Amongst the models launched by Peter Speake-Marin last year was a single-handed watch called the ‘Velsheda’, about which I wrote here. Recently, in the lead-up to SIHH 2015 in Geneva, we caught up with him. It was too brief a… Read More ›
Baselworld 2015
BASELWORLD 2015 : Glashütte Original Senator Observer
Known for their traditionally styled ‘observer’ watches, including a special limited eition model in 2012 named after their founder, Glashütte Original have released a new version of their Senator Observer, containing the same Calibre 100-14 as the Julius Assmann LE… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015: Chopard L.U.C XPS Fairmined ®
Some of you may remember Chopard’s launch, a year ago, of their first watch using ‘fair mined’ gold. At this year’s Baselworld they have launched a second model. The new L.U.C XPS Fairmined® watch is also a limited edition, but… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015 : Zenith Elite 6150
This is the sort of watch that makes long time Zenith fans sigh with relief. We’re talking about the fans that remember the pre-Nataf years, found themselves confused for awhile, and were soothed by Jean-Frédérique Dufour only to be suddenly… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015 : TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Announce Swiss Smartwatch Collaboration
TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have just completed a press conference at Baselworld 2015 to announce their partnership and foray into the smartwatch wristspace. I guess that if someone in the watch industry was going to go all out… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015 : LONGINES Pulsometer Chronograph
Looking forward to the annual Longines vintage-inspired releases at Baselworld is almost second nature to many, and amongst this year’s new-old releases is a new Pulsometer (single-button) chronograph. You only need to have had a cursory exposure to vintage watches… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015 : Breitling Galactic Unitime SleekT
So I know that there has been a recent post about a worldtimer, but here is another for your consideration. Meet Breitling’s latest world timer, the Galactic Unitime SleekT. COSC-certified, it contains the automatic Breitling Calibre B35 with a power… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015 : Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time
Well sometimes the word ‘novelties’ so beloved of the watch world actually does apply, and the new Patek Pilots’ watch certainly falls into the ‘unexpected’ category. It adds a sports watch to the Calatrava collection, and is a markedly different… Read More ›
PRE-BASELWORLD 2015 : Omega White Side of the Moon
Two years ago the Omega Speedmaster went to the ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and last year, it went grey. As most guessed based on the teasers that have gone out over the last few days, Omega have a new… Read More ›
PRE-BASELWORLD 2015 : Frederique Constant Worldtimer Navy Blue
In keeping with the general theme of a recent post on a 2015 release that is a variation on a successful existing model, and as an acknowledgement that it is not all about completely new models or collections, today’s post… Read More ›
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