This year Blancpain has added to its Fifty Fathoms collection with a very ‘origin’ inspired model indeed, not only deciding to revive the famed disc on the dial, but to go ‘full milspec’ with the name. It can be difficult… Read More ›
Military watches
ZENITH : A modern homage to the A. Cairelli Tipo CP-2
Today we bring you probably my favourite release from Zenith to date this year, a limited edition modern homage to their famed A. Cairelli Tipo CP-2. It is not only a good looking watch in and of itself, but it… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Miramar
You may recall an earlier post about one of IWC’s new pilot’s watches for 2016, the Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar. Well along with this, they also released a new Top Gun Miramar Chronograph which we had on loan… Read More ›
SINN: 856 B-Uhr Limited Edition
This year Sinn has decided to launch a watch based on classic Beobachtungs-uhr (B-Uhr) fliegers. However, rather than using a traditional B-Uhr type 55mm case size, this new limited edition model is the same far more wearable 40mm sized case as… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Military COSD
We have already covered a number of new Heritage pieces from Longines this year such as the Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Heritage Chronograph, Pulsometer Chronograph and Heritage Diver 1967, but these weren’t the end of Longines’ 2015 story. For those who… Read More ›
NEWS : a new Australian military watch
My surprise at coming across a new Australian watch brand was then further accelerated when I discovered that they are responsible for a new Australian milwatch as well. I shall write more at length about this new diver-oriented microbrand separately,… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2014 : Longines Heritage 1935
For Baselworld 2014, Longines has again chosen to add to its ‘Heritage’ line by re-releasing another military aviation watch. You may recall the re-release of the Avigation Type 7 in 2012, about which I wrote here and last year, the… Read More ›
EVENT : Bremont launched in Australia
If there’s one thing a watch brand likes to tell it’s its story, its narrative about its origins, whether they be over two hundred years old or only two months old. This is not something exclusive to the watch industry… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2013: Longines Heritage Military 1938 Collection
Longines has been one of the most successful brands in recent years when it comes to remakes of historical pieces, including the Avigation A-7 from last year. Inspired by 1930s military watches, a new trio of watches under the ‘Heritage… Read More ›
HANDS ON : Casio’s limited edition Royal Air Force G-Shock
At the announcement of a collaboration between Casio and the British Royal Air Force to create a limited edition G-SHOCK Gravity Defier (GW-A1000RAF-1AER), I pondered aloud that even with a limited edition of 2,000 and a price of GBP500, it… Read More ›
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