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RM 62-01 Manual Winding Tourbillon vibrating alarm ACJ

Bold and daring, the Richard Mille RM 62-01 Manual Winding Tourbillon vibrating alarm ACJ watch is the result of a partnership between luxury watch brand Richard Mille and Airbus Corporate Jets. The bold watch has a skeletonized baseplate and bridges in lightweight, rugged Grade 5 titanium, and a new vibrating alarm complication developed in tandem with Audemars Piguet over the course of five years. The alarm, which will vibrate for 12 seconds, can be set to the nearest minute of a 24-hour period. The watch with 816-part movement features a tourbillon, high-tech Glucydur balance and shock protection system. The most complicated watch Richard Mille has ever built is created in a limited edition of 30 pieces.
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any crazier, Richard Mille drops its most complicated watch ever. It’s a watch designed for travelers, and produced as a collaboration with Airbus Corporate Jets. As such, it’s designed with the extremely affluent and very frequent flyer in mind – in addition to its tourbillon, it also has an oversized date, a GMT hand indicating the time in a second time zone, an indicator for the 70-hour power reserve, and an alarm. The alarm is a first for Richard Mille, and while not, of course, the first alarm watch, it is a first in how the alarm works. Instead of an audible alarm, it is a vibrating one, meant to be felt only by the wearer and not heard by anyone else. This is achieved by using a special oscillating mass that looks a bit like an automatic winding rotor, which spins at a high enough speed to produce a vibration that can be felt but not heard.

I must admit, I did have a chuckle when I read the press release which said “The RM 62-01 is designed for the discretion prevailing in the hushed atmosphere of luxury.” The new RM 62-01 is anything but discreet. The RM 62-01 has a double bezel – one is satin-polished titanium and the second milled from a block of Carbon TPT to a wafer-thin thickness of 1.8 mm. The combination of titanium and Carbon TPT ensures that vibrations produced by the alarm are transferred to the wrist, rather than to the movement.
Looking at the watch head-on (I haven’t had the opportunity to eyeball it in the metal), we see a pusher located at the center of the crown, from where it is possible to wind the watch, set the time, set the alarm and adjust the UTC indication. A disc at three o’clock displays the selected mode against a light-colored ground: N (Neutral) — W (winding) — T (time setting) — U (UTC hand setting) — A (Alarm setting). The UTC indicator for a second time zone is indicated by the green hand at the centre. And at nine o’clock, below the sapphire dial, the tourbillon shows off its free-sprung balance which oscillates at 3Hz. The oversize date is positioned at 12 o’clock and framed by an aperture with the red hatching we often see from Richard Mille. Finally, the 70-hour power reserve can be seen at 11 o’clock. All functions relating to the vibrating alarm are grouped on the lower part of the main dial.
The rotating weight that produces the alarm vibrations is machined from a single piece of white gold, precisely calibrated to spin at 5,400 rpm and adjusted to the nearest minute of a full 24 hours. This is set using the function selector situated at three o’clock. The maximum duration of the vibration is 12 seconds. I wonder if down the line you will be able to manually set the vibration duration. The alarm is wound, not by winding the crown, but by pressing 12 times on the pusher at eight o’clock.

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Versace watches: what’s the difference?

The brandname Versace watch is widely known and even if you have nothing to do with this brand, you must have been under a stone when not have heard of this Italian fashion brand. But what about Versus? In this blog we will look at the differences between the watches of both brands. A kind of Versus vs Versace!
Whether it concerns watches, clothing or other items: Versace watch is popular worldwide. That is a bit different with Versus. The brand lives in the shadow of the big brother and it is a lot less known but also a fashion brand. It is even a subsidiary of Versace. It will not surprise you that the range also includes clothing, bags and watches.
It was Versace owner Gianni Versace himself who launched Versus, a new Italian fashion brand, in 1989. The aim was to produce creative and innovative products with this label. Items containing more flair and created with a focus on new trends, even more innovative than Versace products themselves. You can see Versus as the somewhat more modern, stylish, sibling. The fashion brand was taken over by Donatella Versace watch, sister of Gianni.

