It’s impossible to talk about the modern scuba diving watch and its evolution without talking about Blancpain. As one of the earliest creators of the purpose-built tool watch, they are responsible for multiple innovations in the field, including using an o-ring to seal the case back, and a pioneering crown seal system. Their name belongs […]
MeisterSinger is famous for its single-hand watches, but one hand doesn’t necessarily mean simple. Take the Bell Hora, for example, fitted with a sonnerie au passage of chiming hour complication. Usually the domain of high-end watches, the Bell Hora Sonnerie au Passage retails for under EUR 4k and looks unlike anything else in its genre. […]
Over the past few years, we’ve gotten to know Yema for its rather handsome and historically accurate Superman collection, an iconic dive watch from the 1970s. This all started with a very faithful one-to-one recreation launched in 2018 and has since been expanded into a wide range of styles, including a number of GMT models. This […]
The Seiko 5 Sports range is probably one of the most eclectic collections by the Japanese manufacturer. Using the beloved platform of the 5 Sports, Seiko regularly plays around with colours and designs to provide an immensely broad spectrum of low-budget yet solid and fun diving watches. And with an unbridled pace of production, Seiko […]
Just a couple of months ago we found out IWC had quietly introduced the new Pilot’s Watch Mark XX. No fanfare, no public announcement, no press releases, nothing. It just popped up on the website one day, out of the blue. And speaking of blue, that was one of the dial colours presented, alongside classical […]
MeisterSinger is on somewhat of a mission to reduce its carbon footprint and increase its overall sustainability not only by means of using vegan leather straps and environmentally friendly produced boxes but also by partnering with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This leading organisation has been active in preserving nature the world over, […]
If there is one name that could best define the connection between cars and watches, it has to be Carrera. Indeed, the name has long been associated with two of the most prominent names of both the car and the watch industry. On one side is the legendary car of Porsche, the 911 Carrera. On […]
Laco’s Scorpion watches (from the Squad/Sport collection) are a popular series of dive models with typically large 42mm cases, such as last year’s Edition 96 special edition. The rugged watch comes in four different variations, separated by accent colours and straps – Himalaya, Mojave, Amazonas and Atlantik. Based on customer feedback, the German watchmaker is […]
Blancpain‘s famous Fifty Fathoms dive watch surfaced in 1953 and became the benchmark for many modern dive watches. After being reinforced with magnetic shielding, the robust diver was adopted by French Navy combat swimmers. The 1956 Bathyscaphe, named after the submarine that fathomed the Marina Trench, was a smaller-sized dive watch with calendar indications designed […]
Since Guido Terreni was appointed CEO of Parmigiani Fleurier, the brand has been busy streamlining its collections and forging a coherent identity. Families like Kalpa, Pershing and Bugatti have been whisked away to focus all efforts on the Tonda, especially the Tonda PF luxury sports watch. Launched in 2021, the Tonda PF is a refined […]