iW Magazine iW Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 120

BASELREVIEW2017 Classic & Dress MOVADO 1881 AUTOMATIC IN 2015, MOVADO UNVEILED a new generation of automatic timepieces called 1881 Automatic. Now thr firm expands the collection with a dress model for men. It features a round 39.5 mm case, 9.0 mm deep, made of rose gold PVD-finished steel, topped by a sapphire crystal. An exhibition case-back reveals the intricate workings of the Swiss ETA 2824-2 movement inside.Movado’s signature concave dot is at 12 o’clock, offset by the date at 6 o’clock. OMEGA SEAMASTER AQUA TERRA MASTER CHRONOMETER NOTE THE NEW DIAL. For this collection, the teak pattern now runs horizontally, as opposed to vertically. The date window has been moved from 3 to 6 o’clock to add symmetry and in tribute to the Automatic Seamaster Calendar from 1952 – the first OMEGA watch with a date window. Omega has also removed the “water-resistance” wording and engraved it on the caseback instead. Pictured is the 41mm model, one of three new versons, here with a stainless steel and Sedna gold case. It features a silvery dial with black hands and indexes as well as a black rubber strap, new to the Aqua Terra. 118 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | SUMMER 2017