The Type20 Flymaster

From Auricoste -

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For my fellow watch lovers in the lower 48 - and possibly even further afield...

Allow me to either introduce, or reacquaint you with Auricoste!  Okay, you ask - just who or what is Auricoste? Auricoste started out way back in 1854. Over time, Auricoste developed into one of the most notable providers of purpose built time keeping instruments - including watches ; )

This is the Type20 Flymaster. And yes, there have been plenty of Type 20s released, but this one rings true to me.

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This chronograph is available direct from the brand. For those of you wanting to see on in person? You will need to grab your passport and hop on over to France. But considering that you can avail yourself of all of the wonderful things in  France during your shopping trip? Count me in!

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Here are the pertinents -

MOVEMENT

Dubois Dépraz
42021 DD automatic movement / 57 Jewels
28600 Vibrations/hour
42-hour power reserve
Geneva striped weight
Circular graining of the bridges and the plate

CASE

Diameter 39.5 mm
Thickness 14
mm Bidirectional 12H bezel DLC-treated steel
Incabloc anti-shock protection system
Smooth steel pusher
Screwed steel back
Water resistance 50 m

GLASS

Hesalite glass (prevents glass breakage)

DIAL

Numerals and hands coated with super Luminova (for optimal readability)
Black dial

Production: numbered in limited edition

The Fastback Thunderbolt Chronograph

From Gorilla -

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This is the latest offering from Gorilla, and it offers a distinct departure from what has come before it.

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Yes gentle reader, the watch brand driven by automotive design have finally given us a chronograph. And it's pretty bitchin'!

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As with the models that came before it, the Thunderbolt is a wonderful melange of various materials - primarily titanium with some aluminum and ceramic thrown in for good measure.

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An open work dial is treated with enough lume to make it light up like a Christmas tree. And under the hood there is something particularly special attached to the ETA 2892-A2... a chronograph module from none other than Dubois & Dépraz -

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No, this is not your father's chronograph, and as such, only 99 ballers out there will get to own one.

Here are the pertinents -

CHRONOGRAPH MODULE
Dubois & Dépraz DD268, bi-compax layout, Stem Transmission System, skeletonized

BASE CALIBER
ETA 2892-A2, Swiss Made, bi-directional winding mechanism, 4 Hz/28.800 vph, stop seconds, Anti-shock system, 42 hours power reserve, 21 Jewels, elaborated grade, personalized oscillating weight

FUNCTIONS
Hour, minute, small seconds, chronograph with central seconds and minute counter

CASE MATERIAL
DLC coated and brushed grade 5 titanium, matte ceramic bezel with engraved tachymeter scale, ceramic pushers and crown, titanium grade 5 pusher-guards, anodized aluminum pin-stripe

CASEBACK
Titanium grade 5, engraved, sapphire crystal

DIAL
Skeletonized with Super-Luminova™ coated numerals, applied Logo and indexes at 3 and 9 o’clock, applied chronograph function counters, central and counter hands filled with Super-Luminova™

CRYSTAL
Scratch resistant sapphire, anti-reflective coating on both sides

STRAP & BUCKLE
FKM rubber & Alcantara™ hybrid, titanium grade 5 pin buckle

CASE DIMENSIONS
44 mm case diameter
48.5 mm with crown guards
13.8 mm case thickness
57 mm lug-to-lug

WATER RESISTANCE
100M/330FT/10ATM