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1y ago
I’ve had my eyes on the Formex Essence Leggera since the first version has been announced, a few years ago. While I really enjoy the “standard” Essence and its fantastic Dégradé dial, I was thrilled when Formex offered to loan me 2 Leggeras for a review.
Formex Essence Leggera 43mm Electric Blue and Formex Essence Leggera 41mm Cool Grey
The specs
CASE
Diameter: 43mm or 41mm
Height: 11mm
Lug width: 22mm
Lug-to-lug: 49mm for the 43mm / 46.4mm for the 41mm
Water resistance: 10 bar (100 meters / 330 feet)
Weight: 50g (case only) for the 43mm / 40g (case only) for the 41mm
MATERIAL
Bezel: Zirconi ..read more
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2y ago
For those familiar with the watches offered by Kyle, the creator of the brand Straton Watches, you should know that he created a second brand in order to offer watches whose dials are made from natural materials.
It is a diver of this new brand that I have the pleasure to make you discover.
The Brand
As I said in my introduction, Kyle has taken on the challenge of creating a new brand. I speak of challenge because I was able to realize that it is already very complicated to make a watch brand live, but daring to propose a second one is even more challenging!
It is under the name of Signum Wat ..read more
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2y ago
If there is one historical watch brand we do not hear enough about it is the German company Hanhart! The brand was founded in Switzerland in 1882 (before moving to Germany 20 years later) so it will celebrate its 140th anniversary this year.
Today I’m reviewing the Pioneer TwinControl, a watch released after Baselworld 2011 and based on the historical chonographs produced by Hanhart.
The specs
MOVEMENT
Automatic chronograph movement HAN3809
Basis: ETA7750 with La Joux-Perret module
Asymmetrical button arrangement
28,800 vibrations per hour, 4 Hz, 28 jewels
Power reserve of min. 42 hours
DI ..read more
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2y ago
While some brands make the choice of innovation, others, on the contrary, prefer homage watches with more or less success.
With all due respect to some, tribute watches have found their place in the watchmaking market and I would even say that these watches bring visibility and therefore a much more important «advertising» to luxury brands.
I will review for you a watch of the brand Ironwatch, belonging to the WR Watches group.
The Brand
WR WATCHES has decided to broadcast different brands that are all offering tribute watches.
We will of course find tributes to the Rolex brand but as ..read more
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2y ago
SEVENFRIDAY’s new T2/04 harks back to a time of fine craftsmanship & modern styles. A time of great positivity
when anything was possible. Art Deco as it is known is characterized by bold geometric shapes.
That boldness starts underneath the T-ART’s special grey semi-transparent dial made of eyewear lens material. There you will
discover skeletonized elements have been underlaid in distinctive patterns giving it that unmistakable architectural structure.
But the Art Deco style is carried further throughout the five-layered dial. The bevelled inner circle in brushed galvanic gold
features ..read more
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2y ago
The guys at RZE are building and engineering tools for the everyday adventurer. Whether it’s diving watches, field watches, chronographs or pilot watches, you’ll definitely find the style you’re looking for! I propose you to discover here the Fortitude in its Nimbusgrey version.
The specs
41mm case width
12.5mm case thickness
47mm case length /lug-to-lug
20mm lug width tapers to 16mm at buckle
Weight: 110-120g (with bracelet)
Solid Titanium with ULTRAHex Coating (up to ~1200Hv hardness)
Antimagnetic cage for up to 20,000A/m resistance
SII NH35A Automatic Movement
100m (330ft) / 10ATM
Screw-d ..read more
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2y ago
When I see people searching for divewatches, the main criteria are generally Stainless Steel case, 42/43mm, strong lume and >200m WR. The Epos Sportive Diver is checking all the boxes!
The specs
Case
Material: Stainless Steel / Ceramic Bezel
Diameter: 43 mm
Thickness: 14.5 mm
Lugs: 25 mm
Front Crystal: Scratch-Resistant Curved Sapphire
Back: Stainless Steel
Water Resistance: 50 ATM
Dial
Color: Black
Execution: Sandblasted
Hour Markers: Index / Arab Applied
Movement
Base Movement: ETA 2824
Type: Automatic
Execution: Standard
Date Functions: Date
Straps
Stainless Steel bracelet / Foldi ..read more
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2y ago
The Squale brand was created in Switzerland by the von Büren family in the 1950s. The aim was to create diving watches that were reliable, solid and of very good quality. Almost 70 years later, this objective has not changed, and Squale continues to produce diving watches that are unanimously recognized.
Today I’m reviewing the Squale Matic Satin Orange, a model whose design pays tribute to the first divers of the brand, while bringing a contemporary touch, especially thanks to a diameter of 44mm.
The specs
Width: 44mm
Glass: domed sapphire crystal with AR coating
Material: Stainless steel w ..read more
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2y ago
Together with dive watches, field watches have always been among the most popular ones. They are appreciated for their reduced thickness, their robustness and discretion. When a well-known brand like Formex decides to enter this niche, it’s with some excitement that I was waiting to see the result, and I wasn’t disappointed! Here is a review of the brand new Formex Field.
The specs
Movement: Self-winding Sellita SW200-1 with date, 41h power reserve
Case: Titanium grade 2 with sandblasted finishing
Glass: Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
Dial: recessed numbers ..read more
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2y ago
The world of affordable watches stamped “swiss made” isn’t that big, and Davosa is certainly one of their major actors who’s been providing quality watches for a long time. The trailmaster is the first Davosa we’re reviewing on AWDO, but it’s likely that more will follow!
The specs
Length: 47.25 mm
Thickness: 12.8 mm
Width: 42 mm
Lug size: 22 mm
Movement: automatic, DAV 3022 (ETA 2836)
Water resistance: 10 ATM
Dial color: blue
Luminosity: SuperLumiNova
Crown: screw-down
Case: all stainless steel
Crystal: anti-glare
Functions: date, weekday
Numerals: indices
Case back: transparent, screw-in
S ..read more