The Alpine Eagle wasn’t the first steel sports watch, but it might be the best

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Chopard cheap posed a challenge when creating this watch.

It’s the eagle eye, it’s the thrill of flying, challenge your opponents! Excuse the lyrical levity of this moment before we get into the clockwork heroes of our story, but the Survivor writing works really well here. Released only a few years ago in 2019, the Alpine Eagle is a latecomer to the stainless steel sports watch scene. When it did hit the market, Chopard didn’t do anything with this model. Instead, it took up the challenge to create a timepiece that could stand up to the best in Switzerland.

how we got here
The Alpine Eagle is not Chopard’s first foray into the world of integrated bracelet sports watches. As early as 1980, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, a 22-year-old new member of the Chopard family business, designed the St. Moritz watch.

It has all the sports watch notes common to both the Nautilus and the Royal Oak, with a distinctive bezel, intricate bracelet and slim profile. This is a watch that used to perform well but the tune eventually ended. Young Karl-Fredrich’s father was proud of his design and would continue to wear it to work when his grandson Karl-Fritz happened to come across the buy luxury replica watches one day. He exclaimed, “This is the watch we should be making today!” He was right.

Chopard since St. Moritz
St. Moritz was the inspiration, but Chopard in 1980 was not the same as Chopard today. In the intervening decades, Karl-Fredrich has pushed its watchmaking to be as in-house as possible as early as the early 1990s, long before the practice became popular. The result is a movement-making factory that can design, produce and finish movements to a standard that few can match. Chopard also has its own foundry, is able to produce its own gold and steel, and focuses on ethical sourcing and sustainability.

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The first thing anyone notices about a stainless steel sports watch is the steel. Chopard manufactures its own steel for the Alpine Eagle, called A223 Lucent Steel. Consisting of 70% recycled steel, with the remainder mined near European countries to reduce the carbon footprint, it offers some advantages over the typical 316L steel used by most of the watch industry. Lucent Steel is less corrosive, more reflective, and most importantly. Harder than 316L, making it 50% more resistant to scratches and abrasions. This special steel might not be obvious at first, but it’s reassuring if you own one of these bad boys.

Watch bracelets take up the most space on your wrist, yet many people treat them as an afterthought. Chopard is going in the exact opposite direction, focusing on every facet of the bracelet. The sides are brushed vertically to add visual weight to the thinner side of the bracelet. At the top, the brushed links are polished on each side and between each other, and the center section is fully polished and slightly raised. The bracelet tapers for comfort and ends with a hidden clasp that simply says “Chopard” to let you know where to open it.

The Discount replica watches itself is balanced by two sets of notches on either side. The right side serves as a small crown guard, while the left side is just visual balance. The brushed bezel features practical mirror-polished screws, all of which outline the highlight: the dial.

The etched stripes on the dial are not quite the traditional sunburst pattern. It’s deep and wide, with slight curves in every line. This dial is where the Alpine Eagle gets its name because it looks like an eagle’s iris. It’s certainly more abstract than it sounds, though the result will keep you staring at the dial for years to come. Applied markings use Roman numerals at the quarters and hourly markings. The hands seem to float over the dial because their polish contrasts so strongly with the texture that it looks more like part of the companion phone than tethered to the Hawkeye.

inside the watch
The 41mm Alpine Eagle gets the internal 01-01-C. Designed and produced in its own manufacturing facility, this movement is COSC (Observatory) certified and spares no expense in setting a ruby set with 31 jewels. A 60-hour power reserve keeps everything running, giving you plenty of time to take the watch off so you can turn it over and admire the movement’s polished edges and Côtes de Genève through the display case back.

The 36mm Alpine Eagle is powered by the 09.01-C, a movement similar to its big brother but with 27 jewels set inside, but slightly fewer. COSC certification and a 42-hour power reserve will keep you on time, unless you can’t appreciate this equally well-crafted movement.

