A double chronograph with a black zirconium oxide ceramic case and titanium case back marked the birth of the TOP GUN line in IWC’s Pilot’s Watches family in 2007. Since then, using different materials have been a hallmark of TOP… Read More ›
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WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Oris “ProPilot X Calibre 400”
Meet the new ProPilot X Calibre 400 from Oris, a 39mm titanium-cased watch powered by the eponymous movement of the name. When this in-house movement was announced two years ago, its importance to the brand was indicated by the fact… Read More ›
NEW: Armin Strom “Orbit” First Edition
We all think we ‘know’ bezels, but what we know is what we are used to seeing. Which is not what is on Armin Strom’s new “Orbit”, which has something very unusual – a pointer date function displayed on the… Read More ›
NEW: Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer Manufacture 10th Anniversary Limited Editions
One of the things for which Frederique Constant is known is its accessibly priced complications, whether this be something complex like a Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, or something with a more simple complication, like their popular Worldtimer collection. I called it… Read More ›
NEW: Longines Legend Diver 36mm and 42mm
If back in 2007 when the good looking black modern Longines Legend Diver (LLD) made its appearance (date or no date, remember that?) you had said that it would be not just flourish but end up available in over a… Read More ›
NEW: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep 6,000m
The Five Deeps Expedition, the world’s first manned expedition to the deepest point in each of the five oceans, was the baby of submersible pilot and adventurer Victor Vescovo. Omega produced a Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep to accompany him… Read More ›
NEW: Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force Jungle Green
Have you missed green? Well here’s another one, following on from the new Omega Speedmaster and also including PVD, but both in a different form. Meet Armin Strom’s new limited edition Gravity Equal Force Jungle Green, with its off-centred guilloché… Read More ›
NEW: Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Moonshine™ Gold
Omega has just launched two new models in Moonshine™ Gold – one with a Moonshine™ Gold dial, black ceramic bezel ring and black subdials, and the other with a PVD-coated green dial and a green ceramic bezel ring. What is… Read More ›
NEW: Louis Erard Excellence Guilloché Main II
Last month we introduced an attractive new “Terracotta” dial from Louis Erard. Last year, the brand released a triumverate of pieces with dials made from Aventurine, Lapis-Lazuli, and Malachite, each variant is in a limited edition of 99 pieces. Today’s… Read More ›
NEWS: Luxury watch groups suspend operations in Russia
It is obviously a constantly changing situation, but the list of companies from financial and other services to sporting associations, film/ entertainment, automobile, technology, fashion, sporting, logistics groups, retailers and more who are suspending operations in Russia increases by the… Read More ›