26 May

Cheap Tag Heuer Replica Autavia Hands-On

I am pretty sure that my next Cheap Tag Heuer Replica will contain their still very fresh in-house Calibre Heuer 02 movement – which happens to be the engine powering the new for 2017 TAG Heuer Autavia. This fantastic movement debuted a few years ago as the TAG Heuer Caliber 1969 and was later renamed to the CH 80 before its production was put on hold. Only a few movements were made and cased into watches called the Carrera CH 80, which I would imagine will be rather in-demand collectors’ items. The caliber Heuer 02 came back in a more complicated form as the base of the Heuer 02T tourbillon, which powers the most affordable Swiss Made COSC Chronometer certified tourbillon, also produced by TAG Heuer. Watch lovers can finally rejoice after a several-year wait, as the Calibre Heuer 02 is finally ready for prime time production – as the retro-styled TAG Heuer Autavia is the first place to get it.

Cheap Tag Heuer Replica
Cheap Tag Heuer Replica

I won’t lie that it takes a lot of TAG Heuer education to understand the larger appeal of a watch like this. Not only is there the historic placement of the Autavia in the Heuer family since the 1950s, but also the importance of vintage timepiece such as this in modern watch collecting. It takes an especially seasoned Tag Heuer Replica lover to understand why a re-issue of a retro watch with a brand new, rather technically sophisticated movement has a high level of appeal for collectors.

Tag Heuer Replica
Tag Heuer Replica

In September of 2016, TAG Heuer previewed a prototype of the Autavia during a collector’s summit. Now, at Baselworld 2017, the new TAG Heuer Autavia is not only officially debuted, but according to TAG Heuer, immediately available for sale in stores. Two versions of the “Nina Rindt” re-issue Tag Heuer Replica Watches will be available, with one on a “rain grain” steel metal bracelet, and the other on a brown vintage-style leather strap. Otherwise, the two models are the same. Given the already apparent success of the TAG Heuer Autavia watch, its desirable movement, and accessible price point – it does beg the question of where TAG Heuer will both take the newly re-animated TAG Heuer Autavia collection, as well as the Calibre Heuer 02 movement next?

Tag Heuer Replica Watches
Tag Heuer Replica Watches

The caliber Heuer 02 automatic movement is pretty impressive from a technical specification perspective. Further, it is totally conceived and built in-house by TAG Heuer Autavia Replica Watches. Produced from 233 parts, this automatic 12-hour chronograph movement has a symmetrical triple subdial layout, operates at 4Hz, has 80 hours of power reserve, and includes a chronograph with both a column wheel transmission system and a vertical clutch. In addition to the time and chronograph, there is a date window discreetly placed in the subdial over 6 o’clock.

Cheap Tag Heuer Replica
Cheap Tag Heuer Replica

I’ve said it a few times before, and I will say it again now – the TAG Heuer of today has a split personality. One arm of the brand is solidly in contemporary times producing bold, modern watches meant to appeal to younger(-minded) audiences. For the most part, these watches will say “TAG Heuer” on the dials. Then you have the part of the brand that is dedicated to satisfying the traditionalist collectors whose passion lies with the legacy of what Cheap Tag Heuer Replica was, and has the most appreciation for classic, conservative designs versus things which are “too new.” Few brands are this dynamic, and I think it is a credit to TAG Heuer that they can do both well, and speak to two audiences at more or less the same time.

19 May

Testing the Omega Seamaster 300 Replica Watches

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With the introduction of its new antimagnetic technology in 2013, Omega set a new standard in the fight against the effects of magnetic fields on a watch movement. The concept debuted in the Seamaster Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss. At the launch, Omega announced its intention to incorporate the technology into all watches equipped with co-axial escapements. Our test Cheap Omega Replica, the Seamaster 300, which was introduced last year, is among those models. On the outside, the Seamaster 300 is a near replica of a 1957 model, with the same beige, wedge-shaped indexes, numeral font, hand style and bezel design. The slightly curved case is also true to the original. The words on the dial – “Master Co-Axial Chronometer” – are new, however, and they define the technology inside. “Chronometer” means the watch has been certified by the inde- pendent COSC chronometer-testing authority, attesting to its precision and performance. “Co-Axial” refers to the co-axial escapement of the manufacture movement. “Master” refers to Omega’s meeting the challenges posed by magnetic fields to a degree never before seen in a serially manufactured Replica Watches UK.

