The full name of today’s watch is in fact the Zenith Captain Elite Power Reserve. The ‘Elite’ of the name refers to the movement inside, the automatic Elite 685 calibre, and the watch fits firmly within the traditionally designed Captain… Read More ›
Known for its solid and reasonably priced watches, perhaps it is somewhat a lesser known fact that during the course of its 110 year history, Oris has also created the odd movement or two. In fact between 1904 and 1981,… Read More ›
We love a good 1970s retrotastic watch at Horologium, and Hamilton have released a new ‘version’ (I’d probably call it a close relation) of their 1971 Pan Europ, one of the first watches equipped with an automatic chronograph movement and… Read More ›
The arrival of a ‘Blue Bay’ model at Baselworld 2014 generated as much buzz as its elder sibling, the very popular Black Bay, did in 2012. To find out about the 2012 version, click here, and to read about the… Read More ›
Baselworld 2014 was where De Bethune formally launched the DB28 Digitale. Fortunately, I was able to see this piece in Geneva in January, and of the two pieces I saw that day, this was the one that lingered for longest… Read More ›
Enough people have carped the diem out of Konstantin Chaykin’s new piece, the first wristwatch with a mechanical hourglass on the dial, so I won’t bother to bore you with any similar thoughts. I’m not sure there’s much left to… Read More ›
People have breathed a sigh of relief. After all the photo and video teasing, Omega fans seem to have what they want – a new Omega Seamaster 300 that is an homage to the original. Debuting in 1957 and since… Read More ›
Since its launch a decade ago, Girard-Perregaux’s signature Cat’s Eye collection has managed to forge a strong identity and popularity as part of their women’s collection with its myriad of iterations providing plenty of options. In this, its ten year… Read More ›
So if you have already shown that you can ‘suspend time’, what is there to do but to hide it as well? The word ‘whimsical’ has been used for both of these watches, but although it makes sense to see… Read More ›
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 ›
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