Introducing: The Bulgari Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar Diamonds (Live Pics & Pricing)
Bulgari’s most over-the-top watch gets even more impressive.
3 seriously underrated watches released in 2019
A great watch should always get the recognition it deserves; however, sometimes that just simply isn’t the case. Whether it’s down to hyped timepieces being unveiled at the same time, the watchmaker in question not being particularly revered, or how the timepiece in question derives its source of power … there are myriad reasons why a new watch might not attain the right levels of attention. So, with all this in mind, we thought we’d share with you three timepieces that were released this year that you may not have even heard of, but should definitely be on your radar. Cartier Santos-Dumont One of my personal favourites from Baselworld 2019, the Cartier Santos-Dumont collection, and in particular the 38mm steel-cased example, is a timepiece that offers a genuinely impressive amount of bandwidth, especially when you consider that its retail price is a very reasonable $5200 AUD. Why doesn’t the Santos-Dumont get the love it rightly deserves, then? Well, I think it’s mostly due to the fact that the Santos-Dumont utilises a quartz movement, and there are certain enthusiasts out there that will always look down at a watch that derives its power from a battery and a crystal with…
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In-Depth: Diving With The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Steel And Gold
A (Lake) Superior dive watch.
Hands-on – Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One (Unique Piece… For Now)
Among the many unique pieces introduced for Only Watch 2019, there was one surprising watch, made by Tudor, in an unprecedented colour scheme and material. Based on the signature Black Bay model, the brand presented the first full-black, ceramic version of this popular dive watch. We had the chance to have this watch in our […]
HODINKEE Radio: Episode 58: Suit Supply’s Nish de Gruiter, Odell Beckham Jr., And An Imperial Mickey Mouse Watch
Lots of watches, lots of laughter, and even a bit of controversy.
Introducing – The Unique (and Superb) De Bethune x Urwerk Moon Satellite for Only Watch 2019
For the 2017 edition of Only Watch, Urwerk surprised collectors with a unique and clearly unusual collaboration piece made with the most classic of independent watchmakers: Laurent Ferrier (more details here). The result was impressively bold and subtle at the same time. For the 2019 edition of the charity auction, Urwerk again teams up with […]
Hands-on – Ferdinand Berthoud Chronometre FB1 “Night Star” for Only Watch 2019
Ferdinand Berthoud was, without doubt, one of the greatest horologists of all times. The name and spirit of this master watchmaker was resuscitated recently by Karl-Friedrich Schefeule and his team with the presentation of the FB1 Chronometer. This modern, elaborate interpretation of Berthoud’s heritage received numerous industry accolades, including the Aiguille d’Or at the GPHG […]
RECOMMENDED WATCHING: James May and the Quartz Watch
James May, doyen of automotive journalism, presenter of Amazon’s The Grand Tour and former presenter of BBC’s Top Gear, knows a great many things about the mechanical innards of an automobile. It turns out that Mr May is also rather savvy when it comes to understanding the complexity of the technology that almost single-handedly and irreversibly destroyed the Swiss mechanical watch industry – the Quartz Watch. In this rather wonderful video made by the BBC’s Earth Lab, May goes through the engineering, history and application of Quartz technology. It may also interest you to know that May has quite the watch collection himself, having previously been spotted wearing watches such as a vintage Omega Chrono-Quartz, Rolex Milgauss ref. 116400WO and an IWC Portuguese Chronograph. Anyway, if you’ve got a spare five minutes, this is a great video that simply and easily explains the salient facts of quartz technology.
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Introducing – Aquadive Bathyscaphe 100 GMT Poseidon Edition
Aquadive is, together with sister brand Doxa, one of those brands that may not necessarily be familiar to a large audience but which is, however, highly respected by hardcore enthusiasts. Technical, instrument-like watches inspired by the 1970s, the Bathyscaphe 100 GMT brought retro styling with modern engineering for divers. Today, the brand is presenting a […]
4 stealth watches to help you fly under the radar
The very utterance of the words “must have” when talking about the ideal watch collection will almost always lead to, at the very least, enthusiastic speculation and, more often than not, heated debate. The Omega Speedmaster, for example, is forever being bandied about as THE watch to have in any discerning collection, and the Rolex Submariner is never far out of the equation either. But you know what? I don’t think there is any particular make or model of watch that you simply HAVE to possess in an ideal assemblage of timepieces. However, there are definitely certain styles/genres of timepieces that should always be a part of the perfect collection. One such style is the stealth watch – a timepiece that you can slap on your wrist when you don’t want to draw undue attention to yourself. Here are four first-rate examples of watches that go about their business without shouting it from the proverbial rooftop: Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm Talk about a timepiece that’s not concerned with being produced by arguably the biggest watchmaker on the planet! The Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm is brilliant at doing one thing – telling the time. Every one of the Swiss marque’s Oyster…
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