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Arnold & Son Royal TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph Watch
Just when we were beginning to think that the tourbillon was as played-out as a top 40 hit, Arnold & Son pulls us back in. After the success of last year’s Baselworld release of the UTTE, Arnold and Son had set a high bar for this year’s new model. With the recent announcement of the TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph, I think we can consider that bar blown away. Part of their Royal collection, the TEC1 features a brand new in-house movement that combines a tourbillon, column wheel chronograph and automatic winding. With a beautiful and uncommon dial layout, the TEC1 offers huge amounts of complexity while maintaining the clean and elegant lines seen in Arnold & Son’s HMS1 line.Any in-house automatic chronograph movement is noteworthy, but the Arnold & Son A&S8305 is something special. Running at 28,800 vph and supporting a power reserve of 55 hours, this manufacture movement supports a high frequency tourbillon at twelve o’clock along with a column whe
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