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Polar Vantage Series

Polar have announced two new workout trackers, the Vantage V ($500) and the cheaper Vantage M ($280) companion. The Polar Vantage multisport watches help you maximise your workout, they both feature the Training Load Pro system that melds cardiovascular, muscular and perceived loads into a single metric. They also offer a more accurate heart rate monitoring that uses multi-layer optical sensing, electrodes and accelerometers to get both faster and more accurate heartbeat readings. Both are water and swim-proof, and and should last for 40 hours of sports activity time. The more expensive Vantage V includes a new optical heart rate sensor that makes heart rate readings more accurate, and you´ll also get running power data.



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ORIS AQUIS DEPTH GAUGE - Image

ORIS AQUIS DEPTH GAUGE

We love dive watches, and are currently drooling over this gorgeous timepiece by Oris, a brand renowned for producing specialist diving watches. The Aquis Depth Gauge is the first divers watch which measures depth by allowing water to enter the timepiece through a specially milled channel in the crystal, as you descend, water pushes the gauge along. The patented system eliminates the need for electronics and sensors that can add bulk to a watch. The Aq...
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MINUS-8 LAYER LEATHER WATCH

Enter MINUS-8, a San Francisco-based watch brand putting a spin on classic designs.  Designed by ASTRO Studio, the industrial design firm behind the XBox 360 and the Fuel band, MINUS-8 takes its name for the West Coast time zone, GMT-8. As long time designers of well known products in the market place, ASTRO Studio wanted to put a spin on exciting watches and reinterpret them with a futurist and architectural mindset. Thus MINUS-8 was created ...
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Ultimal Apple Watch Case Band

Transform your Apple Watch into something far more rugged, closer in spirit to a G Shock than a typical smartwatch. If you are into reinforced setups, options like the UAG Apple Watch Ultra Monarch Strap take a similar approach, focusing on durability without losing everyday usability. The Ultimal Apple Watch Case Band pushes further, wrapping the watch in a full protective shell that feels built for impact. It is less about style and more about function, tur...
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