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A Long-Hoped-For Simplicity And True – These Charming Red Gold Case Replica Omega Constellation 123.55.27.20.05.003 Watches

When more and more industrial products come to us, keeping a refreshing has become a aspiration for the modern people, to some extent, mechanical watches meet all the need, although today’s mechanical watches mostly are the industrial products, still with some brands which adopting the manual way to pass these wonderful.

The watches that I want to introduce today is the replica Omega Constellation 123.55.27.20.05.003 watch, with no doubt, this red gold case fake Omega watch not only gives a feeling of bright and clear on the design, but also shows the delicate and exquisite.

Appearance:

The fake Omega Constellation series is the most elegant and noble series, presenting with the rich historical culture, this white mother-of-pearl dial replica Omega 123.55.27.20.05.003 watch also carries these elements, with the small and natural way, complementary with precious material, reflecting spectacular and fascinating charm of women.

Movement:

Under the charming case that equips with the wonderful movement, Cal.8521, with high accuracy and stability, which providing more than 50 hours.

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Wonderful Replica Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 15000 Gauss With 8508 Co-Axial Movement

If you have a watch, but it is wrong that probably with the antimagnetic problem, after all, there is still a lot magnetic field that we can’t see in our lives. Although we can not see whether it is magnetic, the internal parts are very easy to be interfered by the magnetic field. For the parts are very sensitive to magnetic fields, especially for the balance spring, because it is a metal alloy material, so that it can seriously affect the walking. So the appearance of the magnetic movement is very necessary, just like this replica Omega Seamaster watch.

Appearance:

This black dial fake Omega Seamaster watch is the classic one of the fake Omega Seamaster series, matching the 41.5mm stainless steel case, and same material bracelet. For the dial, that is black paint, with a little yellow, and vertical texture. For the second hand with black and yellow color, which represents antimagnetic.

Movement:

Its movement is 8508 co-axial movement, which is the most amazing work in the watchmaking industry, even in the 15000 gauss magnetic field still can be perfect.

Comments:

This white scale fake Omega watch is higher than other watches in antimagnetic, not using the soft iron to protect the movement, just adopting the Si14 balance spring, which with the good antimagnetic and stability.

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The Omega Speedmaster Fake ‘First Omega In Space’ In Sedna Gold

If you’re a regular reader, you already know how much I like Omega’s 2012 re-edition of the historically important ref. 2998, a model that Walter Schirra wore in 1962 during his Sigma 7 flight. I bought one of my own just a couple of days after publishing the story because I couldn’t find it in me to give it back to Omega.

It quickly established itself in my collection as the go-to watch and took home the annual “Most Worn” title in 2016. At almost the halfway point in 2017, it looks like it will retain that title and the more time it spends on my wrist, the more I appreciate it. I enjoy it not just as a pure re-edition of the ref. 2998, but as a Speedmaster with all of the line’s best attributes.

It’s precisely because of these reasons that I’ve always had a bit of an uneasy relationship with another beloved Omega Speedmaster replica watches – the “First Omega In Space” in Sedna Gold. It is a gorgeous watch, no doubt, a deluxe version of my own, but I’ve also always thought of it as a big departure from the Speedmaster and one that I wasn’t sure I felt comfortable with. Speedy enthusiasts mostly welcomed the watch when it was launched in 2015, and some have tried their hardest to convince me of its appeal, but for several reasons I have been unable to hear them.

First of all, the very best and most defining attribute of the popular Omega fake Speedmaster watches versus almost every other chronograph of the 1960s is its uniform black dial. The panda scheme is attractive, and the opaline dial and brown sub-dials of the Sedna Gold edition works particularly well, but it felt like Omega was encroaching into enemy territory – what I’ve learned since going hands on with the Sedna Gold edition is that another model set this precedent 20 years ago.

Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, I’ve always found that putting the Speedmaster in a precious metal was a bit of a bourgeois move. Omega copy watches with brown leather straps were (and I consider it to still be) an affordable sports watch, and definitely an everyday watch. At $18,000, this Sedna Gold edition remains affordable to a sub-section of Omega’s clientele, but it doesn’t really feel in keeping with the spirit of the Speedmaster.

