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The Blue Dream: Review the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Edition "150 Years" 41.5-mm Watch Replica

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At the beginning of last year, IWC released five different watch collections in celebration of the Schaffhausen-based company's 150th anniversary. This is our hands-on look at the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Edition '150 Years' 41.5-mm Watch Replica IW371601 . I consider that these are particularly handsome IWC Portugieser watches with a nice mixture of technical competency, wearing comfort, value, and design. Timeless Design Each is limited to 2,000 pieces, the white-dialed is reference IW371602 variant that excites me. The other version is the IWC Portugieser Chronograph men's watch replica IW371601 with a lacquered blue dial. The generous subdials cause a stylistic conflict at the 6 and the 12. IWC solves this problem by truncating these numerals, a decision that shows the self-confidence of the brand’s designers. The stark white dial with black hour markers evokes the ship deck-style clock that the Portugieser design was originally inspired by. The hands ar

Jewels of the Sea: Omega Seamaster 300 Mineral Dials Watch Replica

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Omega, which has turned to some rare and precious materials found right here on Earth for the dials of two recently released pieces in  Omega Seamaster 300 collection replica . One combines a lapis lazuli dial with a platinum-gold case, the other a malachite dial with an 18k yellow gold case. Omega Seamaster 300 lapis lazuli dial Watch Replica The blue-hued dial of the first  Omega Seamaster 300 platinum-gold watch replica  is made of the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli, composed mainly of the mineral lazurite and prized since antiquity for its dazzling ultramarine color. Used by royal dynasties in ancient Egypt, which carved and polished into statues and other objects, its color was once described by Marco Polo as “the finest azure in the world.” Its 41-mm case, made of the alloy platinum-gold, has a bezel ring in polished blue ceramic; the bezel’s traditional dive scale is executed in platinum Liquidmetal. The hands are in 18k white gold and the leather strap harmonizes with th

Review The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1969 Titanium Carbide Case Men's Watch Replica

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TAG Heuer has released the first watch to contain its new in-house made Calibre 1969 automatic chronograph movement (debuted hands-on here) in 2014. It is the limited edition TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1969 Men's watch replica CAR2A60 and is the flagship of the mainstream 2014 Carrera range. The Dial The TAG Heuer Carrera 1969 watch replica having a lovely Cotes de Geneve finish, which falls away on the left-hand side of the dial to reveal a semi-circular disc highlighting the date window. The treatment of the date window is unusual, sitting underneath the ring of the 9 o'clock sub-dial. Three dates are exposed, with the current date not only sitting in the centre, but also having a Gold background. But what about the legibility of the hour register once timing goes past the 6-hour mark? Given that the hand extends to the marker on the sub-dial ring, there is little to no impact on how easy it is to read the register. The Case The headline specs of the case is th