The watch world is full of collaborations between watch brands and car manufacturers, sometimes to an eye-rolling degree. I have to say, however, that the partnership of Christoper Ward and Morgan Motor Company seems apt and actually quaint.
British watch maker Bremont’s London-based “Basel-On-Thames” event has officially started, and they have announced a broad swath of new models and line extensions. From new divers and pilots’ watches to the return of the Norton, there is plenty to see.
As a pre-Baselworld 2017 treat, Omega today announces a new flavor of Speedmaster with the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Automatic Master Chronometer watch that features a “racing dial.” With accents in sporty orange and the distinctive style of minute track associated read more…
Among the most collectible historic military pilot watches in the world are those produced in Glashütte, Germany, during World War II. Tutima continues to make professional-themed pilot and aviation watches, with the Tutima Grand Flieger Classic Chronograph 6402 being among the most classic-looking of their modern models.
The Christopher Ward C1 Grand Malvern Power Reserve is the new flagship dress watch for the British company, and it features the new automatic power reserve version of its in-house movement, the Calibre SH21.
Over the years, I have made no secret of the fact I am a big fan of GMT complications, even though I do not find myself traveling across time zones much these days (a good thing, in my book). I also have a tendency towards the sportier divers (as do many others), and am intrigued by unique cases and shapes. Wouldn’t you know, there was a watch introduced at Baselworld 2015 that actually touches on all of those differing points? When the opportunity came up to spend some time with the Clerc Hydroscaph GMT Power Reserve Chronometer, I leaped at it without a second thought.
Tissot’s new COSC-certified automatic Powermatic 80.111 caliber is a major step toward improving the traditional approach to ladies’ mechanical watchmaking. The new movement is used in the Tissot Ballade, a 32mm ladies’ classic watch that is priced at under $1,000, proof once and for all that buying a high-luxury or over-decorated timepiece is not the only option for women who want a top-quality mechanical ladies’ wristwatch.
I’ve been wanting to review the Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer watch since it was debuted back in 2009. Part of the larger Senator watch collection, the Senator Chronometer has a beautiful symmetrical dial design and wonderful feature set that make for an attractive and technically superior timepiece. Pictures alone don’t do the Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer justice because the real appeal here is what it is like to operate the movement.
The folks over at Christopher Ward sure have been keeping busy. Among a number of recent releases such as the C8 UTC Worldtimer is this Christopher Ward C8 Power Reserve Chronometer with a 120-hour (or 5-day) power reserve built on the company’s in-house, COSC Chronometer-certified caliber SH21 movement.
In 2014, we wrote a “hands-on” sponsored post of the then new Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Regulator released at Basel 2013. It was the first new Chronometer model to come out since the original debuted in 2009. At Baselworld this year, Glashütte Original came out with a new variant of the Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer, a white gold piece with a blue dial.