But recently I got to spend some quality time with one of these watches, and I’ve got to say, it has challenged some of my viewpoints. Right away, I was struck with how gorgeous the Sedna Gold FOIS is in person. It looks nothing like my watch, but it looks fine as hell. One thing I’ve noticed taking photos of watches for a few years is that the better looking the watch, the easier it is to photograph, and here the photos speak for themselves. If ever there was a looker, this watch is it.

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In-Depth The Omega Speedmaster X-33 Regatta Fake Top Watches

Made as a special edition for the 35th America’s Cup and Emirates Team New Zealand, the Omega X-33 Regatta is an evolved variant of Omega’s mold-breaking Speedmaster X-33. They say that specialization is for insects, and if true, the X-33 Regatta is nothing short of a Praying Mantis; highly specialized and comparatively alien – especially among the hallowed ranks of the Moonwatch.

While I’m nothing if not a fan of an outlier, the current X-33 is best understood with something of a brief history. The original Omega Speedmaster replica watches were launched in March of 1998 to a packed house at Johnson Space Center in Houston, and the event even included the first public live TV transmission from Mir space station. While the X-33 was undoubtedly a wild design, we can see the foundation of its functionality in the Omega Seamaster Multifunction from the mid-80s.

By the time 1998 came around and civilians got their first look at this wild new mission timer from Omega, the precise Omega fake watches had already been put to use in both military and extra-planetary roles. Originally seen as a Flightmaster X-33 in the mid-90s, Omega produced a series of prototypes and pre-production models that were designed with input from several astronauts and select pilots from the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds jet teams. Before being launched to the public, prototypes saw time on the ISS, Mir, and aeronautical applications, with one even surviving (along with the pilot) in the crash of a Mig 15.

From launch, Omega Speedmaster fake watches with mechanical movements were intended to be a mission-specific tool and the case had been designed to offer the highest possible volume for the audible sound of the alarm, with Omega claiming an impressive 80 dB output. Perhaps even more to the point, the X-33 was capable of measuring up to 999 days of “mission time” and displaying the value as either a countdown or as an elapsed total.

Eventually updated with a satin brushed bezel and a new crown in 2001, the X-33 was later discontinued for the public in 2006. Fast forward to December 2014 when Omega launches the third generation X-33 called, in full, the delicate Omega Speedmaster copy watches.

This new model forgoes the previous generation’s circular display for a more straightforward horizontal display with three segments, typically showing additional data (top), mode/function (at nine on the dial), and time or an active measure on the lower display. I won’t belabor the finer details of the X-33 as Jack wrote a hands-on story about a mostly similar X-33 back in 2015.

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Omega Seamaster Diver 300M ‘Commander’s Fake Swiss Watches Inspired By James Bond 007

News of the latest James Bond tribute watch was kept top secret ahead of its official announcement. But our own David Bredan infiltrated Omega’s boat-party launch event (drysuit over tuxedo, of course) to bring us these hands-on pictures of the new Omega Seamaster replica watches and save the world.

James Bond jokes aside, David did join Omega for the unveiling event on the River Thames in London, and here is the colorful new watch dedicated to the fictitious secret agent. In the colors of the UK’s Royal Navy, the “Commander’s Watch” is not for a single specific movie, but rather celebrates the cult of Bond and commemorates several film anniversaries at once.

Surely, from Omega’s point of view, there are not enough opportunities to capitalize on the star power of 007 and their Official Timekeeper (or something of the sort) relationship with the film franchise. As noted, Omega copy watches with Swiss movements are not for a film, like the Seamaster Aqua Terra for Spectre or the solid gold Goldfinger watch, for example – not that we require such a reason for making a new watch.

Rather, someone noticed that 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of You Only Live Twice (1967), the 40th anniversary of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and the 20th anniversary of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Missed opportunity for a “trilogy” with a watch for each movie? With a current list of 26 James Bond films since the first in 1962, though, we could potentially expect something similar every couple of years. In fact, there will be no fewer than four Bond film anniversaries to celebrate in 2019… so save a spot in your watch box for that limited edition.

