Timex Announces Joint Venture With SilMach To Produce Watch Movements With MEMS Technology
It has been a while since the name Timex has been on best watches, which is a bit of an irony given its once proud role in the world of watches. These days, Timex arguably does not produce serious enthusiast watches, and their products – which are still a good value – are mostly basic and utilitarian, or mostly about colorful fashion watches. For a while now, I’ve heard murmurs from Timex that something is brewing, though it has been hard to tell what. Now, we have received the very interesting news that Timex will be involved in the development and production of next-generation watch movements in partnership with France-based MEMS technology producer SilMach.Let me first say that, according to Timex, the first watch product to be released that uses some of the new technology they are promising will not come until 2019. With that said, the goal of the joint venture isn’t merely to produce watch movements for Timex, but rather to create new types of watch movemen
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Date, Master Geographic, & Master Chronograph Steel Watches Hands-On
True to its nature, SIHH is not exactly a touchpoint for those who love a simple steel sport watch. But surprises do happen, and among a sea of tourbillons, a handful of grande sonneries, and enough precious metal to underwrite a small ground war, Jaeger-LeCoultre pulled a fast one and dropped a trio of steel Master models that quickly became a highlight of the show. With a crisp but romantic design and a complication for nearly any taste, the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Date, Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic, and Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Chronograph prove that JLC hasn’t lost any of their signature range.The 2017 Jaeger-LeCoultre Master trio all bear roughly the same sector dial design, skeletonised baton hands, and black markers with light blue accents. The Master Date and Geographic are 39mm wide while the Master Chronograph is 40mm. All three are in steel, with sapphire crystals, in-house automatic movements, and 50 meters of water resistance.