Furthermore, you'll notice that the caseback has been engraved with the name A.D. Henderson. Being the insatiable research junkie that I am, I naturally consulted the interwebs to find out exactly who this character was, and think I might have just figured it out. A quick search of the name pointed me in the direction of the Henderson family tree, in which there are many A.D. Hendersons. Day 10 ain't no walk in the park either. On one side, we have Alton Brown facing Matt Jacobson and Gary Shteyngart up against Keegan Allen; on the other, we have Jean-Claude Biver throwing cheese (baseball reference) against Howie Kendrick and David Williams facing Roger Smith. Good luck with these. Bulgari Octo Finissimo caliber BVL 288, front, with ball-bearing supported flying tourbillon. The pusher at 4:00 is part of a safety system that allows you to use the crown for setting the time; this is necessary because the movement is so flat that the stem lies in the same plane as the peripheral rotor. In the case of Tourbillion No. 2, two extra springs lock the going train when the power of the mainspring has been fully spent, but once the mainspring is wound, the gear train moves and unlocks the mechanism, releasing the balance spring. Surprisingly, Klings didn't patent the mechanism. .. The Watch-Maker puts his Name upon the Plate, and is esteemed the Maker, though has not made in his Shop the smallest Wheel belonging to it. The dial and hands also make ample use of sapphire, giving the watch a sort of space age look. Like I said, it's a different beast.

Produced in a couple of variants across the exceedingly limited production, the Oigol Oro has proven to be not only a great example of the effect of the Swatch Art Special but also one of the most valuable and desirable Swatch collaborations ever made. None of the various iterations of the Aqualand have nicknames, by the way – maybe because the watch pre-dates the nickname-dubbing watch internet, or maybe because "Aqualand" leaves little room for improvement. Fans of HAQ watches generally find them more interesting than GPS or radio-signal corrected quartz watches, thanks to the fascination of autonomous accuracy. As for the third watch, it's a square gold timepiece with a champagne dial on a leather strap that Hill wears for most of the first and second act. If you think you can spot this one, let me know in the comments. I will also say that although I think the new Blade Runner-style font works nicely with the future-forward aesthetic of the Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture, I hope they're selective in its application going forward as I can't imagine it will work as well with every future Greubel Forsey release.

A. Lange & Söhne's integrated sports watch now comes in the brand's iconic Honeygold. What more is there to say? Really, not much. One of four new releases for Lange at Watches and Wonders, the watch is exactly as I just described except – well – it's really, honestly fantastic. Here's the breakdown. replica patek philippe horloges The Peseux 7001 caliber inside is proven enough for a manual wound option, and I think that checks off the movement box so that the rest of the attention can be put towards the aesthetics. At 36mm in diameter, with a 9.2mm tall case, the Prismic has classic cocktail watch proportions but with a bit of visual interest, with parts of the case constructed from Grade 5 titanium.