Rado just celebrated the 60th anniversary of their Diastar collection with the presentation of 4 new watches crafted from Ceramos, their high-tech composite material. The new models included an anniversary edition created with Swiss-Argentinian designer Alfredo Häberli. During the launch in Zurich, we sat down with the brand’s CEO, Adrian Bosshard and Alfredo Häberli to […]
It’s common knowledge that very few mechanical dive watches are actually used for professional diving. They might be used as a backup for a sophisticated electronic gadget, but on the whole, dive watches are bought because they are particularly rugged and because they look good. So, what happens when the world’s most valuable luxury brand, […]
Most watch enthusiasts and collectors are rarely content with their current collection. Sure, it might hold someone’s most desired pieces to date, but there’s always that next one to lust after. And to be honest, I have a long list of watches that are theoretically within my reach and would one day love to own. […]
One of the most buoyant genres in the watchmaking arena is the luxury integrated sports watch, going from strength to strength since the Royal Oak’s debut in 1972. Although Chopard appears to have been a latecomer to the scene with its 2019 Alpine Eagle, the roots of this watch can be traced to the late […]
Fast on the heels of the Alpine Eagle Pine Green model, Chopard is also releasing six references in a new 33mm case size. When the Alpine Eagle luxury sports watch collection was introduced in 2019, the first time-and-date models were offered in 41mm and 36mm case sizes, moving up to 44mm cases for the chronograph […]
One thing we always do when judging if we want to cover a Kickstarter brand is to check several criteria. Is it up to par with what we feel like covering? Do the people behind it seem genuinely passionate about watchmaking? Do we see it being around for more than just one or two campaigns? […]
Since its introduction in 2020, the Seiko Presage Sharp Edged Series has featured a creative combination of Japanese culture and modern design. The classic models, materialized with these watches, came in various colours inspired by Japanese nature, and mostly with a texture taken from Asanoha, or hemp leaf pattern, a popular motif used in Japanese […]
When first introduced, the Bell & Ross BR 05 collection gave us a more toned-down, urban-oriented take on the circle-within-a-square design that made the Parisian brand famous. And gradually the collection has been expanded from a simple yet handsome three-handed watch to chronograph, GMT, and skeletonized variations in a range of colours and materials. Returning […]
Taking a plunge outside its regular pool of high-brow watches endowed with the traditional spirit of the German School of Watchmaking, Glashütte Original surprised us with the launch of a vintage-inspired dive watch in 2019. Christened the SeaQ, the watch’s ancestor emerged from the state-run Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb (GUB) chapter in the brand’s history and was […]
Alpina has taken a new direction with the Alpiner Extreme, its most robust collection of watches to date. It has always relied on a square-ish shaped architecture with a mix of materials and finishes, but the new models have been revamped in all key areas. Alpina marks the new Alpiner Extreme collection as a turning […]