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SPORTS & GLAMOUR
Utility, style and guts for the genX

TISSOT
Quadrato Collection

Tissot integrates man's most iconic shape into a trendsetting line of sporty, urban timepieces. Combining simplicity and harmony a square-faced dial in a square-off case the Tissot Quadrato collection exudes and expression of masculine elegance.
Sharp-edged, sporty and robust, the collection is available in two versions Chrono Quartz and three hands which come in a full range of trendsetting combinations besides the featured stylish beige leather strap with ivory dial.
The chronograph elements, squared pushbuttons and counters, underscore the geometric purity of the design. This is offset by the rounded elements and volumes the lugs, dial-face numerals and a classically domed sapphire crystal. Alternating fine polished and brushed finishes grace the hands and counter dials. Water resistant to 100 metres, the collection is an audacious trendsetter for men and women who dare to look at life square on.

OMEGA
Speedmaster Professional Chronograph Moonwatch

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Speedmaster the first and still the only watch to have been worn on the moon a limited series of 5957 stainless steel pieces with a special commemorative design of a golden seahorse on the dial will give collectors a rare opportunity to own a piece of space history. The physiognomy of the 42mm Professional Chronograph Moonwatch with its black dial, chronograph counters and tachymeter scale bears the DNA of the original hand-winding 1957 Speedmaster and its heart is powered by the famous Calibre 1861.
The words '50th Anniversary' crown the golden seahorse featured at 12 o'clock on the dial. The hour and minutes hands, the central chronograph seconds hand and baton indexes have been highlighted with Super-LumiNova for maximum legibility. The dauphine hands create more space on the dial for a clearer view of the three counters with 12 hour, 30 minute and 60 second totalisers. The Arabic numerals on the counters and on the black aluminum tachymeter scale on the bezel have been designed with maximum clarity in mind. A scratch resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment protects the dial of this watch.
With a 45 hour power reserve and water resistant to 50 metres, the watch has proved it can withstand extreme atmospheric conditions on Earth and space.

HUBLOT
Big Bang Gold Mat

In its new 'Mats' range, Hublot launches a groundbreaking 'monochrome/monomaterial' concept to show that colour and shape can be one. Microblasting technique and a different reflection of light have succeeded in making the 'mat' challenge.
The gold colour seems to merge with the hues of the golden sand dunes. The pink gold doesn't sparkle, it blazes, as if all the light has been absorbed and is gently diffused. The 44.5 mm case and bezel is in microblasted 750 red gold. The lacquered matt red gold effect dial with black nickel satin finish appliqué index markers and numerals is enhanced with faceted matt black chronograph hands with H shaped counterpoise. The Big Bang is powered by a mechanical chronograph with automatic winding Hublot HUB44 calibre movement. It has an adjustable smooth natural black rubber strap with black PVD deployment clasp.

SEIKO
Velatura Kinetic Direct Drive

Since the creation in 1965 of its first diving watch, Seiko has often accepted the challenge of building watches to withstand the demands of ocean life. Professional and recreational sailors alike require reliability in their choice of watch. For watch users on the high seas, Kinetic Direct Drive is the ultimate technology of trust. It is recharged by the wearer's motion, but can also be wound by hand. When winding the crown, the wearer can see the precise amount of energy generated on the Direct Drive indicator. Leave it for a few days and you can wind it to see the power being transmitted to the watch in real time.
Kinetic Direct Drive is built to allow maximum interaction with the wearer. Its design details draw inspiration from the instruments and mechanisms used on the world's best and fastest yachts. The super-secure crown protection system allows the mechanism to be wound without the crown being unscrewed and pulled out. The bezel screws have the shape of the locks on marine devices, the use of steel and urethane in the bracelet fuses lightness and strength and the case back echoes the shape of the wheel on large racing yachts.

BREITLING
Superocean Héritage 38mm

Entirely in its element in 1957, Breitling set off to conquer the maritime depths by launching the Superocean, a diver's watch featuring a monohull case and armored glass guaranteeing water resistance to 200 metres (660 feet) and representing an exceptional technical feat at that time. Today, Breitling pays tribute to this seagoing instrument by creating Superocean Héritage, a diver's watch that is more than ever in its elements.
The new Superocean Héritage comes in two diameters: 38 and 46 mm. Water resistant to 660 feet (200 metres), it boasts the full measure of sturdiness, reliability and functionality required of a watch cut out for adventure in deep waters. The large size of the hands and the triangular shape of the hour hand guarantee unequivocal time reading. The luminescent coating on the hand and hour-markers ensures excellent visibility even in the dim light at great depths. The slightly cambered sapphire crystal has been glareproofed on both sides. The unidirectional rotating bezel is endowed with a 120-tooth system; which along with the oversized crown, guarantee easy handling. The Superocean is powered by a mechanical selfwinding movement chronometer-certified by the COSC.

TAG HEUER
Link Calibre S

Unlike all the other first-generation quartz chronographs marketed today, the exclusive Link Chronograph Calibre S movement measures and displays watch and chronograph functions with the same full-sized central hands associating the ultimate precision of a quartz beat with the unrivalled complexity of wheels and pinions of a mechanical chain.
A proprietary movement developed and patented by TAG Heuer, the Calibre S movement requires not less than 230 components and 5 high-performance bi-directional engines capable of twice the torque of conventional timepiece engines.
With a 42mm case and dashboard-inspired counters, the Link Chronograph Calibre S fuses intuitive functions with a streamlined sensibility. With both time and chronograph display on the central hour, minute, and seconds hands, time telling has been eased. Moreover, two separate times can be measured and displayed simultaneously. Another innovation: 2 semi-circular counters either display a perpetual "retrograde" calendar in the watch mode (doesn't need to change the date until 2099) or an exclusive 1/100th of a second accuracy in Chronograph mode.
Other iconic Link features include: solid steel folding clasp with folding buckle; curved scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with double-sided anti-reflection; hand-applied curved and faceted indexes; and water resistance to 200 metres.