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Anura Rafael Write Time Tourbillon Watch That Becomes A Pen
How does a new brand distinguish itself in the crowded field of ultra high-end, avant-garde watches? Make something truly quirky and niche, that’s how. And that is what Anura Rafael has done with this part-timepiece and part-writing instrument you are looking at called the Write Time. The Anura Rafael Write Time features a “linear movement” with a tourbillon at the end, all in a module that can be removed from the watch case and attached to a pen.Anura Rafael is the eponymous brand of a watch engineer who has spent the last 15 years working behind the scenes for some of the world's biggest watch brands, and the Write Time is his first watch. It also marks the launch of his new brand with a product that, as often happens at these watch price levels, stands out not only for its technical features but also simply because someone took this unusual concept far enough to make it a reality.
Seiko Ananta Automatic Chronograph Urushi Diver Ref. SRQ013 Limited Edition Watch Hands-On
There was not a lot of new Ananta action this year from super Seiko. I really like the Ananta collection (see the first Ananta automatics here?and the first Ananta Spring Drive watches here) and would like to see Seiko continue to develop the range. One new model in the Automatic range was this limited edition version for 2011 meant to help celebrate 130 years of the Seiko brand.This is a unique concept for a watch. I will first freely say that I don’t think all elements of it work out perfectly. Overall it is a really nice timepiece with a lot of value and good features, but I would like to give Seiko a bit of constructive feedback on doing models like this in the future.