This Watch's Mechanical Altimeter Lets Climbers Stay Stylish

A about newcomer to the watch scene, Breva Geneve popped up endure year with its aboriginal offering, the Genie 01, which put a accomplished acclimate base on the wearer's wrist powered by an able automated barometer inside. This year the watchmaker is aback with its additional piece, the Genie 02 Terra, which adapts the aforementioned apparatus central the Genie o1 for announcement the distance instead.

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The apparatus authoritative it all accessible is centered about a brace of closed metal aneroid capsules that aggrandize and arrangement based on the air burden which is consistently alteration based on the altitude. The absolute mechanics aren't awfully complicated, but award the absolute metal admixture to accurately announce the accepted distance at the top of the watch face is what makes the Genie 02 Terra so unique. And, of course, expensive.

Available anon in a actual bound run of just 55 pieces, the Genie 02 Terra will advertise for $132,000 which agency that Breva Geneve is apparently added targeting collectors with this new design, instead of ardent mountaineers. [Breva Geneve via A Blog To Watch]