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Bulgari L'Ammiraglio Del Tempo Minute Repeater Detent Escapement Watch Hands-On
Oddly enough, two timepieces this year were designed to incorporate detent escapements – a form of escapement in the regulation system of a mechanical timepiece found almost exclusively in stationary clocks. One wrist watch to feature a detent escapement is the Christophe Claret Maestoso (hands-on here), and the other was the quietly announced Bulgari L’Ammiraglio del Tempo, that also contained a sophisticated minute repeater. Both the Christophe Claret and Bulgari watches are technical marvels, and they also combine a detent-style escapement with a constant force escapement system. It is really interesting how both of these watches seemed to be released around the same time.The Bulgari L’Ammiraglio del Tempo watch begins with that classic Daniel Roth case shape – a brand Bulgari owned for a while and then later incorporated into itself, just like they did with Gerald Genta. This case shape can be best described as the mixture of a round case and an rectangular
Christopher Ward C60 Trident NATO Watch Honors James Bond
Omega wants us to remember?that the James Bond films are 50 years old in 2012. Rolex is the historic watch on 007’s wrist, and when it comes down to it, every man wants a watch with an included laser cutter and grappling hook. As a bit of an homage to the classic “James Bond” Rolex from 1954, Christopher Ward has released a version of their C60 Trident watch (reviewed here) with a specially colored bezel on a NATO strap.This version of the hot-selling C60 Trident Automatic has an olive green colored bezel insert and comes with a striped NATO-style strap. The steel watch is 42mm wide and pretty thin at 13mm. Over the dial is a sapphire crystal and inside the watch is a Swiss ETA 2824 (or equivalent Sellita) automatic movement.