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NEWS WATCHES

Breva Genie 02 Altimeter Watch Hands-On
For 2014, Breva has released their second watch with the Genie 02 Terra. It sports a mechanical altimeter that like the brand’s first watch – the Genie 01 – uses a specially developed aneroid capsule to indicate this information using air pressure. Hands-on, the Breva timepieces are certainly cool, and we take a look at prototype of the Genie 02 Terra and get to know the brand a bit better.We debuted the Breva 02 Terra altimeter watch here recently. In our first article you can get more information about the timepiece’s tech specs and about how the 02 watch evolved from the Genie 01 (read about it here). With two timepieces that each have aneroid capsules and niche functions, what was the most interesting question for us was, “what exactly is the theme of the Breva brand?”
Hands-On: Longines HydroConquest All-Black Ceramic Watch
While they've grown in popularity and aren't quite as rare as they once were, ceramic watches are still uncommon and pretty costly, all things considered. I first handled this Longines HydroConquest All-Black Ceramic watch back in 2019 at Couture in Las Vegas, and I felt the execution was largely satisfying and worthy of a brand that has access to the Swatch Group's resources. Over a year out since its release, it still gives off that feeling of stealthy luxury as soon as I put it on the wrist. It's hard not to draw comparisons to the Omega Seamaster 300M in black ceramic/titanium, as both are aesthetically similar offerings from the Swatch Group, albeit at two very different price points, with the Longines being something like 60% less than the $8,100 Omega.Shaped from a solid block of ceramic, the HydroConquest is very lightweight due to the material, as well as the textured rubber strap - not as disarming as titanium, but significantly lighter on the wrist than the 43mm-wide case wo