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Weekly News Roundup May 30 - June 6, 2020
Frederique Constant Releases New Smartwatch VitalitySince pioneering its first Horological Smartwatch concept in 2015, Frederique Constant has innovated heavily in this unique blend of smartwatch functionality and traditional aesthetics. For its latest generation, the brand has unveiled the Frederique Constant Smartwatch Vitality, an evolutionary new generation that keeps the same classical look but adds a heart rate monitor module developed by electronics giant Philips for a wealth of added utility. The 42mm case of the Smartwatch Vitality, available in both stainless steel and rose gold tone, keeps the polished, streamlined profile of a traditional dress watch while upsizing slightly for the sake of functionality. The dial cleaves close to Frederique Constant’s dress watch styles as well, with elegant leaf hands paired with a mix of applied baton indices and Roman numerals, with the illusion heightened by the fact that the digital display beneath the semi-transparent dial disap
Breitling Chronomat 44 GMT Watch Review
The Breitling Chronomat 44 GMT was not a timepiece I immediately sat down and wrote a review on – as is often the case with the watches I review. I mean, with at least one hands-on watch review a week, I don’t exactly have a lot of time on best watches to delay these things. Nevertheless, I had so many potential directions to take with a review that I needed to ponder it for a while. Why? Well because I think it is a very important high-end watch in America (though it is a Swiss watch), and I wanted people to get a good idea of what that means.That isn’t to say Breitling is any less important internationally, but since I am American and we have a “fragile” view of high-end timepieces, I feel that Breitling does a lot to help the overall perception of that good watches are. In places such as Asia or Europe, it is common knowledge that luxury watches cost several thousand dollars (and more), and more or less what the main brands are. While that is more and m