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Flying high February 1, 2012

Aviation is just one of man’s proudest accomplishments. Like horology, to build up, it’s needed a mix of technical prowess along with a relentless spirit. It’s therefore no real surprise that after the 2 sciences meet, the outcomes are frequently stunning – for watch enthusiasts and aircraft pilots alike.

Maximilian Busser, founding father of Swiss watch manufacturing company Megabytes&ampF, has combined his childhood adoration for model aircraft together with his fascination with horology, to produce the Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt. The timepiece resembles an aircraft’s dual turbine,IWC Replica, using the dial within the left pod exhibiting the energy reserve and also the dial within the right pod showing the hrs and minutes, with two arrow-expected Super-LumiNova-filled hands. The in-house-manufactured engine, which required 3 years to build up,Cartier Replica, provides energy for that coffee pods, resembling the way in which jet engines transfer energy to turbines,Mont Blanc Replica, and it is visible via a very-display panel on the top from the situation. The watch is equipped having a black hands-sewn calfskin strap, having a titanium or whitened-gold deployment buckle. Listed at US$158,000, only two bits of the No4 Thunderbolt is going to be created every month.

Bell &amplifier Ross has added two models to the Instrument BR Heritage collection. Inspired by nineteen forties military aircraft, the watches mix nostalgic design with today’s technology. Vintage-style hands, numbers and index are positioned against a black dial and covered inside a sand-coloured photoluminescent coating. Both designs include a 42mm black carbon-powder-covered steel situation, the BR03-92 Heritage (HK$31,000) featuring hrs, minutes, seconds and date signs, the BR03-94 Heritage (HK$50,500) getting a 2-counter chronograph for 60-second and 30-minute tracks. Water-resistant to 100 metres, the BR Heritage models are fitted having a placed synthetic leather strap.

Breitling has released the Chronospace, created for use by professional aircraft pilots. The steel situation houses a range of helpful functions: another chronograph with split occasions (enabling it to time two synchronised occasions), dual-time-zone display by having an alarm along with a perpetual calendar. The LCD 12/24-hour display from the Chronospace is outfitted having a high-performance back-lighting system. The watch has a star-formed bezel and may be fitted with assorted wrist bands, including a stylish woven-steel Aero Classic bracelet (HK$42,000).


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