Watch Facts
Quiz: 2024.02.10 Quiz (Sports)

- Case is in matte-finished Gamma Titanium at 41mm; and weighs in at only 55g with the fabric strap.
- Gamma Titanium material has a very resistant properties and is harder / lighter than conventional titanium.
- This watch is a collaboration with Rory McIlroy (PGA Golfer), who helped in development to create a watch to suit athletes.
- “I’m proud to have played a role in the development of Omega’s new lightweight sports watch.
- I know what an athlete needs in a watch and through collaboration with Omega, we were able to modify the timepiece.
- The new “Ultra Light” is an absolute pleasure to wear, whatever sport you play,” says McIlroy.
- To save weight, even the dial is made out of titanium, this weight saving focus even carry onto the movement.
- Manual winding Master Chronometer calibre 8928 also features titanium bridges and main plate.
- 15,000-gauss magnetic resistance, co-axial escapement and dual-barrel construction with a 72h power reserve.
- Priced at 45,800€

Titanium case in 45mm. Manual winding in house A-310 Tourbillon movement with Titanium main plate, silicium anchor and escape wheel. Movement weight only 8.6g. Power reserve is at 120hr. Limited to 25 pcs. Priced at $32,800 CHF

This is a tribute to the 1968 ULTRA-CHRON Diver, the first dive watch to be equipped with a high-frequency movement at the time. This re-edition model has a stainless steel case in 43mm. Automatic calibre L836.6, a high-frequency “in house” movement. “high-frequency” is defined when the balance wheel oscillates at 36,000 beats per hour (10 beats every second) or higher. LONGINES pioneered in 1914 (to time 1/10th of a second) and 1916 (to time 1/100th of a second), improved precise timekeeping. From 1959 onwards, LONGINES made use of the high-beat-movements to increase the accuracy of its watches. Power reserve is 52 hrs Priced at CHF3,500

This is the 2nd polo watch from RM. This RM53-01 incorporates a cable system to suspend the movement; acting as shock and vibration absorbers. This watch also has a unique sapphire crystal; it is laminated with a poly vinyl – a first in the watch industry. This layer of lamination ensures upon breakage of the sapphire, the piece will remain intact; much like the windshield in an automobile. TPT Carbon case in 44.5mm X 49.9mm. Manual wind Tourbillon with 48 hours power reserve. Limited to 30pcs. Priced at 900,000.00 USD

- Oyster steel and 18k gold case in 36mm.
- Automatic in house calibre 3230 with bidirectional winding.
- Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring, balance wheel with variable inertia, regulating via 4 gold Microstella nuts.
- Paraflex shock absorbers and Chronergy escapement.
- Paramagnetic pallet fork and escape wheel.
- Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing) -2/+2 sec/day accuracy.
- Power reserve is 70hrs.
- Priced at €10,300

The case is a material consisting of aluminum reinforced with particles of ceramic and then covered with a protective coating of ceramics, has incomparable properties of lightness, resistance, and stability – Cermet in 44mm. Automatic in house movement; Caliber 758, 65 hours power reserve. Priced at US$15,800.00

- Created in 2019 for the American explorer and photographer Cory Richards as a prototype watch, this year Vacheron brought that prototype into production, the Everest Dual time.
- Cory and his team attempted to summit Everest via the extremely treacherous North-East Ridge, approaching from Tibet.
- The winter climb of Gasherbrum II (GII), the thirteenth-highest mountain in the world at 8,035 meters above sea level, saw Richards become the first American to summit Gasherbrum II.
- Case is 41mm in titanium.
- Automatic in-house calibre 5110 DT/2, dual time function.
- Power reserve is 60hrs Limited 150pcs.
- Priced at 30700€

Breitlight case in 50mm. 24 hour dial. B12 automatic movement, power reserve at 72 hours. Limited to 1000 pcs. Price at HK$64700 (US$8500)

