You may recall my earlier post about the new Oris Great Barrier Reef II. To recap, following on from their first collaboration in 2010 Oris has once again partnered with the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) to issue a new… Read More ›
Divers watches
SIHH 2016 : Panerai goes ‘tropical’ with the PAM662 Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio & PAM663 Luminor 1950 3 Days Acciaio
At SIHH 2016 Panerai revisited its past with a number of new models in a variety of cases and dial colours and functions. Of these my personal favourites were, perhaps of some surprise to me, these two. I’ll explain why… Read More ›
PRE-SIHH 2016 : new Aquatimers from IWC
It may not be exactly water sports season in Europe at the moment but it is here in Australia, and so it is a rather good time to start thinking about some new Aquatimers from IWC that will be launched… Read More ›
NEW : Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition II
Following on from their first collaboration in 2010 Oris has once again partnered with the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) to issue a new limited edition diver’s watch, part of the proceeds of which will go towards the protection and conservation… Read More ›
NEW : Tudor Heritage Black Bay ‘Black’
A long time ago in a watch cycle far away we wrote about the Tudor Heritage Black Bay and Pelagos watches, two very different pieces that have nonetheless both proven to be huge successes for the brand. To quickly recap,… Read More ›
TUDOR : the new Pelagos Blue
At Baselworld 2015 Tudor presented a new version of their phenomenally successful Pelagos in matte blue, as well as a ‘MK II’ (so to speak) version of the first black model, about which I wrote (and compared with the first… Read More ›
LONGINES : Heritage Diver 1967
Longines’ heritage-inspired Heritage Diver 1967 was released at Baselworld 2015, and with thanks to Longines Australia, we were loaned a prototype for a few days. With its roots in a 1967 piece called the ‘Skin Diver’, this new version is,… Read More ›
AUDEMARS PIGUET : Royal Oak Offshore Diver 42
Audemars Piguet’s best selling Royal Oaks (Offshore or otherwise) have been through more variants than any of us remember, occasionally rather vividly so. It is therefore somewhat comforting to see a new model that is sedate and more flexible in… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Longines Heritage Diver
This year Longines has added to its well-regarded modern ‘heritage’ models with pieces such as the Heritage 1935 and the Heritage Collection 24-Hour Single Pusher Chronograph. Today we look at the Heritage Diver, another 2014 addition to the Longines Heritage… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : PROTOTYPE Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Polaris 1968
Seven hundred and sixty eight. This is the number that were produced by Jaeger-LeCoultre in 2008 of the immensely popular re-edition of the 1968 (as opposed to the other 2008 re-edition of the 1965 version) Memovox Polaris diving watch. A… Read More ›
