Ulysse Nardin re-introduced its GMT watch with a new manufacture movement this week at Baselworld. UN s Dual Time watch has a simple, legible display and is designed for ease of use, particularly in setting the time. Now these characteristics have been incorporated into an in-house caliber.
The Dual Time Manufacture doesn t have the dial of a traditional GMT. Two center-mounted hands provide the local time, with an oversize small seconds display at 6 o clock. http://www.hhibt.com/cheap-panerai-luminor-uk.html A two-digit big date display is at 2 o clock. The window at 9 o clock permanently displays the home time-zone hour. Pushers on the left side of the case make for easy setting of the hands on the dial, forward or back. The date display can be set forward or back as well, via the crown.
The new manufacture movement, UN Caliber 334, is an 11 3/4-ligne automatic that runs on 49 jewels. It has a 48-hour power reserve. In a nod to technology that Ulysse Nardin has developed for the last decade, it has a silicon escapement that resists wear and improves accuracy.
The Dual Time Manufacture comes in a 42-mm case and is water resistant to 30 meters and has sapphire crystals on both sides. It is available with a black or silver-colored dial, in stainless steel or rose gold. Bracelets and straps are available.
Baselworld 2014: Shinola Introduces Runwell Chronograph
At Baselworld this year, the American brand Shinola brought out its first chronographs. The Detroit watch company is presenting a wide array of quartz chronographs as additions to its Runwell line. These watches extend Shinola s collection past the three-hand options that it has made available thus far.
The Runwell Chronographs use the Argonite 5021 and 5030 movements, Swiss quartz calibers by Ronda that are assembled in Shinola s downtown Detroit factory. The 5021 chronographs replica omega seamaster replica hublot big bang uk planet ocean have a traditional two-subdial layout with date window at 6 o clock. The 5030 version places the date at 4 o clock and has a third subdial for chronograph hours at 6 o clock. The cases have pushers in the usual arrangement above and below the crown.
Runwell chronographs come in two sizes, with diameters of 41 mm and 47 mm. There are more than 10 color options for the dial. Steel bracelets and leather or rubber straps are available, as well as a NATO strap design that runs behind the case. Cases come in stainless steel and with various PVD treatments.
The Runwell Chronograph will be available online and through Shinola s stores in Detroit and New York City this year. They are priced from $750 to $975.