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Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital II Chronograph Watch
Ball?is no stranger to creating watches tied to modes of transportation. They’re most commonly associated with the railroads, as that’s where the company got its start over a hundred years ago. What people may not be as familiar with are their ties to aerospace. Ball has been partnered with Brian Binnie (the pilot of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceshipOne) for some time now, and have developed features to help watches withstand the shocks of rockets firing.The first development they added to their latest watch, the Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital II, is the Amortiser. This is a ring around the movement to protect it from shocks, as well as providing magnetism resistance. This system also includes a switch on the case back which will lock the rotor in place, preventing it from spinning. Basically with this, if you’re going to go do something that you know will generate a lot of shocks (say, launching in a space ship or swinging a hammer) you can prevent the roto
Urwerk Debuts Limited Edition UR-100V Iron Watch
The stainless steel sports watch is at a fascinating crossroads in the current watch market. A combination of auction prices, provenance and social media hype have driven several high profile stainless steel models to prices well above even their counterparts in precious metals. Steel, in this strange moment, is worth its weight in gold in a way. This has led to something of a frenzy in the industry, as brands look to reinterpret models in stainless steel. The trend has even made its way to the weird and wild world of haute horlogerie, where futuristic boutique brand Urwerk has remade one of its cornerstone models into a high concept tribute to the utilitarian metal. The limited edition Urwerk UR-100V Iron celebrates the sheen of bare metal with a variety of finishes, while introducing an updated movement to one of its most famous designs.The asymmetrical 41mm by 49.7mm case of the Urwerk UR-100V Iron follows the same squared off, science fiction inspired claw-like form as previous ite