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Ulysse Nardin Monaco YS Maxi Marine DiverMonaco is getting extremely popular these days. First Hublot unveiled their new Classic Fusion Yacht Club de Monaco limited edition watch, and now 100 extremely lucky individuals have a chance to get this gorgeous DLC-coated Ulysse Nardin Monaco YS Maxi Marine Diver model. This new addition to UN’s Maxi Marine Diver Collection comes in a comparatively small 42.7 mm round case made of stainless steel.While most “black” watches usually made using a process called PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), which is prone to occasional bumps and scratches, the Monaco YS Maxi Marine Diver gets its shiny black color thanks to DLC (Diamond-Like-Carbon) treatment. The thin film of carbon on the steel case is so strong you can’t scratch it with anything, but a real diamond.Well, of course, you can also hit it with a hummer, if there is an emergency.Just like a great number of recently unveiled Black-on-Black models, the watch features a dark grey luminous substance generously applied to its indexes and hour and minute hands made of 18-carat rose gold. The same material was employed to make indexes and numerals for the traditional diving scale.The watch also sports a number of ceramic elements, including the crown, folding clasp and their trademark inserts in the rubber strap.Just like the aforementioned Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Diver Titanium chronometer, the YS Maxi Marine Diver is powered by the UN-26 caliber, which is based on the good old ETA 2892 automatic movement.I couldn’t find any info regarding the watch’s price, but I guess it is going to be around $20,000.

A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Dual TimePresented last month at SIHH 2011 show, the new A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Dual Time is the first GMT watch in the Saxonia range of dressy timekeepers.Powered by Lange’s in-house Caliber L086.2 automatic movement, the watch features a standard for this type of gadgets dial layout, which makes it easy to grasp its readings with a momentary glance.As you can see, the hour hand for the second time zone and the 24-hour GMT hand are done in the same blued steel.The hour hand for the local time as well as the minute hand is made either in rhodiumed white gold or in rose gold depending on the version of the case.The 24-hour sub-dial is counterbalanced with a subsidiary seconds counter at 6 o’clock.Unlike most watches that have their GMT hands operated with the same setting crown, this model features a pair of push-buttons at 8 and 10 o’clock that are used to move the hour hand incrementally either clockwise or counterclockwise. The same approach uses the Swiss watch manufacturer Ulysse Nardin for its Dual Time family of GMT watches.The elegant timepiece is presented in a mid-sized case 40 mm in diameter and only 9.10 mm in height and is available either in white gold (Ref. 385.026) or rose gold (Ref. 385.032) versions.The pricing for both versions will be virtually the same. The rose gold version will be offered at a recommended street price of $25,400 and the white gold version will be sold at $26,600.