Vacheron & Constantin Patrimony 18 ct gold manual winding Kal. 1003/2 Ref. 33093 Reviews

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Magrette Regattare Kupe's Voyage Watch: Engraved Bezel, From New Zealand
Apparently New Zealand is the latest country I’ve learned about that has watch makers. This is a very cool thing from the land next to the land down under. The last surprise came from Iceland; and before that was probably a few years ago when I learned about the Bozeman Watch Company straight outta small town Bozeman, Montana. Magrette is based in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland, which is really a wonderful place that I’ve had the pleasure of once visiting. If you are wondering what special character a New Zealand watch company can imbue into watch, think no further than a history of nautical adventure, and the right art and culture coming from the Maori people.This watch is dedicated to the story of Kupe’s Voyage, a Maori tale about Polynesian adventure and folklore. The story describes how Islanders first came to the New Zealand land mass to settle, complete with the trial and tribulations. It is? almost like a Maori version of Columbus, but without all th
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quanti¨¨me Annuel Hands-On
I had two options: a) write about the morbidly random Fifty Fathoms Moonphase-that appears to have disappeared from the internet as we know it and so, on a dark and gloomy day, I apparently will have to write it up anyway; or b) discuss the?Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantieme Annuel, hoping that I’d like it a bit more. The common theme shared by the two is Blancpain lifting totally-non-dive-watch-specific complications into the Fifty Fathoms line, the daddy of all dive watches.All images by David BredanThe one with the moon phase is so bad, I feel tempted to write about it here, but I’ll keep my positive mindset and instead bring you the details of this cool-ish, albeit confusing new Bathyscaphe. Before we set off, allow me to suggest a fun mind game.?As you are reading through and are looking at the images, try and make an educated guess on the price. Now, don’t cheat, it’s only fun if you consider where the dive watch market currently is and with tha