2010年12月20日星期一

Girard-Perregaux 1960s Hand Alarm: One more Precious stone In the Rough

Simply the other date we spoke concerning the a scuba dving replica rolex watches from the at present uber-brand Girard-Perregaux that was an incredible alternative towards the a lot more mainstream divers of the 60s (ie. Submariner, Fifty Fathoms, Seamaster). Right now we have identified yet one more 60s GP which is a very strong alternative one more visitor attractions inside the watch game...the Jaeger lecoultre Hand Alarm.
We have featured a couple of (similar to this one) and also they're seriously awesome old timepieces, yet you can find them all over, and also with tremendously changing levels of authenticity. The wrist alarm we have here is equally as awesome, and also in our opinion a a lot more fascinating choice.
This GP is a mechanical breezes in stainless stainlesss steel which is totally authentic. It's always functioning flawlessly (according to the seller) and also contains their personal 1 year warranty. The best aspect about this a mechanical alarm is, similar to we've stated inside the past, the seem it makes when it chimes. The seem that comes out of these timepieces is seriously incredible.
Another reason we're so keen on this watch will be the price. It's becoming available for only $1500 where a Jaeger version in this condition will expense you properly over $2000, if not a lot more. This is classic watch from the a very properly respected business at a price to move...certainly worth a appear.
The EMV and its similarly-sized brother, the EM001, is an impressive hunk of sheet metal, the likes of of which we've in no way observed. It's the watch's dimension and also weight that you see 1st. In reality, it can be impossible not to. When 1st handling the EMV, we had been having on our test LUM-TEC M5, a watch that we had compared in weight to an automatic Omega Speedmaster. The Enzo dwarfed the weight of the M5, to a point that we didn't understand initially. Why was it so quite heavy and also was it needed?
Our 1st assumption towards the questions listed had been "it's so quite heavy merely to create a point, and also no it was not necessary". We had been wrong. The a lot more we read concerning the Enzo Mechana brand and also what this watch represents, it became apparent that this watch just isn't meant come to be necessarily wearable date to date, it was meant come to be the most durably-constructed watch ever made. In reality, Enzo Mechana explains the EMV as "literally bomb proof, designed to face up to a life of extreme use". The concept is to eliminate all connotations of status and also expensive jewelry from the the watch, and also replace it with industrial efficiency and also high style a lot more in lines with a machine (in particular a container) than a stone bracelet. The EMV is a tool, just put.
With a great number of scuba dving timepieces marketed towards bankers, consultants, and also CEOs, we take a specific pride in saying this watch is absolutely nothing if not a accurate diver's watch. It's made of dense surgical grade 316L stainless stainlesss steel, the sapphire crystal is domed and itself over 5mm dense. It's not complicated, in fact it functions only a date window. It does however feature a helium-escape valve and also luminescent markers, both unwavering needs of real divers. The regular strap on the EMV is a stainless stainlesss steel bracelet which is actually screwed towards the watch case, yet both buckskin and also plastic is always obtainable.
So merely how hardcore of the hardcore scuba dving watch will be the EMV? Well, it's certified to 1000M, or 3,300ft, yet our guess is it'd be great for an additional league or two. How does this evaluate using the a lot more mainstream scuba dving tissot watch? It effortlessly trumps the Rolex Submariner (great to 100M), is matched by Blancpain's merely unveiled uber-diving watch the 500 Fathoms, and also is usurped only by Rolex's insanely monstrous and also monumentally high-priced SeaDweller Deep-Sea (retail merely beneath $10,000).

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