This was originally intended to be a post focusing on what for me is the most interesting of Montblanc’s 2019 releases to date, but there was a change of plan, so you are getting four bronze watches instead of one…. Read More ›
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BASELWORLD 2019 : Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic
Launched in 2012, the Octo collection arguably didn’t pick up momentum until 2014, when it went into Piaget’s ultra-thin territory with its record-breaking manually wound Octo Finissimo Tourbillon. Since then, they have gone into overdrive and more than established their… Read More ›
SIHH 2019 : Audemars Piguet’s new CODE 11:59
Sometimes, new watches can be highly divisive, but seldom has an ‘establishment’ brand’s new collection been subjected to such a rapid, visceral, and almost universal round of negativity at its launch. What happens when the time ticks over from 11:59… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8
Although Omega’s main focus at this year has been on its Seamaster and Seamaster Diver collections, there has also been an addition to the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon series of watches which commemorates the Apollo 8 mission, which… Read More ›
NEW : A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/ Down Lumen
In 2010 A. Lange & Söhne launched the Zeitwerk ‘Luminous’, the first of what would become the ‘Lumen’ series, followed by the Grand Lange 1 ‘Lumen’ in 2013, and the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase ‘Lumen’ in 2016, all of… Read More ›
NEW : Sinn 103 St Reverse Panda Chronograph
Sinn has announced a new limited edition chronograph for watch magazine Chronos. A 41mm sized stainless steel case is the setting for what is a classically good looking bicompax sports chronograph, with a ‘reverse panda’ dial aesthetic. The matte black… Read More ›
NEW : Breitling Premier Collection
A bit over a year into the reign of Georges Kern at Breitling sees the launch of the new historically-inspired Premier Collection, raiding the archives from the brand’s collection of the same name dating back to the 1940s. This new… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster #SpeedyTuesday 2 ‘Ultraman’
In July of this year, Fratello Watches announced their second Omega #SpeedyTuesday 2 ‘Ultraman’, a tribute to and inspired by, the rare 1967 Speedmaster ‘Ultraman’, of which an unknown number are extant. The first Speedy Tuesday, which we covered in… Read More ›
HABRING² : Chrono-Felix debuts at Tokyo World Watch Fair
The ‘World Watch Fair’ in Tokyo, which has just opened at the Nihombashi Mitsukoshi and will continue until the 28th of August 2018, features some seventy participating watch brands. One of them is Habring², who have chosen the occasion to… Read More ›
AUDEMARS PIGUET : 25 years of the Royal Oak Offshore
In case it passed you by, but we thought it would be a good time to mention that Audemars Piguet is marking the 25th birthday of its hugely successful and popular Royal Oak Offshore this year. The major marker of… Read More ›
