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Speake-Marin Marin 1 Watch Hands-On
Peter Speake-Marin is a highly noteworthy independent watch maker who has his hands in many interesting watches out there. Most important of course is his own brand, Speake-Marin. 2010 sees a new model, and most importantly a new movement – the Speake-Marin in-house made SM2 automatic. The movement is really beautiful. You can see it through the new Marin 1 watch caseback – being able to appreciate not only Speake-Marin’s attention to detail and decoration, but also how beautifully it is made. The hallmark of a true luxury movement is that it looks beautiful from a quality standpoint, and that the actually design of it is made with form and function in mind. The automatic rotor has a hidden weight on the bottom so that seeing it from the top makes it look symmetrical. The design (which is carried over to other parts of the movement) of the rotor is very cool looking, like a mixture of classic floral decoration and tribal style tattoos.The SM2 automatic movement took S
Hands-On: Formex Essence Leggera Forged Carbon Watch
The Essence watch collection was an important break-out product for Swiss Formex because it combined noteworthy elements of the brand’s core DNA with a versatile and modern sports watch experience that was conservative enough for mainstream appeal. Products like the Essence help companies like Formex (and others who manage to release similarly successful products) exit the world of “microbrands” into the realm of boutique watchmakers that is a step up in both popularity and prestige. Today, I look at a further evolution of the Essence, which is the forged carbon-cased Formex Essence Leggera (reference 0330.4.6399.811).Readers can view my full best watches review of the Formex Essence watch (in steel) here for information about the core product. The entire point of the Essence Leggera (light-weight) was to make a version of the popular timepiece platform that was trendy in a new way. The trend appeal of the Essence Leggera is both in the timepiece’s light weight