Omega Replica Watches
Omega Replica Watches

 

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Magnetic fields are routinely encountered in daily life whenever we are in the vicinity of loudspeakers, headphones, induction stoves, electric motors or cell- phones. Magnets are used to attach pro- tective covers to iPads and other electronic devices, and should you require an MRI, don’t wear your Omega Replica. MRI scanners generate the strongest magnetic fields, with intensities of about 15,000 gauss, and occasionally as high as 30,000 gauss (“gauss” is the unit of measure used to denote the density of magnetic fields, named for the German physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss). These magnetic fields are the enemy of accurate timekeeping. Watchmakers often report that time- pieces they have received for repair must be demagnetized before they can be set to keep time again accurately. The conventional method of protect- ing watches from magnetic fields involves covering the movement with an inner case made of soft iron. This approach, however, rules out the inclusion of a date window or a display back, and it only protects the watch from magnetic fields up to 1,000 gauss. Omega claims its new movements can cope with magnetic fields of 15 times that intensity, to 15,000 gauss. Even stronger fields are conceivable, says Omega, but so far there is no way to test a watch under such intense magnetism.

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Cheap Omega Replica

Omega Replica Watches

Instead of enclosing the movement in a magnetic-resistant inner case, Omega uses antimagnetic materials to build the movement itself. All moving components, including the balance wheel, balance spring, pallets and escape wheel are made of materials that resist the force of magnetic fields. The balance spring is made of silicon, which is true of all Omega Replica Watches manufacture calibers made since 2008. The balance wheel is titanium, with gold screws. Bridges and wheels are made of conventional brass, a copper-based alloy that does not react to magnetism. Staffs and pivots are made of Nivagauss, an antimagnetic alloy developed by Nivarox, one of Omega’s sister companies in the Swatch Group. The steel plates that were formerly used in the co-axial escapement have been replaced by antimagnetic plates, and the springs for the shock absorbers are also made from materials that are resistant to magnetic fields.

12 May

Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph

A few years ago, Omega introduced a retro-styled version of its well-known Speedmaster chronograph watch, the Omega Speedmaster Replica Watches Chronograph, named for the year of the first Speedmaster’s release and featuring that original model’s straight lugs that extend from the case and its familiar bracelet. Here’s a closer look.

Cheap Omega Replica
Cheap Omega Replica

The 56-year-old Omega Speedmaster is known as the “moonwatch” by collectors because of its unique role as the wristwatch worn by NASA astronauts for all six lunar landings, even though the watch itself was developed more than a decade before human beings set foot on the moon. The Cheap Omega Replica adds several modern touches that distinguish it both aesthetically and technologically from its predecessor. The movement is Omega’s co-axial Calibers 9300 (in the steel, titanium and two-tone steel/gold versions) and 9301, which has a column-wheel chronograph incorporating both the 12-hour and 60-minute counter hands onto a single subdial.

Omega Replica
Omega Replica

This arrangement means that the chronograph hours and minutes can be read together intuitively, much like the hours and minutes on the main dial. It also allows for a modern redesign of the Omega Replica old tricompax dial design: there are now two subdials rather than three, with hours and minutes at 3 o’clock and small seconds at 9 o’clock. The date window occupies a window at 6 o’clock, while a center-mounted hand tallies chronograph seconds. Another hallmark of the movement’s design is that the two chronograph pushers function independently of each other, so there is not risk of inadvertently operating the Omega Replica Watches chronograph mechanism. The brushed bezel displays the model’s traditional tachymeter scale. The 41.5-mm case is water-resistant to 100 meters.

Omega Replica Watches
Omega Replica Watches

Several variations of this vintage-styled timepiece are available, including models in both a yellow-gold or rose gold case. Each comes on either a matching bracelet or a leather strap — black for the rose-gold watch, brown for the yellow-gold, and each is offered with a black or silvery-white dial. The indices on both models are made of gold and coated with Super-LumiNova. Another version, in lightweight grade 5 titanium, has a white dial and blued hands and is available on a titanium bracelet or leather strap. There are also stainless steel Cheap Omega Replica models with a range of dial choices including black or blue PVD with rhodium-plated indices and silver-colored with gold applied indices. These models are also available on brown leather straps or steel bracelets. The bi-color steel and 18k gold versions offer either a silvery-colored or black dial, paired with either a leather strap or a gold-and-steel two-tone bracelet.