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Oris Big Crown X1 Calculator Watch
Usually Oris “Big Crown” watches are rather retro. This one isn’t as retro visually and feels like something a helicopter pilot would have worn during the Vietnam era, or even today. Though none of that is what the watch is based on – at least through name. Oris opted to dedicate this new watch to the famous Bell X-1 range of planes that were designed and flown simply to go fast.First flown in what I believe was the late 1940s, the X-1 was basically a flying bullet powered by a rocket engine. It was also the first plane to break the sound barrier and had a top speed of about Mach 1.1. They look a bit ahead of their time, like fighter planes from a 1960s era sci-fi flick. Especially because many of them were painted orange. Aside from feeling like something that would be at home in the cockpit of an X-1 plane, the only real nod to the X-1 are the “X” and “1” character done in relief on the chronograph pushers.
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With some vintage watches fetching incredible prices at auctions, there's a lot of talk about watches as a form of investment. Generally speaking, we would say seeing watches as a financial “investment” is a bad idea. This is not to say that there aren’t patterns associated with watches that end up being collector’s items. That said, looking at recent trends, we can safely say that there are some pretty good guidelines to spotting future collectibles and we will be sharing them in this round-up.Next, we'll take a look at the trend of black or blacked-out watches, and also learn more about the various processes, finishes and materials that watch brands use to achieve the all-black look.