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When it comes to fashion, men prefer to shop Replica Handbags knowing exactly what they’re looking for, while women like to stumble upon new finds. And that’s the great thing abo

Montblanc combines two of the hottest Replica Watches case materials – DLC and red gold – to create the TimeWalker Dual Carbon Chronograph. If you don’t know, DLC stands for dia

Each year, Breitling creates a unique Replica Watches piece named Bentley Masterpiece: a mechanical magnum opus combining tradition, performances and the finest craftsmanship. This year at Baselworld, Breitling will unveil its new, one-of-a-kind Grande Complication pocket watch dedicated to the Bentley’s founder. The 2010 Masterpiece combines two sophisticated complications: a perpetual calendar displaying the date, day, month, leap years and moon phases, and a minute repeater.

The new Breitling Flying B N°3 is housed in a slightly smaller-sized case. However, the timepiece has inherited the harmonious refinement and boldness of the distinctively rectangular-shaped Flying B case.

The Breitling watch-makers created the Flying B N 3 with an absolutely new look of the face, having completely redesigned the watch's dial. Characterized by fine craftsmanship, the dial is highlighted by a perfectly bevelled sapphire crystal. It is glare-proof on both sides.

The dial of the Breitling Flying B sports hour-markers and the Roman numeral XII with elegant mother-of-pearl inlays. These details may be compared to a radiant surrounding for the knurled motif embellishing the center of the dial. The zest of the dial is revealed through two quite large hands indicating the hours and minutes. As for the small seconds hand, it sweeps around a hollowed square-shaped subdial. You will notice the date featured by an accurately cut-out double-date window.

The new Breitling Calibre 16B beats at the heart of the Flying B N 3. The precision of the mechanism is guaranteed by an official COSC chronometer-certification, following the steps of every movement developed in the workshops of the brand.

The Breitling Flying B N°3 offers the choice between a steel as well as in red or white gold model.

Breitling for Bentley Flying B Chronograph

Breitling has recently added to its famous Breitling for Bentley collection an exclusive chronograph version. This stylish watch has maintained the same rectangular-shaped case distinguished by its opulent lines. The case design has been improved with help of two accurately integrated lever push-pieces.

The dial of the Breitling Flying B chronograph sports a completely new design. It has been created in the most refined and luxurious spirit inherited by all the timekeeping creations that pay tribute to the Bentley, most prestigious British car manufacturer. The timepiece incorporated the following peculiarities:

• mother of pearl hour markers;
• hollowed chronograph counters;
• Bentley-livery inspired colors;
• knurled motif in the center of the dial corresponding to the steel, red gold or white gold case.

Every Breitling Flying B chronograph has been individually hand-crafted. At the heart of the timepiece there beats a Breitling officially COSE chronometer- certified chronograph movement. The mechanism offers a big date display calendar. The case back of the Breitling watch reveals the symbol that suggested the name of the timepiece - the iconic Bentley Flying B, the distinctive emblem of the prominent British marquee.

You surely have heard a lot and seen marvelous mechanical watches made by Swiss watchmakers. Being a collector or watch enthusiast is not necessary if you adore art and exclusive design. Mechanical timepieces are surely amazing, but have you ever wondered where these watches are made and where watchmaking professionals work to create complicated mechanisms? Here is a small overview of insides and outsides of some of the most famous watchmaking companies.

Patek Philippe Headquarters

The headquarters of Swiss watch manufacturer represents a beautiful modern building. It has a huge abstract coiled spring sculpture, situated in front. The sculpture leads into Patek Philippe's towering reception area, which, in its turn is decorated with a beautiful big wall relief that represents the company's famous Calibre 89. The whole relief is situated on two walls: one has an elaborate watch mechanism, and the other an airy sculptural clock, created by Jean Kazes.

Patek Philippe's facilities are the home of master watchmakers. Various experts, who repair and polish cases, reconstruct bracelets, enrich watches with diamonds are all together responsible for bringing back to life exclusive watches marked Patek Philippe. The work is made regardless of age of the watch or how much care it needs. Because watchmakers from Patek Philippe have different watch parts that are stocked for some very old models, any timepiece can be repaired.

I have a thing for durable watches. Finding a watch that can stand up to an active lifestyle, and still look good and keep great time over the period of many years, is surprisingly difficult. If you want a really robust watch, the conventional wisdom is to go with a Casio G-Shock if you're looking for a quartz or digital solution, and a Rolex if you want something Swiss and high-end. But Omega fans know there's another option which has one of the most interesting backstories in the history of horology.

The Omega Speedmaster Professional lands squarely between a high-end G-Shock and sport model Rolex in terms of price, looks fantastic, and has stood up to some of the most rigorous testing that any watch has ever been subjected to. Not only have Speedmaster Pros gone into space on many occasions, but they have actually been worn outside a space suit on the surface of the moon.

Before I get into the history of the Omega Speedmaster Professional, let's cover the specs:

• Stainless steel case and bracelet.
• Legendary Speedmaster bracelet with push-button release.
• Caliber 1861 manual wind movement; rhodium plated for corrosion resistance; 48-hour power reserve.
• Hesalite crystal (a type of plastic similar to Plexiglass -- very shock resistant).
• Water resistant to 50 meters, or 167 feet.
• Chronograph function (with "small seconds" at the 9 o'clock position), and tachymeter.
• 42mm case diameter.

