The previous post was about the watches that are the result of a new official partnership between the French navy (Marine nationale) and YEMA. Today is about a dive watch collaboration that is not milspec, but at least equally interesting… Read More ›
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NEW: YEMA Navygraf x Marine nationale collection (plus Tudor)
Official partner of the French Air Force since the 1970s, YEMA is now also an official partner of the French Navy (Marine nationale). The new Navygraf x Marine nationale (MN) collection has been jointly designed (milspec) to be able to… Read More ›
NEW: IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Constant-Force Tourbillon Edition “IWC Racing”
Launched in 2013, IWC’s Ingenieur Constant-Force Tourbillon was a movement development that had segued from the Portugieser Sidérale Scafusia and powered by the then-new Calibre 94800. The movement found its way into the Portugieser Constant-Force Tourbillon and has appeared in… Read More ›
NEW: Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar Forest Green Red Gold
In August last year we mused aloud about how for those bored of blue, perhaps some green dials might be an option, using the example of the then newly-released Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar Forest Green. Almost a year has passed since… Read More ›
NEW: Omega De Ville Trésor Power Reserve & Small Seconds
With the Olympic Games due to commence on July 23, Tokyo has asked for an extension to its state of emergency until May 31. Omega’s Tokyo 2020 commemorative Planet Ocean 600M, Diver 300M, and Aqua Terra 150M may end up… Read More ›
DE BETHUNE: DB27 Titan Hawk V2 Limited Edition Green
Last month De Bethune announced the latest variant to the DB27 Titan Hawk with – you guessed it – a green dial. In this instance, a quite deep shade almost tending towards the ‘British racing green’ tone. For those unfamiliar… Read More ›
NEW: TAG Heuer Monaco Green Dial Limited Edition
We are almost twelve months into it but no you can’t yet escape the green theme. We’ve covered some multi-coloured releases recently, but I still think that it will run until the end of 2021. Meet the new TAG Heuer… Read More ›
PURNELL: Escape II Absolute Sapphire
One of the interesting things to have come out of the digital Watches & Wonders 2021 for me was the press Q&A session by Purnell. Although I knew of them, my knowledge was sparse and didn’t go much beyond that,… Read More ›
NEW: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Nonantième
Although the year is not yet half over, and Jaeger-LeCoultre will no doubt release more Reverso models to mark its 90th year, I feel fairly certain that the Reverso Tribute Nonantième will be my favourite of the celebratory year’s releases…. Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear Pink Panther
Watches, like other inanimate objects, are inherently neutral. Sizing, decoration – these are all a product of socio-cultural and historical influences, and preferences similarly the subjective mix of time, place, and individual. It’s why there are trends, why which watches… Read More ›