For this year’s LVMH Watch Week Bvlgari has added three new models to its hugely successful Octo Finissimo collection – the Octo Finissimo S which extends the line’s monochromatic heart, the Octo Finissimo S Chronograph GMT, and Octo Finissimo Chronograph… Read More ›
It may be two years since Zenith’s celebration of half a century of the El Primero, but they have continued to release homages and the like, including last year’s Chronomaster Revival ‘Shadow’ based on the A384 Revival. In 1969 three… Read More ›
We all know the background. Omega’s relationship with NASA dates back to 1965, when the Speedmaster was declared “flight qualified for all manned space missions”. It went (literally) upwards and onwards from there. The relationship between Snoopy and things lunar… Read More ›
Today we are looking at another new ‘mixed metal/ material’ release, following on from Panerai’s new model which combines their proprietary Goldtech™ and Carbotech™. As the name points out, this new Seamaster dive watch combines titanium with tantalum and Omega’s… Read More ›
The Portugieser, in its many forms, has been a long time stalwart of IWC’s collections, and there is no reason to think that its enduring popularity will fade anytime soon. One of (the?) most popular variants of ‘Ports’, as they… Read More ›
What makes a Moser watch, ‘a Moser’? I am not speaking of the high profile pieces that have garnered broad media coverage but the ‘bread and butter’ of the brand – what they make and sell. Perhaps visually at least,… Read More ›
Historically significant figures in English watchmaking such as Tompion, Mudge, Arnold, Earnshaw and Harrison are well known amongst watch and clock enthusiasts. Their works are in museums and significant collections, and if their pieces come up for sale, they command… Read More ›
As has been widely discussed this year, 2019 is a fifty year landmark for a number of brands. One of the most significant of these is, of course, that of the El Primero. Throughout this year, Zenith have been marking… Read More ›
In 2016, Lange launched the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon. The ‘Datograph’ of the name refers to a flyback chronograph with a jumping minute counter and the Lange outsize date, the ‘Perpetual’ means a perpetual calendar with jumping displays combined with a… Read More ›
One of the most popular of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak manifestations, whose size was increased from 39mm to 41mm in 2012, the Royal Oak Chronograph 41mm has been refreshed for 2017. The basics have been kept the same, but… Read More ›
