Watches released in celebration of an anniversary provide an excellent excuse to turn our minds to the past and gratuitously borrow?design cues from a brands history. How close to the original the reinterpretation ends up being?varies from brand to brand, and model to model. In the case of the Montblanc 1858 Collection, the Swiss brand producing fine watches out of Le Locle for ge [...]
Ready to dive in style? If you had to ask me what Cartier watch Id want it would probably be something in the Calibre collection. If you had to ask me what Cartier watch Id want and budget was not an issue, it would probably be the Calibre de Cartier Astrotourbillon. A few years ago in 2010 when the Calibre collection was released, it was to be the brands new [...]
Yesterday, March 1st, 2011 Charlie Sheen joined Twitter. I dont know if this was his first soiree on the site, but in less than 24 hours he had almost 650,000 followers. Amazing. In his third tweet Charlie wrote The only watch that keeps Warlock time Class of 1927 ring Bambino U Following this was a twitpic of his wrist wearing a watch and a ring on his ringer. But we don [...]
In late 2010 Chronoswiss announced a new collection of watches called the Pacific. The family stylistically was a very different animal for the brand, and was seen as a unique attempt to capture the vintage watch loving market, from a brand already known for their vintage style watches. The result was a sort of futuristic 1960s mod design [...]
An introduction to Modigliani: New authentication projects may explode global collecting market by Daniel J. VoelkerCounterfeiting has been the bane of the collecting market for millennia and has, in many ways, served to gin up and extend interest in coveted items like art and luxury watches. While both these respective markets have been dogged by aggressive and continual [...]
Perhaps no brand is better known for their pilots watches than IWC. When establishing a brand as the king of a segment, one must provide frequent displays of power to assert dominance over subjects and challengers alike. Among a largely refreshed pilot lineup for SIHH 2016, we find a welcome and very cool spin on IWCs [...]
As far as Im concerned, Hublot occupies two scarcely intersecting dimensions. First, there is the premiership footballers and footballer-wives Sellita-equipped expensive-looking watch. These have already been perfected to meet the rather straightforward expectations of their target audience. Then, there is the world of Hublot w [...]
Casio has been selling out of some of its most popular watches lately, and one of the hottest models is the humble but slick-looking Casio G-Shock GA2100SKE-7A. I knew it was hot when at least a few of my otherwise well-connected watch hobbyist friends messaged me asking if they knew where they could buy one. The GA2100SKE-7A isnt a limited edition, but Casio qu [...]
There are two ways that this watch was made Note that Bell Ross is based in France. Either the French military strong-armed Bell Ross because they felt like bullying someone around, or Bell Ross begged the Air Force for the PR opportunity as the military arm probably had better things to do, and was not interested in gifting a select bunch of pilo [...]
The new Patek Philippe manufacture near Geneva is 6 stories high and nearly 200 meters long, with four staircases and 20 passenger and freight elevators. It is a $600-million masterpiece of modern architecture that will consolidate the companys functions, and it is being suitably commemorated with a special edition of Pateks modern [...]
Last year Breitling came out with an entirely new Superocean watch. It featured a modern looking design in a smaller 42mm case. While a lot of people wanted a smaller Breitling diver, even more didnt. So, just one year later, the Superocean II has been refreshed and enlarged. Now, for 2011, Breitling offers the Superocean 44. It comes in two versions: A three-hand, and a chronograph. Th [...]
UPDATE: The MCH Group which organizes Baselworld has issued its response to the news-see it at the bottom of the articleThis might not be the end of Baselworld, but it is the end of Baselworld as we know it. Rolex, which has been among the least vocal brands since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 cancellation of B [...]
Luxury watch brands sponsoring sporting events that one fit into a more upper-class lifestyle makes a certain sort of sense. ?I mean, if youve got the coin to spend on, say, the training, equipment, and the like for things like equestrian sports or sailing, well, youre probably not going to be kicking around with your high school calculator watch o [...]
Breitling has been on a bit of a tear lately. It was not all that long ago that the Navitimer 8 collection was introduced, and now were starting to get word of what Baselworld has in store for the brand. As you might expect, some very classic, very Breitling?designs are going to be hitting the display stands. One of those is the?Breitling?Navitimer 1 Au [...]
It took Roger Dubuis months to get a proper press release out on this watch with specs. I took images of the new Easy Diver watches back in January 2010, and am only now able to share them with you. I wanted some hard details to go along with the images. Prices will start at $12,900 for the subsidiary second model versions. Here are two [...]
I was with the people who run Breguet in America a few days ago and one of them asked me, what Breguet would you want to wear right now? That is a tough question when it comes to a brand like Breguet. Do I go with a beautiful and simple watch from the Classique collection that is meant to remind you of Breguets strong past? Or perhaps follow my love of s [...]
2017 marked the 60th Anniversary of the Omega Speedmaster, one of the most recognizable and popular watches and one that?is also known as the Moonwatch by watch collectors and enthusiasts. Being?a NASA certified instrument for all manned space missions wont in itself suffice for a lasting success as that of the Speedy. No, it also took [...]
Omega Speedmaster 329.30.44.51.01.002
Omega Seamaster 220.12.40.20.03.001
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