By 1997, Omega was the Bond watch for the second time in Tomorrow Never Dies after the relationship began with GoldenEye in 1995. It was a Seiko in The Spy Who Loved Me and the Bond watch in You Only Live Twice has not been positively identified, according to my internet research. Beginning with GoldenEye and for a number of movies, the spy often wore a blue Omega Seamaster Diver 300M.

So, while 007 tribute and prop watches have come from other lines, such as the (confusingly named, but different from the 300M) Seamaster 300 (Spectre edition hands-on here), Aqua Terra, and Planet Ocean (as here for Skyfall), Omega Seamaster fake watches with white dials are relevant and fitting for the Omega and 007 relationship.

But the triple anniversary doesn’t fully explain the watch or its red-white-and-blue color theme. The elegant Omega Seamaster replica watches are referencing and channeling the Royal Naval Reserve Commander facet of the James Bond character. If you’re like me and not totally caught up on every movie and the complex 007 universe, it might be getting a bit arcane for you too.

For the launch event, Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann explained that Omega was “fascinated” by Bond’s “connection to the Royal Navy, which is an organization that Omega also has history with, and we wanted to pay tribute to his rank as Commander.” In each of the three films that the Commander’s Watch pays tribute to, Bond is apparently seen wearing his official military uniform at some point. Good enough for me.

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Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer Replica Watches With Black Dials

The new Omega Speedmaster copy watches 329.32.44.51.01.001 are the modern – and, until now, quite fat – Speedmaster Moonwatch put on a diet. Yeah, right, it’s just as wide from the front, but very noticeably slimmer in its profile. It is not all looks and no smarts either, as it now packs the latest generation, METAS-certified, 15,000 Gauss-resistant Master Chronometer caliber 9900. Let’s see if all that, a lower price, and some orange accents suffice to make one’s heart go racing. There are a few quirks to note as well.

I will just keep it short and concentrate on its most modern iteration. Although to me it feels like it was way longer ago, it actually happened in 2011 that Omega launched the Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph, a modern Speedmaster equipped with an all-new, 9300-series, two-register, automatic chronograph movement. Since then, they have officially called this collection a range of different and wildly confusing names, including the decent Omega Speedmaster replica watches (yes, that’s right), although they very much belong to that group of 99.99999% of all watches that have never ever been to the moon. I mean it.

Google Omega Speedmaster fake watches with black leather straps and see what comes up first – it’s this collection and not the classic and actual Moonwatch Speedy. The closest this modern Speedy has been to the moon is when it received a cool moon phase indication recently, with a stellar blue-dial model that Ariel reviewed here.


This is to say that around the classic Omega Speedmaster “Moonwatch” (the one that did go to the moon and back) grows an increasing variety of other Omega Speedmaster chronographs. And while the “original” Moonwatch I bet will remain unchanged until we colonize the moon, it also is one of the very few watches that deserve the label “iconic.”

The good news this entails though is that the rest of the Speedmaster collections are free to change and evolve as Omega and the market dictates. Now, with Omega replica watches with Swiss mechanical movements, we see what that unequivocally dictated direction is, and I am pleased to see and report: it means more wearable, technically more advanced, and visually more fascinating.

Before we move on, a quick word about the history of the racing dial, and especially an interesting quirk that you may want to know, next time someone poses as a historian and gives whatever storied explanation for the racing dial’s existence: “Despite great research and theory, the exact origin and purpose of these 1968 models is still shrouded in mystery.” These are Omega’s words on the racing dial – and I appreciate them being up-front about this fact instead of making up some faux, misty-eyed racing story instead.

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Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Master Chronometer Platinum Fake Watches Hands-On

At this year’s Baselworld, Omega introduced the Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Master Chronometer Limited Edition, a totally new Aqua Terra with a 43mm platinum case, in-house METAS-certified Master Chronometer 8939 movement, and a hand-crafted enamel world map on its dial. It serves as a halo piece for the rest of this year’s new Aqua Terra collection, which we broadly covered here. Somewhat surprisingly, the noble Omega Seamaster replica watches are the first worldtimer watches that Omega has produced and one of only a few watches which Omega has elected to case in platinum.


