The Breitling Watch Blog

Tudor, which is a brand of Rolex, is really starting to be more progressive in their styling. Perhaps Rolex, which is notoriously slow to change, is living vicariously through it’s sub-brand Tudor. Rolex has suprised a lot of Watch collectors with the introduction of the Yachtmaster II last year and this year with the Sea-Dweller Deepsea… and now Tudor releases a watch that is quite different than anything I’ve seen from the brand… the new Tudor Iconaut. Tudor does not have any North American distributors, so the watch isn’t quite as popular out in this neck of the woods.

A chronograph with a 24-Hour GMT Hand as well. Nice Chunky bezel in stainless steel, and a chunkier case.. with what appears to be an oyster bracelet. This new watch from Tudor is a whopping 43mm in diameter. Maybe the Rolex Daytona will get this treatment soon too!!

The day has finally come. Rolex has taken one of their classic Oyster Perpetual models and increased the diameter past 40. Enter the Day-Date II 41mm: Available only in Platinum, White, Yellow or Everose (Rose/Pink) Gold. Why Rolex has to called it “Everose” I don’t know… its kind of like “Rolesor” or “Rolesium”.

This new big Day-Date is only available in very expensive precious metals, and will likely cost an arm and a leg. Perhaps it will eventually trickle down into steel for the masses, but for now it is only for the worthy.. like their new slogan calls it: “The new measure of Success”.

Rolex watches have a case shape that is very wide at the lugs, which makes their watches wear quite a bit larger than they are. Even 36mm watches wear closer to 38mm or more especially with the new Datejust case. This Day-Date II has a nice chunky Bezel as well.. nice.

I really have to say that this new Day-Date II is a work of art, and is definately bringing out my interest of Rolex watches just like the Sea-Dweller Deepsea model and the Yachtmaster II released last year.

Rolex announced a new version of the Sea-Dweller, the DeepSea, which goes deeper than previous models, and looks pretty sweet to boot. Rolex is really starting to step up to the plate and bring some new models out that step outside of that cramped little Rolex box finally and I am liking it. Rolex purists will likely not be happy with the moves lately such as the Yachtmaster II and this new Deepsea model, but I do!

Some Features:
Water Resistant: 3900m
Steel: 904L
Domed Sapphire Crystal
Glidelock Oyster Bracelet Clasp
Ceramic Bezel

Titanium/Steel interlocking Caseback

Who says bigger watches are going out of style? At SIHH 2008 A.Lange & Sohne announced a new watch, the Grand Lange 1. Which is a 42mm version of the Lange 1, originally in a 38mm case. This is a move towards larger watches by the high-end German watch manufacturer, which has traditionally made watches in the 38-40mm category.

The watch movement is the A.Lange L901.2, which is slightly modifed from the L901.0 in the original Lange 1, in what way, I’m not sure, but enough to warrant a decimal place 🙂

The is manually wound, with power reserve a hearty 3 Days or 72 hours – 53 Jewels, and adjusted to 5 positions. The case is white or rose gold and platinum. Watch complications include a power reserve indication, big date display, and sub seconds. as well as off-center hour and minute hands.

The Garinin Watch winder review was very popular amongst the readers of my blog, as everyone is always looking for a good deal on a watch winder… one of the posters on my forum sent me this youtube video he made! Really nice to see what it looks like in video… Enjoy!