Versus was shut down in 2005 but was relaunched in 2009 in collaboration with British designer Christopher Kane. Watches are also still part of the range.
When compared, you will find some clear differences, but certainly also similarities. The biggest difference is mainly the price: Versus watches are a lot cheaper to purchase compared to the Versace timepieces. a Versus watch can be priced somewhere in between € 99 till € 250.

You can find a Versace watch roughly somewhere in the price range of € 299 to around 2k. Where the most expensive Versus ends, the price of an entry-level Versace watch starts.
The watches of both Italian brands show similarities in, for example, the shape and design of the watch case, strap and also the use of the logo. The large medusa head, which is pontifically placed on the dial of many Versace models, can also be seen in the shape of a lion’s head at the daughter brand.
Who is actualy buying a Versus timepiece? What about their age? Well, quite a young and hip audience does that. We can understand they do: Versus men’s and women’s watches are hip and strikingly colored. These colors and the modern designs make the brand quite popular. The younger age of the enthusiasts is also due to the lower recommended prices. They are a lot cheaper compared to the watches of mother brand Versace itself. The lower price is fits better for this target group.
Both brands are of excellent quality. The biggest differences can be found in the specifications. For a Versace you have to pay more, but you will also get more worth the money. Better (Swiss) timepieces and sapphire glass are included. An advantage compared to the Versus (less) scratch-resistant mineral glass.

It is all in the details, the finish and the quality of the materials used that make the difference between the two brands.

But is a Versus watch a bad buy? No definitely not. They are very beautiful watches of good quality and with a lower price tag.

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Versace Logo Halo Watch

I had first fallen in love with this perfume when my dear friend from Dubai had come down to Mumbai.  While I was waiting for her to get ready so that we can go out, she sprayed this perfume.  I immediately fell in love with its intoxicating fragrance. This Versace Logo Halo was my first feminine-smelling perfume that I fell in love with. Previously, I used to mostly use men’s perfumes and Axe deos (barring musk ones, I hate musk) 

 Out of the few feminine ones that I used, I liked them, but did not really love them. This was a fragrance I was completely bowled over, but when I saw its beautiful bottle and price of the fragrance, I nearly died.
After which my friend told me she can get it for a much much cheaper price from Dubai and I wasted no time in telling her to send it for me and I really did bag it at half the price :happydance: An enthralling and voluptuous fragrance, for the Versace Logo Halo Woman who is strong and confident yet feminine, sensual and always glamorous, who loves to be enveloped in a fragrance that delicately tastes of colourful and juicy pomegranate grains, iced freshness and shining yuzu. A scent that then flows into the beauty of magnolia, peony and lotus flowers in a mixture of voluptuousness and transparency, and delights you with its subtle sensuality and the enticing
presence of plant amber, acajou and musk.
I just love it because its one of the best-looking perfumes bottles out there. The bottle itself is shaped like a crystal/diamond with soft, pink-coloured perfume which looks extremely pleasant  and even the stopper itself looks like a huge piece of crystal with so many well-placed cuts that it looks luminescent! Right in the centre is placed a Versace Logo Halo engraved coin.  Overall, this perfume looks like a precious jewel with ethereal looks right out of those fantasy books I read and movies I see 

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Rolex Datejust 31mm Floral Dials

