Stainless Steel Custom Designed Asian 23J Movement to Match the Genuine IWC 51111 Movement
Bell & Ross BR X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor Automatic Watch Hands-On
On day one of Baselworld 2017, one of the most interesting new watches I saw was the Bell & Ross BR X2 Micro-Rotor Automatic. With a new case, movement, and provocative design, this circa $65,000 limited-edition watch is a lovely testament to why we like wearing bold designs with conspicuous mechanical movements. Bell & Ross president Carlos Rosillo was wearing it at Baselworld’s Bell & Ross stand, enthusiastically showing it off – Mr. Rosillo gets more excited about his new products than almost any brand leader I know.He asks me (probably rhetorically), “what is the most important part of a wristwatch?”?I’m pretty sure I know he wants me to say “the movement,” so I do. “Yes,” and he proceeds to explain to me how the design philosophy of the BR X2 watch is all about removing what appears to be the separation of case and movement, instead melding it into one visual object. Thus, with a steel movement plate between two thi
Fitbit Ionic Smart Watch
Smartwatch makers have all started to realize that fitness applications make the most sense to their potential customers, many of whom are still trying to wrap their minds around why they would want such a device. And while Fitbit was relatively late to the game in launching a full smartwatch, they are ahead of the curve as a maker of fitness-tracking gadgets. The Fitbit bracelets are, after all, worn on the wrist and many tell the time, if you didn’t notice. So smartwatches were a natural evolution, and now Fitbit has announced their second smartwatch, called the Fitbit Ionic, and it follows Fitbit’s acquisition of smartwatch maker Pebble.The first Fitbit smartwatch was called the Fitbit Blaze (they didn’t call it a smartwatch, actually, but it seems to be a loose term anyway), and the newly announced Fitbit Ionic appears to be restyled and updated in various ways. With all the functionality, software, and hardware considerations, evaluating smartwatches and tech in