Red ceramic is here thanks to Hublot and its materials workshop. At Baselworld 2018 Swiss Hublot will debut the first red ceramic-cased watch in the reference 411.CF.8513.RX Hublot Big Bang UNICO Red Magic as a limited edition of 500 pieces. In all black and red, the Big Bang UNICO Red Magic will feature a red ceramic bezel and case. Whats the big deal you ask? It i [...]
The Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT has been a staple in the brand lineup for some time now. In fact, I remember reading Ariels article almost 12 years ago when he was preaching the good word back when I was an reader still getting acquainted with the luxury Japanese watchmaker. Its long been one of the best GMT watches out there for those people who dont want to [...]
Despite the latest?technical breakthroughs in forging new materials, creating new in-house movement designs, or manufacturing rugged watches for ingenieurs, the general appeal?of simple and refined dress watches is something no?luxury brand can ignore. In recent years, IWC has been busy?restyling its Portuguese Chronogr [...]
Its no secret that watch enthusiasts tend to have a love for Grand Seiko that Ive always likened to that of an indie music snobs fondness of an obscure band thats loved by their peers but relatively unknown to the masses (any old Broken Social Scene fans out there?). Grand Seiko watches are exceptionally made and the epitome of stealth wealth in a lot of ways [...]
During Geneva Watch Week in January of 2018, I met with Hublot to see this new blue ceramic version of the Big Bang Meca-10 watch (hands-on here featuring the collections original 2016 release). This is one of the more interesting watch collector oriented versions of the Big Bang currently offered toda [...]
Last year in 2013, Audemars Piguet inaugurated its first Art Basel show. The storied Swiss watch maker began its initial five year contract with the world-renowned art industry event whose conventions take place in cities such as Miami and Hong Kong. Nevertheless, Art Basel began in the city of Basel, Switzerland, which also happens t [...]
It is hard to begin a review of a watch like this. There is just so much to say, and I dont know where to begin. So many elements of the watch and its history merit discussion and I cant cover it all. Ill do my best, and am very excited to present to you a hands-on review of a very special watch.This is the Bulgari (Bvlgari) GG Gefica Hunter GMT Moon Ph [...]
Did you know the Master Compressor was dead?! Now that I have your attention, let me begin this review with the lines I originally wrote, just before visiting JLCs official website to check what was up (or down) in their mens section. Before that shocking news, this is how I originally wanted to start: after [...]
This month on you have a chance to win an automatic mechanical Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date watch, part of Hamiltons new collection of aviator-style watches. Hamilton has a long history in the production of aviation timepieces and they keep this tradition alive today with the various models in the Khaki Pilot collect [...]
At SIHH 2014, Cartier presented a number of?new pieces that were highly?impressive from a technical point of view-and one?of my personal favorites that follows that heritage in its own interesting way is the Cartier Rotonde?de Cartier Tourbillon Chronograph.?With SIHH 2015?coming up [...]
It is really about time Corum returned the popular Bubble watch a timepiece collection that originally came out in the year 2000 and served a major modern role in the brands history. Eventually, the Corum Bubble watch collection was discontinued, probably because Corum started to go a bit nuts with some silly limited edition models th [...]
Over the decades, Breitling has burned a wide variety of evocative names into the minds of watch enthusiasts everywhere. The Navitimer, the Superocean, the Aerospace, Breitling for Bentley, and more have all left marks on the industry, but one of Breitlings most famous mid-century product lines has been absent from its current lineup for far too long. The Top Time was one of Brei [...]
For 2021 the major new Rolex watch release of interest to watch hobbyists will be this updated Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II know as the reference 226570. It directly replaces the outgoing Rolex Explorer II 216570 keeping the same 42mm wide form factor but offering many minor exterior upgrades as well as a modern-generation in-house made Rolex automatic GMT move [...]
Introduced in 2017, the Bell Ross BR 03-92 Diver is not the brands first dive watch, but it is the first dive watch in their iconic square case. It is, in my opinion, a great success in balancing various design elements and themes as well as boldness and wearability. Balance is a word that I kept returning to when considering different aspects of the Bell Ross BR [...]
I had two options: a) write about the morbidly random Fifty Fathoms Moonphase-that appears to have disappeared from the internet as we know it and so, on a dark and gloomy day, I apparently will have to write it up anyway; or b) discuss the?Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantieme Annuel, hoping that Id like it a bit more. The common t [...]
In reference to the 1979 Piaget Polo, Piaget has just launched their new Polo S line with five new watches at an event in New York. The Piaget Polos S collection includes a trio of three-handers and a couple chronographs. These steel sport watches are Piagets play at a young, casual audience looking for an easy wearing and versatile watch for eve [...]
As oddly managed as the company is, the historic Swiss brand?Breguet remains one of my favorite high-end watchmakers. The company has actually done something that most other brands have attempted and failed: produce a very modern mechanical wristwatch with an aesthetic and decorative spirit that is entirely classic. This blend of looking both forwards and backwards [...]
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