By now you should be very familiar with MeisterSinger’s signature style of indicating the time with just one hand. It has been part of the brand’s more relaxed approach to the passage of time since its launch in 2001. Although that might limit you in terms of how much you can display, MeisterSinger has brilliantly […]
Born in 1963 and named after the dangerous Carrera Panamericana race, the uncluttered, legible design of Jack Heuer’s sporty Carrera chronograph for racing drivers has contributed to its enduring success. Turning sixty this year, TAG Heuer unveiled three higher-end Carrera chronographs with an intriguing Glassbox design during Watches & Wonders 2023. The new Glassbox models […]
Finding an accessible automatic dive watch is like looking for a pearl in a gigantic pile of oyster shells. There are thousands of options, but not all are born equal. Finding an accessible AND greatly manufactured automatic dive watch can require a bit of research. Look no further, as Mido has launched a new version of […]
It’s not often a single part of a car gains a legendary status in the community of petrolheads. From the top of my mind, the horizontal slats on the Ferrari Testarossa, the split rear window on the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette or Rolls Royce’s Spirit of Extacy comes to mind. But plenty of others of course […]
The original Bulgari Aluminium watch was released in 1998 and caused quite a sensation. A hit-watch back in the days, it was cool, different and slightly provocative. A cult model for the brand that even made it on the side of an Alitalia Boeing 747. In 2020, Italian brand Bulgari relaunched this emblematic watch in a […]
Two years after the introduction of the Octa movement, F.P. Journe presented the Octa Divine in 2003. With its combination of time, moon phase, large date, small seconds and power reserve indications, the Octa Divine’s automatic mechanism was capable of delivering 160 hours of power reserve with 120 hours of precision timekeeping. Initially introduced in […]
It’s not often we figuratively get to cross the Atlantic Ocean to discover the work of a young and upcoming watchmaker. But recently we did just that to bring you the Ref. 119C, the stunning debut watch by Canadian independent watchmaker Aaron Sarauer. Under the name of Sarauer Horology, he produces this very good-looking time-only […]
Roger Dubuis’ Excalibur line takes inspiration from the Arthurian legend and, since 2005, has been a flagship collection for the Geneva-based brand. Appearing with a recreation of King Arthur’s Round Table, complete with miniature sculpted knights, the Excalibur has always felt comfortable about stripping off and showing off its avant-garde skeletonised mechanics. The latest Excalibur […]
Hublot has forged its identity on a fusion of state-of-the-art materials and extroverted watches, personified by the Big Bang collection. Similar to the differences between the original Royal Oak and the beefier, more aggressive temperament of the Royal Oak Offshore, Hublot’s original Classic Fusion of 1980 was fed a steady diet of testosterone to grow […]
Le Rhöne was founded 10 years ago by Loïc Florentin and Timo Rajakoski. The independent watchmaking brand has released a double retrograde perpetual calendar tourbillon to celebrate this anniversary. Its movement is the result of an original joint engineering project that brought together two of the best high-end movement specialists, Agenhor and Le Cercle des […]