Tudor Black Bay bronze automatic Ref. 79012M Reviews

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Point/Counterpoint: Online Watch Configuration Tools Offer Choice Consumers Want
More than a few major watch brands have announced the availability of online product configuration tools in 2020. This year we’ve seen the acceleration of a trend that has implications far greater than giving consumers extra choice when making a watch purchase. But are watch configuration services always wise for consumers? Such software configuration tools aren’t new, and for more than 10 years now, the luxury to mainstream-traditional watch industry has nurtured the idea that consumers want to personalize or merely configure the style of watch they want to wear.The recent history of watch configuration extends a legacy going back to the beginning of the watch industry itself when most watches required the client to make particular choices. These days, watch customization/personalization via software configuration tools is a distinct flavor of the exclusivity and bespoke forms of expression that the luxury industry is celebrated for. Watch configurators today are powered b
Manufacture Royale 1770 Micromegas Watches Hands-On
One of the new releases from Swiss Manufacture Royale is the 1770 Micromegas collection which is the first ever (that I know of) dual tourbillon watch where the tourbillons spin at different rates. The dial offers the time and a display for the two tourbillons that sit side by side over 6 o’clock. One spins at a relatively rapid pace, making a full rotation each 6 seconds, and the other tourbillon is more traditional in its rate, making a full rotation each 60 seconds.Visually, the Manufacture Royale 1770 Micromegas is very interesting as well as unique. The brand’s signature “odd” design ethos is getting a bit more mainstream, but I like that they are still doing things differently. I’ve always sort of placed them in the same aesthetic category as Louis Moinet, but I do feel that the finishing and quality of Manufacture Royale is a lot better – and they also reportedly happen to produce in-house movements, which is a big plus for collectors.