This time last year, Jon wrote a story about a trio of new special dial iterations for the Rolex Datejust in 36mm, including two with subtle foliage patterns. Not to leave the smaller Rolex Datejust 31mm Floral Dial out in the cold, Rolex dropped a bouquet of flora-focused dial iterations at Watches & Wonders 2022 with a fanciful yet (mostly) subtle effect.
This 31mm trio spans three dial colors and three distinct Rolex Datejust 31mm Floral Dial formations, but all are a loose backcross of your garden variety 31mm Datejusts. There is a Silver dial in an Everose and Oystersteel two-tone format with a diamond bezel and a jubilee-style bracelet, an Olive-Green dial in an 18k yellow gold case with a diamond bezel and matching bracelet, and a vibrant Azzurro-blue dial in a White Rolesor (the brand’s own mix of Oystersteel and white gold) case execution with a fluted bezel on an Oystersteel bracelet.
But it’s not just the flowers and combination of metals that set this group apart from many other colorful Rolex Datejust 31mm Floral Dial , it’s also that the center of each flower (often known as a pistil), is set with a single small diamond. Each dial has 24 such diamonds and the effect is both more interesting and somewhat more subtle than something like diamond markers. If you’re a budding flower shop mogul, this is how you let ’em know you’re not just some delicate flower to be messed with.
While not traditionally the sort of Rolex that gets my blood pumping, I think these special floral dial models are just as interesting as what Rolex Datejust 31mm Floral Dial launched into the Professional line last week. I really liked the look of the foliage pieces from last year, and I think this broadens the scope for those who prefer a somewhat smaller footprint, but don’t want to grow in the shadow of more prominent models in terms of precious metals, movement quality (and tech), or the availability of uncommon appeal. As great as a black or blue-dialed Datejust is (and that’s pretty dang great), do you look twice when you catch one on someone else’s wrist? Like Brown Eyed Girl or Dancing Queen, we all love a world-famous hit, but there’s a special excitement to an alternative that you weren’t expecting. Not so much a deep cut, but something easy and just outside the norm of your expectations, like And It Stoned Me or Take A Chance On Me. Meant to invoke the warmth and refreshing novelty of spring, these three watches have blossomed just in time to add some seasonal efflorescence to the perennial charm and rosy nature of the 31mm Datejust.

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Rolex Datejust 41 Rolesor Everose

The Rolex Datejust 41 is covered by the Superlative Chronometer certification redefined by Rolex in 2015. This exclusive designation testifies that the watch has successfully undergone a series of tests conducted by Rolex in its own laboratories according to its own criteria, which exceed watchmaking norms and standards. The certification applies to the fully assembled watch, after casing the movement, guaranteeing superlative performance on the wrist in terms of precision, power reserve, waterproofness and self-winding. The precision of a Rolex Superlative Chronometer after casing is of the order of −2/+2 seconds per day, or more than twice that required of an official chronometer. The Superlative Chronometer status is symbolized by the green seal that comes with every Rolex watch and is coupled with an international five-year guarantee. Superlative Chronometer
A new-generation mechanical movement with 14 patents that embodies the brand’s new standards of performance with its precision, power reserve, reliability, resistance to shocks and magnetism, as well as the ease and convenience of its adjustment.
A compelling example of avant-garde watchmaking technology, this self-winding mechanical movement is entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex Datejust 41. It is backed by 14 patents and a number of innovative technological solutions relating not only to component design but also to processes involving new technologies that push back the limits of existing production methods. More than 90 per cent of the movement parts have been redesigned and optimized, from those that produce and store energy (self-winding module and mainspring) to the regulating organ responsible for precision (oscillator), the gear train and the escapement. The escapement, which transmits the impulses required to maintain the oscillator’s steady beat, is enhanced by a major innovation patented by Rolex under the name Chronergy.
Rolex engineers devised and patented a new escapement that optimizes the efficiency of the Swiss lever escapement, the standard technical solution in Swiss watchmaking, but which has seen only limited evolution over the last 50 years. While favoured by watchmakers for its great reliability, the Swiss lever escapement has always suffered from low efficiency, relaying to the oscillator barely more than a third of the energy it receives from the mainspring via the gear train.

The result of extensive research, the geometry of the new Rolex Chronergy escapement improves the efficiency of this key component by 15 per cent. Almost half of calibre 3235’s increased power reserve can be ascribed to the escapement itself. Made of nickel-phosphorus, the Chronergy escapement is, furthermore, insensitive to magnetic interference.
Like all Rolex Datejust 41 watches, the models equipped with calibre 3235 benefit from the Superlative Chronometer certification redefined by Rolex in 2015. This exclusive designation testifies that they have successfully undergone a series of tests conducted in the brand’s own laboratories according to its own criteria, which are more stringent than watch-making norms and standards. These tests are carried out on each fully assembled watch, after casing the movement, in order to guarantee superlative performance on the wrist.

