2020 New and Upcoming Releases!

[yinzburgher]

Sigh, Timex and their liberties with history. They were making "fully quartz" watches at least 3 years prior to 1979, LCD ones, even.

I think they meant fully switched over to quartz

But that would be incorrect as well. Timex produced in-house mechanical movements and watches until 1996.

Ha! We definitely discussed this last time HERE. As I mentioned, Timex started making quartz watches in 1972. Those are my words. I'm not looking to irritate anyone. Tell me what is incorrect about it and I'll gladly change it. If you want it in the words of the company, I've linked the press release. Their version may be a bit revisionist. I can't say for certain. But most articles and versions of the history acknowledge that the change from mechanical to quartz movements did not happen all at once but rather gradually over a span of years. It's my sense from everything I've read that the release of the original Q was a way of marking the transition, however sudden or gradual.

[MoT]

I think they meant fully switched over to quartz

But that would be incorrect as well. Timex produced in-house mechanical movements and watches until 1996.

Ha! We definitely discussed this last time HERE. As I mentioned, Timex started making quartz watches in 1972. Those are my words. I'm not looking to irritate anyone. Tell me what is incorrect about it and I'll gladly change it. If you want it in the words of the company, I've linked the press release. Their version may be a bit revisionist. I can't say for certain. But most articles and versions of the history acknowledge that the change from mechanical to quartz movements did not happen all at once but rather gradually over a span of years. It's my sense from everything I've read that the release of the original Q was a way of marking the transition, however sudden or gradual.

I'm not really irritated by it, and I thought you were quoting the "official line".

Timex in recent years does have quite a revisionist attitude towards their own history, and they shouldn't. I think part of it has to do with a push to look a little more upmarket, which is a shame and a topic to be hashed out in a different thread.

[yinzburgher]

The Audric Seaborne will be available on Kickstarter in early March. Link to the pre-order thread below.

[yinzburgher]

Yesterday the CEO of Breitling announced via his Instagram account HERE that Breitling is releasing a re-edition of one of their popular vintage chronographs, the 765 AVI "Co-Pilot"from 1953. The new watch is being dubbed the Breitling 765 AVI 1953 Re-edition.



THE BREITLING 765 AVI 1953 RE-EDITION

BREITLING ON INSTAGRAM


Old and new side by side.

Details and Specifications
Brand and model: Breitling 765 AVI 1953 Re-edition
Reference: AB0920131B1X1
Case material: stainless steel
Diameter: 41 mm
Thickness: 13.95 millimeters
Lug width: 22mm
Movement: Breitling Manufacture Hand-winding Caliber B09
Power reserve: approximately 70 hours
Chronograph: column-wheel, vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 15-minute and 12-hour counters
Display: hour, minute, second
Certification: COSC-certified
Water resistance: up to 3 bar (30 meters/100 feet)
Crystal: hesalite, convex
Caseback: screwed, stainless steel
Crown: non-screw-locked, gasket
Bezel: bidirectional
Super-LumiNova® luminescent numerals, hour and minute hands
Strap: Black vintage-inspired leather strap with pin buckle
Availability: Limited Edition of 1953 pieces with delivery in March
Price: $8,600 USD


Rose gold and platinum versions will be available later in the year.

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[username]

Yesterday the CEO of Breitling announced via his Instagram account HERE that Breitling is releasing a re-edition of one of their popular vintage chronographs, the 765 AVI "Co-Pilot"from 1953. The new watch is being dubbed the Breitling 765 AVI 1953 Re-edition.

Whoa. I really like this.

[watchpalooza]

Yesterday the CEO of Breitling announced via his Instagram account HERE that Breitling is releasing a re-edition of one of their popular vintage chronographs, the 765 AVI "Co-Pilot"from 1953. The new watch is being dubbed the Breitling 765 AVI 1953 Re-edition.

Whoa. I really like this.

Do you...8600 times like it, or more like it from afar?

[username]

Yesterday the CEO of Breitling announced via his Instagram account HERE that Breitling is releasing a re-edition of one of their popular vintage chronographs, the 765 AVI "Co-Pilot"from 1953. The new watch is being dubbed the Breitling 765 AVI 1953 Re-edition.

