Category: Chronographs

Video – Stéphane Bianchi, TAG Heuer’s CEO, on the 50th Anniversary of the Monaco

During the F1 Grand Prix in Monaco, last weekend, we sat down with TAG Heuer’s CEO, Stéphane Bianchi, to talk about the 50th anniversary of an icon, the TAG Heuer Monaco. Let’s all agree that the word ‘iconic’ is so often mis-used in the world of horology, however, in this case I think it’s appropriate to designate the Monaco as ‘iconic’. Stéphane Bianchi tell us more about the Monaco and how TAG Heuer is celebrating the 50th anniversary of this legendary and highly recognizable timepiece.

6 years ago

Introducing – Hanhart Primus Carrier Pilot (Live Pics)

One of the flagship collections of the Gutenbach-based manufacturer Hanhart, the modern Primus, is a masculine pilot chronograph relying on a bold yet easy-going style. While much more contemporary than the “Pioneer” collection, it still retains many of the classic “Flieger” elements. The latest addition to the line comes with a sleek blue dial and […]

6 years ago

Introducing – IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Now In Titanium

In 2016, when IWC decided to revamp its iconic Ingenieur collection, this came as a surprise. Gone was the robust “Genta-esque” case, the brand came back to the original design of the 1960s models. Among the inaugural models were some 3-hands watches and mostly some chronographs. And on top of the range was the complex Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month, combining a QP and a flyback chronograph. This watch, available until now only in gold with a white dial, comes today in a new, lighter, more casual version with a grey dial and titanium case under ref. IW381802.

6 years ago

Hands-on – Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Chronograph Ivory Enamel Limited Edition

The elegant figure eight that graces the dial of the Grande Seconde collection has proved particularly flexible when it comes to incorporating complications. So far this year we have seen several complications join the Grande Seconde family, including a dual time… But the most surprising was the monopusher chronograph with an “off-off-centred” display. While we’ve already […]

6 years ago

Event – Up In the Air with a Van der Gang Vlieger Watch

I can enjoy a bit of action… sometimes, but I’m clearly not an action addict. So when I got the chance to fly in a 72-year-old Fokker aeroplane while getting hands-on with a Dutch-made pilot’s watch, the truth is that I was excited and a bit anxious. The Van der Gang Vlieger (pilot in Dutch) […]

6 years ago

Introducing – Blancpain Air Command Chronograph Re-Edition (Live Pics)

The story behind certain watches remains something of a mystery. For those, their very rareness exacerbates their appeal to collectors. We call them unicorns… We know they exist, we’ve seen some but scholarship is almost inexistent and no archives can help! The vintage Blancpain Air Command Chronograph is part of these watches, and this is one of the reasons to be excited today, as Blancpain is about to reissue this watch. Meet the Blancpain Air Command Chronograph Re-Edition.

6 years ago

Introducing – Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph (Hands-On)

Last year, at Baselworld 2018, Omega introduced the new “James Bond Watch”, a.k.a the Seamaster Diver 300M. Not shy of being one of the best luxury dive watches available on the market (really, it is), it came with updated case, new ceramic laser-engraved dial, new ceramic and enamel bezel and mainly, a Master Chronometer in-house movement. It is now time for the first evolution in the collection, with the introduction of the new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph – in 3 different versions, including steel, bi-co and Sedna gold.

6 years ago