zelin0802 / April 24, 2023

Richard Mille RM 016 Automatic Extra Flat Diamond Set

Originally conceived as an ultra-masculine timepiece maker, today Richard Mille is equally capable of creating ultra-sporty, bold-looking pieces for men, as well as sophisticated women’s watches. Just like the RM 016 Automatic Extra Flat Diamond Set, this women’s timepiece represents an extraordinary exercise in technology and artistry.

Retaining the distinctive Richard Mille logo, its rectangular case is one of the thinnest ever created by the brand and houses the complex Caliber RMAS7 movement, a 55-hour power watch Reserved automatic movement, equipped with a variable geometry system to optimize the winding movement of the rotor.

Obtaining the three main parts of the case (bezel, case and case back) required extensive stamping and machining operations. More than 18 days of machine adjustments, and more than 400 hours of technical research and drawing had to take place before production could begin. Each case involved 202 individual machining operations. Only then can highly skilled craftsmen begin the challenging stage of gem setting.

The triple case is water resistant to 30 meters, secured by 2 Nitrile O-ring seals and assembled using 12 spline screws in grade 5 titanium.

We recently had the pleasure of showing this replica watches uk at the Richard Mille boutique in Milan, and we really appreciated how the technical elements of the movement complement the diamond setting of the red gold case. We let the pictures tell the story of the quality and stunning looks of the RM 016.

zelin0802 / April 15, 2023

The success of the Zenith Chronomaster Sport

Zenith never fails to disappoint us with its updated models in each new release. In 2021, Zenith launched the avant-garde Zenith Chronomaster Sport watch, and it has achieved great success without any surprises. This award-winning Zenith watch reproduces the brand’s iconic blue, gray and anthracite overlapping subdials from the original A386 El Primero chronograph from 1969. It reminds us of the old golden age with state-of-the-art watchmaking technology.

Zenith Chronomaster The Zenith Chronomaster watch has gained fame among watch enthusiasts and professional experts, once again setting a new golden benchmark for luxury automatic chronograph watches.

The Birth of the Zenith El Primero Movement
Whenever we talk about the famous Swiss watchmaker Zenith, we always think of the brand’s iconic chronograph watches. The brand has been constantly breaking through the boundaries of mechanical timing accuracy.

With its famous Zenith El Primero movement, Zenith has been at the forefront of precision timekeeping in the watch industry for decades. To this day, the Le Locle-based watchmaker still holds the world record for the Chronometer Prize. The first El Primero movement came out in 1969, a true milestone in the brand’s history.

Zenith El Primero is the world’s first integrated chronograph movement with high frequency and high performance. It operates at an exceptionally high frequency of 36,600 vibrations per hour (5 Hz), and the integrated chronograph inside records elapsed time to 1/10th of a second.

The revolutionary movement, which was born in the difficult period of the traditional watchmaking industry, successfully helped the brand survive the severe quartz crisis and set off a new wave for the watch industry. Since its launch, El Primero has become a key force in the success of the Swiss watch brand.

At present, most of the watches in the Zenith watch family use this powerful movement, and are equipped with the brand’s iconic sub-dial details. Incorporating high-quality components and stylish designs, Zenith watches are one of the best options to catch the eye for any occasion.

The launch of the Zenith Chronomaster sports discount cheap watch
Zenith already had a number of beautiful timepieces powered by the El Primero and in 1994 released a specific line of chronographs, the Zenith Chronomaster. It was created as a series of high-end mechanical chronographs, including the brand’s strength and mastery of complex functions.

The Chronomaster models are launched as faithful re-editions of the brand’s most iconic models from the 1960s and 1970s. They are available in a number of different styles and configurations, including the most popular skeleton and open heart options.

The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster showcases Zenith’s rich heritage and expertise in chronograph movements, always powered by its state-of-the-art movements. The latest Zenith Chronomaster Sports watches are no exception.

Released in 2021, the Chronomaster Sport is positioned as the pinnacle of the brand’s proficient sporty automatic chronograph. The Zenith Chronomaster Sport watch is equipped with the latest El Primero movement in increments of 1/10 second and the most advanced innovative technology. It has also won the “Chronograph Award” of the “Chronograph” Award at the 2021 Geneva cheap Watch Awards.

Zenith is popular in the Chronomaster Sport series and has launched several new models in 2022. In addition to the high-end two-color and all-gold models, its stainless steel model with a three-color ceramic bezel has attracted much attention in the global market.

