It seems that every major brand has a white watch in their collection, especially for the ladies who love nice watches as well. Or for the men who love to give their wife or girlfriend a nice watch. Linde Werdelin just sent out a press release introducing their White Watch, based on the famous 3-Timer model.

Although it is a women’s watch, its dimensions are 46mm (w) & 42mm (bezel diameter) by 49mm (l) by 12mm (h). According to Linde Werdelin, it wears like a 42mm watch though. As you can see, it has been given a softer and more elegant touch while a new strap has been fitted to accommodate smaller feminine wrists.

The White Watch is limited to 51 pieces worldwide and will be soon available at LindeWerdelin.com and authorised retailers and will retail at €4,680.

For specifications, please read my 3-Timer review here.

I have been to Singapore two times now (for business) and from what I’ve seen, it is one of my favourite places in the world. Linde Werdelin, also a favourite of mine, now introduces the 3-Timer Racing time piece. A limited edition in close collaboration with E’Collezione (their website is really worth checking out), a watch retailer from Singapore (located in the Mandarin Gallery on Orchard Road), that is based on the ‘regular’ 3-Timer model. What’s so limited about it? Well, for starters, the colours. It will be available in red and yellow and only 9 (!!) pieces each.

As you can see, the colours are everywhere except on the dial. The bezel numerals (with special designed Linde Werdelin font) are in yellow or red, the bolts in both the case and strap and the strap itself has red or yellow stitching and dots.

The 3-Timer Racing time piece also has the word ‘Racing’ engraved in the stainless steel case back. All other characteristics of the watch correspond with the normal 3-Timer models, of which I am the proud owner as well (as you can read here, for a more in depth review). The 3-Timer is a watch that is always in my weekly rotation programme of watches and although the dimensions (46 mm x 49 mm) of the watch are impressive, so is the comfort when wearing it.

Price of these 18 beauties? SGD10,800 or €5,280 each!

Specifications for the wrist watch techies:

Size: 46mm (w) by 49mm (l) by 12mm (h)
Movement: ETA 2893 – A2 mechanical automatic 42 hour power reserve
Case: stainless steel case, 24 hour bidirectional bezel, screw on case-back, 2.2mm anti-reflective sapphire crystal, screw in crown
Dial: black
Water Resistance: 300 meters
Strap: black pointed calf strap with red details &stitching and steel ardillon buckle

Update: PuristsPro is fortunate enough to have a lot of live pictures of these beauties. Click here to see them!

The Linde Werdelin 3-Timer was already available in black, white and brown and now, they introduce a green version of this superb traveller’s time piece. Just like the brown version, it is limited to 22 pieces world wide.The watch has a proven and solid mechanical mechanism (ETA 2893-2) featuring a 2nd time zone hour hand and because of the 24h bezel, you can actually use it to point out a 3rd time zone as well. This 46mm x 49mm x 12mm (w x l x h) watch is not for everyone probably, but let me tell you that it doesn’t wear as big as the specifications let you think, as you can read in my review on the brown 3-Timer here.

The green dial 3-Timer comes with a black pointed calf strap and a deployant buckle to keep it put. However, if you are – just like me – not really a fan of deployant buckles, they have a ver nice Ardillion buckle as well. What I really like about this watch, is the dial pattern as shown below in a close-up image.

As I wrote before, the dial reminds me of a turtle shell, because the colour and the pattern changes very nicely. This is only the case on the brown (sold out) and this green version though. Further more, the ‘ears’ on this watch that can be used to connect a Reef or Rock instrument makes this watch remind me of a Patek Philippe Nautilus. Because of the size of the watch, you could define it as a cross-over “Nautilus Off-Shore”. Perhaps that explains the popularity of this specific model (the guys over Hodinkee can’t stop raving about this watch as well).

The 3-Timer is water resistant to 300 meters (1000 ft) and has a screw down crown mechanism. The bi-directional bezel is very pleasant to use (not the rattle system as on the former Rolex Submariner and Omega Seamaster Professional models) and the used font for displaying the hours on the bezel has been designed by Linde Werdelin as well.

Price of this green 3-Timer is 4920 Euro. Since it is restricted to 22 pieces world wide, I guess it will run out pretty fast.

Since my review on the Linde Werdelin 3-Timer, a number of people asked me how the size of the 3-Timer compares to an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore. Although I answered them that the Linde Werdelin is a bit more flat on the wrist and less ‘in your face’, last weekend I had borrowed an AP ROO Safari for a review and decided to take a side-by-side picture with the Linde Werdelin. As you can see, the dimensions of the Linde Werdelin are comparable to the AP ROO Safari when it comes to width and length, but the height is quite different. The Linde Werdelin is a bit less ‘in your face’ than the Royal Oak Offshore. As Kristian Haagen wrote on my Facebook photo album (where I put this picture as well): “Great pair! They should marry instantly. They will have beautiful children.” I wholeheartedly agree.

Of course, you can expect a review of the AP ROO Safari here soon

After a week of fun in the snow (wearing my Linde Werdelin 3-Timer), it is time to get back to work and back to blogging about watches. During my vacation, the invitations for BaselWorld and press releases are flooding my mailbox. So beware of some frequent updates here at Fratellowatches. Furthermore, an Orient review is coming up. Although I never took a serious look at Orient watches before, it seems to be a lot of bang for the buck. More this week!

As you can see above, I shot some pictures of my Linde Werdelin timepiece during the holiday. Although I am not particularly careful with this watch, it seems to be hard to get any scratches on this baby. Just recently, a reader of my blog asked me about the Linde Werdelin and if it was a scratch magnet…?Ǭ� Well, it is not. After owning it for several months now, the scratches on my Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and IWC Ingenieur are far more present (and visible). I don’t think there is even one scratch on the LW. Nice eh?

Back to answering a lot of unread e-mail on my Mac.