The watch that launched the luxury sports watch category and kept Audemars Piguet afloat through thick and thin since 1972 was fittingly named after a 1916 Royal Navy battleship, the HMS Royal Oak. Without delving into its genesis and well-documented history, suffice it to say that the Audemars Piguet’s flagship Royal Oak has been interpreted […]
Recently, our “Spotted” column was all about the most sought-after Rolex watch, and one of the most collectable of all watches currently on the market, a chronograph known as the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. Today, we keep the same brand but we change model, for what’s probably the most underrated of all the Rolex sports watches, […]
Introduced already five years ago just ahead of Baselworld, the Divers Sixty-Five has quickly become one of the most emblematic watches of Oris, existing in countless permanent, special or limited editions, in multiple materials and in several sizes. Surprisingly, Oris managed to make it consistent and most of the editions proved successful – remember the […]
Swiss brand Fortis is mostly known for its space-related chronographs, with the Official Cosmonauts range, instrumental, ultra-robust and purpose-built watches supplied to the Russian cosmonaut agency Roscosmos. In addition to watches certified for space travel, Fortis has supplied military squadrons around the world and is still specialized today in pilot’s watches. As a testimony of […]
If you’re into retro-looking, precious and trendy (desk) dive watches, the following watch isn’t for you. What’s coming below is modern, utilitarian, over-engineered and very German indeed. No surprises, it’s a new Sinn watch. Well known for its pilot’s chronographs, the brand also has a solid track record in diving instruments, one of the best […]
Part of the first automatic chronograph calibres to hit the market back in 1969, the Zenith El Primero is still regarded as one of the best and most accurate chronograph movements ever created. Back then, a trilogy of El Primero-powered watches was launched: the A384, A385 and A386. In the frame of the celebration of […]
The BR 03-92 HUD does what Bell & Ross does best: it is a bold, instrumental and aero-inspired design piece. HUD stands for Head-Up Display, which is a tool you might know from cars or if you’re a bit more hardcore, your fighter jet. It shows that the world of aviation is still the perfect […]
Born in 1966 and made available to the public in 1967, the Doxa SUB 300 is one of the most iconic pieces in the history of dive watches. It was the first truly 100% purpose-designed, professional-grade diver’s watch available to the general public. More than 50 years later, and following multiple sold-out vintage-inspired editions (Black […]
Chopard has been a loyal partner to the historic Mille Miglia endurance rally since 1988. Every year, Chopard’s Mille Miglia collection returns in limited editions and has given birth to countless sports watches inspired by classic cars. Although the 2020 edition of the rally is postponed to late October in light of the current situation, […]
The IWC Portugieser was born in 1939 following a request from two Portuguese navigators and businessmen – Rodrigues and Teixeira – who wanted the precision of a marine chronometer in a wristwatch format. No need to say that this iconic IWC collection has strong ties to the nautical world. And to celebrate these roots, IWC […]