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Given my love of microbrands and of exciting new designs I continued to casually follow Dietrich's development and back in April of this year they announced their first dive watch link the Skin Diver SD-1 and I could feel the hook as it set link in place. I had to see link one in person.

The Aerospace B70 Orbiter's production is not specifically numbered or limited beyond the availability of actual pieces of the Orbiter link 3 balloon that are used in the caseback. link Interested parties can expect a retail price of link 4700 on the rubber strap or 4900 on the titanium bracelet.

We first announced HODINKEE Japan back in June and we've been working tirelessly to get it ready for you ever since. In case you missed it HODINKEE Japan is a partnership with Hearst Fujingaho which has over link 100 years link of experience in Japan publishing titles like Esquire Men's Club Elle and more. Working with someone like this gives us the resources and know-how to make sure that HODINKEE Japan is the best it can be link from day one today!.

It's worth noting that both of these conversations are just previews of much more detailed stories link to come later this week right here on HODINKEE. Be sure to check back in throughout the week for more on the Rock Watch link more link from Janette Beckman and a ton of other '80s-themed gems too.

If I had to nit-pick I wish the brand would soften the edges on their lugs which are beautifully flat link on the bottom but with the edges near the case back that are sharp enough to carve a steak. Still these new Pioneers are the kind of watches that will link always surprise and delight their owners because you can start to forget you're wearing a watch until you look at link it and see that beautiful dial shining back at you shifting in the light.

I'll admit that as a 6'7" man regardless of any external link marketing decisions I'm probably not the target audience for a 35mm pink gold sports watch with 90 diamonds on the bezel. Yet if it was a vintage 36mm Day-Date I link might not bat an eye something I'll try to unpack when I see the watch in person later today. Who knows maybe there's link a bit of brand-agnostic blinginess in me after all.

After four or five years working link in banks I moved and went to a watch manufacturer easy enough when link you're in Switzerland. I started link working at Piaget as an HR manager hiring and developing the staff at their headquarters.Something interesting happened around this time. I was having a drink at a farewell party for a colleague and a guy told me that 'Piaget is not a good watchmaker they only know how to do quartz and diamonds they don't know how to build a movement.'