Having blogged about IWC’s classic Calibre 89, today I go a step back from that and look at an example of their Calibre 83, introduced in 1939 and generally understood to be a transitional calibre between pocket watches and wrist… Read More ›
Hands-on
How long does it take to ‘construct a clock’?
This is not just any clock, it is the “Construct-A-Clock”, intended as an educational toy for 6 – 10 year olds, according to the manufacturers. I had been unsuccessfully looking for one of these on and off for a few… Read More ›
Bell & Ross Baselworld 2012 exhibition : Sydney
The brand of Bell & Ross is most well-known for its aviation themed ‘flight instruments’, those distinctively large square cases designed like aircraft cockpit instruments. What is less known are their ‘vintage’ collection, introduced in 2010, and the ‘marine’ line,… Read More ›
HANDS-ON with Longines’ Avigation A-7
I have written about some important historical Longines aviation watches, namely the rare Longines-Wittnauer Second Setting watch and the well-known Longines Lindbergh, and today’s offering is in the spirit of these. It is Longines’ newest addition to what I think… Read More ›
HANDS-ON with the Seiko Astron GPS
The Seiko Astron GPS Solar doesn’t have the clean beauty of the NOMOS Nomos Zürich Weltzeit or the classicism and elegance of the Patek 5130 World Timer, but as a purely functional travel watch (not to mention its accuracy) that… Read More ›
HABRING² : a limited edition Doppel 2.0
Today I bring to you a rather special watch made by watchmakers Richard and Maria Habring, the couple behind the independent brand Habring². It is their Doppel 2.0, the genesis of which lies a couple of decades ago when Richard… Read More ›
TAG Heuer’s electro-mechanical Link Calibre S
Watches that seem to be neither quartz nor automatic are particularly intriguing to some collectors, and today’s watch comes from someone who also owns this Spring Drive. To his mind, it is one of the lesser known TAG movements, and… Read More ›
IWC’s classic movement – the Calibre 89
A lot happened at IWC in 1944. An American squadron bombed them on April 1 during an air raid on Schaffhausen, there was the appearance of IWC’s first W.W.W. (Watch. Wrist. Waterproof) watches for the British Army, and also the… Read More ›
A military classic – a look at a Heuer Bund
Produced by Heuer Leonidas S.A. in the late 1960s and early 1970s for the West German Air Force (Budeswehr), these flyback chronographs using Valjoux 22/ 222/ 230 movements known as ‘Heuer Bunds’ are amongst some of the most collectible and… Read More ›
HANDS-ON with Seiko’s rare Izul
Sometimes it feels as though the world of high-end Seikos is a niche ‘connoisseurs’ club where the assumption is that, by and large, the average watch enthusiast (let alone the average punter) has no idea of the existence of these… Read More ›
HOROLOGIUM 