2010年12月29日星期三

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You can piece the movement through the top and bottom mounted sapphire crystals. You will also find a date display ring on the top of the watch as well. A small arrow on the case tells you were to read the date.My opportunity to view the MBF Frog watch was preliminary, so I don't have all the details such as the price, replica Corum 84040.115010 Lady watch though you will find tech specs from MBF below. The HM3 Frog will be in a limited edition (like all MBF watches), and will have initial inventory likely available in and around Singapore where MBF watches are highly prized. Availability starts this month (May 2010). MBF considers it a "wacky" version of the HM3, and 32 collectors I am sure will be delighted.

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I have already mentioned the PVD coating, and the helium release valve, but the watch also features tritium micro gas tubes as luminant. According to Christopher Ward, this watch is the first time these three things have been coming.Tritium gas tubes are pretty much always welcomed by me. The little gas tubes with replica (Louis Vuitton)LV band watch a safe amount of radiation naturally glow without the need to be charged by light. The half life of the compound inside the tubes will glow for about 20 25 years before eventually fading out. If you still are wearing the watch that long, can probably just get the tubes replaced. Christopher Ward uses mostly blue colored tubes in the watch that mimic the now common use of blue SuperLumiNova in high end diver watches (for example as currently used by Rolex).

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2010年12月21日星期二

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2010年12月16日星期四

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