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A-2T Original Classic™ RRP $200,00
A special edition of the iconic A-2T Original Classic™ titanium field watch... The A-2T Original Classic™ was an instant success when launched in 2004... then and now, this success is based on innovative design, classic styling, durability and value. For the 10-year anniversary, the A-2T Super Classic special edition was created and launched to celebrate this success. The A-2T Super Classic is identical in design to the original, but with high performance enhancements that include: a lithium cell battery 2 | eastcoastpromotions.net
with 10-year life that continuously powers a precision movement, a scratch resistant hardened sapphire crystal, and a 200 M water resistance rating.
Our review:
The A-2T Original Classic™ was an instant success when launched in 2004 and we can certainly see why! This great all-rounder is reasonably priced at $200,00 RRP, which certainly isn’t to be sniffed at considering the soaring
prices of watches in this day and age. One thing that really stands out to us about this timepiece is its durability, being equipped with Bertucci’s legendary U.S. Patented solid titanium Unibody™ give this watch a solid platform to perform, that’s before we even mention the 10-year battery life and the 3-year warranty. If you want a watch that is going to stand the test of time, then this timepiece should be right at the top of your shopping list!
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NOVA+ All Black
RRP €398,00
Botta-Design One-Handed Principles Complicated is easy – easy is difficult: Klaus Botta’s goal is always to develop logical products that can be operated intuitively. He intentionally dispenses with any superfluous elements, and pairs superior functionality with outstanding design. The prime example of this is the revolutionary UNO one-hand watch developed by Klaus Botta – the first wristwatch in the modern era to employ the one-hand principle. For this and a number of other products, the industrial designer has so far won 60 national and international awards. There is one key question that Klaus Botta always asks at the start of each development process: What if the product had never existed? Taking the example of a
watch, this would mean that the most logical kind of watch would be one with just a single hand and a 24-hour scale. The one-hand principle simplifies the way time is presented and read.
NOVA+ All Black from BottaDesign with 44 mm stainless steel case
The NOVA+ All Black features a display comprising two elements: a scale divided into twelve segments and an hour hand. It intentionally dispenses with any further subdivisions. While the hour hand inches its way across the dial, at a speed not perceptible to the human eye, it uses the twelve segments one by one to give a graphic indication of the current hour.
Our thoughts on the Watch:
We have recently reviewed the NOVA+ All Black, one of the Botta-Design range of watches. The one thing that really did strike us about this classy sophisticated timepiece was the minimalist feel that the watch offers once wearing it. This watch is also offering a much more competitive price range (and should ideally be easier to acquire) and we think it should make a lot of watch lovers happy. What makes the NOVA+ All Black distinct from the rest of the watches on the market is, of course, the slick minimal German design, just the simple addition of the green time hand really makes this watch standout. eastcoastpromotions.net | 3
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Salzburg 2972 - CHF 1300 RRP £275.00
Charmex of Switzerland™ Elegant & classical dress watches Montres Charmex SA is a Switzerland based, family-owned and –run boutique manufacturer of Swiss Made® quartz and automatic wrist watches established over 80 years ago with three separate Strategic Business Units:
Private Label (OEM) Watches
With their Swiss Made® OEM division they have worked with various international army and police units such as SEK, Cologne, CPU UN troops Kosovo, Singapore Armed Forces & companies such as BMW, Coutts Bank, Saecco as well as HNW individuals. The Austrian city of Salzburg has a history dating back to the year 696 and is best known as the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most prominent musician and composer of 4 | eastcoastpromotions.net
the First Viennese School of classical music. The subtle elegance and unpretentious aristocracy of the model SALZBURG embodies the spirit of this beautiful medieval city in the heart of Europe: the paved interior of the dial gives way to the unstructured hour ring and its applied indices. The moon phase, the day and date indications add functional value to the SALZBURG and both the blue lug-end screws as well as the case decor typical for the brand Charmex of Switzerland™ show the attention to detail.
