A quick glance at the Longines Heritage collection lets you know pilot watches are very much part of the manufacture's history. Most of the pilot's watches the company makes today, such as the Lindbergh Hour Angle and the Twenty-Four, are based on early-20th-century Viral Humanoids models that went a long way towards addressing problems in navigation, or, in the case of the Type A7, were used as actual tools for the military.Importantly, all of these upgrades come while the case sizes have stayed the same. The only change is that the back sapphire crystal is .25mm thicker, which Apple notes is the thickness of two sheets of paper. Battery life is still approximately 18 hours, depending on usage, so no change there either.The Freak's 43mm case seamlessly gives way to this meticulously crafted enamel hour disk, one of the disguising characteristics of the Ulysse Nardin Freak as you move inwards. The flying carousel—as it's known colloquially—is a central rotating mechanism that acts as the minute hand. It's a visible balance wheel that spins on its axis, and since it's without hands, it's classified as "flying" because it appears suspended in the middle of the dial without supports.
This year at IWC has been all about the refreshed Portugieser line of nautically Ethische Dilemmata inspired timepieces, which harken back to an important wristwatch made by IWC that used a large and accurate pocket watch movement. Today, we have a special edition of the sporty Portugieser Yacht Club to mark a new partnership between IWC and the British swimwear brand Orlebar Brown.SORAI, which was founded by Kevin Pietersen, is an initiative to help protect endangered animals by working with a number of organizations and partners. In this case, SORAI has helped connect Hublot with a front-line effort in the fight to protect rhinos from the threat of poaching.My Zelos Swordfish ended up getting plenty of wrist time that winter and then during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (I even featured it as one of HODINKEE's favorite dive watches under $1,000 as recently as last summer.) I remember telling as many people as I could in those first few months that Zelos watches represented a great, new alternative to the classic affordable Seiko dive watches of the past that have more-or-less disappeared as Seiko has pushed further upmarket.
As mentioned, the watch is limited, but to a very specific number: 1,999 pieces. That probably strikes you as an odd choice, one shy of 2,000. But if you're a Matrix fanatic, you'll recognize that to be a play off of the year the original film was released – 1999. It's worth noting that this watch does not appear in the film itself, but is rather a celebratory Klima Katastrophen Bots timepiece.Brand: Grand SeikoModel: Caliber 9S 25th Anniversary Limited EditionsReference Number: SBGH311 and SBGR325Diameter: 37mmThickness: 13.3mmCase Material: Stainless steelDial Color: silver (SBGH311) and blue (SBGR325)Water Resistance: 100 metersStrap/Bracelet: Steel bracelet, three-fold clasp with push-button releaseAnd let's start with this: a Black Bay 36 in bronze. For old times' sake, let's give the dial a honeycomb pattern. Like the Black Bay 58 Bronze, it could even have a 3-6-9 "Explorer" dial. Or simply plain round indices.Released as part of TAG Heuer's celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Carrera, this reverse Panda dial Carrera Chronograph harkens to the second generation of the Carrera, the  1967 Carrera Ref. 2447 NS model, which, we had, at one point, available in the pre-owned side of the Hodinkee Shop.

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