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Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Dive Watch Hands-On
High-end watch brand?Carl F. Bucherer is of course part of the larger Bucherer family that includes the major Swiss watch retailer. Like many modern brands trying to appeal to a diverse set of potential customers, they might come out with a new classic tourbillon and diver in the same year. In fact that is exactly what they have done. We recently reported on Carl F. Bucherer’s first tourbillon with a hands-on look at the new Manero Tourbillon here. Now for a diver with the Patravi ScubaTec.The details of the Patravi ScubaTec will show you that it isn’t trying to be the next best thing in dive watch technology nor an attempt to include some new complication in a dive watch that no one has needed until now, and still won’t need tomorrow. The way we see the Patravi ScubaTec is a sort of high-end interpretation of the highly popular “indy diver” watch. That means Carl F. Bucherer seems to be taking a lot of what people like and are adding their own spin on it
Zenith Revives El Primero A384 Watch
The Zenith El Primero A384 watch is the latest revival to hit the market in 2019. Bringing old models up to date is an ever more popular route for brands to pursue. It is an interesting way for major group brands to tap into and remind consumers of their independent heritage. Seeing the tectonic players like Richemont, LVMH, and the Swatch Group jostle for position is fascinating from a big-picture perspective, but it becomes even more interesting when the character of the brands that make up these behemothic conglomerates come to the fore. Recently, the Swatch Group reminded us of Blancpain’s?past with the release of the Air Command and the Fifty Fathoms Barakuda. Those releases were well received from a stylistic perspective, but neither one can hold a candle to the mechanical significance of the movement powering the A384 ¡ª?the legendary El Primero Caliber.The El PrimeroIt beggars belief that the El Primero is now half a century old. While the movement has undergone a few chan