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Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept Watch Hands-On
Baselworld 2015: The release of the Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept watch could put the watchmaking industry on a new path. We’re in an era of change. Advancements in wearable technology are coming thick and fast. This is in stark contrast to the often glacial progress of horology en masse. For most of the 20th century, game-changing inventions were massive and infrequent. Nowadays, infinitesimal improvements seem to be happening all the time. Rare indeed is an addition that adds an entirely new and practical function to a watch – but the question is whether or not consumers want it there.Working in conjunction with WISeKey, a Swiss NFC technology expert, Bulgari have created something that is more than just a self-winding mechanical watch. It is a key to a portable vault worn on the wrist. Inside the case, which is attractive regardless of its internal intrigue, is an NFC chip capable of unlocking an application that can store huge amounts of encrypted data on the cloud
IWC Mark XVIII Heritage & Big Pilot's Watch Heritage Watches
Swiss watchmakers IWC are well-known among collectors for the watches they've produced for various militaries such as Britain's Royal Air Force. The DNA of these historic military designs still pervades IWC's collection, most prominently in the Big Pilot's series and the Pilot's Mark XVIII, both of which are military-styled, aviation-oriented pieces. Now, IWC have released a set of special editions of these models, the Mark XVIII Heritage and Big Pilot's Heritage, all available in new materials and equipped with different calibers of varying specification.Starting with the IWC Big Pilot's Watch Heritage, the new piece is fairly similar to previous Big Pilot's Watches with the exception of case material, which is now either bronze or titanium, and the inclusion of the very impressive IWC 52110 in-house manufacture caliber. IWC's automatic winding 52110 features a staggering 168 hour (seven day) power reserve, C?tes de Geneve and perlage finishing, and 31 jewels, all ticking along at 28,