The Wild ONE series, introduced last year, features a brand-new lightweight material called NORTEQ, both launches initiated by Jean-Claude Biver, an Advisor to the Board of the family-owned Swiss watchmaker Norqain. This relatively young (since 2018) brand has already made a significant impact through its technical innovations, philanthropic endeavours, and collaborative projects. One of Norqain’s […]
Zenith’s Defy Extreme erupted on the scene in 2021 as a high-testosterone brother to the already virile, heavy-duty, high-performance Defy collection. Since high-frequency movements have been an integral part of Zenith’s personality since the launch of the El Primero movement in 1969, the Defy Extreme Chronograph is fitted with the highest frequency chronograph in regular […]
A relatively young brand based in France (founded in 2014), Charlie Paris now offers a wide range of accessible watches, from elegant models to sports watches. Among those, the Concordia collection has recently caught our attention. Classically styled, it blends a robust case with diving specs and a reliable Swiss movement for a fair price. […]
MB&F has yet to introduce a luxury sports watch that instantly screams ‘luxury sports watch’. For now, the closest you can come to a sporty MB&F timepiece is through the brand’s EVO sub-line, which includes the Perpetual, Sequential, and Split Escapement Legacy Machines. The EVO line timepieces are presented in cases featuring a screw-down crown […]
CODE41 is a relatively new independent Swiss watchmaker that believes in sharing the creative process with watch enthusiasts, even calling its watches “community projects”. Founded in 2016 by watch designer Claudio D’Amore (from TAG Heuer and Montblanc), CODE41’s portfolio is certainly unique with pieces like the T360 Tourbillon and Mecascape Sublimation One, which is both […]
One of Corum’s bold and contemporary designs, the Admiral is one of the brand’s main collections. As the name suggests, the model has a nautical inspiration: its most recognisable features are its dodecagonal bezel and the use of 12 nautical pennants as hour markers. With its slimmer silhouette, the 42mm variation has become one of […]
Given the brand’s continuous collaborations with designers, watchmakers, artisans and design studios, Louis Erard might consider changing its name to Louis Erard & Friends. The latest adaptation of the brand’s classic Regulator model has been entrusted to indie watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin, whose gaping-mouthed cyclops returns in a darker version with even creepier details. Officially named […]
Coinciding with the advent of recreational diving, in 1965, Oris launched its first diver’s watch with a unidirectional rotating bezel, luminescent numerals, a Plexiglas crystal and a water-resistance rating of 100m. Fifty years later, the diver was relaunched in a faithful re-edition with modern mechanics and went on to become the highly successful and affordable […]
MeisterSinger, the renowned German watchmaker celebrated for its mastery of single-handed time reading, oddly did not offer watches with one of the most romantic complications until recently – the moon phase indication. However, in 2018, MeisterSinger introduced the Lunascope, followed by another new model in 2021, the Stratoscope, featuring a captivating oversized moon phase display. […]
If you’ve been keeping an eye on MONOCHROME Watches, and I sort of expect you have, you might have seen this handsome little devil pop up before. It’s the latest model coming from Lebois & Co, a revived historic name closely linked to Airain thanks to its Dutch owner Tom van Wijlick. Reviving a name […]