A Salute to Resco Watch Company

Resco Watch Company aka ” Resco Instruments”, have hit the ground running in 2013. This company is in the process of producing two generations of the toughest watches on the market today. Their 1st and 2nd generation Patriots have become lucky charms for the guys going through BUD’S training. Resco is also raising tadpoles and dishing out their Bullfrog collection as well. You can also catch ” Mr. Reese” from CBS‘ ” Person Of Interest” with his super sleuth sidekick ” Mr. Finch” sporting a Generation 1 or 2 Patriot. Word is Resco has shipped Mr. Reese ( Jim Caviziel) a new Generation 2 Patriot. I’ve got a funny feeling many of Resco’s watches have seen more action in some of the worlds hot spots than I can imagine. But that’s classified. I look forward to see what else Resco has in store for 2013.

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A Sneak Preview of the Oris Calobra Limited Edition

Oris has given us a sneak preview of the Oris Calobra Limited Edition at Basel World 2013.  It looks like Oris is proud to celebrate their title sponsorship of the ” Oris Rally Clasico  Isla Mallorca”. Oris is once again pushing the limit with men’s watches.

Luminox Announces New Dive Chronograph Watches

Luminox announces three new dive chronograph watches, with red start buttons. Luminox says they’ll be available this spring. Chronoshield will keep you posted with any details.

A True Divers Watch

 

Good day watch fans. Oris announced earlier this month the arrival of the Aquis Depth Gauge. Oris’ engineers have applied the Boyle Marriotte Law to this dive watch. The law states if the volume of a gas is decreased, the pressure increases. Ok, if you didn’t do that well in science you’re not alone. So let’s make it simple. Oris has an opening in the crystal of the dial at the 12 o’clock spot that lets water into a channel that runs along the edge of the watches dial, which shows up light or dark grey. That light or dark grey channel corresponds with the scale indicating the depth on your decent or ascent. This dive watch is the perfect companion for both the professional and recreational diver. Oris has not yet indicated when it will be available for purchase, but rest assured Chrono Shield Watches will keep you posted.

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Related articles

• Oris Aquis Depth Gauge Dive Watch (perpetuelle.com)
• Oris Aquis Dept Gauge Diving Watch – New System of Depth Measuring (watchalyzer.com)
• Simple Science Lets This Gorgeous Dive Watch Track Your Depth (gizmodo.com)

A New Year Equals New Watches

Good day and Happy New Year watch world. I know that’s a little late. I’ve been away for a while. It seems 2013 has already produced an explosion of innovation, ingenuity and down right coolness when it comes to men’s watches. Let’s tally it all up. Jaeger LeCoultre has a new Deep Sea Chronograph Cermet. Kobold Watch Co. has gone on a spiritual journey & produced the Himalaya Deity Edition. IWC has fused analog & digital into one watch with the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month timepiece. Luminox continues to soldier on with the Nav SPC( Navigation Specialist), a new model from their RECON series along with the Steel Color Mark Chronograph 3180 series.I’m excited to see what else 2013 has in store in the world of horology.

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New Watch Alert…..Hublot

Aston Martin & Jaeger-Le Coultre Are Dating

Aston Martin and Jaeger-Le Coultre have teamed up to produce the AMVOX7 Chronograph. This time piece is inspired by the Aston Martin Vanquish. Along with its exquisite craftmanship, the AMVOX7 has chronograph functions with hidden buttons. To activate the chronograph you have to press the watches crystal at the 12 o’clock position. To reset the chronograph, just touch the 6 o’clock spot on the crystal. This is called the vertical trigger.  Kind of 007-ish. Although Jaeger-Le Coultre is not associated with the Bond franchise, the Aston Martin certainly is.

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It’s Finally Here!!!!! Skyfall and Omega!!!! Bond

Wooooo Hoooooo!!!!!!

Taken 2: Watch Used To Get Out Of Sticky Situation

Good day watch world. Sorry for the hiatus. I had a busy week and weekend. I finally got the chance to see the movie Taken II and it was a classic super sleuth, kick…… uh….butt adventure. If you haven’t seen it and you plan to, I suggest you not read this blog because I’m going to talk about a specific scene in the movie. Liam Neeson‘s character and his wife ” Lenore” get taken in Istanbul, Turkey. They’re snatched by some goons on a revenge driven mission and placed in a van with their hands bound and hoods over their heads. The part that caught my attention in this scene was Liam’s use of his watch as a telemeter in order to determine the distance of where the bad guys were taking them. Using the ticking on his watch he counted how long it took to get to the first turn. Then the next turn. How long it took to get to a spot where there was a bird in someone’s shop. All of this was done while tied up with his face covered by the hood. Once his captors got them to the location where they were being held, he calls his daughter back at the hotel using some miniature spy type cell phone. He tells her to pull out a map and draw a circle around the location of the hotel using a certain amount of kilometers. Then he tells her to grab one of his grenades from his field kit and throw it in a safe direction. He was able to hear the blast in order to determine how close they were from the hotel. Real trade craft stuff. Long story short, he was able to tell his daughter where they were using a form of telemetry with his watch. What kind of watch did he have you ask? There was too much action going on for me to see. Any way it was cool and I’m a geek…..I know.

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Related articles

• Film Review: Taken 2 (2012) (filmblerg.com)
• Taken 2: Liam Neeson Proves Age and Body Count Are Just Numbers (entertainment.time.com)

Skyfall Royal Premiere

Another Bond video. Can’t wait until the U.S. release.