From afar, the watch industry may seem unhurried. But every passing day brings about new timepieces from brands big, small, new and old. Below, find about a dozen new releases from the likes of Seiko, Timex and others…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol] 17 Watches You Missed from Swatch, Seiko, Timex and More
Have you ever thought your sports watch could use a little extra, to quote Bill Murray in Stripes, razzle-dazzle? Swiss watchmaker Ball Watch Company and British watch magazine Oracle Time did — literally. The duo teamed up to make a special version of Ball’s Engineer II everyday sports watch featuring a unique dial pattern based…
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Audemars Piguet is sometimes criticized as being a one-trick pony due to the iconic Royal Oak‘s outsized presence in its catalog, with three of the brand’s four current collections consisting soley of different types of Royal Oaks. (Technically, there are five collections, but the fifth has just two watches that were released over a five-year…
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On paper, the Timex Intrepid had it all. Released in 1995, the watch came with a highly legible case (backed by innovative Indiglo technology), slide-rule bezel for nautical distance calculations and affordable price tag, not to mention some celebrity clout. One reportedly made its way into the collection of esteemed sailing enthusiast John F…. Check…
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Just about every brand makes an integrated sports watch these days. Although some of them get loads of attention, like Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and Rolex’s new Land-Dweller, many others fly under the radar. One watch that falls into the latter camp is the BR-05 from Bell & Ross…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol]…
Many watch brands have had military connections in their pasts, and some even continue those associations to this day. But few brands, if any, have ties that run as deep as Panerai and the Italian Navy, Marina Militare. Panerai’s iconic Radiomir model traces its roots to a 1935 prototype that the Italian brand — with…
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Like many millennials, the first watches I ever purchased were Fossil watches. Long before I became a watch enthusiast, I still wore a watch every day, and a number of them were Fossils. From approximately eighth grade through high school, I burned through four Fossil watches, all of which belonged to the brand’s “Blue” line…
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Less than a week after releasing six new Speedtimer references, Seiko is adding one more watch to the Prospex collection, and it is a beauty. This time, it is a limited-edition Alpinist inspired by a mountainous twilight sky. The new Prospex Alpinist SPB531 ‘Night Sky’ is strictly a visual update, adding a stunning new dial…
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From afar, the watch industry may seem unhurried. But every passing day brings about new timepieces from brands big, small, new and old. Below, find about a dozen new releases from the likes of Seiko, Omega and others…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol] 21 Watches You Missed from Seiko, Timex, Omega and More
