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In-Depth Diving With The Omega Seamaster Professional 300M

I’ll admit, I have long turned up my nose at the "Bond" Seamaster and when choosing a quiver of new watches to take along to the Caribbean this past April to review, I initially left the new Seamaster off the list. But Hodinkee’s Editor-in-Chief, Jack Forster, made a compelling case for testing it, and I reluctantly gave in. I’m glad I did. This is a watch that got a lot of buzz at Baselworld as a showcase for Omega’s technical know-how, and was well-liked by most who saw it. And while it’s by no means a perfect dive watch for diving, it might be the watch best suited for today’s dive watch buyer: handsome, incredibly well made and not pretending to be something it’s not, while remaining capable should the necessity arise. The Omega Seamaster Professional replica watch traces its roots back to the very first Omega dive watch, the Seamaster 300 of 1957. Throughout the 1960s, you were almost as apt to see Seamasters on the wrists of divers as you were Rolex Submariners, and...

It’s In The Blood: Hublot launched The Big Bang Sang Bleu

The Hublot Big Bang Sang Bleu replica watch sports a redesigned bezel and geometric dial courtesy of Maxime Büchi, a world-renowned tattoo artist who originally hails from Switzerland but owns a studio in London’s Dalston. The case A contrast to the faceted case, the Big Bang’s trademark bezel has always remained steadfastly round – as it does now, but playing a clever trick on the eye. Atop a 45mm titanium case, the polished bezel has been inset with a hexagonal piece of brushed titanium that at first glance appears three-dimensional. It’s a very cool, sculptural new look. The dial The geometric patterns continue on the dial, where three rhodium-coated octagonal discs revolve to tell the time. The two largest point to hours and minutes with Luminova-tipped triangles, whilst seconds are kept by a discreet black disc in the centre. It’s hardly the most legible dial we’ve seen, but that’s not the point – the Big Bang Sang Bleu is all about the aesthetics. The seemingly d...