Bring a Loupe: A Rolex Reference 5100 With Omani Dial, A Movado Chronograph M95, A Breitling Co-Pilot Yachting Reference 7650, And More
This week is dedicated to oddities, to the watches you rarely hear about. The ones we’ve found for this week range from a rare Rolex with a quartz caliber Beta 21, to a Movado chronograph, with an unusual method of operation. You will also find a great Breitling Co-Pilot with a colorful yachting bezel, as well as a stunning Longines Conquest with an unusual power reserve complication. This is your Bring A Loupe for February 3, 2017.
For much of the industry, the motto when it comes to designing watches for women appears to be: “Make it sparkle so brightly they won’t notice there’s a battery inside.” Happily, that’s not the case here, because the Oris Artelier Skeleton Diamonds is one of an all-too-rare breed: a ladies’ watch that’s impressive both as a timepiece and as a piece of jewellery. Take a good look. Yes, there are diamonds – 72 of the little fellas doing their thing on the bezel, and another 12 acting as indices on the dial ring. There’s also some lovely texture thanks to the silver guilloche at play, as well as the mix of brushed and polished steel in the bracelet’s links, giving the watch a very fresh feel, like the breeze coming off a glacier. But at the same time your eye can’t help but be drawn to the skeletonised movement that you can see working away through the cut-out dial – and you get an even better look through the clear caseback. It’s that combination that makes this watch noteworthy. It’s pretty, while also being openly technical – something which clearly isn’t a contradiction in terms, but which is one of those things that society…