For 2014, Oris has released a new timepiece which is the worlds first automatic mechanical watch with an altimeter. Called the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Alitmeter, the piece continues the brands notion of attempting to include useful complications in its watches for racing, diving, and of course aviation. In a sense, t [...]

The Breitling Navitimer is easily one of the most respected pilots watches on the market. First conceived in the 1950s, these watches were no-nonsense?tools meant to help a pilot calculate ground speed or fuel consumption on the fly (hah). The Breitling Navitimer?1 Automatic 41 watch was an effort on the brands part to [...]

Until relatively recently, if you wanted one of Roger Dubuis cool skeletonized Excalibur watches, you were going to spend over a $100,000 easily. Then, last year in 2015, Roger Dubuis released the brand-new Roger Dubuis Excalibur 42 Automatic Skeleton watch collection that removed the tourbillon and [...]

At Baselworld 2014, Swiss Oris watches introduced the ProPilot Chronograph GMT as the newest member of its Big Crown ProPilot watch collection, My understanding is that, by 2015, the ProPilot Chronograph GMT 677 7699 was discontinued. Was the ProPilot Chronograph GMT a flop? Hardly. What happened, according to Oris, is that the movement inside the watch wa [...]

With the new IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher Chronograph, IWC presents its first-ever model with an ingenious single push-button chronograph for Watches Wonders 2015 (essentially SIHH for Asia, taking place in Hong Kong this Fall). The timing of this?debut, perhaps not without a hint of irony, is fortunate, as it [...]

Special content for Citizen Watch Co. Japan.In 2018, Citizen is proud to celebrate 100 years of dedication to the production and advancement of watchmaking technology and high-quality timepieces. Since its foundation in 1918 the company has excelled in consistently setting some of the highest benchmarks in accuracy while intr [...]

Think value timepieces and you probably wont always think of Maurice LaCroix,?but the fact is that the brand actually makes quite a number of interesting pieces at relatively affordable prices. The Pontos S Diver is one of the more handsome affordable dive watches around and for just $7,500, you would be hard pressed to find another sk [...]

In addition to having the longest name of any wristwatch I went hands-on with this year, the A. Lange Sohne Lange I Tourbillion Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst might also be the single most impressive-if nothing else, it is simply jaw-droppingly beautiful.Yes, my [...]

Remember Oriss surprise launch of the Divers Sixty-Five at Baselworld this past March? In response to positive accolades from press and buyers alike, Oris has seen fit to expand the line with a new Divers Sixty-Five model featuring a beautifully retro-toned grey and blue dial. With a somewhat softer appeal than its bla [...]

Ive been hoping for a while that this release would drop into my lap. As coincidence would have it, I spent a couple of hours this morning poring over the green-dialed version released by Glashutte Original last y [...]

Omega announced recently that they have designed an anti-magnetic watch movement based on their in-house co-axial 8500 series. The calibre 8508 uses specialized non-ferrous materials in its construction which allows it to be unaffected by magnetic energy up to 1.5 Tesla (15,000 gauss). Omega employed the Aqua Terra platform to display the movement as the 8508 does not rel [...]

For Watches Wonders 2020, IWC has taken the opportunity to drastically overhaul the cornerstone Portugieser lineup with a vast array of new models, variants, and colorways. While these new iterations range from the sedate to the dramatic, perhaps none of these models is as viscerally [...]

Movado?is almost always immediately associated with the Museum series, and for good reason its an iconic design, and one instantly recognizable as being from the brand. But those watches definitely skew towards the dressier end of the spectrum. What if you wanted something a bit, shall we say, sportier? Well, [...]

For Watches Wonders Digital 2020, Hermes launches this brand new version of the successful Slim dHermes or Hermes Slim (as we call it). The modern dress watch family that comes with excellent looks now includes a new GMT system. Hermes once again worked with Geneva-based Aghenor to develop a module with a novel approach to indicating two time zones on the same dial. Not [...]

Early this year, on a special preview of 2020 IWC novelties, we took the chance to talk watch design, IWC heritage and future, and all things watchmaking with Christian Knoop, IWCs Creative Director. At the time, all novelties had been under strict embargo - since then the covers have been lifted and you can re-familiarize yourself with them by visit [...]

When the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon?made its debut at Baselworld 2013, many took it as an instant classic, and there was good reason for that. Its black ceramic case, dial, crown, and pushers-paired with one of the cooler names the Swiss watch industry had come up with in a fairly long time-the DSotM quickly moved?from boutique [...]

As a staple of A. Lange Sohnes lineup since 2005, the Lange 1 Time Zone has long had a devoted following among fans of the brand, combining twin time zone functionality with the marques balanced and precise aesthetic. For 2020, the German manufacturer has returned to this classic line for a substantial redesign, creating a cleaner and more focused design with a bran [...]

2021 marks the 70th anniversary for Luminor, Panerais patented tritium based lume formula that later lent its name to the Luminor watch series. To celebrate this milestone, the Italian brands first major release of the year is a rugged, mordernist celebration of this signature material designed in concert with champion free diver and Panerai ambass [...]

The Breitling Chronomat 44 GMT was not a timepiece I immediately sat down and wrote a review on as is often the case with the watches I review. I mean, with at least one hands-on watch review a week, I dont exactly have a lot of time on to delay these things. Nevertheless, I had so many potential directions to take with a review that I needed to ponder it for a whil [...]

Behold, the Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren Automatic Flyback Chronograph marks the debut of yet another over the top watch from the purveyor of over the top watches. I have been covering Richard Mille-and other, similarly unorthodox watches-for so long, that nowadays sometimes my minds immedi [...]