Swiss watchmakers IWC are well-known among collectors for the watches theyve produced for various militaries such as Britains Royal Air Force. The DNA of these historic military designs still pervades IWCs collection, most prominently in the Big Pilots series and the Pilots Mark XVIII, both of which are military-styled, aviation- [...]
Jaeger-LeCoultre has been knocking it out of the park for the last few years with their vintage-inspired tribute collection of Reversos.? Styled after their earliest models from the 1930s, JLC breathed new life into the Reverso line by going back to their roots, using non-complicated manual winding movement [...]
Back in January,?Breitling released the first new collection with Georges Kern at the helm. The Navitimer 8 Collection?was shall we say,?controversial (an understatement if you ask me). Many enthusiasts were in awe of the first Breitling theyve ever liked but were met with the cumulative groan of long established fans saying, Wheres the slide rule bezel? [...]
For SIHH 2016, Roger Dubuis will unveil a new carbon-cased version of the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic 42 Skeleton watch (hands-on here) that was originally introduced at SIHH 2015. One year later, we see a new carbon-cased version which adds an interesting flavor to the Roger Dubui [...]
The search for a good GMT watch never ends and one of Bell Ross latest entrants to this crowded two-time zone arena is the BR V2-93 GMT. Continuing on with Bell Ross vintage and military history-inspired modern day luxury timepiece tradition, the BR V2-93 GMT blends a series of design elements into one rather cohesive product. One of the most popular types of watche [...]
Really soon (6pm on September 24th) it will be time for the Only Watch 2009 watch auction. I summed up the detail a bit here, and here. Click there to get the specs on it all. Frankly I am a bit tired of writing Only Watch 2009, but just because there has been so much to say about it. The concept is really cool; your favorite watch make [...]
What exactly is a Cosmopolite? A Grande one at that? You may find out In 2012 at Baselworld, I was excited about my forthcoming meeting with Glashutte Original. The (probably) under-appreciated Swatch Group-owned brand makes some fantastic watches. While they have their place in the Swatch Group and cant do everything they lik [...]
I had ambivalent feelings when I first learned about the new Glashutte Original PanoMaticLunar Rose Opaline limited edition, so Im happy I have it in for a review to get to know it better. Basically, its one of those rare dressy-elegant watches with an outstanding price and design and durable appeal rat [...]
For perfectly good reasons, an ambassador announcement rarely elicits more than an eye roll in the watch world, but when a brand partnership is done right, and for the right reasons, everyone stands to get something out of it-including watch fans. Thankfully, Breitlings recently assembled Surf [...]
Sponsored PostHublot and Shawn Jay Z Carter, one of the most important cultural icons of our time, have joined together in a creative collaboration resulting in two stunning timepieces in 18k yellow gold or ceramic as part of the newly unveiled Shawn Carter Collection.The decision to collaborate was an obvious one-Cart [...]
For years I have complained that even high-end watches dont come with instruction manuals. That isnt universally the rule, but it is the norm. While that isnt likely to change, brands like Omega are taking the logical next step by creating video instruction manuals and putting them online for everyone to see.Pretty recently (as in a day before this ar [...]
Its pretty big news whenever A. Lange Sohne release a new timepiece. Bigger still is the announcement that four new wristwatches will make their debut at the upcoming haute horlogerie exhibition in Hong Kong. This will be the third such fair in the centre of the Asian market, and Lange deemed it an appropriate platform by which to launch their new collection, wh [...]
More relatively affordable Swiss watch action from Oris. New for 2010 is this updated BC3 Sportsman model in a 42mm case. This is about as no nonsense as youd want to get with a watch, and Oris keeps all the functionality youve come to expect in this collection. For years that have been centrally aligning the day and dat [...]
While this is not exactly a surprise, it is pretty neat. James Bond has been wearing an Omega watch for a long time (since maybe 1995). The brand was able to usurp Rolex as was the watch chosen by Ian Flemming originally. In the upcoming James Bond 007: Blood Stone video game, the digitized version of the Daniel Craig will wear a prominent Omega Seamaster Professi [...]
In Beverly Hills at an event held at the Breitling boutique, the Swiss brand unveiled the latest capsule Top Time watches collection honoring three classic American cars. Breitlings U.S. president lamented that not enough of the special edition watches were allocated for U.S. soil given the inherent popularity of these automotive icons in their home soil. If you are [...]
Casio has recently debuted a new version of its current-generation G-Shock MTGB2000 that combines a dark-colored case with a combination of lightweight materials such as carbon and glass fiber. Casio claims that these materials are up to 77% lighter than steel. The resulting watch is the MTGB2000YBD1, and it is certainly lighter than the Casio G-Shock MTG reference [...]
For 2019, Glashutte Original, the Swatch Groups German outpost in the small Saxon town of Glashutte, has released the Glashutte Original Spezialist SeaQ 1969 watch in two variations, one limited, and one of general release. Both the limited and unlimited versions are designed with high functionality in mind. The excellent dial legibility is useful bene [...]
While Cartier has rightly earned its place as an icon in watchmaking, its contributions to haute horlogerie are often far less discussed than designs like the Tank or Santos. While they may fly relatively under the radar, these offerings rarely lack for spectacle, and the brands first haute horlogerie collection of 2021 is no exception. This exclusive b [...]
The watch above is the newer-ish UTS Adventure Power Reserve watch. UTS is a hardcore boutique tool watch maker in Germany, with a very dedicated production team and a small volume of watches made each year. It is rare that they release a totally new product, and for Basel World, [...]
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