The Biformeter by the new brand Linde Werdelin . is a classic sports type watch, with an analogue dial, made in 316L stainless steel with rather distinctive styling. Its design is powerful but elegant, and its heart beats to the rhythm of an ETA 2892 or 2893 automatic mechanical movement in the Two Timer version. It is entirely manufactured in Switzerland with Swiss components.
In the morning, on the sky slopes, the Biformeter totally changes its look. It is the same watch, but, then an aluminium ‘Instrument’ clicks in. It is a mini-computer, measuring 42 x 42 x 8 mm and weighing 40 grams, which ‘attaches’ itself to the watch. It is a veritable data bank that allows the calculation of all sorts of measurements that can be stored in the memory: heart rate, oxygen level, ambient temperature variations, meteorological conditions, speed, etc. The data can be pulled up at any time in superb graphic form on the tiny screen that has a resolution of 128 x 128 pixels.
The Instrument is designed to withstand the most extreme conditions, and even if left aside for several months, it not only saves the desired data, but it can refresh its memory very quickly.
A series of pushbuttons on the aluminium case can be manipulated even with gloves on allowing the functions to be activated simply and easily. The first ‘Instrument’ will be the Earth version, the second will be the Sea, and the third the Air, with their necessary and respective functions.
Full article in print copy of Europa Star BaselWorld issue 2/2005
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