The Isotope Old Radium is Offering Value for Money by Imagining a Past That Never Was
In recent years we have seen many new brands enrich the world of watches with innovative approaches. Among them is Isotope, which likes to give a different twist to everything they do, from its rather novel GMT timepiece to how they approach diving watches. With their latest release, the Old Radium, they continue this tradition yet now with a watch that could have been but never was.
We can call the Old Radium retro, but for Isotope it was more a way of looking at history and imagining what kind of timepieces they would have made if they were founded in 1940 instead of 2016. A daring experiment, as this resulted in a pilot watch, a category in which there is no shortage of competition. With many famous brands that were around during the early days of aviation and the most decisive eras of pilots’ watches, what can Isotope offer by reimagining these times"
The answer to that question is quite short; a lot. Isotope layered detail upon detail to create a watch that offers fierce competition in this market segment, and I actually wonder how they can achieve all this in relation to the price. It starts with the 40mm large case, which is made from CUSN8 bronze. This takes on a wonderful patina quite quickly, giving the watch a lot of character and complementing the grainy structure of the dial. I was in particular delighted by the hands. They look quite ordinary at first glance, but when you look closer, you see that Isotope also played with the details t...
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