Salzburg 2972 - CHF 1300
M’s multi-function watch SALZBURG, Ronda cal. 706.1 quartz mvt., 5 jewels, blue dial, stainless steel case/bracelet (length 180mm, width 20mm, with double pusher
butterfly buckle 20 mm), sapphire crystal, 5 ATM. Case: diameter 42,0 mm, thickness 8.5mm, weight: 108gr. HS Code: 9102.1100.116
Our Review:
The first thing which strikes you upon receiving the watch is the immaculate presentation of the timepiece, displayed in a polished mahogany box which gives a resounding quality look and feel. The moon phase on the watch is visually whimsical and can often be downright dazzling – tracking the phases of the moon in a small aperture on the wrist. We would say that this is a watch for those who want the celestial touch of a moon phase complication at a more attainable cost. Defiantly a conversation starter!
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A-2T Original Classic™ RRP €189.00
Prisma, Over 70 years of innovation Dutch watch brand Prisma stems from a collaboration of watchmakers. They wanted to introduce a new watch line that was accessible to everyone. For people who appreciate style and quality, but who do not need a watch of thousands of euros. This dream came true after the war in the year 1948. The first Prisma watch was made to offer high quality, elegant watches for a good price. Since the creation of the brand almost 70 years ago, these are the fundamental core values. Our passion is deeply rooted in Dutch culture. Simple, honest and reliable. This gave Prisma a place in the heart of many people,
including Dutch celebrities such as Johan Cruijff and Irene Moors. Prisma is named after the shape of a cut diamond. The diverse light that falls through a stunning diamond represents the variety of the brand. Every person has his own abilities and dreams. A watch is therefore one of the most determining accessory to show the world a little more about you.
Our review:
Simple, handsome, and modern. In a day of vintage throwbacks and overthe-top complexity, sometimes all you want are those three things—a good
watch that is simple, handsome and modern. With the Model One, Alkin have achieved just that, and they’ve done so in an affordable package with a final retail price around $200One thing that really stands out to us about this timepiece is its durability, being equipped with Bertucci’s legendary U.S. Patented solid titanium Unibody™ give this watch a solid platform to perform, that’s before we even mention the 10-year battery life and the 3-year warranty. If you want a watch that is going to stand the test of time, then this timepiece should be right at the top of your shopping list! eastcoastpromotions.net | 5
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Rs1-By-Automatic RRP $1,390.00
DWISS Swiss watches in modern form DWISS stands for Design Watch Independent Switzerland and was born out of its founder passion for watches, and it has revealed to be a real business opportunity. DWISS creates and produces limited edition Swiss made watches with innovative designs sold at prices that represent good value for money. The sales are made mainly through the company’s website and crowdfunding platforms directly to end consumers. Its founder and leading designer is Rafael Simoes Miranda, a Brazilian born naturalized Italian designer. He has been designing watches for more than a decade. With a portfolio of more than 300 different watches designed for 15 different brands, he won important international 6 | eastcoastpromotions.net
design awards, like the Red Dot Design Award, and was also a watch design teacher in Milan, Italy, before founding the company in 2011. We were recently afforded the opertunity to review one of the DWISS R1 limited edition collection
About the Watch:
DWISS RS1 Automatic are Swiss made watches using calibre ETA 2824-2 with innovative and design awarded time display systems. They come with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with double anti-reflection coating and Italian leather straps or stainless-steel metal bracelet. Limited-edition to 199 pieces per colour, they have a two (2) Year International Warranty and are water resistant to 20 ATM (200m).
Our thoughts on the Watch:
In terms of design, DWISS watches shape the definition of the modern-elegant gentlemen’s timepiece. The innovative award-winning time display system that this watch utilises is second to none and offers a different perspective to any other respectable Swiss watch brand, which we feel really makes this time piece stand out from the rest. When watch aficionados start throwing around four-digit numbers, then you might be witnessing a discussion about a different luxury watch brand, however we’ve made our way to the absolute high-end scale of the luxury watch world in reviewing this stunning time piece. A real conversation starter and great watch if you want something different to your everyday wrist watch.