Features of the Zenith Chronomaster Sport
Equipped with the latest generation El Primero movement, this Zenith sports chronograph is crafted in a sporty and contemporary style. It cleverly combines the most iconic design elements of Zenith watches, such as three-color sub-dials, with the latest watchmaking technology. This complexity may be why collectors fall for it.

extraordinary movement
In short, this famous 1/10 El Primero movement is more accurate than other conventional chronographs that tick every 60 seconds. Its long red-tipped center sweep can be recorded in 1/10th of a second increments instead of one second.

To be frank, the Chronomaster Sport is not the first 1/10th chronograph in the industry, while Zenith itself and even other brands such as TAG Heuer and Longines have already had it. It’s also not the first 1/10th El Primero, as there was already a limited edition El Primero Striking released a decade ago, only 1969 of which were released. Also, it’s not the brand’s most accurate chronograph, as there was already a 1/100th chronograph in the Defy 21 collection released in 2018.

So what makes the new Chronomaster Sport so impressive and so much discussed? Its brand-new El Primero 3600 movement is the latest 1/10 movement fully developed by Zenith. It is not a limited edition and is now available. With exquisite craftsmanship and the latest watchmaking technology, this watch equipped with El Primero is recognized as the brand’s. best swiss replica watches

The revival of the iconic sub-dial
In addition to the well-received movement, the integration of the retro replica small dial is also a highlight of this watch. The design of this new Zenith sports watch is influenced by the brand’s vintage models, including the Chronomaster Revival Manufacture Version and the Zenith Chronomaster A385 Revival. The 41mm Chronomaster Sport features the iconic El Primero subdial set: blue, anthracite and light grey, very similar to those of the vintage A386 model released in 1969.

Sophisticated case and bezel
The curves and facets of the 41mm case are further polished with attractive satin and mirror finishes, where shiny and matte parts flow seamlessly from lugs to bracelet links.

For the stainless steel standard version, the case is paired with a more scratch-resistant jet-black ceramic bezel. Its signature three-color sub-dial next to the look is more simple and balanced.

With the launch of the Chronomaster Sport collection, the brand showcased its most advanced and optimized El Primero movement and launched its fully equipped models. The Zenith Chronomaster Sport brings together all the best of the brand’s past and present. best fake watches

zelin0802 / April 10, 2023

Seven of our favorite watches from past Masters winners

From Rolex to Richard Mille, some of the best watches from past Masters champions.

Masters Sunday is one of the best days in the entire sports calendar. I grew up playing golf, watches are my job now, and there’s another sport on Masters Sunday: finding the winner’s watch. Watch brands fully support golf. Rolex sponsors all four of the men’s majors, and brands from Rolex to Audemars Piguet to Hublot have a roster of ambassadors who don their watches quickly after a round and show up at post-match events, interviews and Wear them in front of the camera at trophy awards.

With the storm delaying the end of this year’s Masters, we decided to take a look back at some of our favorite watches from past Masters champions. We’ve been looking for watches from the Green Jacket winners since at least 2012, and sure, these are brand ambassadors, but we’ve seen some great watches too. Here are the seven Masters champions—men who won a combined 22 Masters titles—and the watches they wore.

tiger woods
Of course, we have to start with five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods. When he dons his latest green jacket in 2019, we find him wearing a Rolex Deep Sea D-Blue. Woods’ caddy, Joe LaCava, said Woods even gave him a Rolex watch after his 2019 title, which LaCava said was too flashy for him to get out of the box.

Back in 2011, Rolex signed Woods as its spokesperson (Rolex Ambassador Ambassador). Since then, he’s been spotted wearing his Deepsea almost everywhere. We even spotted Woods wearing it to sleep a few years ago (remember Keegan Allen telling us he did the same?).

In one of my favorite watch endorsement footnotes, a young Tiger Woods briefly served as a Tudor ambassador in the 1990s. The most notable result of their collaboration is a series of “Tiger” chronographs. They were similar to Tudor’s standard chronographs of the time, but had “Tiger” written on the dial and came in a variety of colors (including green next to Masters). After spending most of the 2000s at TAG Heuer, Woods signed with Rolex in 2011.

Scotty Scheffler
Last year’s winner, Scottie Scheffler, is another Rolex spokesperson. After his win, we find him wearing the Everose Rolex GMT-Master II “Root Beer,” a two-tone version of the GMT-Master II released in 2018.

