Jaeger-LeCoultre’s popular Rendez-Vous collection has been tweaked this year as part of the brand’s ‘The Art of Precision’ theme. Launched earlier this year, of particular note are three new models consisting of two Night & Day variants, and a new… Read More ›
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HANDS-ON : Seiko SBGA407 Grand Seiko Elegance Collection
Earlier this year we mentioned that 2019 marks two decades since the commercial launch of Seiko’s Spring Drive movement (a limited edition Credor in 1999), and that they have released a number of new models to mark the occasion. Today… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : MB&F HM9 Flow ‘Air’
Although launched last year, the first Horological Machine 9 Flow, ‘Air’, only finally reached its Australian retailer The Hour Glass (Sydney) this year. Having not had our usual opportunity to see it earlier due to unexpected circumstances, the delay has… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Enamel White Gold
At the beginning of this year Jaeger-LeCoultre announced a micro collection of three new limited edition models in their Master Ultra Thin line. The Tourbillon (fifty pieces), Perpetual Calendar (one hundred pieces), and Moon (one hundred pieces), all in white… Read More ›
NEW : Zenith Defy Classic Ceramic White (and Blue)
There was a ‘soft launch’ earlier this year, but it was only at Baselworld 2019 that the new siblings of Zenith’s Defy Classic Black – the new Ceramic White and Ceramic Blue models, took a step forward. Of the two… Read More ›
BRONZE FORTNIGHT : Tudor Black Bay Bronze Slate Grey
Three years ago Tudor launched the Black Bay Bronze, which featured a dark brown dial. This was followed up with a bronze pièce unique for the ONLY WATCH auction of 2017, and the rather attractive Bucherer Black Bay Bronze Blue… 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 ›
CHRONOSWISS : Flying Regulator Open Gear
Chronoswiss has returned to Australia courtesy of Fairfax & Roberts, who are expanding their watch offerings following the introduction of Schwarz Etienne. As it has been a number of years since they were last here, a new generation of local… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Tissot Antimagnetic Heritage
During Baselworld 2018 one of the releases we wrote about was the Tissot Antimagnetic Heritage, based on a 1943 model which was part of the brand’s very successful Antimagnétique collection that they launched in the 1930s. As mentioned in March,… 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 ›