The precision of every movement – officially certified as a chronometer by COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute) – is tested a second time by Rolex after being cased, to ensure that it meets criteria for precision that are far more exacting than those for an official chronometer. The tolerance for the average rate of a Rolex Superlative Chronometer after casing is of the order of −2/+2 seconds per day. Its precision is tested by Rolex using an exclusive methodology that simulates the conditions in which a watch is actually worn and is much more representative of real-life experience. The certification testing is carried out using state-of-the-art equipment specially developed by Rolex. The entirely automated series of tests also checks the waterproofness, the self-winding capacity and the power reserve of every Rolex watch. These tests systematically complement the qualification testing upstream during development and production that ensures the watches’ reliability, robustness, and resistance to magnetism and shocks.

The unique way in which Rolex watches are designed, manufactured and tested, together with the exclusive innovations from which they benefit, push back the limits of performance for mechanical watches and make Rolex the benchmark for watchmaking excellence. The Superlative Chronometer status is symbolized by the green seal that comes with every Rolex watch and is coupled with an international five-year guarantee.

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Rolex Datejust 36 Stainless Steel

Last year, right after the entirely digital Watches and Wonders trade show I wrote a piece pondering all the shades of green that new watches were released in. This year, I packed my bags and hit the floor in Geneva, fully expecting another color trend to emerge. It would make sense; while 2021 was the year of green, 2020 was all about blue. And just before that salmon-colored dials were all the rage. But the “it” color of 2022 never appeared.

So what’s the predominant color this year? Maybe I missed it in all the hustle and bustle of being back in-person. It looks like there simply isn’t one. And that isn’t a bad thing. In terms of color, the 2022 watch product cycle was all about brands doing their own thing – from an entire movement serving as a winding rotor to the first use of lab-grown diamonds in horology. While I’m lukewarm Rolex Datejust 36 watcheson trends as a whole, it’s hard to deny that color is a big business. There are professionals who actually get paid to forecast color trends, and for a long time our industry has followed these trends. They aren’t consumer-driven, either. Miranda Priestly puts it best in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada when she concludes her commentary on a blue sweater with this remark:
Who knows where the colors on the dials of Watches & Wonders 2022 releases came from. All I know is that the Rolex Datejust 36 watches below use color in a way that’s both novel and exciting. Finally, we’re living in a post-uniform-color-trend world.
You’ve seen it already, I know. Rolex made a “destro” Rolex GMT-Master II that features a black-and-green bezel. So what gives? Well, as I said in the Hands-On report, the clues were in the Submariner line in terms of how Rolex expands color in their models. Green was the next logical introduction, and it’s finally here. It’s a neat way to incorporate traditional Rolex colors into a model we all know and love. It’s the same green that appears on the Submariner, so it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that it found its way into the GMT, and regardless of what folks think about it, there will still be lines around the corner to get it.

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Rolex Day-Date 40

Admittedly, I am a fan of the Rolex Day-Date. I love the 36mm version best, but the Rolex Day-Date 40 surely ticks some boxes as well. Especially now that it will be available (or will it?) with a green lacquered dial.

Mike already touched upon the new platinum Day-Date (with fluted bezel) in this article. But there’s more.

