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DeWitt Academia Quantième Perpetuel Sport Watch

"Sport" and "perpetual calendar" (they use the french "Quantième Perpetuel") usually aren't terms you hear in the same sentence when discussing high-end mechanical watches. But to be ballsy, that is what DeWitt did with the Academia Quantieme Perpetuel Sport watch. The amazingly loud design of the case and dial is sporty and bold. Certainly not for everyone, a good amount of people will appreciate the architectural complication that the design offers.

The watch isn't new, but this red bathed version is. Logically this watch should not look good. If you explained the concept of it to someone on paper, you'd be describing a mess. Though it does in fact seem to be greater than the sum of its parts. It comes across as cool - certainly more so that the original Academia Quantieme Perpetuel watch.

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Eberhard & Co. Chrono 4 Geant Titanium Limited Edition Watch

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Eberhard & Co. Chrono 4 Géant Titanium Limited Edition Watch

I've always liked these chronograph watches from Eberhard & Co. that have four small chronograph subdials in a horizontal row on the lower half of the dial. They function just like a normal chronograph, with the additional subdial being used as a synchronized 24 hour hand for AM/PM indication purposes. The movement of course also has the time and the date. It is a special module done by Eberhard & Co. on top of a base Swiss ETA 2894 automatic chronograph movement. The layout makes this watch feel like a much more impressive "instrument" compared to most other sport watches.

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Breitling for Bentley Supersport Light Body Chronograph Watch

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Breitling for Bentley Supersport Light Body Chronograph Watch

A souped up Bentley Continental GTC Supersport car just set a new speed record driving over ice at a speed of about 205 mph. Sponsor Breitling's name was emblazoned across the side of the car, while the driver was wearing a new light weight Breitling for Bentley watch. For a few years now Breitling for Bentley watches represented not sport, but more bling timepieces for the popular Swiss watch brand. Coming up soon is a more sport-themed Breitling for Bentley watch model with the Supersport Light Body Chronograph watch.

There aren't many Breitling watches done in titanium. The only one I can think of off the top of my mind is the famous Aerospace models. This new titanium model is likely to be about 45mm wide with an automatic COSC Chronometer certified chronograph movement inside. The red and black motif of the dial is sporty, and becoming of the design. To keep things light, the watch will come on a black rubber strap. It looks as thought Breitling may have used titanium hour markers on the dial - though they might be steel that has been color matched to the titanium of the case. Like many Breitling watches, this one has a rotating slide rule bezel - a function you'll never use if driving fast. Look for this cool looking Breitling for Bentley Supersport Light Body Chronograph watch out soon.

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

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Tiret Automatic Chronograph Titanium Watch For 2011

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Tiret of New York offers up a new version of their Automatic Chronograph Titanium watch model for 2011. The 47mm wide titanium watch has Tiret "Ts" all over it from the hands to the shapes on the bezel. The watch dial has been made more dynamic with a metal "frame" over the chronograph subdials and day/date windows. Tiret really likes using highly original parts - which is seen in elements such as the watch crown and hour hands. For urban types, this might make an interesting talking piece. Attached to the watch is a black leather (or is it reptile?) strap. Price for the new Tiret Automatic Chronograph Titanium watch is $7,490.

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

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JeanRichard Diverscope Titanium Watch

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JeanRichard is a brand in the Sowind Group and thus related to Girard-Perregaux. JeanRichard tends to offer more sporty (at least in the US) watches compared to GP, and certainly and slight better values. Though both brands have their fare share of classy timepieces as well as activity themed ones. The Diverscope has the mainstay of JeanRichard's dive-themed watch collection for a while and is really a fantastic timepiece. I would go so far as to say that it is an under-appreciated timepiece in terms of its popularity versus design and quality. So if you want a good looking sport watch that is dive themed, offers something unique, has a high-pedigree, and not everyone else has.... then a JeanRichard Diverscope is a good option.

Coming up is this all titanium version of the watch - being the most "military" in style of the whole range. The 43mm wide case (also 43mm tall) is done in a sand-blasted titanium, and the color of the inner rotating bezel and dial has been made to match the titanium color. Attached to the watch is an anthracite gray fabric strap that is neat looking as paired with the almost cushion style of the case. Case is water resistant to 300 meters.

