First introduced in 2014, the Veshelda is inspired by one of Peter Speake-Marin‘s earliest watches, the Shimoda. Both are characterised by a single, elongated hour hand tells the time to the nearest five minutes. The Veshelda Chinese is the latest in a series of one-handed limited editions, including one containing a drop of the most expensive […]
Phillips’ third Hong Kong watch auction hit the headlines two months ago when the auctioneer revealed not one, but two, Philippe Dufour Simplicity wristwatches in the sale line-up. The rest of the 300-lot sale represents the grand diversity of watch collecting, ranging from avant-garde independent watchmaking to remarkably fine miniature enamel pocket watches, even including an intriguing Greubel Forsey IP1 […]
The Lange 1 Timezone needs no introduction. This author himself attended the launch event in Glashütte in 2005 (click here for a report of that event). And Honey Gold, which A. Lange & Söhne introduced in 2010 as a tryptique of watches featuring a Tourbograph, a Lange 1 Tourbillon and an 1815 Moonphase. This new release combines the…
By Roberta Naas
For lovers of watches, there is probably nothing as alluring as a chiming watch. These melodious wonders actually chime the time out loud―without the need to look at the watch hands.
Having introduced a pair of PADI special editions – including the hit PADI “Turtle” earlier this year – Seiko is continuing its partnership with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), the world’s largest diver training body. As PADI’s partner, Seiko has committed to support the Project AWARE Foundation, a non-profit established by PADI to promote marine conservation. The latest PADI […]
Our latest review of some of our favorites: Watches & Whisky with Aultmore + Laurent Ferrier
More than 160 years ago, before becoming purveyors and then eventually makers of fine timepieces, two young partners started out as a Stationer and retailer of ‘fancy goods’ on the lower west side of Manhattan in 1837, the company? Tiffany & Young.…
Ordinarily available only in black with orange accents, Maurice Lacroix‘s top of the line watch is nonetheless accessibly priced. Inspired by the colour of southern blue devil, a longfin fish native to Southern Australia, the Pontos S Diver Blue Devil is a limited edition available only in North America. Rated to 600m, the 43mm stainless steel case has two crown – one […]
Spitfire P7350 has the twin distinctions of being “the oldest airworthy Spitfire in the world and the only Spitfire still flying to have actually fought in the Battle of Britain”, according to the Royal Air Force. It entered service in August 1940, and now a tiny piece of the aircraft is part of the prototype Christopher […]
Tattoo artist Benjamin Laukis cuts a dashing figure. Impeccably dressed, impressively inked – people tend to notice when Laukis walks into a room. He’s also a gentleman in the truest sense of the word, and a watch collector of great integrity and taste. We caught up with Ben at his Northcote studio, The Black Mark, to find out about his passion for his art, and the powerful attraction he feels to the handmade over the mass-produced. Given all this, Laukis’ choice of watch is apt, the vintage lines of the TAG Heuer Calibre 18 Telemeter looks perfect on his unmistakeable wrist.
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