITLING Superocean 42 BLUE

By TLex Breitling have something blue for this summer! A new take on the current Superocean 42 in BLUE. The watch is made in a limited series of 2000 pieces. Its case has a water-resistance of 1,500 m/5,000 ft and is fitted with a screwdown crown and caseback as well as a ratcheted unidirectional rotating bezel, a cambered Sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides.



It is equipped with a self-winding, chronometer-certified movement according to the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), the highest benchmark in terms of precision and reliability and the only one based on an international standard.



The watch follows an appealing aquatic blue theme with its bezel clad in blue rubber, which is echoed by the Mariner Blue dial with its luminescent hands and hour-markers and on the a blue rubber Diver Pro III strap embossed with the Breitling logo.



Monday, May 20, 2013

H2O Orca DRESS High POLISH

By TLex H2O Watches of Germany have released a special edition of the Orca Dress. The H2O Orca Dress Polished Edition boasts a highly polished case.



Both the outer and inner portions of the case have been finished with an ultra high polished finish as well as the watch's exhibition caseback, bracelet and the steel buckle that comes with the watch's leather band.



The combination of the highly polished mirror-like surfaces of the watch with the new 4mm domed Sapphire crystal give the watch a truly exceptional and unique look!



In addition to the new Orca Dress Polished Edition H2O have introduced two new brushed Stainless steel inlays with lumed markers in BG W9 Super-LumiNovo, which they believe to be the perfect fit for for the watch!



H2O plan to phase out the Stainless steel inlays with black paint and a single lumed 12hr marker shortly.



The delivery time for the watches is approx. 4-6 weeks. All watches will be individually assembled and tested in Switzerland according to each customer's order.



The NEW H2O Orca Dress Polished Edition can be purchased direct, HERE from H2O's online store, priced 890USD . . .



Follow the link below to discover H2O's divers collection or HERE to read up on H2O's new vintage label, HELBERG.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

VITTORIUM DeepDiver AT

By TLex Introducing the Vittorium DeepDiver AT. The watch has a 42mm 316L Stainless steel case, which is fitted with a screwdown crown and caseback -



as well as a Sapphire crystal with Ant-reflective coating and highly polished polygonal fixed bezel. The watch has a water-resistance of 500 meters. It is powered by a highly accurate Swiss made ETA F06.11 Quartz caliber.



The watches come in wide array of bold colors: blue, orange, pink, purple and red. Each with their own color coded strap made from hypoallergenic Swiss rubber.



Read my REVIEW of the Vittorium DeepDiver . . .

NAUTICA NMX650

By TLex Introducing the NMX650, celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Nautica's Founding. Its case is in Stainless steel with a black IP coating. It measures a huge 50mm in diameter and is fitted with a contoured aluminum top ring and pushers as well as a mineral crystal.



Its water-resistance is 100 meters. Its movement is a Swiss made ISA Quartz caliber with tide cycle, tide amplitude and moonphase complications. The watch has a black silicone divers strap with steel buckle with a black IP buckle.