Bamford Watch Department X Black Badger Zenith El Primero Superconductor
The latest “Zenith by Bamford” limited-edition watch collab is visually very interesting, a further collaboration with James Thompson’s Black Badger, who is an expert in materials and men’s luxury goods. This “three-way collaboration” among England’s George Bamford, Canadian James Thompson (who works out of Sweden), and the Swiss watchmaker Zenith shows just how internationally diverse watch design has become, as well as the high level of importance modern engineering and artistic trends have in the realm of traditional, mechanical watchmaking.Bamford continues its longstanding relationship with Zenith to use its watches as a base for interesting limited editions. What makes this relationship unique is that, unlike most other watch modifiers, Bamford can work directly with Zenith’s manufacturing processes. This is as opposed to taking a commercially finished watch and then modifying it after the fact. Being able to work directly with Zeni
Richard Mille RM 11-02 Automatic Flyblack Chronograph Dual Time Zone Jet Black Limited Edition Watch
The?Richard Mille RM 11-02 Automatic Flyblack Chronograph Dual Time Zone Jet Black Limited Edition watch is a black DLC piece touted by the brand as being a “traveler’s most?useful, comfortable and stealth companion.” While it’s unexpected to call any Richard Mille piece “stealthy,” it probably is a bit less loud than the typical bold pieces from the brand since you’re working with something that’s mostly black. As for the traveling, having a?flyback chronograph, annual calendar, 60-minute countdown timer, and GMT function tracked by a dedicated red hand on the dial and set by a black carbon pusher at 9 o’clock, among other features is probably overkill. Still, in a limited edition of 88 pieces, this watch is sure to draw interest once it’s available exclusively in the Americas.The Richard Mille RM 11-02 Automatic Flyblack Chronograph Dual Time Zone Jet Black watch?is powered by the skeletonized PVD-treated titanium RMAC2 auto