HANDS-ON: The Longines Spirit Flyback leverages the brand’s near-century of experience with the complication

Longines Spirit Flyback  27Mar23 3506The Longines Spirit collection has cemented itself as a go-to option for buyers looking for value-driven and robust daily wearers. The collection has since grown, offering new materials, colours, sizes, and complications. Up until this point, however, we were limited to time and date, standard chronograph, and GMT models. Longines has once again looked to … Continued

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HANDS-ON: The Panerai Radiomir Otto Giorni brings a new case finish to the collection

Panerai Radiomir Otto Giorni desktopPanerai are generally not a brand to depart from their established successes, usually riffing around the same ideas for years with subtle tweaks and colour options. That’s not a bad thing by any means, as the jumbo-sized cushion case watches are as iconic as they come. However, every now and again, they break some new … Continued

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HANDS-ON: The Ulysse Nardin Blast Free Wheel Marquetry is the ultimate tribute to silicon

Ulysse Nardin does not always get the credit they are due as a watch manufacture. I bet most of you watching this video were not aware that Ulysse Nardin is an independently owned, vertically integrated manufacture – among the rare few who are able to build their watches fully in house. While certainly versed in … Continued

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HANDS-ON: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Automatic 41 Black Aces is the brand’s first full lume dial

When asked about pilot’s watches, the first brand I think of is IWC. The brand largely deals in sensible, legible designs, especially when it comes to their pilot’s watches, where such a quality is paramount. Now, we have seen IWC, well-versed in ceramics, create stealthy, black ceramic pilot’s pieces. The dark cases certainly camouflage themselves … Continued

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HANDS-ON: The Briston Streamliner Urban and its retro-modern inspiration

After working for lofty brands such as Cartier, Baume & Mercier, and Zenith, Brice Jaunet needed to forge his own path. Briston was founded to be the culmination of his experience, as well as a blend of French and British styles to represent both his homeland and university days. Small watch brands can sometimes struggle … Continued

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HANDS-ON: The Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597 is horology over hype

Much of today’s focus in watches revolves around hype pieces, at least in the mainstream. Breguet, however, has zero concern for hype – their total focus and effort is devoted to horology in the traditional style of their namesake. Therefore they do not bend to trends, or cut corners. It is as if with everything … Continued

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VIDEO: The Casio G-SHOCK GM-B2100GD bids adieu to DIY CasiOak kits

Ever since the 2019 introduction of the G-Shock 2100 series, more commonly known as the “CasiOak”, fans have been itching for a full metal version, and in 2022, they got one. Boy, did they get one. In fact, they got four – stainless, black, rose gold, and the subject of today’s hands-on, the uncompromisingly blinged-out … Continued

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HANDS-ON: Why the new Baltic Bicompax 003 Salmon hardly left my wrist

There’s not much left to say about Baltic that hasn’t been said across the watchverse, but here’s a quick round-up if you’ve been hiding under a horological rock since 2017. Etienne Malec, a long-term watch fan and inheritee of his father’s enviable collection, launched Baltic with two collections – the HMS and Bicompax – inspired … Continued

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