Whoa. I really like this.

Do you...8600 times like it, or more like it from afar?

Well, it is a non-Aerospace-line Breitling, so after it's been out a few months, it will be available for a lot less from ADs, and in a year it will be available for even less from the gray market. So I might (and probably do) like it 6,000 times and might still have a shot at it. But it's not an auto, and while I like the idea of handwinds and enjoy owning some, I would want to keep any COSC watch running on a winder.

So while I like it, I don't want to own it.

[yinzburgher]

Timex has two new colorways of the Navi XL Automatic available on their site. See MoT's review of the green dial TW2U09800ZV HERE.

BLACK PLATED TW2U10000ZV

RED BEZEL TW2U09900ZV





Details and Specifications
Brand and model: Timex Allied Navi XL Automatic
Case material: Stainless steel
Case diameter:41mm
Thickness: 13.5mm
Lug width: 20mm
Lug to lug: 50mm
Water resistance: 100m / 10 ATM
Crown: Push/pull
Crystal: Mineral glass
Movement: Miyota 8215 automatic w/ date
Strap: Genuine leather
Price: $259

[BATMAN]

Alkin is releasing a new colorway of the model one. Very nice green color. The model one was a successful Kickstarter campaign with a blue version that was available only during the Kickstarter. Black version is sold out on their site. White models still available for £250. Hopefully the new green color is the same price.

https://alkinwatches.com/collections/all

Their model two which is a compressor style watch with inner rotating bezel is supposed to hit Kickstarter sometime this year.

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[pdsf]

Alkin is releasing a new colorway of the model one. Very nice green color. The model one was a successful Kickstarter campaign with a blue version that was available only during the Kickstarter. Black version is sold out on their site. White models still available for £250. Hopefully the new green color is the same price.

https://alkinwatches.com/collections/all

Their model two which is a compressor style watch with inner rotating bezel is supposed to hit Kickstarter sometime this year.

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Nice colorway, but quoting [mention]Boourns[/mention] - wish it were 38mm.

[Boourns]

Alkin is releasing a new colorway of the model one. Very nice green color. The model one was a successful Kickstarter campaign with a blue version that was available only during the Kickstarter. Black version is sold out on their site. White models still available for £250. Hopefully the new green color is the same price.

https://alkinwatches.com/collections/all

Their model two which is a compressor style watch with inner rotating bezel is supposed to hit Kickstarter sometime this year.

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They were supposed to make a second model, compressor style I think. But I haven't seen anything about it.

[tommy_boy]

THE BREITLING 765 AVI 1953 RE-EDITION

BREITLING ON INSTAGRAM

I like everything about these except the "vintage" lume.

Enough with the Old Radium lume, please. Thank you.

[gormless]

I'm quite taken by this but have never paid this much for an Orient before.

https://www.fratellowatches.com/hot-tak ... niversary/

I think it looks lovely.


WATCH SPECIFICATIONS

Brand

Orient

Model

King Diver 70th Anniversary

Reference

Japan: RN-AA0D11B (black dial), RN-AA0D12R (burgundy dial), RN-AA0D13E (green dial), RN-AA0D14G (gold dial)Rest of World: RA-AAD01B (black), RA-AAD02R (red), RA-AAD03E (green), and RA-AAD04G (gold dial)

Dial

Black, Burgundy, Green or Gold Fumé

Case Material

316L Stainless Steel, (RN-AA0D14G with bronze color-coated steel case)

Case Dimensions

43.8mm Diameter, 50mm Lug to Lug, 20mm Lug Width, 14mm Thickness

Crystal

Mineral Crystal

Case Back

Screw-down stainless steel

Movement

Orient caliber F6922 automatic, 22-jewels, hand winding, quickset day and date.

Water Resistance

200 Meters

Strap

Stainless Steel Bracelet with push-button folding clasp or Brown Leather with Pin Buckle

Functions

Time (HH:MM:SS), Day, Date, Internal Rotating Dive Bezel

Price

¥45,000

Warranty

1 Year

Special Note(s)

Available March 2020 in Japan, April in Europe



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