It's a category we've believed in for a very long time. One of the reasons is that we also very strongly believe in the after-sales service function in watches. I think they go hand in hand – one part of pre-owned watches is acquiring the watches and another part is making sure they are serviced and well cared for, and, in our case, warrantied for two years. After all, you could certainly make the subdial – at least in most cases – small enough to avoid cutting into the minutes track, but were you to do so, it would tend to become too small for individual seconds to be easily distinguished – at that point, you essentially have a function indicator that shows you that the watch is running, rather than a small seconds indication per se. Diameter: 42.5mm (non-limited editions); 39.5mm (limited edition) Thickness: 13.4mm (non-limited); 12.5 (limited edition)Case Material: Stainless steelCrystal: Curved Hardlex crystalCaseback: Screwback case (see-through caseback in non-limited editions)Water Resistance: 100 metersStrap/Bracelet: Stainless steel with three-fold clasp and push-button release (limited edition); three-fold clasp with secure lock and push-button release (non-limited) This particular example comes to us from the family of the original owner, a Texan businessman who worked frequently in Mexico and with colleagues and clients from our neighbors down south. Upon his retirement, he received this Day-Date ref. 18038 as a gift from a group of those same coworkers and clients. Caliber CHR 27-525 PS Q, a manual wind mechanical movement, featuring split-seconds chronograph with column wheel, chronograph and split-seconds hand, 60-minute counter, and subsidiary seconds. Perpetual calendar with day, month, leap-year cycle and day/night indication in apertures, analog date, and moon phase. Well, today, Timex is bringing one of those designs back with its new Q Timex 1975 Enigma Reissue, a watch that (in certain, perfect conditions) makes it look like the time indications are just floating on the dial.

Earlier today, news broke that King Michael I, the former ruler of Romania, died at age 96 in Geneva. While there are plenty of historical reasons why the ex-monarch is interesting – he actually ruled Romania twice, played a part in World War II, etc. – he is known for something else entirely in horologically-inclined circles: his legendary Patek Philippe ref. 1518. The Longines Master Collection launched in 2005, and it's essentially the modern counterpart to the company's very successful Heritage Collection: a wide range of traditionally styled (but not vintage inspired, except incidentally) watches with a variety of complications. The app is certainly a more democratic approach to sharing watch knowledge – it's digestible. Why deny Gen Z  (or whomever because it's really boring to relegate apps to age groups in 2023) the chance to familiarize themselves with horology in a format that speaks more easily to them? And while a rotating 24-hour bezel does allow one to track a third time zone, I prefer the additional function and flexibility of a traditional dive bezel. Along the way, there are some gentle but acute research-based observations (although from which research isn't noted) that watch wearers are typically less extroverted and more conscientious, no matter their age or background.

replica Richard Mille rm 67 Following last year's addition of rose gold to the Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin line up, Vacheron has again expanded their sporty QP family with two new options: a new rose gold model rocking a striking blue dial and a new version of the silver dial rose gold model from SIHH 2018 with a full gold bracelet added to the mix. The Independent Double Wheel Escapement, as envisioned by George Daniels, nearly checks off all five of those. Its sole point of failure has to do with the two-step unlocking sequence of the detent mechanism that could theoretically impact the amplitude of the balance due to the amount of energy being consumed with each successive beat.