The Breitling Watch Blog

Doxa has a few interesting pieces this year coming out at Baselworld 2013. They have strayed a bit from their usual style and having introduced a few new models, including a womens model. Very cool materials will be present in this years new models including Carbon Fiber, Ceramic and Titanium. Check ’em out!

Doxa Trofeo TC-Evolution – Limited Edition of 999 Pieces

43mm in titanium and carbon fiber with rubber. Sapphire Crystal, 100m WR, and a bezel in titanium, rose gold or yellow gold PVD. Movement is a Swiss automatic Sellita and the rubber strap has carbon fiber and titanium inserts.

Doxa Into the Ocean XL Diver – Limited Edition of 1200 Pieces

48mm stainless steel and ceramic case. Sapphire crystal, 300m WR. Movement is a Swiss automatic Sellita.

Doxa Oceanelle

36mm stainless steel. Sapphire crystal, 100m WR. Mother of Pearl bezel with 12 pearl inserts.

Blacksand burst onto the watch scene last year at Baselworld 2011 creating some very impressive looking timepieces. Their new watch, the Stratographe, features their first completely in-house designed movement, the Calibre 2002. The watch features a monopusher chronograph, and some beautiful looking parts.

Specs:
Single-pusher chronograph with crown-activated start/stop/reset functions
Blacksand column wheel and index assembly Central 60-second chronograph hand – 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock Small seconds at 9 o’clock – hand-wound – 50-hour power reserve – 28,800 vph – Chamfered mainplate and bridges, black satin-brushed, sandblasted and circular-grained decoration Chamfered straight-grained steel parts. Polished screws.
Case 46mm in Titanium and Ceramic or Gold.

There’s always a showstopper every year, and one of them this year is the Opus 12 from Harry Winston. This is a hell of a timepiece and an absolute stunner. The Opus 12 will be a limited edition of 120 pieces in 18kt White Gold. The 46mm case will house the new Calibre Opus 12 featuring a whopping 80 jewels and 607 parts!

This watch is flat-out cool. No doubt about it.

In preparation for Baselworld 2012, new watch models are being announced by many of the participants. Always an exciting time of year! One of Blancpain’s annoucements is a very fine timepiece with a beautiful dial and white gold case.

40mm Solid 18K White Gold Villeret Case with beautiful blue Sunburst Flinque lacquered dial with retrograde seconds and pointer date complications. Flinque is a technique that involves putting on several layers of translucent lacquer on the dial to create an impression of depth. One of the more exciting features of this timepiece is the In-House Blancpain caliber 7663Q featuring 34 Jewels and 3 Day Power Reserve. Crystal is AR coated Sapphire and the case is Water Resistant to 30m.

Hell of a watch – the dial looks absolutely outstanding!

And the movement looks fantastic too!

Finally, a Corum Admiral’s Cup watch that I like!

CORUM – Admiral’s Cup 46 Chrono Dive

Corum’s extreme sports range introduces a new model and a new function with the Admiral’s Cup Chrono 46 Dive. Although slightly smaller, it features the same clean lines and strong design as its predecessors. Its highly recognizable 12-sided case is made of grade 5 titanium and water-resistant to 300 meters. The dial in subtle shades of gray is encircled by an inner flange bearing the 12 nautical pennants that are the signature of the brand.

Movement
Automatic, CO753 calibre, COSC-certified, 28,800 vib/h, 27 jewels, 48-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds, date and chronograph

Case
Grade 5 titanium, 46 mm
Unidirectional rotating bezel
12-sided, cambered, anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Screw-down titanium back
Water-resistant to 300 m / 30 ATM

Dial
Black
Hour, minute and small seconds counters at 6, 3 and 9 o’clock respectively
Luminescent hourmarkers, hands and chevrons
Date window at 6 o’clock

Strap
Black vulcanised rubber with titanium buckle