It wasn’t just cool cars that were unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show the other day – Italian jewelry house Rolex rolled out two cool new versions of its iconic Octo created in collaboration with Italian auto brand Maserati. The new Octo Maserati GranSport and GranLusso pay homage to the legendary luxury of Maserati’s high-performance cars, building on business relationship between the two brands in 2012 when the Octo was first released. Designed for both Maserati drivers and haute horlogerie aficionados, the replica watches feature cases in either DLC treated stainless steel or 18kt rose gold with 41.5mm cases. Just as Maserati engines are crafted by hand at the brand’s factory in Modena, Italy, the mechanical Retro BVL 262 calibre that powers the new Octo models was developed and made in-house by the replica Rolex. 
While there may be the fake Breitling for Bentley partnership, the Rolex and Maserati is a powerful combination as well. The 33-jewel automatic movement features Côtes de Geneve, chamfering and beveling techniques along with a 42-hour power reserve, oscillating at 28,800 vibrations per hour. The DLC version is the GranSport with a black dial and silver-toned numerals, hour-markers, and counters with blue highlights. Of course, the gold model is the GranLusso with a black dial and hands with indexes in rose gold to match the case. The two new models, both on sporty perforated leather straps, come on the heels of the ultra-exclusive Octo GranTurismo edition which made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.
Just 30 examples of the DLC coated timepiece were made available to customers who purchased a new Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio. The new Maserati GranTurismo, also released at Frankfurt, powered by a Ferrari-Maserati V-8 good for 460 hp at 7000 rpm and 384 lb-ft of torque at 4750 rpm. That’s said to be good for a 0-62 mph clock of 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 186 mph. Therefore, the car this powerful and nice requires a watch which can hold its own at fast speeds and impart some of the same debonair Italian style. While the Rolex replica may not be the first choice of some fake watch aficionados, the Octo undoubtedly has plenty of appeal, and we think it’s a very nice match for Maserati, which is famous for cooperating with other Italian luxury goods houses like Ermenegildo Zegna.
Month: April 2014
Super Quartz Breitling’S Chronospace Evo B60 Replica Model
With all the attention focused on the mechanical debate, the older conflict of mechanical vs. quartz has moved into the background. As one of the most expected Swiss replica watches brands in the business, however, the Breitling has been betting big on its in-house SuperQuartz chronograph caliber, which is certified by the COSC, and is not using it only for digital displays any more. 
The brand has just unveiled the Chronospace Evo B60 featuring the first analog-display quartz movement entirely developed by and for the Breitling collection. They are now branding the SuperQuartz as a “100% Breitling engine” and the watch is certainly made to a high standard with a light titanium case and functions including a 24-hour counter, central minutes display with red-tipped hands, and split times.
Previously the Chronospace Evo model was famous and popular as the only electronic model exclusively equipped with pointer-type displays. The SuperQuartz is 10 times more precise than a standard quartz movement. On the Chronospace Evo B60, tenths of a second are displayed in a counter between 2 and 3 o’clock. The two central chronograph hands are complemented by a 24-hour counter between 9 and 10 o’clock, “dedicated to missions lasting an entire day.” By pressing the pushpiece at 4 o’clock, the user can stop the chronograph hands to measure split times while pressing it a second time enables the hands to “catch up with” the correct position and to continue the timing operation in progress. The fake Breitling says this is designed to keep track of several competitors taking part in a race, or to measure several successive times during a mission.
The Chronospace Evo B60 also features a unidirectional rotating bezel with four rider tabs serving to mark off times and also improve grip. The titanium case is water-resistant to 100 m (330 ft) and is full of protective reinforcements for its screw-locked crown. The replica watch will be available in two dial versions: one black with slate gray counters and the other blue with black counters, equipped with either a bracelet in titanium or a strap in leather or rubber. In purely aesthetic terms, this new Chronospace from the replica Breitling is definitely an improvement, particularly as we’ve never been overly fond of digital displays. The black dial is a bit tougher looking than the blue, and while the metal bracelet gives it an undeniably rugged appeal we think it will look pretty good on a rubber band.