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Thomas Earnshaw – BAUER - ES-8801-01 RRP £480.00
Thomas Earnshaw A Legend and Pioneer Flinders and his crew mapped the Australian coastline, studying plants and animals along the way the voyage of the HMS Investigator from 1801 – 1803, shed new light on the natural history of Australia. Aboard the Investigator was Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826) who was appointed natural history artist for the voyage. Franz and Ferdinand Bauer achieved great acclaim and contributed immensely to the study, record and understanding of botany and nature. Stunningly precise works that were almost photo realistic in their accuracy were their hallmark. This range of mechanical timepieces created in tribute is no less stunning and intricate in
their detail and workmanship. A fluid round case with an exhibition case back has but slimmest frame to mark out the minutes exposing the full glory of the complex and beautifully machined individual parts that create this stunning timepiece from Earnshaw. Beautifully honest in its representation of the mechanics of time – this is truly the timepiece for the connoisseur of horology. The watch is strapped with a genuine leather strap tanned in Italy and offers a luxurious accompaniment to an already outstanding timepiece.
Our thoughts on the Watch:
For watch lovers on a budget in search of a good-looking skeletonized watch, Earnshaw offers
up the Bauer ES- 8801-01. With its Japanese automatic Skeleton movement and genuine leather strap you really should look no further than this elegant time piece. For the price bracket this watch really is up there with the best we have reviewed. we have seen much worse movements in timepieces at this price, and most business men wanting a cool skeletonized automatic movement will be quite happy with it. The level of skeletonization is impressive, but what I like is that wearing it doesn’t feel like a window to your arm. While you can technically see through the entire case, there is more than enough bridges, gears, and springs to look at which offer the main view as opposed to your wrist underneath. eastcoastpromotions.net | 7
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Stellar Series – Imperial RRP HKD49,800
Memorgin Hong Kong Heritage Curiosity drives human to strive for seeking the truth. Once upon a time, there is a similar idea appearing in East and West debating the shape of the planet. Parts of the people believe that it is sphere and others believe it is a cube. Up until now, all the fact is clear by proofing of science. In Chinese culture, this philosophy of China – round shaped sky and flat ground drives different philosophies coming across, enhancing the civilization. Every year, Memorigin aims to develop an innovative idea for the watch design to break the traditional appearance of tourbillon watch. By spending a long time for preparation, the engineer, designer, production department and, the technique and the equipment support from the Memorigin Tourbillon R&D Center 8 | eastcoastpromotions.net
jointly create a special sapphire glass only for this series – Stellar Series – Imperial to optimize the stunning effect of the rotating tourbillon and parts while visualizing through the sapphire glass from different angles. To look deeply, a highlight area is hidden in the tourbillon and part that a symbol of dragon is engraved. The dragon seems to be flying while the tourbillon rotated featuring the phoenix symbol on the dial. This is the area that Memorigin designer leaves for all watch collectors to discover the Chinese culture. The form of sapphire glass is not easy to be transformed or cut. As this reason, Memorigin spend a long period to cut a one-piece and curved sapphire glass to finish this challenging task. The production time
is above expectation. By consuming and damaging over hundred pieces of cutter, this challenge is finally completed. In Chinese culture, “round” implies moving and “square” implies science clam. The together of “round” and “square” means the harmony. The design of the watch is applied with the idea of harmony. A 18K solid gold square boarder links 4 elements on the dial together with the flying tourbillon displayed at 3 o’clock position, the sphere-shaped GMT Indicator located at 6 o’clock, the time reading subdial at 9 o’clock position and the Chinese ancient planetarium featured decoration at 12 o’clock position, projecting the merge of philosophy of China – round shaped sky and flat ground and Western World view.
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For more attention, Memorigin specially invented an automatic tourbillon movement for this Stellar Series; it provides 40 hours of power reserve, with frequency of 28,800 Oscillation/ Hour. The flying tourbillion at 3 o’clock position, engraved with Memorigin’s logo on the tourbillon. Without affecting the stability of the tourbillon working, this unique feature differentiates the Memorigin’s tourbillon watch from the others in the market. It remains a remarkable tourbillon history of Hong Kong.
