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Tiret Automatic Chronograph Titanium Watch – A Designer Watch for Fashion People

March 7th, 2011

Tiret launches a new chronograph as a fashion gift to its watch fans – the new Automatic Chronograph Titanium Watch. It is a timepiece housing fashion, elegance and precision all in one. Let’s take a look.
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As its named implied, the new Tiret model is made of titanium, the modern light material for a watch. Its case looks chunky with short branches stretching out from the bezel. Both the branches and the bezel are presented in grey, making a nice-looking contrast to the silver case. At three o’clock of the case is set with a winding crown whose two sides are adorned with one pusher respectively. They ensure its working functions as a chronograph.

The dial is completed in a black background. The hour markers are artistically blended with Arabic numerals at two and four o’clock. At three o’clock are the date and day displays while at counter nine o’clock is the seconds sub-dial. The 30 minutes subdial is showcased at below 12 o’clock while a balanced 12 hours sub-dial is at above 9 o’clock. The time is captured by three centralized hands – the hour, minute and second hands. Each of them is well crafted in a black background with the indexes blending strips and Arabic hours. The red strips in the 12 hours counter and the 30 minutes counter give a fashion touch to the dial design. All the chic designs are well protected by a sapphire crystal face. To speak in a general sense, the dial presents a modern feel to anyone who looks at it.

The new model of Tiret is powered by a customized movement for Tiret, the ETA 7750 movement.

Rounding off the modern feel of the Automatic Chronograph Titanium Watch is a classic black leather strap which perfectly coordinates with the black dial. It is secured to the wrist with a folding clasp.

The Startimer Pilot Collection of Alpina – A Collection of Organized Beauty

March 1st, 2011

Alpina recently launched its new Startimer Pilot Collection. Its design is inspired by original Alpina watch designs that were used by the pilots in the 20s and 30s. There are four models in this collection and I must say it is a collection of organized beauty.

The four models feature some commonalities and enjoy its unique characters. For their commonalities, each in the collection is measured in 44mm in diameter. Their cases are made of satin-finished stainless steel and their dials are displaying in black with white markers. Though each dial displays 12 hour markers and 60 minute indexes, each timepiece shows out an organized beauty to anyone who looks at it. All of the four models are set with glare-free sapphire crystals as the faces. They are neat and clear.

For their differences, three of them are displaying time and date; two are housing a manufacture movement (cal. AL-950) while for the other two, one is equipped with a chronograph movement (cal. AL-86o) and one automatic (cal. AL-710). The automatic model showcases three central hands and one off-center date hand at six o’clock position.

Those Alpina Startimer Pilot watches are going to make their debut in PrivatAir, an international aviation group with bases in different countries. Due to the differences in the movements and some subtle differences in design, the four models ask for different money. The Automatic Startimer Pilot is sold at $1150 on strap and $1350 on bracelet; the Manufacture Startimer Pilot with date hand at six o’clock asks $2195 on the strap version and $2595 on the bracelet version; For another Manufacture Startimer Pilot, the price goes at $2395 on strap and $2595 on bracelet; the chronograph one requires $2595 on strap and $2795 on bracelet. So, select one according to your budget and preference. Enjoy the reading.

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