Panerai Luminor chronograph steel automatic Kal. OPXIX Ref. PAM00212 Reviews

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Alpina Alpiner Quartz Watch Adds Compelling Value Proposition To An Already Strong Lineup
Building on the strong aesthetic of the Alpiner range, Alpina has decided to launch a new model that features many familiar traits from the automatic range, but that are, instead, powered by a quartz movement. The Alpina Alpiner Quartz is a visually striking and a significantly more accessible watch from this much-loved Swiss label.The CaseThe Alpiner range has its routes in an automatic model produced by Alpina in the 1950s. The modern iteration has some very nice finishing on the faceted lugs, with a high polish sitting comfortably alongside brushed surfaces. The case is 42mm-wide and a pleasingly slim 9.4mm-thick. It is water resistant to 100 meters and houses the quartz caliber AL-240, which has an expected battery life of 45 months.
Panerai Radiomir 1940 Art Deco Dial PAM790 & PAM791 Limited Edition Watches
Italian Panerai is often criticized for releasing watches that are too similar to what they have been producing for years. That is true to a certain extent. Take the new Luminor Base Logo 3 Days, for example. How many people know the difference between the Luminor Base Logo 3 Day PAM773 and the PAM 774? Hint: it's the logo. Panerai is obviously keen to shake off this stereotype and their two newest limited edition watches are vastly different from anything else the brand makes. This is the new Radiomir 1940 Art Deco Dial PAM790 and PAM791.The two new Radiomir 1940 Art Deco Dial watches feature the brand's Radiomir 1940 case, which is essentially the Luminor 1950 case minus the distinctive crown guard. The cases of these two new models are made out of stainless steel and are 47mm wide. Water-resistance is a very adequate 100m. At a time when most brands are downsizing or are offering smaller watches, the decision to release two new 47mm watches might seem injudicious. But let's not forg