Meet the 14th watch made by IWC Schaffhausen in support of a good cause, “Laureus Sport for Good” – a charity that relies on sports to help children and young people overcome violence, discrimination and disadvantage in their lives. Following multiple blue-coloured watches, such as this special Mark XVIII or this Chronograph Yacht Club, today […]
MeisterSinger revisits its minimalist Neo model with a new pointer date complication. Abandoning the round date aperture of former Neo models, MeisterSinger proves that two hands don’t betray the brand’s commitment to single-hand watches or mess with the clean German/Bauhaus design that distinguishes its watches. Available in 36mm and 40mm stainless steel cases, the pointer […]
2019 has been an intense year for Seiko concerning chronographs. Indeed, the brand was celebrating (like two other Swiss manufacturers) the 50th anniversary of its first automatic chronograph, with this watch as an hommage. But that wasn’t all. The brand was also celebrating the 55th anniversary of Japan’s first-ever chronograph watch, the 1964 Seiko “Crown […]
The motto ‘just different’ is clichéd and meaningless, but if any brand can pull it off, it’s got be MeisterSinger. And the best thing about it is that it’s not just different for the sake of being different. There’s real thought behind being different. This certainly goes for the signature single-hand display. And that is […]
Continuing its expansion strategy, Maurice Lacroix presents the Aikon Chronograph Skeleton, the first skeletonised chronograph movement in its Aikon Automatic line-up. The openworked chronograph movement is not new; it was first featured in the Masterpiece collection and reappears today in the virile case of the brand’s vision of an accessible luxury sports watch. The modern, […]
Inspired by dashboard flight instruments… This statement alone could easily define most of Bell & Ross’ creations. Whether we talk about the design of the watch itself, its features or the quest for optimal legibility, both day and night. The latter is particularly important for today’s matter because there’s a new watch in the LUM […]
The successful Flyback Chronograph Manufacture family introduces new panda-style dials for a sportier look. This third iteration of the Flyback Chronograph is comprised of a steel model with a blue dial and a rose gold-plated model with a chocolate dial. Although we have seen these dial colours and case materials before, the novelty here is […]
Switzerland is usually the country that comes to mind when you think about luxury watches decorated with artistic crafts. However, decorative techniques applied in watchmaking aren’t just reserved for Swiss makers. Japan is a land of watchmaking and of exquisite traditional craftsmanship. So, it is no surprise for a brand like Minase to display superb […]
Looking at Seiko’s vintage collection of dive watches, there are dozens of icons… Among them is a watch nicknamed “Turtle”, due to the unique shape of its case. Known as the reference 6105-8110, or as the “Captain Willard” (it was worn by Sheen in Apocalypse Now), it would become the inspiration for one of the […]
After a really pleasant autumnal version with rose gold/salmon dial, Laurent Ferrier now launches a special version of the Galet Annual Calendar with a warm champagne/sand/yellow gold (chose your prefered name) dial designed to evoke the stylish vintage watches of the 1950s. Sophisticated and user-friendly, the new Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar “Vintage” is limited to […]