An Attainable Autavia, A Multicolored Mido, And A Sumptuous Submariner
- iprunellaz
- Sep 26
- 2 min read
5 mm-diameter steel case – a size fake panerai watches that fits most wrists – features a screw-down caseback with an embossed starfish engraving and houses Mido's Caliber 80.The hour and minute hands are driven by the skeletonized UN-372 caliber assembled using 171 components including an ultra-large silicon oscillator.The PR516 chronographs are a different story, though! The hand-wound PR516 was even one of my favorite picks for (new) watches under €2,500.
With this one-of-a-kind variation, the independent brand rolls out a summertime alternative of its travel watch replica Richard Mille rm 055 center staging an elaborately-sculptural scenography.Even if your tastes tend toward the classic and understated, there is a lot in these watches to appreciate. That each of the hand-polished movements requires 250 hours of anglage is in itself impressive to consider. Assuming one works eight-hour days straight through with no breaks, working even on the weekend, that adds up to more than a month straight on the bench. Opting for titanium movements sure didn't make things easier on Romain Gauthier or his finishing team.
In addition, the machining of the raw material into Réplicas Richard Mille rm 055 its final shape exposes its composition, resulting in a dynamic look.They came out 12 months apart, both with rectangular reversible cases, and both constructed by Specialites Horlogères SA. But different fates awaited the Reverso and the Tank Basculante. One spawned hundreds of models and celebrated its 85th anniversary earlier this year. The other would be one of hundreds that make up a larger collection, and would seldom be seen again. But it would be wrong to compare these two models on their success. We got our hands on a 1990s model to explain why.
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