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Black-on-Black Swiss Replica Watches Online

Blue-on-blue isn’t the only popular watch-color trend of recent years. “All-black” cheap replica watches online, with ebony-colored cases, dials, and straps, have also remained popular. Nearly every watch brand, from mass-market and inexpensive to pricey and high-end, now makes at least one black-on-black model. Here are 5 watches that are clad in black from head to toe.

Introduced at the 2013 SIHH watch fair, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore Diver joined the Royal Oak Offshore Grand Complication and Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph as part of the brand’s celebration of 20 years of its Royal Oak Offshore watch. The new Diver is the third such model to be introduced, and the first to be offered in a ceramic case. The case, which is water-resistant to 300 meters, also includes a bezel and easy-grip crowns made of deep-black, high-tech ceramic — a material that is approximately seven times harder than steel and extremely scratch-resistant. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver retails for $21,800.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver

Inspired by a vintage divers’ waterproof replica watch sale from the 1950s, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph ($17,000), contains an all-new Blancpain manufacture movement, which features automatic winding, a column-wheel chronograph mechanism with vertical clutch, and a superfast frequency of 36,000 vph (5 Hz). The 43-mm case is made of brushed black ceramic and the black dial has a sunburst finish.

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chrono - angle

The case of the Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Blacksteel, 43 mm in diameter and water-resistant to 30 meters, was blackened using the same process as the Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel model, in which a highly-resistant carbon-based coating is added to the steel. The dial echoes the case’s black color, while white, luminescent-coated numerals and hands, and small red hands for the chronograph counters, provide contrast. The Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Blacksteel comes on a perforated black rubber “Ocean Racer” strap. A limited edition of 1,000 pieces, it retails for $9,590.

Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Blacksteel

At Baselworld 2013, Eberhard announced a limited edition Chrono 4 Géant watch, nicknamed “Full Injection.” The watch gets its name — and its sleek, dark, “stealth” look — from the special treatment used to harden the 46-mm steel case. The process, an advanced low-temperature carbon diffusion, allows the “injected” carbon to penetrate the steel for 30 micrometers to produce a structural hardening. The black coloring comes from the use of a DLC treatment called Dianoir, which is used on the case, bezel, crown, chronograph push-buttons, and buckle. The dial is also black, with black chronograph subdials. The Chrono 4 Géant Full Injection will be produced in a limited series of 500 pieces.

Eberhard & Co. Chrono 4 Géant Full Injection

Girard-Perregaux recently introduced a new version of its re-branded Traveller WW.TC (World Wide Time Control) high quality replica watch in black DLC-coated titanium. The new version of this user-friendly world-time watch is lighter, because of the titanium case, and very durable and scratch-resistant due to the DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) coating. The center of the dial features a three-dimensional representation of the latitudes and longitudes covering the globe, and also includes the displays for the watch’s chronograph function, in a tri-compax layout (subdials at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock); the date, which is placed between 1 and 2 o’clock; and the brand’s name and logo.

Girard-Perregaux Traveller WW.TC Titanium DLC - angle

Gold Patek Philippe Nautilus

Some of you may know that I have a weak spot for best quality replica watches designed by Gérald Genta in the 1970s, a list that includes the Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet and the Ingenieur by IWC (it is a common misconception by many that the ‘222’ and the Overseas by Vacheron Constantin were also designed by Genta).

Since I consider myself a bit of a purist, I prefer versions of these watches as they were initially made, or at least how they were meant to be: in stainless steel. The concept behind them was that they would be luxurious yet sporty. The “sporty” part has been, perhaps, a bit exaggerated by these brands in the past, but let’s admit that the models named above were certainly more sporty than most of those brands’ classic lineup.

Anyway, Patek Philippe introduced a new watch to its existing Nautilus collection (another of Genta’s iconic designs), in gold. When I first saw this piece, I shrugged my shoulders and thought to myself that the stainless-steel Nautilus Reference 5711/1A or the vintage 3700/1A are the models that I would prefer to own someday. Period. But after my appointment with Patek Philippe at Basel, during which I got to see and try on the new Nautilus in gold, I wasn’t so sure about that anymore.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 - Gold - front

The new Nautilus in gold is an amazing-looking watch; even with a pale-skinned wrist like mine, I think I could get away with wearing it. Whereas the stainless steel version — which I’ve tried on often — feels comfortably light (there is still enough weight to ensure you the watch is still there), the gold version has a much larger presence. The weight of the gold doesn’t let you forget what’s on your wrist. Besides the weight aspect, the presence is also there because of the warm color of the gold. Due to the very recognizable finishing on the case and bracelet, this watch will never look tacky or flashy.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 - Gold - tilted_560

