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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon "Hybris Mechanica 11" Watch Breaks New Record
Most everything about the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon watch is new, including six of the eight patents protecting the movement, the shape of the case that is inspired by a pocket watch from 1907, as well as the achievement the good people at Jaeger-LeCoultre have reached in regard to minimal case thickness for a grand complication watch. Even the beautiful dauphin-style hands are new. In one fell swoop Jaeger-LeCoultre’s flagship timepiece for 2014 rewrites the formula for the perfect high-end dress watch. This is the type of watch that keeps us interested in horology and is easily a new grail piece for an entire demographic of watch collectors whose hearts have just skipped a beat. Let’s proceed to discussing exactly what is so special about this new ultra-thin automatic minute repeater tourbillon from one of our favorite Swiss watch brands.A New RecordEverything about the design of the watch has a purpose, and we realize that u
Alsta Nautoscaph II Watch
The industry-wide trend of re-releasing archive models updated with modern technology is joined now by the newly revived Swiss brand Alsta. Their original Nautoscaph diver's watch has something of a cult following in part due to its very ’70s diver aesthetic as well as its inclusion in the 1975 film Jaws, in which oceanographer Matt Hooper (played by Richard Dreyfuss) wears the original Nautoscaph whilst battling the film's man-eating star, a great white shark. Resurrected in 2014, in a manner which resembles Doxa's comeback or the more recent return of Aquadive, Alsta have recently announced their first watch, the Alsta Nautoscaph II. It is an updated version of the original diver's watch now featuring German and Swiss case components and a Japanese automatic movement.For the new Nautoscaph II, Alsta have elected to keep the overall look of the watch extremely similar to its predecessor. While the case style of the Alsta Nautoscaph II is more traditional diver and less cushion-s