By simply touching the dial, sailors will now be able to confront any weather with style. The Sailing Touch is a useful instrument for checking the weather conditions with its integrated histogram of the six previous hours and a function for measuring relative air pressure. It is also equipped with a calculator that indicates the tides in the port of destination. But that is not all! This formidable tactile instrument is indispensible for regattas, with its countdown function for those crucial ten minutes preceding the start of the race, signalled by both beeps and a digital display. The impressive range of functions also includes a mechanism for measuring speed over a given distance, a compass, two alarms, two time-zones, a perpetual calendar and back-lighting.

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Black, robust and highly technical. The most remarkable feature of the Breitling Avenger Seawolf Chrono Blacksteel, its magnetic pushpiece system, is hidden inside its case. With this exclusive, patented device, the watch can be activated through the metal case without any direct mechanical contact. As most chronographs cannot be used when diving, this device means that the Avenger Seawolf Chrono is the only instrument of its kind that is totally water-resistant and functional to a record depth of 1,000 metres. Its SuperQuartz TM movement - another exclusive Breitling creation - guarantees a precision ten times greater than ordinary quartz movements; it measures times to 1/10 of a second and indicates intermediary times. Limited series of 2,000.

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TX watches, launched in 2006, is a high-end watch company owned by the Timex Group. During Baselworld 2009 I had a chance to meet with part of the TX team - Anita Lefebvre (Sales Director), Giorgio Galli (Designer) and Scott Wolfe (President). After speaking with them, one thing was clear, they intend on making some of the very best watches in their niche.

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[ via Certina ]

The new DS Action Chronograph is another good looking, sporty, Swiss watch, from Certina, a division of the Swatch Group. Unfortunately, Certina does not operate in the United States, but they are available in much of Europe and Asia.

Related Links:

(Article on Certina DS Furious)

(Certina DS Furious collection)

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TAG Heuer introduced the Formula 1 Grand Date Chronograph collection at Baselword '08 this past April. It comes in a variety of styles, but for the purpose of this post, I picked the all black version.

Features:
-44mm diameter case
-the stainless steel case is PVD plated (very resistant to scratches and corrosion)
-the bezel is titanium-carbide coated (even harder than PVD)
-Circular Guilloche Pattern on chronograph subdials
-the rubber strap/buckle is comfortable, sporty and secure
-sapphire crystal (best scratch resistance)
-200m/660ft water resistant (suitable for swimming, snorkeling, skin diving)
-Rhonda 5040B ETA quartz movement (very precise/low maintenance)

This is a quality swiss watch with an accurate ETA quartz movement and a very hard treatment that protects the case and bezel. It is currently available for purchase online here for $1350.

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[ via Casio ]

I recently received a test unit of the new Casio Riseman GW-9200. Here are some photos of the new top of the line G-Shock. This new model now has 6-band atomic timekeeping, meaning it can automatically calibrate the time as long as it is about 1800 miles from one of the 6 atomic clocks; Colorado, Germany, Japan, Japan, England or China.

Overall I really like the G-Shock line and I especially like the newer shape, which is slighty smaller and more ergonomic than the Classic G-Shock profile. Unfortunately some of the functions can be hard to use. I prefer functions that do not require reading any manuals. Regardless of the interface, the Riseman is a pretty good value at $220.

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[ via Nixon ]

In general we cover luxury mechanical watches at PW, although some quartz watches are definitely worth a look. The new Nixon Magnacon may not be a luxury wristwatch, but it is nice to see the use of some high-end elements, such as a titanium carbide coating and sapphire crystal.

The Magnacon uses a Swiss made chronograph movement with date and day. The stainless steel titanium carbide treated case looks pretty big and is water-resistant to 200 m. The caseback is even numbered, which means these watches will not be available in big numbers, although I would still expect over 1000 to be produced. The strap is a ballistic nylon with a titanium carbide coated buckle and a locking snap closure. Overall Nixon has made a good effort, now they just need a mechanical movement.

The Magnacon will be available this fall for $600.

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[ via TX ]

TX recently released a very interesting new collection at Baselworld, the Linear Chronograph collection. The 800 Series Linear Chronograph features a 47 mm titanium case, with hard black PVD treatment. It utilizes a soft rubber strap, sapphire crystal and patented, german engineered, 6 hand, 4 motor quartz movement. It features a linear chrono display, 2nd time zone function, multifunction retrograde display, date window and superluminova on the hands and indexes.

Retail is $725.

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