Replica Rolex Review: Jewel Tones and Diamonds – Rolex Updates the Day-Date 36

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One of the many updates to the Replica Rolex catalog to come out of Watches and Wonders this year is a trio of Day-Date 36 models with decorative stone dials. Rolex has historically taken some creative freedom with its Day-Date models, and the latest collection updates are no different. Each example makes use of a unique decorative stone dial, highlighting its natural qualities within a precious metal case accented with diamond details.

The Day-Date is somewhat of an archetypal silhouette for Rolex Replica Watches, maintaining that identity with the newest 36mm executions. For material, the brand is introducing three separate selections, one in 18kt Everose gold, the second in 18kt yellow gold, and the final example in 18kt white gold. Creating consistency between the models is a sparkling bezel set with 52 brilliant-cut diamonds. Securing the case is the iconic three-piece link President bracelet with a concealed Crownclasp that blends aesthetics and function.

Framed by the Everose gold, yellow gold, or white gold case is the choice of either a green aventurine, carnelian, and turquoise dial, respectively. Each stone has unique compositional elements that vary from one model to the next, a feature that is celebrated in the design rather than camouflaged. For the green aventurine, the surface is finely crystallized, the warm orange carnelian has varying lines throughout it, and the turquoise has a naturally veiny texture. Echoing the glamorous bezel motif, the hour markers and Roman numeral VI and IX indices are encrusted with diamonds for all three models. The result is an intriguing and unexpected juxtaposition between the decorative stones, diamond accents, and the precious metal case, all emphasizing the dynamism of Rolex design. Completing the Day-Date design is a date window at 3 o’clock and an aperture displaying the day at 12 o’clock.

Providing power to the trio is the manufacture caliber 3255. It is a self-winding movement capable of indicating the hour, minute, seconds, day, and date. The day and date appear instantaneously with an unrestricted rapid-setting feature. For precise time setting, the mechanism also offers a stop-seconds function. The movement offers a power reserve of approximately 70 hours, generated by a perpetual rotor that allows for bidirectional self-winding.

Pricing for the for each of the new Replica Rolex Day-Date 36 models is available upon request.

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Replica Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic City Limited Edition

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Amidst the bustle of Design Miami 2023, Hublot Replica Watches launched a new limited edition watch in tribute to the vibrant city. The new Replica Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic City has an ‘80s inspired (think Miami Vice) color scheme on the dial and is housed in a sleek black ceramic case. Naturally, since this is a limited edition watch the production numbers are going to be low at only 35 pieces produced. 

The basics of the Big Bang Unico Magic City are in line with the standard model: a 42mm wide case that measures 14.5mm thick with 100 m of water resistance. The in-house HUB1280 chronograph movement was totally redone a few years back in order to be properly housed in the smaller 42mm case (previous iterations were 45mm). An integrated flyback column wheel chronograph , the HUB1280 is comprised of 354 components and has a 72-hour power reserve. 

The real magic, so to speak, about this limited edition is the playfully retro purple and blue color scheme on the dial. And then there is my favorite touch, which is the bi-color palm tree at 9 o’clock where the running seconds sub-dial is. The fake watch comes with a classic black rubber strap but it’s the gradient strap that transitions from hues of pink, light purples, and blue that matches the dial that brings the whole piece together. 

Hublot showed excellently balanced restraint in designing the Big Bang Unico Magic City which is demonstrated by the question I always ask myself when judging a themed limited edition: does the watch stand on its own? The Magic City certainly does and as my esteemed colleague Zach Blass noted, it’s perfectly timed with the release of the new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer that dropped a few days ago.

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The New Replica Cartier Santos: The First Men’s Wristwatch Gets a Modern Makeover

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It was in 1904, when pocketwatches were still in style for gentlemen, that pioneering aviator and bon vivant Alberto Santos-Dumont approached his friend, Louis Cartier, about fashioning for him a timepiece that he could wear, and check the time, while keeping both hands on the controls of his aircraft. The watch that Replica Cartier made for Santos-Dumont, with its distinctive square bezel, is not only regarded by most historians as the first men’s wristwatch; it was also the progenitor of today’s Cartier Santos, one of the watch-and-jewelry giant’s most enduring and influential timepiece collections. This year, at SIHH 2018, Cartier unveiled a revamped Cartier Santos collection for the modern era.

At first glance, the new Santos de Cartier models look very much like their predecessors: the square-shaped bezel, inspired by Parisian architectural design of the era, remains intact, along with the bezel‘s eight visible screws and the dial’s elegant Roman numerals. But a closer look reveals a sleeker, more ergonomic case and bezel shape, and one that flows more seamlessly from the lugs to the straps and bracelets.

