Author: thedeeptrack
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New Panerai Submersible Elux LAB-ID Offers On-Demand Lume
Panerai’s own skunkworks Laboratorio di Idee has revealed a new Submersible dubbed the Elux, which features on-demand lighting at the press of a button, all from a mechanical power source within. If this sounds a bit familiar, it’s because we saw a similar function put forth in the delightful DeBethune DB28GS Grand Bleu from 2019,…
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The Deep Track Podcast: Ep. 28 – Andrew McUtchen
This week we welcome Andrew McUtchen, founder of Time+Tide, to the podcast. Andrew is a dynamic presence in the industry, with a penchant for all manner of brands, bringing a sorely needed positive perspective to the media space. Time+Tide celebrates 10 years of operation this year, and in this discussion Andrew recounts the journey, and…
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Farer Monopusher Chronograph Returns with GMT Function
Farer welcomes a pair of new additions to their chronograph range with familiar colorways applied to a new configuration for the complication. Fans of the UK based brand will immediately recognize the names Cobb and Segrave, which are now being brought into their third iteration within a set of monopusher chronographs that welcome a GMT…
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Video: How We Got Here – The Golden Era of Watches
Without trying to sound too cliche about watch brands “not making them like they used to”, I often wonder just how the current generation of watches will be viewed down the line. We are living through what I estimate to be a transitionary period, one that is on the outer edges of a time defined…
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The MoonSwatch Finds Inspiration Closer to Home with New ‘Mission On Earth’ Trio
The Omega x SWATCH MoonSwatch collection gets a bit bigger this week with the addition of three new references that look to our own small slice of terrestrial real estate for inspiration. The new watches are dubbed the Mission On Earth collection, and arrive in three different colorways modeled after three color palettes found (or…
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The Deep Track Podcast: Ep. 27 – Kenneth Lam of Akren Watches
This week I’m thrilled to welcome Kenneth Lam of Arken Watches to the podcast. Ken is bringing his unique vision to life through Arken, a project that began as a quest to make the perfect personal watch which has blossomed into a now thriving young micro brand. In this discussion we talk about what it…
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Hublot & Daniel Arsham Offer New Take on the Pocket Watch
The pocket watch may not enjoy the same status it once did, but as a platform it’s still very much alive. We’ve seen interesting modern interpretations of the pocket watch from the likes of Urwerk and Richard Mille in recent years, and this week we get a glimpse at an entirely new concept from Hublot…
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Video: (Almost) Three Years Later with the Tudor FXD
Tudor released the FXD Marine Nationale in November of 2021 after months of anticipation after announcing a partnership with the French Navy, aka the Marine Nationale. It would have been easy to release another vintage-inspired Black Bay variant to celebrate, but instead, Tudor built a modern watch within the Pelagos range, intended for use by…