The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 series was undoubtedly one of the most divisive major releases of 2019. Enthusiast opinions were split between labeling it a radical departure from the brands signature style and embracing it as a bold new direction. As the Code 11.59 enters its second year, Audemars Piguet has substantially updated the line with far more visual punch, intro [...]

Panerais new P9000 automatic movement line was the star for the watchmaker at SIHH this year. The entry level in-house made movement is meant to be a friendly rugged machine with function and reliability in mind. This is particularly seen in the watches that the new movement line showed up in. My favorite of which is this PA [...]

The integrated bracelet steel sports watch category is one of the fastest growing and most competitive segments of the current luxury watch industry. A wide spectrum of brands have thrown hats into this particular ring, but few new designs have gathered as much attention as the Bell Ross BR 05 series. For its latest release, Bell Ross has taken its first major effort toward [...]

You loved the Perrelet Turbine watch collection. It was not only a popular watch to look at, many of you enjoyed it. Will it will finally be available starting this weekend at a special Perrelet watch event that will be held at the Lussori luxury watch store on Carmel-By-The-Sea, California (August 29-30). In addition to the Turbine wat [...]

French designed Bell Ross watches just dont cease to impress me. This company is on a roll! I cannot wait to see where there will be in a few years. Even before they become popular with the release of the BR-01 line of watches, I was a fan. Talk about being ahead of the curve right? Well Bell Ross realizes the wide appeal of the BR-01 line, and have creates many derivatives. There was th [...]

Back in 2017, Ariel reported on Panerais first use of a new material called BMG-TECH in the PAM 692; this was the first watch featuring the new material to come from the brand. This year for SIHH 2019 Panerai is debuting a new model, the Submersible BMG-TECH PAM 799 which features a case made from, naturally, BMG-TECH but also featuring a Carbotech bezel. [...]

Some 22 years ago, on October 24, 1994, something remarkable happened: the great name of A. Lange Sohne was resurrected. This took place at the Dresden Castle, where Walter Lange along with Gunter Blumein presented the first modern collections of A. Lange Sohne. The very first collections consisted of the now iconic Lange 1, the Saxonia, the A [...]

In 2016, Oris announced that they were releasing a new heritage line of watches called the Divers Sixty-Five. These were a callback to some very classic models that they made in the 60s and were very well-received by the watch community at large. This year at Baselworld 2018 Oris is announcing the new Oris Divers Sixty-Five Bronze. This new chapter in the Divers [...]

The first IWC Aquatimer appeared on the wrists of divers in 1967. It was IWCs response to the growing demand for dive watches. Now, 50 years later, it has become one of IWCs more popular collections. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Aquatimer, IWC has released a special limited edition called-deep brea [...]

The past few years have seen the launch and steady expansion of Blancpains Bathyscaphe line up. In 2013, we saw the original three-hander, 2014 gave us the Bathyscaphe Chronograph, and then the beautifully blue Bathyscaphe Ocean Commitment Chronograph came in 2015. This year, Blancpain completed the fa [...]

Its true. Get this watch for your special lady and she wont have anything to complain about. If she does, then Id suggest giving the watch to another womanany other woman. Say you are an uptight guy, and saying those three little words doesnt come as easy as you would l [...]

Baselworld 2017 sees the introduction of a new member of the famed Breitling Navitimer collection with a new movement and the addition of a split-second chronograph (rattrapante) complication. Containing the new in-house-made Caliber B03 automatic split-second chronograph movement, the Breitling Navitimer Rattrapante adds [...]

Roger Dubuis?has been on a spree of material innovation lately. A few weeks ago, I looked at the Excalibur Carbon Spider Watch?which had the first movement to feature significant use of carbon specifically, the?movement plate, bridges, and tourbillon upper cage were done in carbon. We also got to g [...]

Boxing seems to be the sport flavor of choice for many watch brands in 2012. You know it is serious when Hublot gets into the game. Their focus now is on a limited edition set for the World Boxing Council (WBC). The game Hublot is playing is pretty interesting actually. Hublot will produce 12 unique King Power Knockout WBC watches. As I [...]

Three new and new-ish complicated chronograph watches have just debuted from Patek Philippe. They are reference 5905/1A-001 with a flyback chronograph and annual calendar, reference 5930P-001, which is a world time flyback chronograph, and the absolute heavy-hitter is reference 5204R-011 with a split-seconds chronograph [...]

It was delightful (and potentially expensive for enthusiasts like me) surprise to learn that Omega will soon release a brand new, new Seamaster Ploprof 1200M watch for 2015. It was 2007 that Omega released the last new Seamaster Ploprof 1200M based on the cult-favorite vintage diver watch from [...]

Swiss Breguet has always had a solid handle on the design of ladies watches. They are feminine, yet not silly, and never condescending: like the mens watches, they have great movements, great finishing and classic design elements that are signature to the brand. The new [...]

I can easily say that the Richard Mille RM 025 Tourbillon Chronograph Divers watch is one of the most exotic watches in the world. There arent very many of them around in general, and very few are alike, given the array of highly limited edition models available regionally around the world. This Richard Mille RM 025 Tourbillon Chronograph Divers [...]

Since the 1995 GoldenEye movie, the Omega Seamaster has been James Bonds watch. Now, with the latest James Bond Spectre movie just around the corner-with a late October premier?date-theres bound to be a new Omega watch to go with it: Enter the Omega Seamaster 300 Spectre Limited Edition. Available in a numbered series of 7,007 pieces, this release?marks [...]

First appearing in the German watchmakers collection in 2013, the Glashutte Original PanoLunarTourbillon was a showcase for some of the finest craftsmanship from the brand up to that point. For 2020, the nameplate has been revived for an exclusive limited edition, elevating the original model even further with the addition of extensively hand-applied, filigree [...]