Over the years, the Seamaster Aqua Terra range has been reimagined several times. Omega’s new-for-2017 Seamaster Aqua Terra collection has been updated with more symmetrical cases, a redesigned conical crown, horizontal as opposed to vertical grain on the dial (which Omega calls their “teak concept”), a new six o’clock location for the date, and most notably, the inclusion of the METAS-certified Omega Master Chronometer 8800 or 8900 co-axial calibers.

While there are visual cues that help easily identify it as an Aqua Terra family member, the Omega Seamaster copy watches with mechanical movements are a largely different animal from the rest of the Aqua Terra line.

Starting with the dial, Omega has combined high-end materials like platinum, 18k gold, and of course the elegant hand-enameled world map to produce something striking. The dial’s outermost portion is produced from “sand-blasted platinum-gold” and is printed with 24 world cities. Color choice for the world destinations is coded, with red representing GMT, black to mean these locations are plus one hour in the summer, and blue to demonstrate locales which do not observe daylight savings.

Inside the outer ring of world destinations, there are 18k yellow gold applied hour markers filled with Super-LumiNova. The inner dial is sapphire crystal with an enameled map of the Northern Hemisphere as seen from the North Pole. Surrounding the world map is a 24-hour register which is also color-coded black and white for day and night. Note that the time zone often represented on the delicate Omega replica watches by Paris or Geneva is here represented as Bienne, Switzerland, where Omega is based.

Worldtimer dials can be a cluttered mess, and while Omega fake watches with brown leather straps have a lot going on, the wealth of information is carefully organized and spread out over enough dial real estate to make the functions actually useful and easy to read. The contrast provided by the gold hands and indices also makes the main time very legible. Upsizing the case to 43mm from the 41mm width of most men’s Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra helped create dial space for all that information but also called for more of that sweet, sweet platinum.

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On Wrist Review: The Blancpain Leman Moon Complete Calendar Automatic Replica Watches

A few weeks back, the folks at Govberg watches let me get some hands on with some of their pre-owned inventory. The first piece I chose to review is the stainless steel case Blancpain Leman Moon copy watches. As some of you may have seen on Instagram, Blancpain is a favorite of many of the members of Red Bar Crew. So reviewing this piece was a no brainer.

A Brief History of Blancpain

Since I don’t personally own a Blancpain, I figured test driving this piece would be a good way for me to get to know the brand. As some of you may know, Blancpain is one of the oldest brands still in operation. The brand started production in 1735 and is notable for making a wide range of watches, from highly complicated pieces to their popular Fifty-Fathoms dive watch. Blancpain also prides itself on never having produced a quartz watch. So having one of the brand’s complicated “complete” calendar (with moon phase!) in my possession was quite a treat.

One of my favorite things to do when reviewing a watch is to research the history of the brand. So a few highlights for me; the brand was largely independent until this century. In the 1950s, the brand was purchased by SSIH (later renamed to Swatch group). In 1983 the brand was sold to Jacques Piguet and Jean-Claude Biver. It wasn’t until 1993 that SSIH/Swatch purchased the brand back and appointed Jean-Claude Biver as CEO. The brand is now owned and controlled by Swatch Group.

Wearing the Leman Moon Complete Calendar

Case

The 38mm stainless steel case fit my wrist nicely. The solid caseback provides a smooth feel on the wrist and added to the mystery of piece. I couldn’t help myself to Google images of the movement (trust me, it’s a beaut). The 20mm lugs make the piece popular with collectors that want to change their straps. This piece looks great on the metal bracelet or a fashionable leather strap. The watch has a 100meter/330ft depth rating.

Dial

 

I found the dial to be very legible under a variety of lighting conditions. There was some glare under heavy sunlight, but the anti-glare crystal helped to make up for some of these effects.

Bracelet

 

The bracelet is a smooth interlocked type with a deployant buckle, you can really see the quality added with each screw. The thing is built like a tank and appears to be able to take a beating. Alternatively, the piece would look great on a leather strap.

Movement

The watch uses the Blancpain caliber 6763 automatic movement. The 31 jewel movement is rhodium-plated, with wonderful finishing (check out the details on Blancpain). I found the time keeping to be solid and watching the complete calendar go through it’s cycles was quite enjoyable. The movement has a 100-hour power reserve. The Wonderful black dial Blancpain copy watches  are those fine designed watches which special designed for men.