A gold Patek Philippe Nautilus isn’t something new. Actually, the first Nautilus reference (3700/1A) was also produced in gold back in the late 1970s. Later Nautilus models also became available in gold (like the Reference 5980 chronograph), but never the reference 5711/1A. Patek Philippe decided to use rose gold for the case and bracelet and, instead of the blue/greenish dial in the stainless steel version, picked a warm chocolate brown color for the dial. It gives the cheap replica watch a very classy look and makes you forget that a Nautilus should be a stainless steel watch only.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 - Gold - dialCU

Actually, it made me wonder whether a gold Nautilus 5711/1A is something a purist can get away with. Besides the fact that there actually was an original 1970s 3700/1A in gold, you can debate whether the current 5711/1A isn’t already too far away from the original 3700/1A series for a purist (here is a comparison between the 3700/1A and 5711/1A). The see-through caseback, the seconds hand, and the fact that the case isn’t a monocoque anymore already makes the 5711/1A a decidedly modern interpretation of the original 3700/1A.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 - Gold - back

The best solution, perhaps, would be to own an original Patek Philippe 3700/1A in stainless steel and get the Nautilus 5711/1A in rose gold as a modern alternative. See how I am looking for excuses to own both? Truth to be told, I am warming up to gold luxury replica watches uk in general, and think the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A is an excellent example of how a gold “sports” watch can be tasteful. A job well done by Patek Philippe. The Genta adept in me probably will always crave that mint-condition 3700/1A in stainless steel, but a rose-gold 5711/1A on my wrist would make that hunt a bit more bearable.

TAG Heuer Replica Carrera Calibre 1887 vs. Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue

One sporty chronograph, the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 Jack Heuer Edition, meets another, the Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue, in this comparative luxury fake watch test. All original photos are by WatchTime’s Nik Schölzel.

These two chronographs have their roots in the ’70s. TAG Heuer’s Carrera Calibre 1887 Jack Heuer Edition, which debuted in April 2013, uses a 1970s-inspired design in which the chronograph pushers sit at the top of the case. Tudor’s Heritage Chrono Blue is an updated version of the distinctive Montecarlo chronograph, launched in 1973. Like the Montecarlo, which was produced for only a short time, the Heritage Chrono Blue has a bi-compax design and a rotating bezel that can indicate a second time zone. We examined these sporty instrument watches to see what happens when they go head to head.

TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 vs. Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue

The design of the TAG Heuer watch is sometimes called a “bullhead”: the crown is at 12 o’clock and the chronograph pushers are on either side of it, suggesting (mildly) a bull’s horns. This arrangement, which has its origins in stopwatches, began to migrate to wristwatches in the 1970s. It prevents the crown from pressing uncomfortably against the back of the wearer’s wrist. Furthermore, the chronograph can be conveniently started, stopped and reset with the index finger. To keep the pushers free of obstruction, the TAG Heuer’s lugs slope down more severely at the top of the case than at the bottom. Still, the discount fake watch fits easily under a shirt cuff. We found little to detract from its wearing comfort, although the well-crafted folding clasp is a bit bulky. The closure has a locking mechanism that enables you to alter the strap length, so the 45-mm case won’t slip back and forth on your wrist.

The case is complex. The bezel is stainless steel with a glossy finished coating of titanium carbide. As the name suggests, titanium carbide is a composite of titanium and carbon. The substance has a hardness of 4,000 Vickers. For comparison’s sake: ordinary steel of the sort used for most replica watch uk cases has a hardness between 200 and 240 Vickers. The outer, uncoated stainless-steel portion of the case is elaborately milled, with different surfaces that are polished, satin-finished, or sandblasted. The movement is contained in a section of the case made of titanium coated with a matte-finished layer of titanium carbide. The case of the Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue is simpler than that of the TAG, but it does have many high-quality features. For starters, its pushers and crown are screwed, which contributes toward making the case water resistant to 150 meters – a claim that was confirmed in our test. Furthermore, the edges, chamfers, knurling, polishes and satin-finishing are very precisely crafted – perhaps too precisely, considering the sharp lower edges of the case’s middle piece. Last but not least, the time-zone bezel clicks into position without play or wiggle. It is graduated in 48 increments: this number enables you to set the bezel to time zones that differ from adjacent zones by half an hour or 15 minutes, as is the situation, for example, in Venezuela, India, Nepal, and parts of Australia.

TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 vs. Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue - side views