At Baselworld 2015 Nomos launched the hugely popular neomatik watches. This year, they have extended the neomatik range into the Tetra collection and in so doing, updated it. Previously only available in 27.5 mm and 29.5 mm square cases, is… Read More ›
Hands-on
BASELWORLD 2016 : Hublot Classic Fusion x Berluti
Watch brands can sometimes surprise us with unexpected partnerships, and Baselworld 2016 was the place at which Hublot announced two limited editions in partnership with LVMH stablemate Berluti, renowned purveyors of men’s (formal) leather footwear (although in more recent times… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2016 : Zenith Elite 6150 Rose Gold
You may recall that a year ago at Baselworld 2015 Zenith launched Elite Calibre 6150 (‘6’ for ‘Elite’, ‘150’ for their birthday of the same), a movement with 195 components, a 100 hour power reserve, 3.92mm high, and released in… Read More ›
CARTIER : the road to success
So we’ve decided to have a bit of a cushion case week this week. Meet the new cushion-cased Drive de Cartier collection, which was launched at SIHH 2016 with three inaugural models (plus one colour variant of one). The dials… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Zenith Star Moonphase
Today’s watch is a slightly unusual creature. The Star Moonphase is a 37mm cushion-cased watch in stainless steel containing the Elite Calibre 692, which has a power reserve of fifty hours. Part of the Star Collection which is clearly targeted… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : H.Moser & Cie Swiss Alp Watch
Remember this video? As a piece of low cost guerilla marketing it was inspired, with its coverage far and wide amongst tech press, many (most?) of whom didn’t really seem to get the point, or humour. So yes the video… Read More ›
MONTBLANC : 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Blue Limited Edition
Following last year’s launch of its 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in rose gold, which itself was part of a new collection whose new pilots watches have been a market success, Montblanc has extended the collection with the addition of a stainless… Read More ›
URWERK : the UR-105 T-Rex
In 2014 Urwerk introduced the manual-wind UR-105 via the Iron Knight and Dark Night, followed in 2015 by the automatic UR-105 TA (Turbine Automatic) Knight, whose movement is regulated via dual air turbines visible on its back. There were then… Read More ›
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS : Lady Arpels Ronde des Papillons
First things first – for those who are in Australia Van Cleef & Arpels are coming very soon, with their first opening in Melbourne. So if you’ve ever been curious but not had the opportunity to look at the watches… Read More ›
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 ›