When it comes to iconic shapes in watches, the replica chanel watches tonneau case is certainly one of the more notable. Also notable is the fact that watch models aimed at women generally have a plethora of jewels plastered all over them, and while I am generally averse to that particular styling trick, I am about to give it a pass, as the Richard Mille RM 19-02 Tourbillon Fleur hides – and reveals – some genuinely fascinating technical feats inside its diamond encrusted case.To begin with, have a look at the magnolia that appears down at the 7 o’clock position: sure, flower motifs are not anything new when it comes to watches. Those five hand-formed and -painted petals at first appear to be obscuring the flying tourbillon, but every five minutes, (or with the press of the pusher at 9 o’clock) the “secret” of the mechanism is revealed.

While the tourbillon in itself already is a mechanism that many watch enthusiasts prefer because it provides non-stop “eye candy” – as opposed to more static complications like a date –, this new take on the flying tourbillon takes that a few steps further by setting it in motion in a new and unexpected way.The magnolia blooms, with its white gold petals opening up. Not only that, the jeweled “stamen,” which the tourbillon is representing, actually shifts up 1mm, mimicking what the actual flower does when it blooms in nature. In other words, with the replica chanel j12 Tourbillon Fleur, you get not just a mechanical watch, but also a rather clever automaton.

Richard Mille, being who they are, though, are not about to leave things just with a trick like that (impressive as it is). The movement that makes all of this possible is made from grade-5 titanium, with a variety of finishes. You can see part of the movement via the exhibition case back, but this is actually rather uninspired – and arguably not as fancy and colorful as one would expect on a women’s watch –, especially when compared to the show you have on the dial side.

Finally, it has to be said – this is a watch that will attract attention, due to how encrusted it is with diamonds and precious gems. In some ways, this forces the magnolia compete for attention with the sheer bling of the massive 45mm x 38mm case. I am sure the brand had a very good reason for going this route, but I do wish there was a simpler finish to the case, allowing the automaton mechanism to not have to share any of the spotlight.Nevertheless, it is interesting to consider the fact that Richard Mille quite possibly could have gotten away with the same “fleur” design without animating it and just using it as decoration, they did go the extra mile and made the effort to engineer a movement that allowed for such an interesting and unique complication.

Then again, perhaps if you pick up one of the thirty pieces that will be available at $1.09 million, you might be able to work with the brand to make the case something more to your liking. While the automaton is something that is certainly not practical, it truly is a piece of kinetic art, and is the sort of thing that makes me really enjoy working around watches.

The Gravity line of watches by Armin Strom is something that we have discussed before: I wrote about the http://www.syrauto.com/tag-heuer-formula-1-replica-uk.html here and Ariel did a hands-on article about the time-only Gravity Fire here. But rest assured, this time we have gravitated toward this line again for two good reasons: first, we are talking about a different and, relatively speaking, more affordable watch than the tourbillon, and yet a bit more complex than the Gravity Fire. Secondly, I would like to share what I learned about the details of the more unusual design code of the brand.

I recently had a chance to sit down with tag heuer Aquaracer replica, Armin Strom’s Director of Horology and gain some insight into why they create things the way they do. As we have discussed in the past, large portions of the design language comes from the direction set by the brand’s namesake founder over 40 years ago. One of the present day features that is immediately drawn from that direction is the tab on the case down at 6 o’clock.

The original intent of this was to have the initials of the owner of the watch engraved there. While this is something that happens less frequently today, the tab serves more as an identifier for the brand. Another unique identifier is how the dial is offset within the front of the tag heuer Monaco replica watch. Not only is this unique in terms of a look, it is done for a very specific reason. Per Mr. Greisler, this is done as proof positive that they have built their own movement, and are not simply modifying something “off the shelf” – otherwise, you simply would not be able to have the hands off-center like that.

This movement creation also allows some neat tricks in design that are not as readily apparent, unless you can get up close and personal with the watches as I did. For instance, you will notice in the movement pictures in this article that there is a gear train forming a straight line from the stem to the other side of the dial. Armin Strom also has the flexibility, as we see with the Armin Strom Gravity Date, to move components around in other ways. While many watches will have a rotor (be it regular or micro) on the back of the movement. Here, it is actually on top, which of course presents its own engineering “opportunities.”