Being very easy to read, the Diverscope dials are an interesting mix of style and legibility. Detailing is really impressive, and the subtle uses of colors on the dials is impressive. Inside each JeanRichard Diverscope watch is an in-house made JR1000 automatic movement. The downside of Diverscope watches? Probably the price. These aren't flashy watches, but with their in-house movements, the modern Diverscope models are way above $5,000 in price.

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

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Richard Mille RM011 Ti USA Brown Watch For Fall

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Limited to 30 pieces, and only for the US and South American market, this brown version of the Richard Mille RM011 Ti is perfect for the fall season. I like the woodsy metallic brown PVD tone on the titanium case, and pumpkin pie colored rubber strap. Makes me want to spice it with cinnamon and serve it for Thanksgiving. The orange and brown tones here work together nicely. Don't forget, this is a serious luxury sports watch - so it ain't no turkey.

The watch is 40mm wide and 50mm tall. The RM 0111 movement is an automatic and has a flyback chronograph with synched 60 minute countdown timer, big date indicator (annual calendar), and an automatic rotor that can be adjusted for your lifestyle (more or less active). The movement has a power reserve of 55 hours - and more or less makes up the dial of the watch. As always, the face of this Richard Mille watch is pretty darn cool.

Each of the 30 limited edition Richard Mille RM 011 Ti Brown watches will retail for $95,000.

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

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The Classicist: Made in the Shade - Porsche Design Heritage Collection

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Men's Style, The Classicist, Architecture & Design

Unlike some collections whose famous names reflect only lucrative licensing deals, products bearing the Porsche Design label have a pedigree that's strongly linked to the famed sports car marque. The Porsche Design Studio was established in 1972 by Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, designer of the iconic Porsche 911 and grandson of the founder of the world-renowned German automaker. Since then Porsche Design has become synonymous with innovative luxury products boasting immaculate craftsmanship, state of the art technology and the absolute highest quality materials, all adhering to the same clear functionality of form. While the product line ranges from cell phones to superyachts these days, sunglasses, one of the first items produced and one with the strongest ties to driving, remain the most appealing.

During the '70s and '80s the coveted sunglasses were the shades of choice for the rich and famous who prized elegant, sporty style. Now Porsche Design Eyewear has come out with a new "Heritage Collection" of aviators celebrating this colorful history. Often copied by others, they remind us that the originals haven't been bettered. The new collection is not just a re-issue of the most notable sunglass designs however, but also an update for the 21st century. Iconic styles that went out of production years ago are back with major upgrades in materials with super lightweight, anti-corrosive titanium frames and lightweight shatter-proof polycarbonate lenses with a multi-layered premium anti-reflective coating. Priced from $250–$409, there are four classic styles in the collection in various color combinations, all variations on the iconic aviator shape and all now available from haute online eyewear boutique Eyegoodies.

Gallery: Porsche Design Heritage Collection

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Blancpain 500 Fathoms Watch Hands-On

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It was highly anticipated, as well as highly controversial. The 500 Fathoms was to be the much beefier version of the classic Fifty Fathoms model from Blancpain. But was it a good idea? I first wrote about the Blancpain 500 Fathoms watch here. The current iteration of the Fifty Fathoms was cherry. A beautiful watch, in a robust case, with a killer in-house movement. Rumors were that adjusted properly, the movement could be accurate to within about a second a day - a number that is very good for a mechanical watch. For whatever reason the 500 fathoms was borne. In a larger case at 48mm in size, the 500 Fathoms has a unique look with torpedo hands and a titanium case that is water resistant to 1000 meters (not exactly 500 fathoms). Since the watch was initially announced, the dial has changed a bit. Here you get to see exactly what the production version looks like. The dial is extremely retro diver with a twist. The almost sunburst pattern on the dial is a thematic modern interpretation of the atomic symbol that was on the original Fifty Fathoms watch. Large Arabic numerals on the dial are lume filled, together with the hands. As you can see, early worries about legibility problems haven't come to pass.