Walking by the Rolex booth here at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, my attention was drawn to the new GMT-Master II “Lefty”, the new Yacht-Masters (I thought the Falcon Eye was a faulty watch, to be honest; that’s the reason why I didn’t take a picture), but especially towards this Rolex Day-Date 40 in yellow gold with the green lacquered dial. The green dial isn’t new to the modern Day-Date. In the past, we’ve seen a green dial on the rose gold version (see below). That was a sunburst dial though, not lacquered. Yellow gold and green seem to be a magic combination that works very well. On the green lacquered dial, you will find beautiful yellow gold applied Roman numerals. The way Rolex did the X and the V is an especially nice detail. There are only a few watches in this segment that can compete against the Rolex Day-Date. Perhaps the biggest competitor would be a full gold Datejust or Sky-Dweller, anyway. It’s a classic, an icon, and yes, a cult watch. Whether it’s the tanned senior residing in sunny Spain with a Day-Date 18038 or the hipster barista type of guy with a vintage Day-Date 1803, this watch basically goes with everything and anything. This new Day-Date ref. 228238 is no exception to that rule, of course. Although it would especially go perfectly with me.

The Day-Date is powered by the Rolex in-house caliber 3255. It’s a chronometer-certified movement with quick-set day and date complications, regulated to perform within ±2 seconds per day on average. It has a power reserve of approximately 70 hours.

See the chart below for all specifications of this Rolex Day-Date with the green lacquered dial. You can also visit Rolex online for more information and to configure this watch (differently). I can’t wait to go hands-on with this Rolex and report to you about it at a later stage.

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Rolex Yacht-Master 42

A new jewel shines on the surface of the sea: for the first time, the Rolex Yacht-Master 42 is available in yellow gold – an inspired and original refinement to the emblematic sailing timepiece that in no way alters its course.
Rolex is presenting a new version of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 42. From now on, the nautical watch is also available in 18 ct yellow gold, after having been offered uniquely in 18 ct white gold. The new version, which, like the original model, includes a bidirectional rotatable bezel and a Cerachrom insert with a raised graduation as well as the innovative Oysterflex bracelet, benefits from an optimized Chromalight display. The hour markers and hands are filled or coated with a new luminescent material, exclusive to Rolex, that guarantees a longer-lasting intense glow. In daylight, these display elements also have a brighter white hue.

The new version of the Rolex Yacht-Master 42 is equipped with calibre 3235, a movement at the forefront of watchmaking technology, enabling it to display the hours, minutes, seconds and date.

Like all Rolex watches, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 42 carries the Superlative Chronometer certification, which ensures excellent performance on the wrist.
Launched in 1992, the Yacht-Master was designed specifically for navigators and skippers. Embodying the rich heritage that has bound Rolex and the world of sailing since the 1950s, this Professional-category watch provides a perfect blend of functionality and nautical style, making it equally at home on and off the water. An emblematic nautical timepiece, it is easily recognized by its bidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated bezel made entirely from precious metal or fitted with a Cerachrom insert in high-technology ceramic.
Rolex played a pioneering role in the development of special ceramics for creating monobloc bezels and bezel inserts. Not only are these materials virtually scratchproof, their colours are also of a rare intensity and are resistant to environmental effects. In addition, thanks to its chemical composition, the high-tech ceramic is inert and cannot corrode. Rolex has developed exclusive expertise and innovative manufacturing methods that grant it complete independence in the production of these ceramic components.

On the new version of the Rolex Yacht-Master 42, the bidirectional rotatable bezel is fitted with a 60-minute graduated Cerachrom insert in matt black ceramic. Its raised graduations and numerals are first moulded into the ceramic and then polished. The first 15 minutes are graduated minute-by-minute to allow time intervals to be read with great precision. The bezel can also be turned with ease thanks to its knurled edge, which offers excellent grip.
A paragon of robustness and reliability, the 42 mm Oyster case of the new Yacht-Master 42 is guaranteed waterproof to a depth of 100 metres (330 feet). Its middle case is crafted from a solid block of 18 ct yellow gold. The case back, edged with fine fluting, is hermetically screwed down with a special tool that allows only Rolex watchmakers to access the movement. The Triplock winding crown, fitted with a triple waterproofness system and protected by an integral crown guard, screws down securely against the case. The crystal, which is fitted with a Cyclops lens at 3 o’clock for easy reading of the date, is made of virtually scratchproof sapphire and benefits from an anti-reflective coating. The waterproof Oyster case provides optimum protection for the watch’s movement.
The new version of the Yacht-Master 42 is equipped with calibre 3235, a movement entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex that was released in 2015 and has been fitted on this model since its launch in 2019. At the forefront of watchmaking technology, this self-winding mechanical movement led to the filing of several patents, and offers outstanding performance in terms of precision, power reserve, resistance to shocks and magnetic fields, convenience and reliability.

