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Longines Master Collection Retrograde Watch Review
A few years ago in 2007 Longines released its new Master Collection Retrograde watch collection. It was meant to be part of the brand’s 175th anniversary and began to showcase some interesting movements made exclusively for Longines by ETA. Offered in both 18k pink gold and steel cases, the Master Collection watches are available in either 41mm wide or 44mm wide sizes. Well-finished and feature-rich, these timepieces offer a value-for-the-money that only a large brand like Longines can deliver.For review I have a 44mm wide Longines Master Collection Retrograde watch in steel. This model is sometimes called the “Quadruple Retrograde” because in addition to the time, it has four retrograde hands on the dial. When looking at the Master Collection Retrograde watches it is important to note that they come in many versions. There are different movement options, as well as models with and without external pushers on the case (for adjusting the calendar). This version is the
Blancpain Villeret Pulsometer Flyback Chronograph Watch Hands-On
The reason why the Blancpain Villeret Pulsometer Flyback Chronograph watch is worth knowing more about is because it is the first attempt by Blancpain to incorporate their new high-beat mechanical chronograph movement into a dress watch. This is an opportunity for movement lovers to enjoy Blancpain’s answer to Zenith’s El Primero movement in a more formal, versus sports, watch.In focus here is the new for 2014 Blancpain in-house made and designed caliber F385, which debuted in the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph watch (hands-on here). As a sports watch guy, I was happy to see Blancpain including their exciting new movement in a Fifty Fathoms bathyscaphe as a new chronograph, but I know a lot of people are going to want to experience it in a dress watch, as part of Blancpain’s Villeret collection. We first covered the Blancpain Villeret Pulsometer Flyback Chronograph watch when we debuted it recently here.