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Category: FORMEX

September 12 2024

Formex Unveils Stratos UTC: A Sophisticated GMT Watch With Jumping Time Zones

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Formex’s new Stratos UTC GMT watch is a notable addition to its lineup, marking the brand’s step into the realm of high-end functionality. The standout feature of this timepiece is its jumping time zone system, allowing easy adjustment of local time via two pushers, a function typically seen in luxury brands like Patek Philippe and Ulysse Nardin. This innovation positions Formex as a brand striving to combine accessible pricing with premium watchmaking elements.

The Stratos UTC is housed in a 41mm barrel-shaped stainless steel case with a thickness of 12mm and a lug-to-lug distance of 46.5mm. The watch offers a mix of finishes, including brushed, polished, and sandblasted surfaces, adding to its robust and sophisticated design. The 24-hour bidirectional bezel, crafted in steel and filled with coloured resin, complements the overall aesthetic, while the sapphire crystal, 100m water resistance, and a screwed open case back ensure durability and functionality.

Available in grey, blue, or green dial variations, the watch features intricate details such as semi-open syringe hands with Super-LumiNova, a GMT hand with a coloured tip, and a day/night window at 9 o’clock. The dial is meticulously finished with a sunray-brushed centre and a granulated chapter ring, while a pointer date at 6 o’clock and a 24-hour flange with a coloured scale further enhance its functionality and design.

The Stratos UTC is powered by the reliable ETA 2892 automatic movement, enhanced with a Dubois-Depraz module for the GMT function. Operating at 28,800 vibrations per hour (Vph), it offers a 42-hour power reserve.

Priced at €3,800 with a leather strap and €3,950 with a steel bracelet, the Stratos UTC represents a significant price jump for Formex but justifies the increase with its high-quality movement and sophisticated design.

New Bahama Blue Joins Formex Reef’s 39.50MM Dive Watch Line

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Debuted at the end of 2023, the Formex Reef 39.50MM Dive Watch in four different colours, with an appreciable 300m of water resistance and a COSC-certified automatic movement, now arrives in a new Bahama Blue with summer in mind.

Until now, the collection had more sober winter colours such as white, grey, dark blue and green, will now also feature a bright blue with a matching ceramic insert bezel filled with black resin in the markers instead of the embossed scale of the previous ones.

The new diving watch, therefore, wears a stainless steel case measuring 39.50mm in diameter, 11mm thick and 45.50mm lug-to-lug distance, which comes with a brushed finish on the surfaces and polished on the bevels, bezel and crown, unidirectional bezel with the interchangeable system, sapphire crystal, fluted crown at 3 o’clock with guards whose shape is followed on the opposite side to guarantee the symmetry of the case, screwed solid case back and the 300m of water resistance also announced on the dial.

On the eye-catching blue dial, we find the same layout as its peers, with brushed applied hour markers and hands all filled with Super-LumiNova, a matching date window at 6 o’clock, a black minute track combining with dial inscriptions and a lollipop centre seconds hand.

At its heart operates the Sellita SW300-1 COSC-certified automatic movement that is common to the entire Formex Reef line, with 25 jewels that run at 28,800 Vph and offer up to 56 hours of power reserve.

The brand, in addition to the diversity of different bezels, also offers a wide range of strap options, ranging from rubber, leather, fabric and steel, with prices starting at €1,630.

Category: FORMEX

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