Frankly, if you were to look at the back of an Armin Strom Gravity Date Fire (or most any Armin Strom watch) you might think that the movement is a manually wound one. Its viewing it from the dial side that you can see the microrotor (down at 4 o’clock), paired off with the almost identical looking barrel up at 2 o’clock. In this way, the wearer is able to see a majority of the kinetic movements (and plenty of gearing) at work without the need to remove the watch from their wrist. Think of it as the reason people opt for open heart (or skeletonized) dials, albeit on a much higher level. Even without the rotors and gear train lines, you would be hard-pressed to find a dial with as many layers as this one that maintains its readability.

Since its launch in 1997, thehttp://www.syrauto.com/tag-heuer-aquaracer-replica-uk.html‘ DolceVita range has been associated with La Dolce Vita, the effortless Italian lifestyle Audrey Hepburn enjoyed in the film Roman Holiday. One of the Swiss watchmaker’s most popular collections – the rectangular Longines DolceVita range – has been updated this year with new references that mix steel and rose or yellow gold.”It is the first collection which uses the marketing strategy ‘Elegance is An Attitude’, where we used the image of Audrey Hepburn,” says Walter von Kanel, Longines’ tag heuer Formula 1 replica. “We named the collection DolceVita because of her. From 1997 until today, we have sold more than 1 million timepieces from our best-selling line.”

A notable new model is designed for women who like putting their beauty on their sleeves – it has a “tag heuer Monaco replica” motif as it is paved with diamonds. The dial of the horological creation is set with 212 Wesselton VS diamonds (0.508kt), while the case is set with 32 Top Wesselton VVS diamonds (0.269kt). The model is available with a steel and rose gold bracelet.

The other new models in the Longines DolceVita line comes with a white dial with Arabic numerals and indices, a silver dial with blue Roman numerals or a white mother-of-pearl dial set with diamonds. All models feature a quartz movement.

In the 1950s, Longines was the supplier of timepieces to Swissair, Switzerland’s national airline. The watches, modelled on the brand’s aviators’ watches, featured a 24-hour dial. As a BaselWorld novelty, Longines relaunched the watch as the Longines Twenty-Four Hours. The timepiece boasts the calibre L704.3, a self-winding movement which lets the hands make one full circle of the dial in 24 hours, and is water resistant up to 30 metres. At 47.50mm in diameter, the watch has a stainless steel case and a matt black dial with 24 white luminous Arabic numerals. The model is a joy for enthusiasts, thanks to its transparent caseback, which showcases the intricate details of the movement. Longines’ Twenty-Four Hours comes with a black alligator strap.

Fusing athleticism and elegance is BaselWorld novelty Ladies Diamond Conquest, a sparkling addition to the Longines Sport family’s Conquest line.Designed for women who are extroverts, yet fashion-conscious, the timepiece can adorn your wrist whether you are training for a marathon or simply having a good time with your girl pals.The watch has two versions. The first features a bezel set with 120 Top Wesselton VVS diamonds and a white mother-of-pearl, or a black dial set with 11 diamonds as indices. The timepiece comes with a stainless steel or a black or white ceramic bracelet.

Fashion is just confusing. A quick flick through any men’s magazine and one is inundated with the supposed hot new trends, this year’s must-haves and the colour that will define the season. Is grey still the new black? Or is it back to brown? Navy blue, http://www.modserap.com/breitling-transocean-chronograph-unitime-pilot-replica-australia-for-sale.html? Unsurprisingly, it’s not hot pink but we may have come full circle and, rather absurdly, black is once again the new black. Everyone from John Varvatos to Burberry and Yves Saint Laurent have jumped on the black bandwagon as the colour of summer 2011. Not the most practical colour in blazing sunshine, but when was fashion ever breitling Super Avenger II replica?

