18K Rose Gold Plated Stainless Steel Case Miyota 9015 Automatic Movement, 28800vph
Swatch Introduces Smartwatch: Touch Zero One (Volleyball)
Today, as news both expected and unexpected, Swatch has introduced what will be its?first widely available smartwatch: the Swatch Touch Zero One. What we all expected to see sooner or later-preferably sooner-was a?smart / notification / fitness watch to be offered by one of the Swiss watch industry giants. The unexpected part, is that there’s a direct link to, there’s no other way to put it, beach volleyball. The Swatch Touch has been around for about four years and now, thanks to its trademark tactile control (touchscreen) and larger display area, it?is now becoming the vehicle that Swatch uses to introduce its first mass-produced?smartwatch.If you are not entirely familiar with the Swatch Touch you can find our detailed review of it here. Swatch did announce the Swatch Touch Liquid Metal recently, which was to be a very limited edition Touch with Bluetooth connectivity. Now,?Swatch has?debuted?the Swatch Touch Zero One-accompanied by?a single page press document that?shar
Greubel Forsey Balancier Watch
If there's one complication that’s been a signature of?Greubel Forsey?watches, it's the tourbillon. This is exactly why the?Double Balancier?watch from a couple of years ago was so striking, as it was their first watch to not feature a tourbillon – and we didn't mind that at all. New for 2017 is the Greubel Forsey Balancier watch which is one of the most affordable offerings from the brand (the most affordable, I believe, is the?Signature 1, another simple non-tourbillon offering). Featuring a new in-house made balance wheel, it’s really a demure, legible, and restrained?white gold watch that is still immediately recognizable as a Greubel Forsey.The idea behind the?“Balancier” involves a single diagonally inclined balance wheel that serves as the visual centerpiece on the dial. The Greubel Forsey Double Balancier was more complex and sacrificed a lot of legibility in favor of the double balance display. The?Greubel Forsey Balancier, however, takes this con