Rolex Oyster Perpetual steel automatic Kal. 2230 Ref. 76080 Reviews

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Hands-On With Seiko's New Prospex 'Captain Willard' SPB153 Diver Interpretation
Blue might be the official color of 2020, but it's green that is continuing to have its moment. From deep shades of emerald and jade to the more classic tones found in Hunter, Kelly, or British racing green, there's certainly no current shortage of excellent choices available to collectors. One of those choices is now a new green dial on the Seiko Prospex ref. SPB153 dive watch - a reference I'd argue Martin Sheen’s character “Captain Willard” in Apocalypse Now actually would have chosen, had it been available in 1979. Instead, he wore a black dialed 6105-which is also represented in the new reference SPB151. But c'mon. With just a hint of sunburst, this particular shade of green is excellent and about as close a wristwatch equivalent to an olive drab M-65 jacket as I think I've ever seen. And starting right around 1000 bucks, it's quite possible that you're looking at the watch of the summer.Differing from SLA033 - 2019's shot-for-shot re-issue of the 44mm original,
Bell & Ross BR X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor Automatic Watch Hands-On
On day one of Baselworld 2017, one of the most interesting new watches I saw was the Bell & Ross BR X2 Micro-Rotor Automatic. With a new case, movement, and provocative design, this circa $65,000 limited-edition watch is a lovely testament to why we like wearing bold designs with conspicuous mechanical movements. Bell & Ross president Carlos Rosillo was wearing it at Baselworld’s Bell & Ross stand, enthusiastically showing it off – Mr. Rosillo gets more excited about his new products than almost any brand leader I know.He asks me (probably rhetorically), “what is the most important part of a wristwatch?”?I’m pretty sure I know he wants me to say “the movement,” so I do. “Yes,” and he proceeds to explain to me how the design philosophy of the BR X2 watch is all about removing what appears to be the separation of case and movement, instead melding it into one visual object. Thus, with a steel movement plate between two thi