To complement the black shirt, shorts and shoes, the black wristwatch is a must and, lucky for you, there are three pieces that have caught this columnist’s eye. First up is Longines’ breitling navitimer replica, an automatic navigator’s watch. It’s a welcome reissue of the Longines watches that Swissair navigators used to wear in the 1950s. The most striking thing about it is the matt-black dial, which features 24 white Arabic numerals, coated with Super-Luminova, which make reading the watch in poor light easier. The 24-hour watch has a “railway track” design outer circle that signifies the minutes. The stainless-steel case is rather large at 47.5mm in diameter, with an oversized onion-shaped crown. Just below the crown is a push button that opens the cover to reveal the transparent back. The inside of the back cover is engraved with details about the timepiece’s heritage as well as the issue number. Retailing for upwards of HK$25,000, the look of the Longines Twenty-Four Hours is completed with a black alligator leather strap.

Nobody does black quite as well as Rado and, if you’re in the market for something a bit more techy and forward-looking, then look no further than the Ceramica Digital Automatic. With an eminently affordable price tag of HK$22,000, the timepiece taps into the trend for ceramics in watchmaking. Its hi-tech black ceramic bracelet is scratch-proof and can withstand ludicrous temperatures. The case is made of steel and with the negative LCD display (a dark background with light-coloured elements) alongside the squarish design there’s a certain 80s throwback feel to the watch. The Swiss-made automatic move- ment is proudly on display through the transparent caseback – a novelty among digital watches. Despite it lacking a back light, the Ceramica Digital Automatic won the international Red Dot Design Award this year.

Looking to splurge? If the answer is yes, then Audemars Piguet has just the watch for you. Costing somewhere north of HK$2 million, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph is as fancy and action-packed as the name suggests. The dial is black with white-gold hour markers and hands, and there is a rather brutal opening at the six o’clock position that reveals the tourbillon. The watch also features a column wheel chronograph while the transparent caseback offers a sneaky peek into the heavy-duty movement within. The satisfyingly bulky case is made of forged black carbon and comes with a black rubber strap.

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I remember the good ol’ days when watches were modern and design was fresh and enthusiastic. Boy, those where some crazy times. We sure have come a long way since then. Today things are better and we’ve learned our lesson. Don’t try to improve upon tag heuer Monaco replica watch design or create new things. No one wants to buy that. What people really want is old watches. Well, new old watches. Boy, I’ll tell you… what a refreshing sight today’s new watches are. No distracting innovation, just good old fashioned… “old fashioned.”

So it makes me incredibly proud to introduce you to tag heuer Formula 1 replica watch collection. Tag Heuer really holds a special place in my heart for teasing me with the first watch I could truly not afford. That was a Formula 1 model back in the late 1990s. What a cool modern watch that was (back in those unfortunate times).

According to http://www.syrauto.com/tag-heuer-aquaracer-replica-uk.html collection is based on a watch from the Baume et Mercier Museum from the 1940s – which is actually a nice looking piece. Using some inconceivable form of Swiss magic, the classic design is reborn mixed with the “discreet luxury” lifestyle of the New York Aquaracers. The collection comes in a dizzying array of styles and options. There are gonna be around 20 variants at launch. This includes men’s and women’s models, as well as different movements options. The best part is Tag Heuer’s special little gift to me – the press release. Finding it as enriching as a morning cup of coffee and as enlightening as a school lesson, I’d like to share some of it with you. For the rest of this article you’ll find selected excerpts for your reading pleasure and mental stimulation. The most entrancing part is just how unique these words are as applied to these timepieces.

For your reference I have included two Aquaracer watches from the past. You can see the design evolution and devolution. On to the 2011 models. The men’s watches come in three forms. There is the three-hand automatic, the chronograph, and the three-hand manually wound version in 18k rose gold. Each is sized slightly differently (probably due to differences in the sizes of the movements). The men’s Aquaracer’s automatic contains a Swiss ETA 2895 movement with subsidiary seconds dial and date. I am liking the sword style hands that remind me of all the Tag Heuer watches I’ve loved the most in the past. This watch is 32mm wide by 45mm tall and 10.85mm thick.

Size is a bit larger for the Aquaracer chronograph due to the Swiss ETA 2894 automatic movement. Tag Heuer stripped out the 12 hour chronograph counter to give the dial bi-compax layout. This model is 34.3mm wide by 48.4mm tall. It is also a bit thicker at 12.85mm. Noticing that hint of red in each of the dials as well as the sunray polish on the face? Each of the watches is matched to an alligator strap (black or brown on a folding clasp). Dial colors really range – and the included pictures are just a sample and not the entire collection of 2011 Aquaracer watches.

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