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Corum Admiral's Cup Chronograph 48 Bol d'Or Mirabaud Watch

At some point in my life I should actually witness a regatta boat race. Just to see what all the fuss is about - and perhaps why people keep making watches for these events. It could be that only very rich people are able to afford uber-expensive boats for complex races and their often just-as-rich friends are the ones who watch. Whatever the case, it seems as though many luxury watch brands build watches in honor of a boat race as often as the tide comes and goes. Originally made for a now defunct boat race, the Corum Admiral's Cup has seen many forms. The most recent of which is as the Corum Admiral's Cup Chronograph 48 Bol d'Or Mirabaud - which takes the collection's classic look in a large 48mm wide case in titanium and rubber, and gives it a regal looking blue dial with red gold coated hands and hour markers. You might love the mixture of black, steel tone, blue, and gold... or you might hate it. The colors are directly taken from the official colors of the Bo d'Or Mirabaud regatta colors. Inside the watch is a COSC certified Corum CO753 automatic movement. The watch is limited to just 35 pieces.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Corum Miss Golden Bridge Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

The best part about Corum's Miss Golden Bridge watch is that it isn't just about the cool movement inside. The ladies' mechanical watch has an extremely elegant shape that looks as smooth as it feels. Coming in 18k red or white gold, the case is 21mm wide by 41mm tall. You can see that the case is fitted with four sapphire crystal windows on each side of the case. This is to provide a proper view into the famous Golden Bridge movement done exclusively by Corum. The thin and tall movement is really hard to make, and thankfully easy to love. The movement bridge itself is nicely hand engraved, which contrasts well with the simple polished case. While the watch is hard to read, that is something that you can say about most haute horology women's watches. Two dark-toned skeletonized hands are placed in the middle of the movement.

if the gold case and beauty of the movement at all angles isn't enough for you, drop some extra cash for the diamond studded version with 90 diamonds all over the case. Some say that diamonds sell more women's watches than interesting mechanics - but what happens when you have both as is the case here? Price for the Corum Miss Golden Bridge watch starts in the $25,000 range.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: Corum Miss Golden Bridge