Our thoughts on the Watch:
What you will first notice about this watch is the unique asymmetrical front sapphire crystal and back sapphire crystal
combined with it’s beautiful 18k white gold plated stainless steel case, blue alligator strap, logo’d buckle and heavy polished push button release. This allows the watch to be taken on and off quickly without damaging any of the adjustment holes in the strap. All leather straps should operate like this, in our opinion. The face has 12 raised rectangular indices and combined with the GMT globe and the Chinese ancient planetarium make this watch as aesthetically pleasing as any tourbillion on the market. The case back shows the skeleton “Memorigin” on the tourbillon, mostly blued screws as well as scrollwork and gold coin on the rotor with the brand logo. In addition, the beautifully polished piano wood finished display box with polished hinges and hardware contains a built-in electric watch winder, so this
watch can be worn at a moment’s notice. This is a very desirable option to have with a mechanical watch that is really a special occasion piece that won’t be worn daily. This is the kind of watch that is collected for its beauty, unique engineering, workmanship and details that you do not find on a typical fine timepiece. It does not really represent current conventional watch engineering where many different qualities such as water resistance, shock resistance, readability day or night and resistance to all kinds of environments and ease and speed of manufacturing are the priority. To summarise this timepiece is a truly elegant and defiantly not your everyday wrist watch. This is the pinnacle of what a dress watch should be. And comes highly recommended from us at Time Zone. eastcoastpromotions.net | 9
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Raketa "Amphibia" N122 RRP €900.00
Thoroughbred Russian character excelling in tough conditions Founded by Peter the Great in 1721 the factory has been producing the watches under the brand name "Raketa" since 1961 after the flight of Yuri Gagarin. Existing for already 300 years, the factory has changed many names and has evolved from a small lapidary factory to a giant of the watch industry, exporting watches to more than 30 countries. Ruby stars of the Moscow Kremlin, marble stones for St. Isaac's Cathedral, precious stones for the imperial crown of Catherine the Great, precious stones for the Faberge house - all these were produced at the Petrodvorets factory. Located beside the naval bases of Saint Petersburg, the Raketa Watch Factory has been making watches for the Russian navy and Russian 10 | eastcoastpromotions.net
divers for a long time. The Raketa “Amphibia” watch was conceived on the basis of mythical soviet Raketa diver model from the 1970s. The watchmakers of the Raketa Watch Factory have now perfected this diver’s watch. The case is in stainless steel; the hands and the figures on the dial have luminous paint, and are protected by a sapphire glass. The maximum permissible depth is 400 metres (40 ATM). A scale on the rotating ceramic bezel marked in 15 minutes intervals enables the diver to control the level of oxygen in his bottle. The special screw-in crown prevents the diver from accidentally opening it underwater. The engine of the Raketa “Amphibia” watch is a Russian automatic movement made in-house
by the Raketa Watch Factory in Saint Petersburg. This automatic watch for divers is inspired by a Raketa diver watch design from the 1970s.
Our thoughts on the Watch:
This watch is a fantastic timepiece with a rich and interesting history behind it. As an owner of several classic and modern russian watches, this one is by far the best of the bunch with great craftmanship and style. The Orange is striking and is unlike any of the watches we have recieved so far, but adds a degree of sportiness, activity and fitness which the additional bracelets help enforce. The Amphibia is one of the most striking and exciting watches that has ever come across my desk and would reccomend it wholeheartedly.
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BulBul – Facette RRP ₏249
BulBul Danish Dynamic Bulbul Watches is a contemporary, Danish watch brand dedicated to merging time-honored craft with forward-thinking design innovation. Bulbul was founded in 2013 by globetrotting design enthusiast, Jacob Juul. After an extensive designand development process spanning several years, the unconventional, asymmetric Pebble inspired by the pebbles found along Scandinavian shorelines was finally launched into the attentive media spotlight of the heritage-driven watch industry. In the wake of Pebble’s global success, Facette, Ore and Oblong followed suit, and today Bulbul has spread
its wings over a diverse range of languages, nationalities and continents, much like the willful, nomadic bird that the company is named after. Bulbul have a long-term, holistic perspective; every design relates to the entire design family, each family member plays its own distinctive role in their growing range of meticulously crafted timepieces. Bulbul watches are made from the best, most resilient materials and components available. Merging a design philosophy seeking the iconic, the bold and the timeless with highgrade, durable materials, creates
lasting watches that resonate, yet transcend the here and now.
Our thoughts on the Watch:
Minimalism in design is a constant struggle to create something clean without overstepping into sterility. Too far in one direction, and the piece loses focus. Too far in the other, and it can become indistinct and just plain boring. BulBul understands this extremely well, the Facette, is a perfect example. Elegant simplicity with a robust body and swiss movement, makes this timepiece not only comfortable and practical to wear but also hardwearing and long lasting. eastcoastpromotions.net | 11
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