Tudor Releases Giro d'Italia-Themed Pelagos FXD Chrono Pink; Oris Gives Us A New Taste of Summer Duo; Dennison Teams Up With Collectability; Ulysse Nardin Continues Shark-Inspired Diver Collection

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In this issue:

• Tudor Releases Another Cycling-Themed Watch, The Pelagos FXD Chrono Pink “Giro d’Italia”

• Oris Gives Us Another Taste of Summer Duo, This Time Two Aquis Date Models In Two Sizes

• Dennison Teams Up With Collectability Founder For A Great A.L.D. Duo

• Ulysse Nardin Continues Shark-Inspired Diver Collection With Hammerhead Shark Limited Edition

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Tudor Releases Another Cycling-Themed Watch, The Pelagos FXD Chrono Pink “Giro d’Italia”

A few years ago, Tudor released some of my favorite FXD models, the Alinghi Red Bull Racing FXD. A lot of people had no idea what the Alinghi Red Bull Racing team was, as most people don’t follow high-end yacht racing. So they expanded to other sports for collaborations as well. Some, like Formula 1, are more popular. Some, like cycling, not as much. Just a couple of days ago, we got the carbon fibre Black Bay Chrono mad in association with the Visa Cash App Formula 1 team. Today, we get a cycling-themed chronograph, one built for the legendary Giro d’Italia bike rice. This is the second Giro d’Italia model, following the Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono Cycling Edition in 2024. This year, Tudor builds on the model with the Pelagos FXD Chrono Pink, inspired by the Maglia Rosa, or pink jersey, worn by stage leaders.

While the previous Pelagos FXD Chrono Cycling Edition came in an extremely similar case, this one has one major upgrade — it’s much thinner. The previous version measured 43mm wide and 14.4mm thick, but this new one keeps the same width while being 1.2mm thinner at 13.2mm. It’s made out of the same matt-finished carbon composite. On top is a fixed bezel with a precision 60-minute scale that surrounds a sapphire crystal, and on the side you’ll find the expected pushers and a titanium crown protected by pointy crown guards. The caseback is also made out of titanium and you get 100 meters of water resistance.

The dial of the watch is nearly identical to the previous Cycling version, only with a new color. The matte black dial gets the same three rings on the rehaut that have a tachymeter scale that’s brought down to a more manageable speed for cyclists. Only the rings are no longer red, they are now pink. Other than that, you still get large white Snowflake hands, blocky hour markers, a date window at 6 o’clock and two sub dials that have pink frames.

Inside, you’ll find the Tudor MT5813. Based on the Breitling B01, it beats at 28,800vph and has a 70 hour power reserve. It has a column-wheel and vertical clutch architecture and it’s COSC certified. The watch comes on single-piece black fabric strap with a pink stripe down the middle.

While the previous Pelagos FXD Chrono Cycling Edition was a special, but not limited, edition, the Pelagos FXD Chrono Pink is limited to 300 pieces. Price is set at €5,550, which is about €200 more than the non-limited edition. See more on the Tudor website.

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Oris Gives Us Another Taste of Summer Duo, This Time Two Aquis Date Models In Two Sizes

I can’t exactly remember how they were received last year, but I really liked the Oris Taste of Summer special edition that come in watermelon colors. Just fun and quirky enough. Now, Oris is repeating the recipe, with a new Aquis Date Taste of Summer duo that comes in two sizes and two colors. While these don’t instantly scream summer, I always appreciate a wild dial color.

The new Aquis Date Taste of Summer watches, like I pointed out, come in two sizes, both made out of stainless steel. The smaller one measures 36.5mm wide and 11.95mm thick, while the larger one measures 43.5mm wide and 13.1mm thick. The width of the larger one sounds quite large, but the Aquis has relatively short lugs so it wears smaller. On top of both you’ll find double domed sapphire crystals, surrounded by a unidirectional rotating bezel. The smaller one gets a light grey ceramic insert, while the larger gets a darker insert made out of tungsten. Out back is a transparent caseback which uses mineral glass. Water resistance on both is 300 meters.

The dials of the two watches are meant to represent the colors of the sky at two opposing times of the day. The smaller one gets a pink dial that’s supposed to reflect the early sunrise rays of sun, while the larger one gets a violet dial that’s reminiscent of summer nights. Both have a slight gradient to a darker to a darker shade around the edge. Both also have applied shield-shaped indices and Alpha-style hour and minute hands, both filled with lume, and date apertures at 6 o’clock — a white disc for the smaller one and a black for the larger.

