Chronograph watches

CAMOUFLAGE

Created in 1993, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore chronograph undeniably gains in virility with this steel variation on a rubber strap with a camouflage motif. Water-resistant to 100 meters (330’), the 44 mm-diameter case features an octagonal bezel, push-pieces and a ceramic crown, a high-tech material that is unalterable, very light and extremely resistant to wear and tear.

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FULLY INTEGRATED

Hublot is exploring a new dimension with the creation of a totally integrated strap for its Big Bang icon. A first for this timepiece, which this year will celebrate its 15th anniversary. Water-resistant to 100 meters (330’) and produced in titanium, King Gold or black ceramic, the Big Bang Integral incorporates an automatic Unico caliber whose flyback function enables a current timing to be reset to zero and another to be launched simultaneously with a single manipulation.

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DEEP-SEA DIVING

With its grey “sharkskin” dial, this 47 mm-diameter titanium submersible flyback chronograph pays tribute to Guillaume Néry, French freediving champion and Panerai ambassador. Water-resistant to 300 meters (1,000’), this genuine professional diving instrument benefits from luminescent attributes and a unidirectional rotating bezel with ceramic insert. One particularity is that the chrono information is displayed in the center: a fine rhodium-plated hand for the minutes and a blue hand for the seconds.

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TAILORED FOR RACING

As partner of the International Automobile Festival, Girard-Perregaux has imagined this Laureato Absolute Passion in black PVD titanium on a black rubber strap with fabric effect and red stitching. Only 50 will be produced. The 44 mm diameter instrument is water-resistant to 300 meters (1,000’) and houses an automatic movement with impeccable finishing, protected by a solid back engraved with the Laureato Absolute logo.

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RETRO MODE

Inspired by the first Oris diver’s watch designed in 1965, the iconic Divers Sixty-Five collection has many references including this steel chronograph version with a bronze bezel. With a diameter of 43 mm, this self-winding model definitely fits in with the vintage aesthetic trend whilst remaining a highly technical ...