Swiss Oris does something really different for 2019 with the brand new Oris Big Crown ProPilot X collection that includes the new exclusive Calibre 15 movement. The first part of this news piece will talk about the watch industry context within which a watch like this is born, and then Ill proceed to discuss the watch itself. While this article does not includ [...]
Sponsored PostEach October, Wixon Jewelers hosts its much-anticipated Watch Fair, an event where watch enthusiasts have the opportunity to shop expanded selections and limited edition models that are otherwise difficult to see in person. This years Watch Fair will display expanded collections of new and rare timepieces from Patek Philippe, Parmigiani Fle [...]
Breathing new life into old things is a particular talent of todays luxury Swiss watch industry. The formula is simple. Take something from the past, adopt it for the tastes of today, and make sure when people see it they arent quite sure what era it was made for. Breitlings re-launch of the Chronomat with the tube-style Rouleaux bracelet is very much an exercise i [...]
The?Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Big Blue Ceramic GMT may have one of the most descriptive product names out there-its a Planet Ocean that is indeed very big and very blue. And, in truth, it is also quite expensive. Lets see where your money goes?if you get one of these Big, Blue, Beautiful, Expensi [...]
Ferrari North America recently celebrated 60 years of the iconic Italian car makers presence in the United States market. The main celebration was in Beverly Hills, California with a weekend of events including a tour of Ferrari cars on Rodeo Drive, a few parties, and a car auction. As the officia [...]
Oris continues their classy Complication watch collection with the Artix. Easy on the eyes, and available with a six-link steel metal bracelet or leather strap. It is a graceful creation, and offers a decent mechanical annual calendar watch (with a symmetrical dial layout) at a reasonable price. With more and more watches like this coming out, I [...]
Hublot really did something special with this watch, and it looks just great. Totally epitomizing what fresh Hublot designs can feel like. In addition to the great King Power model based design, this watch has two special innovations that you will really like.? First, is a worlds first developed by Hublot a red sapphire crystal. A few years ago Rolex developed a green col [...]
The team knew that new Patek Philippe watches were coming at Watches Wonders 2021 we just didnt suspect that any of them would be from the Nautilus 5711 collection. Thats because Patek Philippe confirmed earlier in 2021 that the 5711 (40mm wide steel case, three-hand movement) Nautilus was going to be discontinued. They just werent clear when it was go [...]
The tough, functional aesthetic of aircraft instruments has been the core of Bell Ross brand identity since its inception in 1994. Over the years, this stylistic inspiration has birthed watches based on altimeters, airspeed indicators, and even fighter jet heads-up displays, but one of the most striking of these aeronautical concepts is 2011s BR 01-92 Red Radar [...]
It should come as no surprise that the travel and tourism sector remains one of the worlds fastest growing (bookings hit $1.6 trillion in 2017, according to a recent Deloitte report), with an increasingly persistent trend being the value of experiences over things. With the watch industry focused on things, it should come as [...]
Breguet here offers a music box style watch with a disc and pins, versus the only cylinder approach. What is neat about the Reveil Musical Watch is that you can have the music box play as an alarm. But dont for get to wind this baby up the 20-25 second long tune is a mainspring torque eater. 18k rose gold case with musical notes and staff place [...]
I scream, you scream, we all scream for steel Pateks! Even a casual watch enthusiast will likely recognize the importance of a Baselworld where Patek Philippe launched two new complicated steel watches. We showed you the new 5960 annual calendar chronograph here, but now its time to check out my favorite of this new duo from Patek, the [...]
The moon phase function has evolved from its traditional role as an accompaniment to mens perpetual calendars to a poetic complication, used more often in ladies watches. It has been reimagined in many ways that depart from the traditional blue-sky-gold-moon-and-stars configuration, but Blancpain finds a way to maintain tradition while updating the function [...]
Interesting news today as Porsche Design and Eterna have announced that they have terminated their watch making relationship. For years Porsche Design (designed) watches were produced by the Swiss watch maker Eterna, located in Grenchen, Switzerland. As of March 10th, 2014, the two companies have announced the termination of their license agreement to dev [...]
80s loving Europeans (and well, me too) love Depeche Mode musical entertainment and?Hublot certainly does. Back in 2010, the Swiss brand worked with Depeche Mode to create a limited edition of 12 Big Bang watches each with unique Depeche Mode albums covers (debuted here). Those were sold off for charity. Now three years later in 2013, Hublot [...]
Given its reputation as the watchmakers watchmaker, Jaeger-LeCoultres movements carry a certain cache among enthusiasts, and this is especially true of its complications. As part of its Watches and Wonders 2022 novelties, the Swiss brand brings one of its most storied complications to the sporty Polaris line. The new Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Perpetual Ca [...]
Like it or not, the runaway success of the Apple Watch has confirmed the demand for greater connectivity in everyday watches-and to meet the perceived rising tide at more wallet-friendly pricing, the Movado Group has announced a fresh salvo of genuine smartwatches powered by a new software platform from Hewlett-Packard called Engineered by HP. These fashion-conscious options [...]
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