About those straps and bracelets: they represent another decidedly modernized feature of the new Santos watches, and one that has become a growing trend among fake luxury watch. They are engineered with Cartier’s new patent-pending QuickSwitch system, which enables the wearer to simply press a hidden button to quickly remove and replace each bracelet or strap. Other brands, like Vacheron Constantin and Hublot, have introduced similar self-strap-changing technology, but Carter goes them one better with another patent-pending mechanism, called SmartLink, which it uses on its metal bracelets. This allows a Santos wearer to re-size his watch easily without using a tool (or paying a watch repairman  to do it for him). At the touch of a button located on each link, its attachment bar is unlatched and the link can be added or removed.

The m0vement inside the replica watch case (two sizes are available, 35.1 x 45.9 and 39.8 x 47.5) is also decidedly contemporary: Cartier ‘s self-winding Caliber 1847 MC (the numeral represents the year of Cartier’s founding), which features anti-magnetic nickel phosphorus components in the escapement and movement mechanisms, along with a shield made from a paramagnetic alloy. Together, they render the movement effectively resistant to the powerful magnetic fields a watch encounters during daily wear.

In addition to the models outfitted with the automatic 1847 MC caliber, Cartier is offering skeletonized versions of the new Santos, powered by another in-house-manufactured movement, the manual-winding Caliber 9619 MC, which is notable for the large Roman numerals (specifically the “III,” “VI,” “IX” and “XII”) formed by its bridges.

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Omega Replica Adds Three Executions of the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M Worldtimer

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First introduced at Baselworld 2017, the Omega Replica Seamster Aqua Terra 150M Worldtimer collection is growing by three new iterations, one in titanium and two in stainless steel. While staying true to their original looks, they are distinguished by subtle updates, including a new rubber strap with a woven pattern.

All three versions have a diameter of 43mm, a height of 14.1mm, and a water-resistance of 150 meters. Equipped with ceramic bezels, they are driven by Omega’s self-winding Co-Axial Master Chronometer caliber 8938, which is visible through a sapphire case back.

A detailed depiction of the Earth as seen from above the North Pole takes center stage on the dials. The detailed map is created by laser-ablating on a grade 5 titanium surface and framed by a 24-hour indication. Although impossible to see with the naked eye, this entire replica watches scape is domed to mimic the curvature of the Earth.

Omega’s home city of Bienne Switzerland is among the global destinations displayed on the world-time rings. All cities, with the exception of the British capital, are colored yellow gold for the stainless-steel versions. London is shown in red to highlight Greenwich Mean Time, now more formally known as Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). The indices and hands on the stainless steel executions are crafted from 18K Moonshine Gold.

In the titanium version, the entire black and gray dial was created by laser technology. There are no applications except for the word London, and even here the red lacquer was applied by hand.

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Breitling Replica Upgrades Top Time Collection With B01 Manufacture Movement

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Breitling Replica continues its collaboration with two iconic motorcycle brands by launching two Top Time chronographs, both equipped with the in-house caliber B01: the Top Time B01 Deus and the Top Time B01 Triumph. This automatic movement holds a COSC chronometer certificate and offers approximately 70 hours of power reserve.

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The Top Time B01 Deus is the third special edition model created together with iconic Australian motorcycle brand Deus ex Machina. It features a black dial with white counters and red chronograph hands and two segments in red and orange on the tachymeter scale.

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The Deus brand logo can be found below the Breitling retro logo, and the Deus motto “In Benzin Veritas”, graces the tachymeter scale. Also noteworthy is that the 41mm stainless steel case is equipped with a sapphire crystal case back for the first time.

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This also applies to the Top Time B01 Triumph where the B01 is revealed through the caseback, with its column-wheel being clearly visible. The vertical clutch, which prevents the stop hand from jumping when the chronograph is started, is hidden from view.

Already in 2022, Breitling Replica Watches released a similar Top Time with the British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph, which also featured an ice-blue “Zorro” dial. Collectors nicknamed the model as such because of the quarter circles at 3 and 9 o’clock, which contrast with those at 6 and 12 o’clock, recalling the mask of the famous avenger.

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With the ice blue dial color, the brand logos at 6 and 12 o’clock, and the sub dials in the form of rounded squares, it looks similar to the 2022 version of the first Top Time Triumph.

The technical specifications are the same as for the Top Time B01 Deus: the 41 mm stainless steel watch is COSC certified and water resistant to 100 meters.

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