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Seiko Prospex And Presage Watches Launched To Mark Caliber 6139 Milestone
If you’ve been around the watch industry for any amount of time (and you happen to have at least a passing interest in the movements that power these tiny ticking treats), you will probably know that 1969 was a big year for the chronograph complication. That year saw the debut of the legendary Zenith El Primero, the Heuer/Breitling/Hamilton Chronomatic, and the Seiko 6139. The 6139’s claim to fame is that is was the very first automatic chronograph with a column wheel and a vertical clutch. While such a mechanism is now taken almost for granted, it was, at the time, a significant leap toward improved accuracy of recording elapsed time with a wristwatch.Seiko’s history of chronograph production, however, stretches much further back than 1969, with a pocket watch chronograph being produced as early as the 1940s. As such, one of the two models chosen to celebrate Caliber 6139’s 50th birthday has its roots in a reference that predates the movement itself by five yea
Visiting The Flagship Bremont Watch Boutique In London
Living in the UK and speaking to watch-lovers and people connected to the watch industry, conversations inevitably veer towards the phenomenon that is Bremont. Of note, of course, is the seemingly meteoric rise of the brand out of nowhere, and now, in its twelfth year in 2013, it has five main collections, a number of sold-out limited editions, and legions of fans among celebrities and watch-lovers alike.Just take a look at their website if you are unfamiliar with the brand, and allow the sleek and clean presentation seduce you into wanting to own one of their watches. I know this, because every single one of the people I have spoken to about Bremont in the UK, references that one experience when a shift occurred that told them that this brand was pretty cool.