Final thoughts

Wear ability/Durability

The watch sits nicely on the wrist and under a cuff. The 38mm case provides a nice wrist presence and the bracelet feels very silky.

 

Verdict

For an under $10,000 complicated watch, this piece is a tremendous value. Govberg has many gems in their pre-owned collection and I consider this to be one of them.

Just a fun plug about the Govberg Pre-Owned Watch Collection – this Blancpain is one of over 1100 pieces Govberg has on-hand that you can discover in their store, on their website OR on their recently updated Govberg OnTime app. The latest generation delicate copy watches of the app includes secondary market valuation tools and thoughtful links to all of the pieces and brands that Govberg carries.

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Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Blue Replica Watches Hands On

ith the frenzy of Baselworld 2017 releases barely behind us, Tudor is at it again, this time partnering with storied Swiss watch and jewelry retailer Bucherer. Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay series, which already includes something like ten different variations, is being further expanded with the release of the new textile straps Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Blue copy watches. This updated model is part of Bucherer’s Blue Editions collection, an ongoing collaboration between Bucherer and some of Swiss watchmaking’s heaviest hitters like Audemars Piguet and IWC. The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Blue is also the Bucherer Blue Edition collection’s first real diver’s watch.

The Arabic numerals Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Blue fake watches are essentially the same watch as the existing Heritage Black Bay Bronze (which we covered here) but with a deep blue dial and bezel. The new edition has the familiar 43mm aluminum-bronze alloy case, aged leather and fabric strap options as standard, no-date, vintage-inspired dial and hands, and Tudor manufacture COSC certified MT5601 movement with 70 hours of power reserve.

This simple aesthetic update is in keeping with Tudor’s custom of releasing a new model and then updating it every year or so with changes in dial color, material, or more prominently with the addition of their new manufacture movement which is now seeing action in many of their watches. Tudor similarly updated their titanium Pelagos model with a blue dial and bezel in 2015 (in-depth review of the Tudor Pelagos here).

Tudor is no stranger to the use of blue in their watches, especially their divers. The Tudor Submariner, which was issued to and used by the French Marine Nationale (Navy) and other military organizations, has been available in blue since 1968. Tudor’s military heritage is represented in the Black Bay Bronze by the inclusion of a fabric strap inspired by the straps used by French Navy combat divers. The use of bronze, however, is something relatively new in the world of watches.

Bronze has long been used in a variety of maritime applications such as for boat propellers and diving equipment and naturally develops a unique patina over time. Bronze is catching on rapidly with the powerhouses of watchmaking, having been used by IWC and Panerai as well as many others.

Tudor and Bucherer’s new release of the Heritage Black Bronze Blue, while not earth-shattering, is a tasteful addition to their already extensive lineup of retro-inspired dive watches and represents Tudor’s willingness to follow watch industry trends. The use of blue will no doubt please a number of Tudor devotees because of the color blue’s historical significance to the Tudor name. The new Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Blue unique replica watches will be available from Bucherer for 3,800 CHF and will be delivered with a fabric strap as well as an aged leather strap.

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Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days PAM 700 Replica Watches Hands-On

The use of novel and space-age materials in high-end watches is always fun to follow as a spectator, but it’s far more appreciated when their practical benefits might sometime soon be used in watches that a broader segment can enjoy. That’s rarely the case, but one watch that piqued my interest in this way was the transparent case back Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days PAM 700 copy watches (debuted here). Utilizing an array of carbon composites and low-friction components that run without the need for any kind of liquid lubrication, the result is a watch that guarantees 50 years of service-free operation. There’s no way to know if the guarantee will hold but, limited in production to only 50 pieces, I can’t imagine that 50 Panerai enthusiasts and collectors, aka “Paneristis,” won’t want to engage in this long-term experiment with the brand.

