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Yunik Delivers Unusual, Colorful Murano Glass Cases

As its name implies, this Swiss watch company offers a singular look in wristwear.

Yunik offers a broad and imaginative selection of round (small and large) and tonneau-shaped steel watches made with colorful Murano glass.

The Yunik Big Round Orange

One of the typical features of Murano glass – and thus also one of the typical characteristics of many Yunik wristwatches – are Millefiori, which means “a thousand flowers” and refers to a special technique of glass production.

Here, a mixture of different colored glass rods are fused together and partly coated with glass. The varied coloring of the glass rods, colored with silver, gold, iron oxide or other materials, melds to create eye-catching designs not found on other watch dials. Yes, they are unique.

The Yunik BR (Big Round) is a 44mm model with a Ronda quartz movement ($790). Its Murano glass dial and case are actually made as one piece. The screw-down back is in anti-allergen steel, and its sapphire crystal is splash resistant. Yunik says it will launch automatic version of its unusual watches in the near future.

Available in a wide selection of colorful, patterned or even monochromatic versions, each is attached to a quick-change bracelet made with Italian leather, vegan material or a metallic bracelet. Small and tonneau models measure 36mm in diameter.

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Titanium U-Boat Capsoil Stands Out

All U-Boat watches can be can be recognized from a distance. All the creations, conceived and designed by Italo Fontana, stand out thanks to their large crown on the left-hand side of the case. The brand is proud of its “Made in Tuscany” factor. And each watch, powered by a Swiss movement, is created and assembled by the craftsmen at the Lucca headquarters.

 

The Capsoil Titanio DLC is cased in blackened titanium.

Among U-Boat’s best-known designs is its Capsoil collection, which features a movement immersed in oil to amplify the dial. A compensation bubble, which floats freely under the high-quality domed sapphire crystal, then allows the watch to adapt to external and internal temperature variations.

U-Boat’s latest Capsoil offerings include this 45mm titanium Capsoil Titanio Chronograph, made as two limited editions of 150 pieces each. The second version is cased in blackened DLC titanium.

Under the high-quality sapphire crystal a two-level black dial, with beige hands and indexes treated with SuperLuminova, visible sealing screws and a metal plate screwed at 6 o’clock to distinguish the Titanio model from all other watches of the range. The optical effect of the oil creates a more intense black and offers higher legibility.

Price: $3,100 and $3,200 (DLC version).

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Zodiac Adds to Super Sea Wolf Series

Zodiac celebrates 140 years as a maker of Swiss-made dive and adventure watches with several new dive watches in its Super Sea Wolf collection.

As displayed earlier this summer at the Couture show in Las Vegas, these 42mm titanium-and/or steel-cased models channel much of the same utility that went into the original Sea Wolf’s 1953 design, but today also include a slew of technical updates.

The Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Pro-Diver Titanium.

One new model, the Super Sea Wolf Pro-Diver Titanium, reveals its appreciation of deep-sea diving through orange and green tones on the bezel and concave ring, and colorful accents on the black sunray dial. Superior luminescence means the dial’s markers and hands glow in the deep.

The classic Zodiac titanium case holds a Swiss-made automatic Sellita movement. Water resistance, as noted on the dial, is a solid 300 meters.

Zodiac supplies the watch with an ISO Diver’s certification, a brushed seven-link titanium butterfly-clasp bracelet and an orange and black matching strap. Zodiac also makes a steel-cased version. Price: $2,495 (titanium model).

The Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Compression Automatic Stainless Steel Watch.

The Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Compression Automatic Stainless Steel Watch is also perfectly proficient under the sea. While not Zodiac’s professional-diver level model, its impressive 200-meter water resistance rating will handle any moisture at the pool or the beach. And it will look terrific while doing so.

Its light blue accents, white dial and highly luminous markers and hands make the watch easy to read in any light. Price: $1,495.

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Corum Creates Bubble with Street Artist Aiiroh

Corum teams with French street artist Aiiroh to create the Corum Bubble 47 x Aiiroh, the latest result of Corum’s artistic Bubble collaborations.

The new Corum Bubble 47 x Aiiroh.

The black-PVD-coated Bubble is a limited edition of eighty-eight pieces with a dial inspired by Aiiroh’s “Black Série Rose” artwork.

The 47mm watch continues a series of Bubble debuts Corum has created in the twenty-two years since the Bubble’s debut. The Swiss watchmaker has teamed with many artists and creative sources, more recently with Elisabetta Fantone, rapper Booba, and cymbals manufacture Paiste.

On the dial of the new Corum Bubble 47 x Aiiroh, a rose-shaped blackened aluminum grille tops a colorful collage of street posters, which also form a rose shape. 

Corum explains that its artisans used two different dial appliques to add depth and dimension to the Aiiroh-designed dial. The Bubble’s thick, domed crystal adds a pleasing layer of optical intrigue to the Pop-Art-inspired design.

Inside the 47mm Bubble Corum fits its automatic caliber CO 082 that offers 42 hours of power reserve. Check the sapphire caseback to view the Soprod-built caliber. Water resistance is 100 meters.

Corum will offer the watch with an artwork made by Aiiroh and Japanese modern artist Namisen, which was then made into a piece in resin by French visual artist Soyz Bank. This ‘sculptured wall art,’ inspired by Corum’s watch certificate, is created as a flat painting, semi-folded, and finished in resin.

Price: $8,000.

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Bell & Ross Races With Formula 1

Bell & Ross adopts the new colors of its racing partner BWT Alpine F1 Team on the BR 03-92 A522, the watchmaker’s  latest Formula 1 watch.

The new Bell & Ross BR 03-92 A522.

As a partner the Renault F1 Team (now BWT Alpine) since 2016, Bell & Ross has launched watches that represent the colors and materials found on partner race cars. Bell & Ross says it was inspired this year by the steering wheel, chassis and graphics on the new Alpine A522 racing car.

The new Bell & Ross BR03-92-A522 is attached to the wrist with an ultra-breathable micro-perforated rubber strap.

“Beyond the style and the colors, we conceive above all a tool at the service of the driver, an ally at all times,” explains Bruno Belamich, Bell & Ross creative director and co-founder. 

The new BR 03-92 A522, a limited edition pf 999 pieces, features a 42mm matte-black ceramic-case with a black dial accented with white and blue, taking design cues from the speedometer of an Alpine racecar.

Also referencing the car is the counterweight of the central blue chrono seconds, which references the A of Alpine. The small blue, white and red flag echoes Alpine’s colors, while Alpine’s signature blue is used on the flange. 

Inside Bell & Ross fits its Sellita-based automatic BR-CAL.302 movement. Price: $4,500.

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