Calibre 3235 incorporates the patented Chronergy escapement, which combines high energy efficiency with great dependability. Made of nickel-phosphorus, it is also insensitive to magnetic fields. The movement is fitted with an optimized blue Parachrom hairspring, manufactured by Rolex in a paramagnetic alloy that makes it up to 10 times more precise than a traditional hairspring in case of shocks. The blue Parachrom hairspring is equipped with a Rolex overcoil, ensuring the calibre’s regularity in any position. The oscillator is fitted on the Rolex-designed, patented high-performance Paraflex shock absorbers, increasing the movement’s shock resistance.

Calibre 3235 is equipped with a self-winding module via a Perpetual rotor. Thanks to its barrel architecture and the escapement’s superior efficiency, the power reserve of calibre 3235 extends to approximately 70 hours.
The new 18 ct yellow gold Rolex Yacht-Master 42 is fitted with an Oysterflex bracelet, which singularly combines the robustness and reliability of a metal bracelet with the flexibility, comfort and aesthetics of an elastomer strap. Developed by Rolex and patented, this innovative bracelet is made up of flexible, curved metal blades overmoulded with high-performance black elastomer, a material that is particularly resistant to environmental effects and very durable. For enhanced comfort, the inside of the Oysterflex bracelet is equipped with longitudinal cushions.

The Oysterflex bracelet on this new version of the Yacht-Master 42 is equipped with the Rolex-designed, patented Oysterlock folding safety clasp in 18 ct yellow gold, which prevents accidental opening. It also features the Rolex Glidelock extension system, which was designed by the brand and patented. This particularly inventive mechanism comprises a rack located under the clasp cover and a toothed sliding link that locks into the chosen notch. The Rolex Glidelock on the Oysterflex bracelet has six notches of approximately 2.5 mm, allowing the length of the bracelet to be adjusted easily, and without tools, up to some 15 mm.
Like all Rolex watches, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 42 is covered by the Superlative Chronometer certification redefined by Rolex in 2015. This designation testifies that every watch leaving the brand’s workshops has successfully undergone a series of tests conducted by Rolex in its own laboratories according to its own criteria, following the official certification of the movements by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC). The in-house certification tests apply to the fully assembled watch, after casing the movement, guaranteeing superlative performance on the wrist in terms of precision, power reserve, waterproofness and self-winding. The precision of a Rolex Superlative Chronometer is of the order of −2/+2 seconds per day – the rate deviation tolerated by the brand for a finished watch is significantly smaller than that accepted by COSC for official certification of the movement alone.

The Superlative Chronometer status is symbolized by the green seal that comes with every Rolex watch and is coupled with an international five-year guarantee.

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Rolex GMT-Master II Stainless Steel Replica

