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By launching its new Big Crown X1 Calculator watch, the horological company Oris pays tribute to the historical aircraft. The model draws its inspiration from the Bell X-1 plane, which was the first to break the sound barrier.The new Oris watch takes the audience back to the period when the aircrafts were made, using slide rules. It sports a rotating bezel, which serves to adjust the slide rule. Beyond that, this element is utilized for the calculation of the fuel consumption for a given flight time.The bezel is incorporated into the structure of a PVD-treated gunmetal grey stainless steel case. It measures 46 mm in diameter. The case is equipped with a powerful winding crown, revealed at 3 o'clock.It is supported by two chronograph push-pieces, located at 2 and 4 o'clock. These buttons are marked with X and 1. The model is 30-meter water-resistant.The body of the new Big Crown X1 Calculator watch is fitted with a front sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides. For its back part, the specialists within the manufacture used a mineral glass. The case-back also exposes a m/ft conversion table, intended for international use.The top sapphire glass serves to protect an attractive function-packed dial, performed in metallized black/grey. The display is completed with eye-catching Arabic numerals, featured at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock. Clothed in white, the numbers alternate with stick-shaped hour-markers, dressed in the same color.The dial ensures central hours and minutes, indicated by means of broad obvious hands, also white. They are kept company by a slim seconds hand. Both hour-markers and hands are treated with Superluminova compound, which provides a good level of darkness visibility. The minute track is also highlighted with Superluminova.Additionally, the watch face comprises a 12-hour, 30-minute and small seconds counters, placed at 6, 12 and 9 o'clock respectively. The date indication appears in the rectangular aperture, positioned at 9 o'clock. It comfortably sits over the small seconds counter. The date information, meanwhile, is shown in a neat exhibition window at 4.30. The functions mentioned are driven by a self-winding ETA Valjoux 7750 movement.A perfect fusion of functionality, precision and aesthetic sophistication, the new Oris watch is accompanied by a black calfskin leather strap, which boasts white stitching.Enjoy a fine range of elegant and accurate Oris watches:

TweetEmailCasio is well known for combining digital watches with all kinds of gadgetry:calculators, remote controls, cameras, GPS devices, MP3 players, and now, accordingto the Department of Homeland Security, bomb detonators.MSNBC is reporting that the DHS and the FBI issued a warning to the TransportationSecurity Administration today stating that al-Qaida may attempt to use watches withcigarette lighters or Casio watches with built-in altimeters to detonate bombs onboard US airliners."Recent intelligence suggests al-Qaida has expressed interest in obtainingwristwatches with a hidden butane-lighter function and Casio watches with analtimeter function. Casio watches have been extensively used by al-Qaida andassociated organizations as timers for improvised explosive devices. The Casiobrand is likely chosen due to its worldwide availability and inexpensive price."Watches with built-in cigarette lighters and Casio Pathfinders and ProTreks arenot banned from planes, so they cannot be confiscated, however screeners have beentold to watch for these suspicious watches so that the passengers attached to themcan undergo additional screening. If you're a Casio fan, I therefore recommend goingwith a nice G-Shock or Edifice during your next flight.What I can't figure out is how you could possibly use the altimeter built intoa Casio watch as an accurate timing device. Casio Pathfinder and ProTrek altimetersare barometric altimeters which means they attempt to calculate your altitude basedon atmospheric pressure. Airplane cabins are pressurized, so barometric altimeterscannot be used to measure a plane's altitude. Additionally, I have not found barometricaltimeters built into watches to be particularly accurate. In fact, I've known themto be downright erratic upon occasion. It's one thing to use one to climb a hill,but it's something else entirely to attach a bomb to one.Update:Thanks to Greg Blonder for pointing out to me that although airplane cabins are pressurized, the FAA apparently permits planes to depressurize during flight to the equivalent of 7,000 feet which definitely could trigger an altitude alarm on a watch. Thanks for the info, Greg. I'm flying from Washington DC to California next week, and I have a brand new titanium Casio ProTrek sitting right here on my desk which I could use to test this theory, however something tells me I should just take Greg's word for it.Ok, that's enough of this morbid subject. Let's move on!