Wristwatch Haven

To someone that doesn’t have an eye for detail, the Aerograph Countdown Chronograph may look like a pretty standard watch. It’s a quartz movement, stainless steel encased, 3-dail chronograph with the date at the 4 o’clock position. But, when you take a closer look at the bezel you’ll find that it counts down as opposed to the usual up. This has only been seen on very few other watches.

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Invicta’s Lupah Grand Zen watch for men is an elegant timepiece that features a rectangular, 51-millimeter, stainless-steel case, and a black cloth band. The watch also features a white dial showcasing silver Arabic numerals, a date-keeping function, and three separate dials for tracking hours, minutes and seconds and luminescent hands. This classically chic timepiece is water resistant to 330 feet, making it the perfect watch for work or play. On Amazon.com for $199. {Amazon}

Arnold and Son’s White Ensign with 7 day power reserve is a hand wound movement wristwatch with a 44 mm stainless steel case with a domed sapphire crystal. The White Ensign is water resistant to 200 meters and displays small seconds at the 6 and date display. The rubber strap is made out of allergy free silicon material. Most interesting of the White Ensign would be its dual rotation inner bezel. This inner bezel’s rotation is controlled by the crown at 2. {theluxurybazaar}

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WX-1 highlights the creativity of DeWitt which is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year. An authentic machine representing several contemporary worlds, the pulsating heart of the WX-1 is equipped with a vertical flying tourbillon with a carriage performing one revolution per minute and visible through a cylindrical “chimney” located on the back of the case.

The mechanical hand-wound movement comprises a parallel going train with five barrels ensuring a 21-day (approximately 504-hour) power reserve. The parts making up this engine – barrels, gear train, tourbillon carriage, power-reserve indicator and winding device – are all arranged in vertical order. {Timezone}

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The Di Grisogono Meccanica DG, at first glance, seems to be a digital watch but this uniquely designed watch is all mechanical. Made up of 651 pieces and absolutely no digital parts or LEDs only 177 of these amazing timepieces are going to be made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Geneva-based horloger. No word on price except that it is presumed to be expensive. {dvice}

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The Flying B Chronograph is a sophisticated timepiece that asserts its presence as an elite time-measuring instrument. The three hollowed 30-minute, 12-hour and small seconds counters create an appealing depth effect, while their rectangular shape reflect the lines of the case. The chronograph hour, minute and seconds indications are clearly visible due to the large hands and the graduated “track” running between the knurled central motif and the mother-of-pearl hour-markers.

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The new Armand Nicolet Limited Edition joins the world of chronographs. The L07 Limited to 140 pieces comes in an array of different color combinations of dials and straps. Twenty pieces use the famous movements VENUS 175 with column wheel and 120 pieces use the VENUS 188 with “navettes” system.

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In the US, no luxury brand of watch is more desired than the Rolex. According to a recent survey published in “Time Style & Design” magazine (Spring 2008), 45% in the US Generation Y cohort (ages 18-27) want to own a Rolex followed by Gucci (40%), Tiffany & Co. (39%), Giorgio Armani (38%), and Prada (38%). No other Swiss watch made the list of most desired luxury brands. Sad if you ask me, but then again, what does that age bracket know about wristwatches.

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