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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Edition Boutique Rodeo Drive
In early December 2015, IWC opened up a new location for their Beverly Hills boutique store on Rodeo drive – which is something CEO Georges Kern had been aiming his sights on for a while. The previous IWC boutique was charming, but quite literally around the corner in a smaller space along a row of stores local LA watch lovers refer to as “Richemont Row.” The new IWC watch store is bigger and, quite honestly, beautifully designed as a space to hang out and look at timepieces. IWC has really been getting their retail store concept correctly from an aesthetic and comfort standpoint. What I also like is that when they introduced their current store concept a few years ago, it was actually masculine yet approachable which is far removed from the traditional jewelry store-style atmosphere where high-end watches are typically sold.As part of the opening of the new Rodeo Drive store, IWC of course launched a limited edition watch for the occasion with the reference IW502003
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Watch With "Liquidmetal" Ceramic Bezel
Why on Earth Omega would call a ceramic bezel “Liquidmetal” is a mystery to me (see update below). It not only is ceramic not liquid, but it isn’t a metal. Well, it is liquid-like when being formed, but you get the idea. Ceramic as used on watches is actually made from glass as I understand it. It used to be that most bezels on dive watches were made from aluminum. Not sure why that is, but it is still very common. One approach to “luxurize” the bezel was the Blancpain approach of doing a bezel with a sapphire crystal over it. This prevented the scratching that people hate. This is really the problem with aluminum. Sure you can replace the bezels. but it is a pain, and not something you want to do when paying a lot for a diver’s watch.(UPDATE): Turns out liquid metal is something else, not the ceramic part of the watch. Liquidmetal seems to be a special titanium alloy that has the manufacturing process of plastic. Thus it is very malleable. Omega use