Weekly News Roundup June 6 - June 13, 2020
HYT Debuts Limited Edition Soonow Instant RainbowWith its gigantic domed crystal, fluid timekeeping system, and a grinning skull visage on its dial, the HYT Soonow series has never been a particularly subtle watch. Iterations of the Soonow have been spawned in a myriad of colors and finishes, but for its latest version the boutique watchmaker has aimed squarely for maximum visual impact. The new limited edition HYT Soonow Instant Rainbow keeps the lugless 48.8mm black DLC coated stainless steel case of its predecessors, along with its dramatically tall domed sapphire crystal, but the dial takes on a striking new look. In order to achieve the signature rainbow effect, the outer dial is set with 668 individual stones in 14 different colors, including sapphires, amethyst, and tsavorite, while the inner skull shaped dial is finished in electric blue anodized titanium. Further punches of green, red, and orange surround the eyes and nostrils, and the fluid capillary indicating the time is fi
Linde Werdelin SpidoSpeed Chronograph Watch Review
Linde Werdelin put a lot of time and effort into the release of their first chronograph model. I am pretty sure that the team spend a lot of time discussing the right movement, dial design, and other features of their new chronograph timepiece. Why so much effort? Whether you believe it or not chronograph models make up the bulk on non-diver sport watches sold and produced. Having a strong chronograph model in any collection is very important for a watch brand’s strength in the sport watch market. That is of particular importance to a brand like Linde Werdelin that pretty only produces sport watches.The movement they finally decided to settle on is the Concepto 2251 automatic chronograph. Likely based on some ETA architecture, the Concepto movement features a slick design and some modern looking finishing on all the bridge surface. The movement presentation is made complete by a custom skeletonized Linde Werdelin rotor. On the dial you’ll notice that the chronograph measure