Just six years ago, renowned watch photographer Ming Thein introduced his own watch brand MING. With plenty of experience in and around the watch community, the design ethos MING brought to the table was fresh and honest. It started with the MING 17.01, a relatively affordable watch with a grade 5 titanium case that has […]
Family-owned independent watchmaking company Norqain has an adventurous spirit that is reflected in most of its collections. Names like Freedom, Adventure or Independence all resonate with the free-spirited mindset of the brand that has also been diligently building an impressive portfolio of watches! From time-and-date models to chronographs and from skeletonised models to artistic expressions, […]
Renowned for its robust instrument pilot and dive watches, Tutima’s Patria collection takes a different flight path, offering elegant timepieces with refined hand-finished, in-house movements made according to Glashütte traditions. With its understated good looks, the Patria collection welcomes this handsome GMT model with a discreet yet legible second time zone tucked into the small […]
The Rolex Daytona, the Crown’s emblematic chronograph since 1963, celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. Over the decades, everything has been said and written about this industry icon… Everything, up until now. Because for the first time in more than 20 years, the Cosmograph Daytona undergoes a transversal update. Case, dial, hands, movement: everything has […]
What could possibly symbolize 1950s and 1960s America more than the all-American classic diner? Just thinking of it brings up images of jukeboxes, neon lights, roller-girls, milkshakes, and of course; Rock & Roll. Portrayed in iconic movies and TV shows such as Grease and Happy Days, the era is signified by the widespread use of […]
What could possibly symbolize 1950s and 1960s America more than the all-American classic diner? Just thinking of it brings up images of jukeboxes, neon lights, roller-girls, milkshakes, and of course; Rock & Roll. Portrayed in iconic movies and TV shows such as Grease and Happy Days, the era is signified by the widespread use of […]
In 2012, Tudor unveiled its Black Bay dive watch. Borrowing design elements from earlier Tudor dive watches of the late 1950s and 1970s, the Black Bay has been a runaway success for the brand. In a departure from the Black Bay’s rugged tool watch looks, Tudor presents a refreshed collection for its three-hand, fixed-bezel Black […]
To address the issue immediately, the Baume & Mercier Riviera is as legitimate as any other luxury sports watch with an integrated bracelet that looks and feels similar to the Royal Oak. The Riviera collection was launched in 1973, a year after AP’s Royal Oak and years ahead of Patek’s Nautilus, Vacheron’s 222 and the […]
Here’s an interesting fact – China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of watches. Bigger than Switzerland, bigger than Japan, bigger than all of them. Although most are seen as “cheap” and inferior to counterparts from Switzerland and the like, it’s an impressive statistic. Bucking the stereotypical perception of Chinese watchmaking is CIGA Design, which […]
The TAG Heuer Carrera collection is famous for the various editions of chronographs, but it has a few elegant timepieces to offer without the sporty function. This year, TAG Heuer launches an all-new version of the Carrera Date, redesigned and with an upgraded movement. Please welcome the new Carrera Date 36mm, which comes with fresh […]