Chopard is finally late to the sports watch party in style. While others produced watches decades ago with little change over time, Chopard has used this time to improve its own watchmaking. It created facilities, hired engineers and trained watchmakers, all to be able to deliver a watch in the future that is not too different from the past. Chopard is on the rise, back on the streets, seize the moment, seize the opportunity. The result is that the Alpine Eagle is a watch that is always ready to take on the competition.

The same Franck Muller Vanguard chronograph as the Master Square

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Looking at the new Franck Muller Chronograph, many people will mistake this product for the Franck Muller Master Square watch – because of its design.

Looking at the new Franck Muller chronograph, many people would mistake it for a Franck Muller Master Square watch – because the dial design is quite similar to its predecessor in contemporary art style.

The new chronograph from the Vanguard collection is said to bring out the magic of the popular children’s movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: golden tickets wrapped in chocolate candy. Then here, different from the traditional watch design, will be the most precise and accurate chronograph movement.

Because the design of this watch is too similar to the older model of the Franck Muller Master Square watch, many people are not very excited, because the numbers on the dial look rather ugly – according to contemporary art. Except for the familiar Franck Muller Geneve watch lettering under the number 12, it is easy to see. But this is a truly extraordinary watch.

The tonneau-shaped case is available in 3 versions: 18K rose gold, stainless steel or titanium, which many consider to be a product of the Franck Muller Master Square watch because of the variety of materials, both high-end and luxurious. But for watchmakers, materials aren’t much of an issue. They had to make 2 diving chronograph dials under the 2 main hour hands, parallel to the 2 numerals at 3 and 9 o’clock – which was difficult for them. Apparently, people say the numbers on the Moulin Master Square watch are hard to see, but the Vanguard Chronograph made it even more difficult by designing a watch with numbers and hands so close together. Still, customers say the model looks really good, and they can still easily read the numbers on the dial.

The Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph is powered by the Franck Muller 7000 self-winding movement, decorated with 27 jewels and jewels, with a power reserve of 49 hours and a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (equivalent to 4Hz). This authentic Swiss brand is also decorated in a Côtes de Genève style with round beads evenly distributed.

The watch is quite large, measuring 44mm wide, 53.7mm long and 15.8mm thick. Wear it and your wrist is sure to stand out. If the Franck Muller Master Square is known for its use of Arabic numerals, Vanguard uses traditional numerals. The watch is inherently large and “oversized” and the use of Arabic numerals makes it look “clunky”.

Along with the number 6, the hour indicator has been removed and replaced with a date box. A lot of people commented that they didn’t really like the change, but the alligator strap – attached to the ears, the rubber band on the back makes it easier to remove the strap, and the grey dial makes it easier to see the colored dial than the others. discount replica watches

Richard Mille: 2022 Le Mans Classic Limited Edition

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As a sponsor of the Vintage Le Mans Classic, Richard Mille has once again designed a limited edition timepiece. The eye-catching design should mainly appeal to fans who like the look of special retro cars.

The new RM 029 Automatic Le Mans Classic is the eighth model created as part of the Richard Mille event sponsorship. This tradition started in 2002. “Enthusiasts immediately recognized the timeless color combination of green and white,” the company said in an Instagram post. (Also interesting: Italian coach inspired Richard Miller RM 11-04)

The RM 029 Automatic Le Mans Classic is designed to celebrate the world’s largest historic motoring event – not least because the race, which is usually held every two years, is now scheduled for 2022 and 2023 due to the corona pandemic. 2023 is also a special year in the history of the Le Mans Classic, as that year will mark the centenary of the 24 Hours.

Richard Mille: Details of a strictly limited timepiece
Particularly striking is the skeletonized dial, which offers a glimpse into the interior of the white and green quartz case. The RMAS7 titanium automatic movement works there. The typical racing double stripes at twelve and six o’clock on the bezel are equally visually striking, giving the watch a retro look. Small orange details on the dial and crown support this look. The design is also special, as fake Richard Mille has integrated an enlarged date display at four o’clock in addition to the words “Le Mans”. There is also a 24-hour counter at 1 o’clock – a function suitable for a 24-hour race.