Watches and Wonders 2022 is in full swing, and as is the case each year, the lead-up to the event has been rife with enthusiast speculation about the expected novelties from Rolex. While this year’s speculation came in a wide variety of flavors, one of the boldest and most persistent rumors among the luxury watch community was that the Swiss giant was preparing to release a left-handed version of its coveted Rolex GMT-Master II. Given the brand’s conservative release strategy in the past few years, this was dismissed by many enthusiasts as idle chatter, but with the event under way these rumors have proven true. With a new green and black colorway (dubbed “Sprite” by the Rolex community in reference to previous “Pepsi” and “Coke” GMT-Master II bezel color combinations) and a striking 9 o’clock crown design, the new Rolex GMT-Master II reference 126720VTNR offers an eye-catching change of pace for the series that’s sure to excite fans of the brand.
Although the 40mm Oystersteel case of the new Rolex GMT-Master II “Sprite” should be familiar to both casual and dedicated enthusiasts, Rolex introduces a host of changes to this signature design. The broad athletic lugs, polished case sides, and bidirectional coin edge bezel are all present and accounted for, but for this new model, the familiar elements are all rotated 180 degrees. Possibly as a tribute to Rolex’s left-handed CEO Jean Frédéric Dufour, the screw-down crown, bold squared-off crown guards, and the GMT-Master II’s “cyclops” date window magnifier have all been moved to the 9 o’clock position instead of the usual 3 o’clock. It’s a change that should lead to double-takes on the wrist from across a room and gives one of the most familiar shapes in luxury watchmaking a fresh new energy in images. The two-tone engraved ceramic bezel insert is also new for this model, combining the familiar black ceramic of models such and the BLNR with a rich, verdant forest green. This looks to be a warmer, more vibrant green hue than used for the ceramic bezel in 2020’s “Kermit” green-bezel Submariner design, which may point to difficulties smoothly transitioning between two colors on the bezel as seen in previous GMT-Master II designs. Like previous iterations of the watch, the GMT-Master II “Sprite” offers a solid 100 meters of water resistance.
Like the case, the dial of the new Rolex GMT-Master II “Sprite” keeps the familiar gloss black dial layout of previous GMT-Master II models intact while reframing them with new elements. The arrow-tipped GMT hand is now rendered in a classic Rolex green, while the familiar date window moves to 9 o’clock alongside the crown. It’s enough to make the classic layout feel fresh and inspire second glances in images, but the design still comes across as unmistakably Rolex.
Rolex powers the GMT-Master II “Sprite” with its in-house 3285 automatic GMT movement. The 3285 has been the standard Rolex GMT movement since 2018, and the design still offers excellent modern performance including a 70-hour power reserve and a 28,800 bph beat rate thanks to high-tech components such as a shock-resistant Parachrom hairspring, a high-tech Chronergy escapement, and high-performance Paraflex shock absorbers. Interestingly, the altered crown position of this new model affects the Superlative Chronometer testing all Rolex movements are subjected to, but the brand still claims the watch meets all Superlative Chronometer standards and rates the movement for an excellent -2/+2 seconds per day. The stainless steel Oyster bracelet is as much of a Rolex icon as the GMT-Master II itself, and the brand’s use of its most famous bracelet for this new model keeps the design readily familiar and sporting at a glance. The GMT-Master II can also be optioned with the more complex and dressier Jubilee bracelet in stainless steel, as well.
With a desirable new colorway and an eye-catching “destro” layout, the new Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 126720VTNR “Sprite” brings a fresh energy and a bold (by modern Rolex standards) perspective to one of the world’s most famous sports watches. The Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 126720VTNR is available now through authorized dealers.

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Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0

Girard-Perregaux has revived its 1970s Casquette with an all-new movement and a recreation of its unique case in ceramic and titanium.

Casquette was originally produced between 1976 and 1978, with 8,200 pieces being produced and sold under an anonymous reference number rather than the sobriquet it would later earn among collectors.

The watch – which displayed hours, minutes, seconds, day and date with the press of a button – boasted an innovative tubular LED display and variations were produced with cases in polycarbonate, yellow gold plate and steel.
Now 44 years after the model was discontinued, Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0 introduces the Casquette 2.0 with a faithfully proportioned scratch-resistant ceramic case and bracelet (with rubber interior) and grade 5 titanium caseback, pushers and vintage Girard-Perregaux logo.

Last year Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0 hinted at a return of the design with a forged carbon piece unique created in collaboration with Bamford Watch Department for the Only Watch charity auction. The watch featured an entirely new Calibre GP03980 movement which now powers the Casquette 2.0, adding month, year, chronograph, second time zone and secret date to the watch’s list of functions.

“Not all watches retain their looks and desirability with the passage of time,” says Patrick Pruniaux, CEO of Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0. “However, since production of the original Casquette ceased in 1978, the interest in this watch has never diminished. We regularly receive enquiries and have witnessed these models attract much attention, fetching 10x their original sales price on the pre-owned market.”