Alongside the Panerai BMG-TECH which also centers around the use of fancy, high-tech materials, the black rubber straps Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days PAM 700 fake watches demonstrates the capabilities of the Laboratorio di Idee (LAB-ID), which operates as Panerai’s R&D department based in Neuchâtel. Like some of Panerai’s previous timepieces (such as this Luminor Submersible 1950), the watch utilizes a material known as Carbotech that serves on both functional and aesthetic levels. While I can’t dispute the use of carbon composites for the sake of their mechanical advantage, I can’t help but notice just how well the deep shaded layers of the Carbotech interact with the minimal blue luminous dial and crystal Panerai incorporated here.

There are four innovations Panerai utilized in developing its caliber P.3001/C, starting with a set of mainplates and bridges constructed entirely out of tantalum-based ceramic, removing the need for any kind of lubrication. This oil-free concept also moves into the DLC-coated silicon escapement, which is second in the list of innovations. Thirdly, with the kind of ceramic and DLC use we see here, Panerai has eliminated the need for traditional jewels. Therefore, the movement uses a set of just four DLC-coated jewels that remove the need to lubricate the Incabloc shock system. Finally, the two mainspring barrels also operate without any grease or oil and do so with a multi-layer coating and a final layer of DLC.

It’s true that the low-friction, oil-free concept isn’t something new in watchmaking. Back in 2007, Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Extreme LAB followed by the Master Compressor Extreme Lab 2, another watch that could operate without lubrication for its lifetime. The same can be said about a watch like the Cartier ID Two Concept we covered previously. What these pieces didn’t have was the 50-year guarantee, and while the Cartier concept remained a concept, the JLC is designed to grab attention and reflect its “overengineered” attitude both inside and out. This Panerai, however, isn’t really that different-looking from any other watch they make, save for the use of blue and other subtle hints. I like that it’s a watch you can actually ostensibly wear every day for 50 years without feeling self-aware about it – if you have wrists like Sylvester Stallone, that is.

The Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days PAM 700’s case is sized at a substantial 49mm. Much of the larger size is offset by the Carbotech’s characteristic lightweight features. It displays thick layers of the carbon fiber composite and, as I mentioned previously, this creates interesting visual effects with both the luminous blue and deep black tones on the dial. This layered effect even carries on into the crown-protecting device Panerai is known for. The matte finishing is also a nice inclusion to the watch’s stealthy and high-precision look. Additionally, the case boasts 100 meters of water-resistance.

On the dial, Panerai uses carbon nanotubes meant to absorb any trace of light that hits it, resulting in a deep, deep black. The blue Super-LumiNova used throughout the numerals and markers on the “sandwich-style” dial pops against the black tone and is also incorporated into the hands. It almost reminds me of single beams of light piercing through miles of deep oceanic abyss. Overall, I find the dial to be as legible as it gets considering its high contrast and massive size.

The crystal itself has the text “Luminor, Panerai, LAB-ID,” printed directly onto it, and I think this is where some people might find issues with the watch. Because the text is printed onto the crystal itself, it will inevitably get in the way of the hands, which could throw some people off when trying to read the time. Personally, I find that it serves as an interesting solution to the fact that Panerai could not print text on the carbon nanotube dial. Additionally, the crystal features double anti-reflective coating.

Taking a look at the case back, we find the caliber P.3001/C in all its deep, dark glory. One of my favorite features is the power reserve indicator that uses the same blue accents found on the dial. Power reserve is three days and the movement operates at 21,600vph. For convenience while time setting, Panerai included a seconds reset function that returns the seconds hand to the 12 o’clock position. It’s a feature that seems to grow increasingly popular and is definitely something I can appreciate.

No surprise here, the strap on the Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days PAM 700 carries the black and blue scheme. The same dark tones found throughout the watch carry on all the way through the buckle and the blue contrast stitching ties together the look.

The use of innovative materials and movement architecture to cut down on the need for servicing is an area where the industry still has a long way to go before implementing these technologies on a larger, more accessible scale, but I think the Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days PAM 700 marks a notable step. If my math is correct, routine and minor service costs for the average Panerai could potentially add up to around $8,000 over the span of 50 years. It’s a figure that falls way short in terms of justifying this particular watch’s price, and there are still a few areas (magnetization, for example) that I’m not sure about. But hey, I have a feeling that the buyers of these delicate copy  watches probably aren’t doing that math in their head to justify the cost, but rather enjoying the watch and tracking its 50-year promise.