First unveiled in January 2011 at the SIHH trade show, the Radiomir Oro Rosa 3 Days 47mm (PAM 379) is powered by Panerai’s new in-house Caliber P.3000 hand-wound movement, is crafted from 18-karat rose gold, and is going to be sold as a Special Edition model with only 299 timepieces to ever reach the lucky few.
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Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Moon-Phase Calendar (26385OR.OO.A088CR.01)
The rose gold version of the new Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Moon-Phase Calendar (Ref. 26385OR.OO.A088CR.01) was officially presented at SIHH 2011 industry event. Although the dressy timekeeper doesn’t bring to the table anything new both in terms of ergonomics and industrial design, I’ll tell you this: a classic calendar watch has never looked so beautiful.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Lady Ultra Thin
The hand-wound Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Lady Ultra Thin (refs. Q3202421 & Q3208121) has been updated for the year 2011 with three more cases and nine different combinations of materials!
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon 39
Like a German limousine, the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon 39 (refs. Q1368520, Q1362520 (pictured,) and ref. Q1362501) is as conservative as it is contemporary. While the timekeeper doesn’t intend to stun you with high-tech materials that are usually employed by makers of Formula 1 sport cars and F-35 jet fighters, it still delivers a level of refinement that blows brands like Hublot out of the water leaving in them in the dust (figuratively speaking, of course.)
Is This Raymond Weil Parsifal Day-Date a Rolex Clone?
Raymond Weil plans to present their new Parsifal Day-Date (ref. 2965 SG5 00658) in a month or so at the Baselworld 2011 show. The new model leaves a bit strange impression. While all elements were delicately touched here and there to avoid copyright claims, it is still clear (well, clear to yours truly, that is) that its source of inspiration was one of the iconic models sold by Rolex. Will Raymond Weil get away with this? Only time will tell.
Breitling Montbrillant Chrono Upgrades to Caliber B01
Like the Italian Panerai, Breitling keeps distancing itself from the overwhelming monopoly of ETA on high-grade mechanical movements and gradually substitutes their blank calibers with its own mechanisms. Their biggest bet? The in-house Caliber 01 that will replace the omnipresent Valjoux 775x family. The Montbrillant 01 Chronograph is one of those iconic models getting equipped with a brand new “heart.”