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Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC

31 Baselworld 2017 novelties that really impressed me.

Why 31? That´s the number I counted when finishing my choice and putting the story together. 

Please do not expect a product listing of ticking superlatives here or a ranking of the most expensive / crazy watches.

What I will show you instead are watches that really impressed me – 31 in total. Either through their good and cool design, technical realization, impeccable quality and/or reasonable price. 

The watch brands featured are:

Blancpain, Breguet, Breitling, Bulgari, Certina, Chanel, Chopard, Frédérique Constant, Glashütte Original, H. Moser & Cie., Hamilton, Harry Winston, Hermès, Hublot, Longines, Mido, Nomos, Omega, Patek Philippe, Porsche Design, Rado, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Tudor and Zenith.   

Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 Auto Chrono

Baselworld 2017: Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 Auto Chrono

When Hamilton in 1968 presented its “Chronograph A” with black subdials on a white dial, and its “Chronograph B” with two white subdials lying against a black background, creating a “reverse panda” face, the chronographs perfectly reflected the type of dial design that was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. WQe are in the year 2017 now and I predict that the Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 Auto Chrono will today perhaps have more fans than ever before …