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Ralph Lauren RL Automotive Tourbillon & Double Tourbillon Watches
New for 2017 come the Ralph Lauren RL Automotive Tourbillon and Double Tourbillon watches, joining the line inspired by the eponymous designer’s own?1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe. Yes, a double tourbillon joins the Ralph Lauren stable. Possibly useless, the tourbillon?is a sign of watchmaking ability for a brand – and a double tourbillon, doubly so. Perhaps silly and a little decadent, the ostentatious double tourbillon housed in a non-precious metal case with a wood bezel represents a refreshingly simple and sophisticated home for the mechanism. Both are expensive, of course, but get ready for a price just short of six figures for the double tourbillon model. Say what you will, but the dedication to aesthetic brand identity in both these watches shows a brand that is secure in its skin.After announcing its first foray into high-end watchmaking back in 2009, Ralph Lauren continues to add to its Automotive collection which has produced designs inspired by 1930s?car a
A Visit To STP Watch Movement Manufacture: Fossil Group's Answer To ETA
STP stands for “Swiss Technology Production,” and it is the Fossil Group’s secret weapon to winning the mechanical watch market game. Opened in around 2008 and wholly owned by the Fossil Group, STP produces mechanical movements for both Fossil watches as well as a host of undisclosed third-party manufacturers. In that way, STP is a little bit ETA (supplying its group with movements) and also a little bit Sellita (selling movements to third-party companies).I’ve been excited to visit Fossil’s secret watch manufacture ever since I learned about it when checking out the new generation of “Heritage” watches from Zodiac. Watches I reviewed such as the Zodiac Astrographic, the Sea Wolf, and the Super Sea Wolf each contain the caliber STP1-11 automatic mechanical movement which is the company’s main movement base. The STP1-11 also happened to be engineered to fit anywhere an ETA 2824-2 would. In that sense, the STP1-11 is a 2824 clone and exists