With Woods and Scheffler, a Rolex face could win three of the final four Masters—Hideki Matsuyama dons a green jacket in 2023 and wears a Rolex Submariner Date “Bluesy” on his wrist. Hublot’s Dustin Johnson wins in 2020.

adam scott
Another green jacket, another Rolex spokeswoman. When Adam Scott won the Masters in 2013, we found out he was wearing a Rolex Deep Sea at the Green Jacket Awards. Since then, it’s safe to say he’s become a complete nerd. He was talking watches and golf on Hodinkee Radio in 2018 (the picture on his wrist that day was the Everose GMT-Master II Scheffler wore when he won the Masters). At that point, he told us that he had delved into vintage Rolexes. He has “visited” the Rolex factory “many times”. This guy even lives in Switzerland! replica watches Price

These days, he’s even posting pictures of his wrists on his Instagram, most recently with his Milgauss (seems he’s disappointed it’s being discontinued).

bubba watson
Adam Scott’s 2013 Masters victory was sandwiched between Bubba Watson’s two Masters victories. Watson has been a Richard Mille ambassador since 2011. Some RMs bear his name: the RM038 and RM038-1 tourbillons and the RM055. During his victories in 2012 and 2014, Watson wore the RM038. Unlike Rolex’s testimony, Watson often wore a Richard Mille watch while playing golf. The RM038 is what you’d expect from an RM: it’s a tourbillon with an all-white case made of 89% magnesium.

Nick Faldo
This year’s Masters will sound a little different, as it will be the first time since 2007 that Nick Faldo will not be in the announcer’s booth. Prior to his broadcasting career, Sir Nick won the Masters three times in 1989, 1990 and 1996, half of the six Grand Slam titles he won in his career. Popular cheap watch

Faldo was a longtime ambassador for Audemars Piguet, and when he won the Masters and British Open in 1990, AP even produced a limited edition Royal Oak “Champion’s Edition” to celebrate. This is a 33mm Royal Oak quartz watch that stands out for being AP’s first use of stainless steel and tantalum. It’s also sold with a pretty crazy box set that includes a key chain, Royal Oak cufflinks and pendant, belt, pill case, belt, and tantalum bracelet. AP released another Royal Oak Nick Faldo Limited Edition in 2003 – it was not as good as the Champion, and stood out for the slightly dated golf ball rotor bearing Faldo’s signature.

Jack Nicklaus
Back in 2017, we made a talking watch with 18-time major champion (and 6-time Masters champion) Jack Nicklaus. As he told us, he owns the same Rolex Day-Date ref. 1803 Gold version since 1967. That means he’s carried the watch in 12 of his 18 major tournaments – he’ll take it to the course, put it in a small bag, and put it in his golf balls bag, then slipped it back on his wrist as he walked off the 18th green.

Arnold Palmer
Finally, the most stylish golfer, Arnold Palmer. He was the one who really made watch endorsements the standard for players, signing with Rolex in 1967 (in fact, Palmer, Nicklaus and Gary Player were some of the first clients of IMG, a pioneering sports agency, which has changed the way endorsement deals are done for many athletes). Getting a watch deal is a young golfer’s right of passage these days, but it started with Arnie.

Over the years, he can be seen wearing several different Rolex copy watches. Check out this photo of him with Packers quarterback Bart Starr, President Richard Nixon and baseball player Al Kaline in 1969, wearing a gold Day-Date on his wrist. That looks good for someone who is paving the way for modern watch endorsement deals.

zelin0802 / July 22, 2022

Grand Seiko Eleance Collection Brings New Slim Case and New GS Movement

Big news from Japan today: the new Grand Seiko Elegance collection brings a new ultra-thin case, some very special dials, and most importantly, the new Grand Seiko Calibre 9S63 hand-wound mechanical movement. (However, Grand Seiko’s recent pricing anomaly appears to persist.) More on all of this below.

It’s really been a breath of fresh air to see Grand Seiko’s new collection – apparently, they couldn’t keep up their excitement ahead of BaselWorld either. Currently, the Grand Seiko Elegance collection includes four models: two in 18-karat rose gold (ref. SBGK002; red. SBGK004), one in 18-karat gold (ref. SBGK006) and one in stainless steel (ref. SBGK006). SBGK005 — Yay! ).

