The U1 DE

From Sinn -

Courtesy of Sinn

Yes, gentle reader, I remember where I was when the Berlin Wall came down.  I was working my way through the University of Oregon at Kinko's, which was fairly centrally located in Eugene right next to the campus. I will always remember the people running into the store (open 24 hours) from Taylor's (the bar a few doors down) excited by the news. Heady times.  And a bit later reunification.

30 years is a long time, yet for anyone my age (yes, the early part of our second century) we will always remember that there was more than 1 Germany.  

To help celebrate German reunification, Sinn has released the U1 DE -

Courtesy of Sinn

Limited to 300 pieces, this will likely go fast, so if you're of a mind, don't 
dawdle ; )

Here are the pertinents -

• Limited to 300 pieces
• Special edition in Germany’s national colors with a high-gloss, gold-plated second hand
• Case and crown made of high-strength seawater-resistant German Submarine Steel
• Black Hard Coating on a TEGIMENT Technology basis
• Tested based on European diving equipment standards and certified by DNV GL
• Pressure-resistant up to 1,000 m diving depth (= 100 bar), certified by DNV GL
• Captive diver's bezel with minute ratcheting
• Crown at 4 o'clock to prevent pressure on the back of the hand
• Sapphire crystal glass
• Low pressure resistant

The Berlin Wall

From Pramzius -

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This is the latest offering from Pramzius, as they launch a new Kickstarter campaign.

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It is not live yet, but here is some info on the watch, straight from the source:

2 sizes will be offered:
42 mm and 48 mm 

2 different dial variations

The dial is marble (reportedly from the Brandenburg Gate), featuring graffiti from the era that was on the wall

Surgical stainless steel

Actual pieces of the Berlin Wall in a see-through crown

Keep an eye out for them!

The Orion 1989, Size 33

From NOMOS

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This piece was originally offered to help celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall back in 1989.

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This particular piece measures 33 mm in diameter, but it is also available in a larger, 38 mm version.

Here are the "pertinents" -

Casestainless steel, tripartite; curved sapphire crystal glass; diameter 32.8 mm; curved sapphire crystal glass back, height 8.54 mm

Dial 
galvanized, November gray; stamped indexes, diamond-polished, gold

Hands 
gold-plated

Strap 
velour leather anthracite, lug width 17 mm

Water-resistant 
to 3 atm

Reference number 
326

Movement

α (Alpha)—NOMOS caliber with manual winding

Diameter10 ½ lines (23.3 mm) 

Movement height2.6 mm 

Power reserveapprox. 43 hours

CharacteristicsDecentralized seconds, stop-seconds mechanism, Glashütte three-quarter plate, 17 ruby bearings, Glashütte stopwork, Incabloc shock protection, balance spring from Nivarox 1A, adjusted in six positions, tempered blue screws, rhodium-plated movement surfaces with Glashütte ribbing and NOMOS perlage, ratchet and crown wheel with Glashütte sunburst