Wristwatch Updates: Chocolate Frog, Racing Chronos, Sinn, & More!

I never tire of these amazing MB&F pieces. Enjoy the rest of the links. (pic courtesy of aBlogToRead)

MB&F HM3 Chocolate Frog & ReBel Hands-On: "I decided to cover both of these Horological Machine Number 3 variant watches together to illustrate just how creative MB&F can be with their models and marketing practices. The original HM3 debuted in 2008 and I did a review of the watch as well here. Since then MB&F has offered a range of HM3 based models, including these two watches which are the HM3 Chocolate Frog and the HM3 ReBel."

Take A Trip With Us Into The Future Of Complications : The Watch Lounge: "Before talking about the future of complications, Stéphane Belmont, Head of product development at Jaeger-LeCoultre, introduces an interesting distinction: “We can speak of two types of complications. One type is inherent to watchmaking art, those are classical complications that we will continue to interpret in our own way."

Racing Chronographs of the ’50s: "We recently uncovered an amazing cache of rare motorsports chronographs from the Fifties at Collector Studio – Motorsport Gallery in Toronto and were as intrigued by the watches’ histories as much as their vintage good looks."

Review: Panerai PAM00372 - Luxury Insider: "In this new column, we offer a verite-style take on luxury watches, with a few quick snaps, some witty banter and unapologetically personal opinions. Here, I try my hand at the Officine Panerai PAM00372"

Camaro 73443 NT 30 Dato (Stardust) - Heuerville: "It was Jack Heuer who was the driving forced behind the design and production of the Camaro. Despite the name, he commented recently that the watch had no commercial connection with the American muscle car. Sadly, the Camaro range was a short lived, only being seen in the 1970 to 72 catalogues."

1961 - 2011: 50 Years of Sinn: "For Watchuseek, I just finished this article on 50 years of Sinn Spezialuhren. A German brand with a focus on functionality and technology, celebrating their 50th anniversary this year with a special pilot’s chronograph Model 358."

The Lady or the Tiger: The Evolution of the Hublot Clef du Temps: "Now the Clef du Temps was a sort of act of horological subversiveness. Basically, you could make the watch run at either half or double speed, depending on whether you wanted to feel like time was running slowly or quickly (depending on, say, whether you were spending time with a sumptuously compelling member of the opposite sex, or going through an IRS audit.)"

Ochs und Junior Due Ore Tinta and Mesa Tinta- choose your own color of dial: "Ochs und Junior just launched a pilot series of these ‘Tinta’ models and they are ready and available for immediate delivery. However… just one watch per colour is the pilot series! Even the straps can be colored, so this is customization to the max."

OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono Cal.9300/9301 - Perpetuelle: "As well, the watch boasts the usual Planet Ocean diver features including 600 meter water resistance rating, unidrectional rotating bezel, helium escape valve — all of the high quality divers we have come to expect from Omega. The new Caliber 9300 chronos are available in the variations shown below, black ceramic or orange bezel insert. Available Fall 2011."

Devon Tread 1 Watch Review: "While the Tread 1 is large, Devon did a good job with the design to ensure wearing comfort. The case is 53.3mm wide by 47mm tall and 19mm thick. I have small wrists, so the watch will likely not look at large on your arm."

Additional links:
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JLC SIHH 2011: The Duometre à Quantième Lunaire.
2 year anniversary with my 1971 Seiko 6138-0011 aka "Yachtman"
May 15th Antiquorum Important Vintage & Modern Timepieces
New brand: M. Benjamin by Benjamin Muller
Baselworld 2011: The big PuristSPro report --- Linde Werdelin