Eight years after the last hand-wound mechanical movement at Grand Seiko, all four Elegance Collection watches feature the same new 9S63 calibre, running at 4 Hz and offering a 72-hour power reserve. This appears to be the new baseline feature for all previous-generation movements introduced recently, which is a good thing. On the dial side, the movement displays the central hours and minutes, the seconds hand at 9 o’clock and the power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock. Gone are the offset power reserves we see on Spring Drive Grand Seikos, like my beloved SBGC001 Spring Drive Chronograph, review it here.

Grand Seiko says the 9S63’s accuracy is between -3 and +5 seconds per day, and if there’s anything to be commended about all the major Japanese brands, it’s their honest and down-to-earth accuracy claims – unlike the Swiss (or even A more optimistic statement often heard by some German) manufacturers. Although Grand Seiko sometimes tends to distinguish between gold and steel models of movement, in this case (pun intended) all four models will feature the Grand Seiko 9S63 movement with hot blue screws – apparently, this is Grand Seiko’s first. Very cute, if you ask me.

If tempered screws are sweet, the dials are stunning: both 18ct rose gold versions (references SBGK002 and SBGK004) feature Urushi dials. These traditional Japanese lacquered dials are produced in the Shizukuishi Watch Studio, where all mechanical watches are made, using sap from trees that grow around the small town north of the studio. The translucent brown and dark black Urushi dial complements the taka-maki-e tiered markers and “GS” lettering. Maki-e literally means “sprinkled picture”, while taka-maki-e is a “raised” or layered variant.

This technique was developed during the Muromachi period (1336-1573) and meant that the desired pattern was made of countless layers of material built on the base lacquered dial. For the Grand Seiko Elegance Collection Urushi dial, multiple layers of pure gold or platinum powder are sprinkled on the dial one layer at a time (guess what?) this is a “time consuming process”. It reminds me of the PVD-coated platinum numerals in the ceramic bezels of select Rolex watches – while Rolex’s solution is cutting-edge high-tech, Grand Seiko’s approach is heart-warmingly traditional.

The hands – if you’ve never had a chance to hold a Grand Seiko before – eat your warm heart – are beautiful, at least in the official pictures, and look beautiful with every dial variation. As cool as the Urushi dial might be, I’m still curiously drawn to the 18ct yellow gold version and the plain Jane white dial – a nod to the unmistakable and unmistakable Japanese design of the Elegance Collection, which seems to me, at least to me, in this gold The most prominent of the variants.

In this regard, I’m very grateful for how Grand Seiko has incorporated elements of its much-loved case design into this new 39mm wide and 11.6mm thick “Mechanical Skirt Collection” watch – because yes, this is the Grand Seiko is referring to this new timepiece collection. The sturdy, curved lugs feature wide upper surfaces, but are cut short to keep the case away from the upper and lower edges of the wrist—a must for any decent dress fake watch. The lugs seem to be fairly narrow in width, but I think they pull it off somehow, which is just right quirky and doesn’t look weird or petite. I’d take the risk of eyeing it at 18mm; the GS doesn’t currently offer such a spec, but the lug width does look narrow, and we’ll have to see these in action to better determine how the Elegance Collection will actually fit.

Closed – or open, depending on how you want to look at it – this new Elegance collection of four watches is a stainless steel variant (reference SBGK005) with the exact same case shape and size as the gold version, but with a blue textured dial. Texture GS is called “Mt. Iwate” pattern; the watch studio is located in Morioka city in northeastern Iwate prefecture. Exactly how this crease texture ties into Iwate I’m not sure, but it’s a recurring theme in select Grand Seiko models.

The pricing structure of the Grand Seiko Elegance Collection turned things upside down. As one might expect, the two rose gold variants with Urushi dials will command a premium over the gold versions with regular lacquered dials and no taka-maki-e indexes and GS designation. Fans of Seiko and Grand Seiko may remember the Presage Automatic we covered here, where €2,500 buys you a multi-coloured Urushi dial and a whole watch with case, movement, strap, and more.

To me at least, the gold one in rose gold very incomprehensible – another nail in the coffin of the late Grand Seiko’s sensible pricing strategy. Rose gold may have some premium over gold, but four times the cost of an entire copy watch with a similar dial makes no sense. I’ll admit, other than Grand Seiko’s greedy random price generator software working hard again, I’ve yet to understand how this crazy premium is justified.