It’s another birthday/ anniversary piece today, one which slipped our notice when it was recently launched. This time, it was about marking thirty years of the modern (aka post German reunification) Nautische Instrumente Mühle-Glashütte with a celebratory marine chronometer. In… Read More ›
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NEW: Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 Stainless Steel
In 2025 Vacheron Constantin is marking its 270 years, and the brand is starting it off with the new Historiques 222 in stainless steel. Why a re-edition of this model? Well it’s one of their historically significant pieces, the original… Read More ›
NEW: Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite
It’s back to normal lunar watch programming today. Omega starts the year with two new Speedmasters with an updated manually-wound movement powering a new feature – a double moonphase, on a new Speedy dial made from meteorite. The new chronographs… Read More ›
NEW: Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition
If you thought Kermit was going to fly solo, well you were wrong – Oris have added Miss Piggy to their collaboration with The Muppets in the form of a hot pink version of the ProPilot X. An outsized colour… Read More ›
NEW: Longines Ultra-Chron Carbon
Debuting in 1967, the Ultra-Chron was created as part of Longines’ centenary celebrations and marked the brand’s push to have the first mass-produced high-frequency precision watch. Produced for only six years, the original Ultra-Chron was promoted with a guarantee that… Read More ›
NEW: Chronoswiss Delphis Firestarter
Chronoswiss have a new addition to their Delphis model – meet the Firestarter, featuring what the brand says is a world-first – a ‘titanium nano core shell’ (i.e. titanium composite) case created by bonding a titanium core with a composite… Read More ›
NEW: ARCHIMEDE GMT Chronograph 100 Years Ickler Anniversary Limited Edition
German brand ARCHIMEDE marks one hundred years with the limited edition 100 Years Ickler Anniversary GMT Chronograph, which is chronometer-certified by the Sternwarte Observatory in Glashütte. The brushed stainless steel case is 42mm (thickness of 15.6mm) with 200m water resistance… Read More ›
NEW: Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 “Icefall”
Another blue dial today and yes yet again, those of us sweltering through the increasingly hot Australian summer have our thoughts turned to cooler weather by Grand Seiko, with the release of their new Hi-Beat 36000 “Icefall”, a new addition… Read More ›
NEW: IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 Blue
IWC has added a new dial-colour variant to its Ingenieur collection, with a blue dial now available for the Ingenieur Automatic 40 model, the 2023 Inge makeover which was introduced last year. Joining the already existing options with grey, silver-plated… Read More ›
NEW: OMEGA Speedmaster Pilot
The Speedmaster Pilot Flight Qualified made an under-the-radar debut as a pilot-only U.S. military watch earlier this year (confirmed a few months ago by Fratello) and not unsurprisingly, Omega now has a different version available for civilians which joins their… Read More ›