Gallery: Blancpain 500 Fathoms Watch

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Perrelet Moonphase Titanium Watch

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This is one of the first sport style moonphase watches around, and it is very cool looking as well. From Perrelet's Titanium (Ti) collection, comes the Moonphase Titanium (ref. A5000/2) watch for 2010. It does have two cousins in steel that are a bit smaller and traditional looking, but this version in a 43.5mm wide titanium case with a sporty dial, and a large, centrally mounted moonphase indication disc is seriously unique timepiece. The moonphase disc has the two orb indicators surrounded by constellation style decor under a semi-opaque window. The exclusive Perrelet P-211 automatic movement has the time, moonphase indicator, and a periphery style date indicator. The hour indicators are lume covered and seem to remind me of piano keys. The case is classy looking and conveys Perrelet branding. The steel version has the same case, but in steel, and it is 42mm wide (a bit smaller). It has a black or sliver dial (ref. A1036/6 and A1039/7), and comes on a classier alligator as opposed to rubber strap. Perrelet offers one of the most interesting, and straight forward Moonphases watches this year, and I love the sporty twist of the Titanium model. Priced at between $5,500 - $6,350.

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

Tags: a50002, Perrelet, Ti, titanium, watch

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time in Titanium

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Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin has come out with a new version of its stylish Overseas model in rugged steel and titanium. Priced at $13,900, the new Overseas Dual Time Steel and Titanium model is equipped with a dual time-zone display powered by a mechanical self-winding Calibre 1222. The sporty watch is finished in a monochromatic palette with shades of grey created by the steel base, the titanium bezel and the slate grey dial. It features the Overseas collection's hefty 42 mm case, bezel with a cut-out inspired by the Maltese Cross, water resistance to a depth of 150 meters, and the emblematic Overseas motif depicting a two-masted sailboat engraved on the solid case-back. The watch comes with two straps, one in anthracite grey alligator leather and the other in black rubber. An extremely light metal that is resistant to corrosion, erosion and fire, titanium was initially developed for use in the aeronautical, aerospace, chemical and medical industries.

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Richard Mille RM 011 DLC Titanium Orange Limited Edition Watch For America

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Richard Mille sometimes offers special limited edition watches that are available only in North American markets. This is in addition to their other standard world-wide available limited edition watches. Given the complexity and expense of creating too many new models, Richard Mille breathes maximum life out of their impressive luxury watch models by adding color variations in limited quantities. This time the RM 011 watch is given a black DLC coated titanium case with orange trim in the dial and a rubber ring around the crown. The RM 011 watch in its iconic Richard Mille tonneau case has a skeletonized movement with the time, 12 hour chronograph, 60 minute countdown timer, and annual calendar with month and date. The watch is 40mm wide and 50mm tall.

The RM 011 DLC Titanium Orange will be limited to just 30 pieces. It is cool, but is it cool enough? No doubt Richard Mille will find 30 buyers, but just a few months ago they released an almost identical watch but with white instead of orange trim with the Richard Mille Ti Americas White Limited Edition watch. If you are interested in the piece, don't just get it because it is a limited edition - but rather because you like the colors more than other RM 011 watch. Price is $90,000.

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

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Titan Collar Stays by Exuvius

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A great gift for the innovative MacGyver type in your circle these Titan Collar Stays by Exuvius are a fun and potentially useful spin on an old stand-by. These collar stays do much more than just keep collars looking crisp, like a Swiss Army knife for the refined set they also function as screwdriver, bottle opener, and cutting tool so even with empty pockets you'll never be without essential survival tools and the means to impress fellow party-goers. Made of 100% titanium, laser cut, and light as a feather (less than 1/8" thick) a set of 4 goes for $49.99.

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Perrelet Titanium Collection 3-Hand Watch For 2010

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There are going to be a lot of new Perrelet timepieces this year at Basel. Based on the incredible success of the ultra cool Perrelet Turbine watches, Perrelet is expanding its more basic Titanium collection of watches with some visual cues to remind of the powerful Turbine models. Here is the new Titanium Collection 3-Hand automatic. It has a Swiss automatic movement in it (other versions with additional complications will have Perrelet made modules, or even in-house movements soon). Check out some images here of the Turbine watch to see what I mean by them having visual similarities.

