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Wind Energy Watch by Jullen Moise

This interactive watch by Julien Moise uses the wearer’s own renewable wind energy to power it’s icy blue display.  To read the time the user simply blows on the propeller mechanism to generate just enough electricity to activate a short visual sequence. You might get some strange looks blowing on your wrist, but this watch’s cool minimal style totally makes up for it.

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Straddling traditional and avant-garde watchmaking is no mean feat but Marice Lacroix does just that with this moon phase beauty.  An off-centre dial traces the minutes while the hour gradually reveals itself via a rotating disc.  Across the dial, two superimposed discs execute a sophisticated dance indicating night or day and the moon phase.  The icing on this multi-layered work of art is a date disk driven by a patent-pending in-house developed transfer system.  available in sandblasted titanium, it is equipped with the automatic ML 122 movement and limited to 500 pieces.  Available for US$11,250.

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Anonimo’s Marlin Bronze…

Anonimo, the Italian brand of watches is offering a model out of the ordinary: the Marlin Bronze, a diving watch, 1500 meters waterproof (150 atmosphere pressure resistant) in a bronze case.  True to the tradition of the Florentine watchmakers, Anonimo pays great attention to the details. The robust bronze case is the most striking aesthetic element of this watch, combining design, know-how and great comfort.   

The central case and the back cover are made of one piece. The material used to manufacture them is also an unusual one, as Anonimo, in fact, did not use ordinary bronze, but marine bronze. This copper, iron, aluminum and nickel alloy, also known as aluminum bronze, is usually found in the nautical sector (e.g. ship propellers) and in the Navy (e.g. torpedo elements). 

Resistant both to corrosion and oxidation, the watch can be used in the most extreme conditions. Besides its functional side, the naval bronze used by Anonimo will also give the Marlin a unique look. Over time, due to the personal usage to which it is exposed, the watch will gain a darker and warmer color, it will “age”.

To emphasize the warm and elegant character of this model, the new dial colors for 2011 are a rich brown and deep green.  This watch has an elegance which catches the attention even in the most formal situations. At the same time, Anonimo remains true to its military origins and its dynamic character.  Each watch is numbered on the back of the case, which is also engraved with the image of a marlin, the legendary swordfish that gave the name to this diving watch.  The calfskin wrist strap, especially processed by the patented Kodiak treatment to resist seawater, gives a final touch of class and elegance.   The Anonimo Marlin Bronze is a limited series of 300 numbered watches per dial color.

*Thanks to Watch Luxus