Inside, you won’t find the in-house Oris movement. Instead, it’s the 733 calibre, which is just a slightly modified Sellita SW200-1. It beats at 4Hz and has a 38 hour power reserve. Both watches come on stainless steel bracelets, but only the larger one has an adjustable clasp.

The new Oris Aquis Taste of Summer duo goes on sale later this month and is priced at €2,400, regardless of the size you choose. The watches still don’t seem to be on the Oris website, but you can stay tuned.

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Dennison Teams Up With Collectability Founder For A Great A.L.D. Duo

Founded in 1874, Dennison was known for being a casemaker for the likes of Longines, Omega and Rolex. They disappeared for years, and then suddenly reappeared some six months ago. And despite the fact that the modern rendition of Dennison has only been around for a couple of months, they give off a feeling that they have been doing what they do for years. A lot of that comes from the timeless design of the new A.L.D. case that renowned designer Emmanual Gueit designed for Emmanual Gueit. It’s a simple square piece that has enough character to be interesting, but not too much to take away from the dials, which are varied in the collection. Now, Dennison has teamed up with Collectability for a duo of new A.L.D. watches. Collectability, if you haven’t heard of them, was founded by John Reardon, the former Head of Watches at Christie’s and well known private collector, with the intention of becoming THE destination for vintage and pre-owned Pateks. So you know the Dennisons are going to be cool.

The new watch is housed in the same A.L.D. cushion shaped case, which means that it measures 37mm x 33.65mm. The case is made out of stainless steel and you can choose between having the case untreated or getting a gold PVD coating. Water resistance is a modest 30 meters, but it really doesn’t matter.

The watches are all about the dial, anyway. This is the first time that Dennison is using a sector-style dial, with a metal ring in either stainless steel or with a PVD gold coating around the perimeter of the dial. That ring gives the dial a stepped construction, which just makes the whole sunray brushed dial even more dramatic. The two parts of the dial also have two different colors — dark blue in the centre and a blue-green on the outer part. Very cool. They also use the signature Dennison hands, in a case matching material. Also of note is the total removal of all branding on the dial.

Inside, you won’t find a mechanical movement. Instead, the watch is powered by the Swiss Ronda Quartz 1062. Since I’m a big advocate of brining back quartz movements, I welcome this choice. The watches come on blue leather straps with an alligator pattern.

The new Dennison + Collectability watches went on sale yesterday and will be available for purchase until May 11th. The price is set at €608, regardless of the case version you go for. See more on the Dennison website.

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Ulysse Nardin Continues Shark-Inspired Diver Collection With Hammerhead Shark Limited Edition

For a couple of years now, Ulysse Nardin, whose very existence is forever tied to the ocean, has been paying homage to sharks. They’ve released special editions dedicated to the Great White Shark, the Lemon Shark and the Blue Shark. Today, they launch a fourth Shark watch, the new Diver Chronometer 44mm Hammerhead Shark.

As the name might suggest, this is a large watch. It uses the same case as the regular UN Diver Chronometer, which gives it a dimension of 44mm wide and a chunky 14.81mm thick. The case is made out of titanium, to keep things light, and has a blue PVD coating, contrasted with bright red guards around the crown. On top is a matte silver titanium uni-directional rotating bezel with widely spaced teeth, and it has a rubberized blue insert with a 60-minute dive scale that has the collection’s signature red “0” marker at the top position. The caseback has an engraving of a hammerhead shark and is numbered. Water resistance is 300 meters.

The dial looks great, with a very roughly grained blue surface that has the UN X symbol done in brushed blue with red details. The hour markers are applied and filled with lume, just like the broad hands, in line with the collection. At 6, you’ll find a small seconds sub-dial with a luminescent running seconds hand outlined in red, with a date aperture at the bottom, while at 12 o’clock is the power reserve indicator.

Inside, you’ll find the in-house UN-118 movement. It features a proprietary DiamonSil escapement and a silicon balance spring for plenty of antimagnetic properties, as well as durability and lack of need for lubrication. The movement beats at 4Hz and has a 60 hour power reserve. The watch comes on a blue rubber strap with a red hammerhead shark image on it and closed with a blue PVD titanium buckle. You also get an additional blue fabric strap.

The new Ulysse Nardin Diver Hammerhead Shark is a limited edition of 300 pieces and 1% of the sales will be donated to Shark Trust, a UK-based non-profit dedicated to the conservation of sharks worldwide. Price is set at €12,300. See more on the Ulysse Nardin website.

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