Perrelet goes a great job at designing cases that are masculine and modern, but still hearken back to classic design elements. While this is a serious men's watch, look at the lugs and the shape of the hands to see some traditional design elements. Elements on the dial are meant to be reminiscent of the rotating turbine vanes on the Turbine watch, and the date disc is partially skeletonized. Even though there are some designer looks on the face of the watch, it is still very functional. The case is in titanium and 43.5mm wide - attached to a rubber Perrelet strap with a folding titanium deployment clasp. Not sure about price yet, but look for this and other new Perrelet watches soon.

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

Tags: 2010, 3 hand, 3Hand, automatic, collection, Perrelet, Titanium, watch

Richard Mille RM011 Felipe Massa Watch Hands-On

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Richard Mille was attending SIHH for the first time last month and I was there to check out their wares. One of their most popular models is the RM011 Felipe Massa line of watches. The Brazilian race car driver's name is attached to the watch because he actually wears the timepiece (and likely other Richard Mille watches) most all the time. He even had a serious wreck while wearing a Richard Mille watch. He, and the watch, walked away fine though. Above is an image of the gold version of this watch and in the gallery you can see be modeling the titanium version with a chic white rubber strap.

The watch isn't quite as large as its grand appearance would have you believe. Still it is not a small watch and is best for suitably sized wrists as the piece itself is rather long. The curved tonneau-shaped case is designed with the utmost attention to detail with a fine finishing that feels more like a precision tool than jewelry (and this is part of the point). The RM011 automatic movement features a big date and flyback chronograph. The movement has been designed to serve as the dial of the watch, and looks helplessly cool in the process. On the back of the watch you can see the exposed automatic rotor through the sapphire crystal in a style that only Richard Mille has been able to achieve.

This super hot brand is making strides by proving that people are still interested in very high quality, very expensive sport watches, The brand often likes to show case the interesting technologies and materials that they use. At closer to $100,000 in price, these are for the most serious watch consumers. Also I predict that watches like this have a more than ephemeral appeal, and will be popular items in the auction houses in years to come.

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

Gallery: Richard Mille RM011 watches

Tags: 2010, chronograph, Felipe Massa, FelipeMassa, gold, Richard Mille, RichardMille, RM 011, RM011, SIHH, titanium, watch

Hermès Clipper Chronograph 44mm Titanium Watch

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More watches are being added to the "armada" of Hermes Clipper watches. The popular line of sporty diving watches from the leather brand (don't ask why) continue to look good, but I think are starting to "cool" themselves out of the high price ranges. For a few years if you wanted a watch such as this from a French fashion brand Hermes was the place to go. But to today with competition from places such as Ralph Lauren, Chanel, and others (yes, not all French), Hermes will need to really segment themselves for success. The new Clipper ranges comes with oodles of models in a bunch of sizes for men and women. Quartz and mechanical movements can be found in sizes as small as 24mm wide and up to 44mm wide - as pictured here.

Movements are still from Swiss ETA, and the quality and style are still good. But take this pictured model and consider the price - and to me it looks more $2,000 sporty than considerably above that. Maybe it is the orange strap (it also comes in back or brown rubber, or a steel and titanium bracelet). Dial design borrows heavily from the IWC Aquatimer Chronograph watch range, mixed with the standard Clipper design that we have been accustomed to. It is a very "right now" look that I fear won't look that awesome in a few years. I am really interested in fashion brands like these offering timeless looks that will look fresh (and unique) in a decade or two from now. Having said all that the Clipper sport watch series is still a damn wearable watch line with a cool look and decent features. Case here is 44mm wide in its complex constructed look and readable dial. The watch is water resistant to 200 meters and has inside a decorated automatic Valjoux 7750 mechanical movement. More on the rest of the line once I am able to check them out. Look for these new Hermes Clipper watch models soon.

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

Tags: 2010, chronograph, clipper, Hermes, titanium, watch

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