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The New Timex Lap Brights Collection
Yesterday Timex announced a new collection of Ironman watches called "Lap Brights." Similar to the profusion of competitor G-Shocks, the Lap Brights have a competitive list of features: 30-lap memory. 100-hour stopwatch. Countdown timer. Alarm. Dual time zones. 200m (660ft) water resistant. Available in white (shown), yellow, violet, pink, blue,...
Swatch Automatic Chronographs Introduced
Swatch recently introduced a line of inexpensive mechanical chronographs. Previously, any Swiss watch with the ubiquitous ETA/Valjoux 7750 was typically $700 or more. The new line (pictured at right) starts at $360! Movement is the ETA C01.211, about which information is a bit scarce. It seems to only be available...
The inPulse Smartphone Watch
If you like feature-rich digital watches, and have a Blackberry, the upcoming inPulse will probably make you very, very happy. It's a watch, but closely integrated with the RIM Blackberry via Bluetooth. Time, alarms, and more, all set via the Blackberry and displayed on the watch. It has a vibrate...
New Brand: Feldo Watches
Here's an interesting take on the venerable ETA 2824; new brand Feldo uses ultra-thin carbon fiber plates attached to the hands, yielding a moving window around the hour and minute hand. Kind of a cross between a jump hour and a date window, and not a design we've seen before....
Introducing the Helson Shark Diver
Presenting the new dive watch company Helson Watches and their first model, the Shark Diver. Powered by the trusty Miyota 8215 (as seen in the Halios Holotype and others), it's very attractive new entry. Specifications: Water resistant to a over-engineered 2,000m (6,600ft or so). You'll not survive nearly long as...
New details on Halios BlueRing released
Halios has released new details on it upcoming BlueRing diver. The BlueRing is the follow up to the Holotype and mixes similar style with a lower profile case measuring 15x45mm. If the success of the sold-out Holotype is any indication at all, the BlueRing will go quickly, and hold its...
New brand: Praesto Aviator
There are a great many variations on the WWII-inspired aviator's watch; today it's my pleasure to introduce a new company, Praesto. The name is from Latin, meaning "To be outstanding; to excel." Praesto (the company) is actually a new project from the people at the Giovino Watch Company, who have...
New Christopher Ward Tri-Tech Diver Elite announced
There's a lot of innovation going on at Christopher Ward these days. They've just announced a mechanical chronograph and now a new mechanical diver, the Tri-Tech Diver Elite pictured at right. Available in yellow, blue or black dial, this PVD-based beauty sports: Sellita SW200 movement (a Swiss clone of the...
Swatch Fall/Winter 2009 announced
One watch brand that needs no introduction on Watch Report is Swatch. Their PR just contacted us to let us know that their new lineup for Fall/Winter is online at their store. Pictured at right is a chronograph that caught my eye as a nice design. As always, Swatches are...
Video contest: Win a Seiko Ananta chronograph
The Seiko Ananta collection we wrote about is hitting the streets in October, and to promote the launch, Seiko is running a contest to win one of the $3,200 chronographs pictured here. The contest is called "I love my Seiko," and to enter you simply make a 15-45 second video...
JS Watch Co and the Frisland 42mm
Last week, Watch Report received an email from a very kind reader in Iceland who wrote to inform us of the JS Watch Co brand based in Reykjavik, Iceland. JS Watch Co is certainly worth a look on style and attitude alone. The small company only produces 5 models but...
Christopher Ward SpeedHawk chronograph
Christopher Ward, one of our favorite value brands, has just introduced their first mechanical chronograph, the SpeedHawk C40. Based on an upgraded and decorated Valjox/ETA 7750, the SpeedHawk has 7750 with blued screws, Geneva stripes on the CW-logo'd rotor. Hand-polished 316L stainless steel case, water resistant to 50m (165ft). Domed...