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New Releases · 07 Jul 2022

The 35mm Tissot PRX goes full gold

Yellow-gold PVD, a champagne dial and compact proportions turn the quartz PRX into an unapologetic tribute to 1970s glamour.

Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: GQ; Tissot

New Releases · 08 Nov 2021

G-SHOCK GMW-B5000TVA: Virtual Armour made titanium feel like science fiction

G-SHOCK's square silhouette dates to 1983, but the GMW-B5000TVA-1 from 2021 feels like a piece of equipment brought back from the future. Casio turned the metal 5000 case into a graphic technical

Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Casio official

New Releases · 04 Aug 2021

Ressence Type 2 Night Blue: an automatic watch with a solar-powered brain

Ressence's Type 2 N has a fully mechanical 36-hour self-winding movement—and light-powered e-Crown electronics that can remember and restore the time.

Chronolume digest · 2 min readSource: Ressence official product specifications and e-Crown engineering explanation

New Releases · 10 Jan 2019

Ressence Type 2 Grey: the hidden solar cells that make mechanical time self-setting

Behind a seamless grey titanium dial, Ressence combines a mechanical automatic watch with micro-shuttered solar cells and a smart, optional e-Crown.

Chronolume digest · 2 min readSource: Ressence official Type 2 Grey specifications and e-Crown technical materials

New Releases · 04 Jan 2019

Hamilton Murph: the watch that carries Interstellar’s heartbeat

The 42 mm Murph turned a cinematic prop into a real automatic Khaki Field, complete with a secret Morse-code message in the seconds hand.

Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Hamilton official Interstellar product page and press lounge

New Releases · 01 Jan 1993

Omega Seamaster 2541.80: the quartz watch that launched Bond’s blue era

Pierce Brosnan’s GoldenEye Seamaster was a quartz 300M, not the later automatic. That detail makes the original 1995 watch even more interesting.

Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: James Bond Watches model archive; Omega historical context

New Releases · 01 Jan 1984

The Casio CA-50: Marty McFly’s calculator watch and the coolness of cheap technology

Back to the Future gave a humble quartz calculator watch an unexpected starring role. Here is why the CA-50 matters—and how it differs from the CA-53W.

Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: WatchReel film-prop identification; Casio calculator-watch heritage

New Releases · 04 Jan 1983

Seiko’s Giugiaro ‘Ripley’: the asymmetrical chronograph that looks born for Aliens

The industrial quartz chronograph worn by Ellen Ripley was designed by car stylist Giorgetto Giugiaro before the film—but Aliens gave it a lasting identity.

Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Worn & Wound; Seiko design heritage; vintage 7A28 references

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