As you can see, the Omega Speedmaster Professional isn't a fancy watch in terms of complications and features. It has to be wound manually, it doesn't have a date display, I wouldn't get it wet beyond a shower, and the crystal is relatively easily scratched. But what it does have is a combination of simplicity, build quality, and well chosen materials that make it one of the most robust and interesting watches currently on the market. Let's take a closer look.

The Bracelet

This was my first experience with the legendary "Speedy" bracelet, and I'm hooked. I've handled a lot of stainless steel bracelets over the years, but I'm pretty sure this is my favorite. It's solid, perfectly machined and built, and completely silent (no squeaks). While it's robust, it's not so massive as to be a burden or feel like an anchor. The clasp design is simple and elegant, and the polished strips that cap the center links give it just a touch of class.

The Movement

Yes, the movement has to be wound manually, and no, there's no date or day or moon phase or GMT hand, but there's something to be said for a simple design in terms of robustness. The Lemania 1861 movement has changed very little over the history of the Speedmaster, and for good reason. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It is now rhodium plated (which is the difference between the 861 movement, and the 1861 movement) for additional corrosion resistance, but that's about it. So how does it perform by today's standards? Mine is about 1.5 seconds fast per day -- as good or better than any other mechanical watch I've ever owned, including many that cost far more.

The Crystal

Now that practically scratch-proof synthetic sapphire is the standard in high-end watches, why would anyone want a throwback to the days of plastic? Two reasons. The first is simple aesthetics. Although sapphire is far more scratch resistant, some people simply prefer the look of the Hesalite (it tends to have a look which is more functional than classy, in my opinion). And the second is that although sapphire is very scratch-resistant, it breaks relatively easily. What do I mean by "easily?" Well, don't drop a watch with a sapphire crystal on a tile floor, and if you're going to be swinging your arm around with any velocity, make sure there's no chance your watch might hit anything of any substance. While the Hesalite crystal is certain to pick up minor scratch over the years, there's not a lot you can do to it to actually break it. The other advantage to the Hesalite is that it's very easily polished if the scratches start to bother you, and relatively inexpensively replaced if you really gouge it.

Water Resistance

Now that your typical Casio G-Shock is water resistant down to 200 meters (about 660 feet) and most of the big Swiss brands have watches with screw-down crowns that are rated to 300 meters (about 1,000 feet), 600 meters (about 2,000 feet) and even 1,220 meters (4,000 feet), why would you settle for a mere 50 meters, or 167 feet? Primarily because 50 meters if perfectly sufficient for most of us. If you're a diver or even a frequent swimmer and you don't want to change your watch, the Speedmaster certainly isn't for you. But if you just want to feel confident in a rain storm, rinse your watch off when it's dirty, take the occasional shower with it on, or not have to worry about falling into a pool, then 50 meters is perfectly fine. The Speedmaster has also demonstrated more than enough water resistance to function perfectly well in very humid conditions (more on this below).

The History

So what makes the Omega Speedmaster Professional such a legend? By now, most watch aficionados know that the Speedmaster was worn on the moon, but most don't know the details behind the story.

When the Speedmaster was introduced in 1957, Omega had no intention of sending it into space, but the combination of the chronograph and the fact that it is a manual-wind watch made it a great choice during some of the Mercury missions. Astronauts needed a manual-wind watch since automatic (or "self-winding") watches rely on a weighted rotor which doesn't work well in zero gravity, and they needed a highly accurate chronograph for timing rocket firing sequences. During the Mercury missions, astronauts could wear any watch they wanted, or even no watch at all, since watches were basically backups to the onboard clocks, but during the Gemini and Apollo programs -- which involved EVAs (extravehicular activities) which needed to be timed -- the right watch became far more important.

In 1962, NASA began searching for a more official piece of timing equipment to be worn by Gemini and Apollo astronauts. Several watches were purchased over-the-counter and subjected to rigorous testing including temperatures from 0° to 200° F, 12g's of acceleration, extreme humidity, and a violent vibration test. Some of the Mercury astronauts' instincts had been spot on: the Omega Speedmaster Professional was the only one to pass all of NASA's tests. In 1965, the Speedmaster was declared the official watch of the US space program.

The Speedmaster was subsequently worn by Edward White on the first America spacewalk in 1965, Buzz Aldrin in 1969 during his and Neil Armstrong's famous first lunar excursion, and it was used by James Lovell to time various burns during the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight since the onboard clocks were inoperable.

The Omega Speedmaster thus survived some of the most rigorous testing of any watch in the world as well as the harshest environments and conditions known to man, and even several political attacks by Bulova watch company who insisted that NASA should be using American technology rather than Swiss (the Bulova watches never passed all of NASA's tests like the Speedmaster did). The Omega Speedmaster became such an important and recognizable icon of the space program that Buzz Aldrin's Speedmaster -- the first watch ever on the moon -- was tragically stolen while being transfered along with other equipment to the Smithsonian for display.

Conclusion

At this point, there are several versions of the Speedmaster available. You can now get them with Co-Axial escapements, self-winding movements, sapphire crystals with anti-reflective coatings, date and day-date complications, display casebacks, 100 meters of water resistance, GMT functionality, and all kinds of variations in hand design, case and bracelet materials, dials, and straps. But Omega has continued to offer almost the exact same watch that was chosen by NASA in 1965 which I have now chosen as my first Omega all these years later.

While there are at least eleven different Speedmasters available today, there is only one true moon watch.

This is a brand new version of the previous Don Giovanni watch, this is the new Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Così Grande Jumping Hour Watch. This one will feature a rose gold case in rectangular form measuring 50mm x 3.7 mm x 12.4 mm. The face is complimented by a genuine alligator strap in chocolate brown.