For those who think that watches produced by Glashütte Original are quite austere, with silver-coloured dials and blue elements, the brand’s recent launches might prove them wrong. These days, while the classic silver/blue scheme is still alive, the Saxon manufacture is also all about colours. Think bright orange, salmon and blue or, more recently, forest […]
Cartier enlarges its successful Santos collection with two time-and-date models clad in steel and black ADLC. The most contemporary proposal in this family of watches of late, the use of black ADLC and sleek matte finishes conspire to give the watch an emphatically masculine presence. Let’s have a closer look at these stealth Santos watches. […]
Fourth time at the rodeo for Ace Jewelers of Amsterdam and Nomos, the partnership behind the latest limited edition watch dedicated to the city of Amsterdam: the Tangente 38 Amsterdam. Ace Jewelers launches 45 pieces of the Tangente 38 Amsterdam limited edition – a symbolic number to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the largest retailer […]
The Polo S is Piaget’s answer to the luxury sports watch and was launched in 2016. With its 42mm cushion-shaped case and 1970s vibe, the 9.4mm height of the case remained surprisingly slim for an automatic sports watch and reflects Piaget’s tradition of watches with lean profiles. For 2020, Piaget introduces a new version of […]
At first, you might think that this new watch is a vintage re-edition of the iconic 1969 El Primero A386 – which it is, and that’s already quite something, as this one is stainless steel. But this watch is actually much more. First of all, it will be the final version of the A386 available […]
Let’s say that this watch won’t be everybody’s cup of tea… maybe some of you won’t find it brew-tiful… Maybe, this watch will make you feel mugged? Indeed, thanks to these (not-so-profound) puns, you’ll get the point with this watch, which is the rather special result of a collaboration between customizer Bamford Watch Department and […]
Omega has just announced its role as the official timekeeper of the 36th America’s cup. The 36th America’s Cup Match will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from the 6th to the 21st of March 2021 and will see the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand racing against the winner of the Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series, with the winner being the first team to score seven points. This will mark the third time in history that OMEGA has served in the prestigious sailing race. The moment will also provide another chance for OMEGA to celebrate its long-standing partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand. This special relationship began alongside the legendary sailor Sir Peter Blake in 1995 and has continued since then. To celebrate the news, the brand releases a new limited edition Seamaster Planet Ocean.
If you are already a fan of the Grande Seconde, or were a fan but intimidated by the 43mm case sizes of some of the models, the latest 41mm iterations of this timepiece will be music to your ears. The Goldilocks conundrum about hitting on the right bowl of porridge that is not too hot, […]
The circular motion of the hands to display the time has been adopted for centuries. Just like shadows on a sundial, early mechanical clocks showed only hours until the invention of the minute hand. There are, however, a number of other ways to indicate the time in mechanical wristwatches. A case in point (but an […]
“Inspired by the original 1975 Seiko diver’s, this new timepiece features the same iconic outer protector, in a more compact design perfect for urban living.” Seiko’s speech regarding these new models, an entire collection of no fewer than 11 watches, says it all. Take one of the brand’s most important professional specification dive watches, extract […]