Pforzheim-based watchmaker Laco is best known for creating large military observation watches supplied to German pilots in the 1940s. In 2020 the company announced that it would release a special edition watch every year until it turns 100 years in 2025. Each special edition is designated to highlight a specific element that has defined the […]
Alright, it’s not because our friends of Time+Tide come from Australia that this watch is upside down (well, in fact, they do live upside down, according to some beliefs… anyway…) No, there’s another reason behind this very, very confusing watch. Confusion is the master word here, and it all goes back to a meeting between […]
The past 2 or 3 years have been rather interesting for Hanhart. The brand, which specializes in Flieger chronographs and anything aviation-related watches, was already quite popular but the recent introduction of the 417 ES watch, a re-edition of an important vintage watch, only increased our interest in the brand. And for good reasons… Well-designed, […]
Like many watchmakers these days, Oris is working on improving the planet and supporting relevant organizations. In fact, it’s now independently certified as a climate-neutral company. Its latest partnership is with Coulson Aviation, a family-run Canadian agency that sends planes and equipment around the world to fight wildfires. Of course, there’s a new watch to […]
There are many watches that can be named iconic or emblematic. Each category has its cult watches – the Submariner for divers, the Speedmaster for racing chronographs and the Calatrava for dress watches. Few can rival the aura of the Type XX watches when it comes to pilot’s watches, specifically pilot’s chronographs. As we speak, […]
Our last subject on The Collector’s Corner was the Cartier Tank Américaine, and though we’re sticking to the theme of the classic time-only watch for a little bit longer, this week we’ll look at one with a very different flavour. The inaugural article in The Collector’s Corner was about the IWC Doppelchronograph reference 3711. In […]
There is no way to describe the Oris Waldenburgerbahn Limited Edition watch without a history lesson, so here we are. As the name suggests, there had to be a Bahn in Waldenburg, and there was a rail work indeed, a 13km low-cost and efficient one that opened in 1880 to connect the beautiful Waldenburg valley […]
Coming up for almost a century of business, German watchmaking company Laco is primarily known for its aviation-themed watches. While that’s far from all it does, as evidenced by the recent Scorpion in 39mm or the Edition 96 dive watch, most of the brand’s portfolio is focused on historically inspired pilot watches. Previously we saw […]
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 […]
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 […]