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Spotted – Mille vs. AP, Nadal vs. Wawrinka, The Epic Roland-Garros 2017 Final

Epic… Simple as that. Indeed, this year, the final of the 2017 French Open is a must-see. On one side is the one-and-only Rafael Nadal, who will be fighting this year for the “decima”, meaning his possible 10th victory at Roland-Garros (something that has never been done before). On the other side is Stanislas Wawrinka, winner of the 2015 Edition and one that everybody knows to be quite a competitor. But this Roland-Garros 2017 Final will also see an incredible battle of watches, with Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet challenging for optimal visibility

Launching on Kickstarter – LAVENTURE Marine Watch

LAVENTURE has created a project to produce a series of timepieces for explorers and adventurers. The watches will be Swiss made and will be 90% made in Switzerland – beating the 60% requirement to be considered “Swiss”. LAVENTURE represents a word for exploring and journeys and the first creation is called LAVENTURE Marine, which has been inspired by the 1960’s diving watches. Just 18km separates where the watch series has been designed and manufactured, making it a real Swiss made watch.

Hands-On – Bell & Ross BR03-94 AeroGT Orange Skeleton Chronograph (Live Pics, Specs & Price)

Finding new sources of inspiration and design is, for a watch brand, both necessary and dangerous. A certain, Italian-born brand creating dive watches might be the best example of the non-success of “staying true to its roots“. Evolution is a mandatory evil. It is also the raison d’être of the AeroGT collection by Bell & Ross, a necessary move in a different direction, away from its military roots, and instead shifting the focus to super-cars. Based on the chronograph model launched in 2016, a second version, the Bell & Ross BR03-94 AeroGT Orange Skeleton Chronograph, has now been unveiled.

Introducing – Panerai Mare Nostrum 42mm PAM00716, Tribute to the 1993 Icon (and the History of the Mare Nostrum Collection)

Mare Nostrum, “Our Sea” in latin. This term also sounds like rarity and exclusive model in Panerai collectors’ minds. Indeed, back in the early days of the Florentine manufacture, a chronograph had been created, one that is so rare that it became a legend. Based on this idea and on the few documentation available at that time, Panerai made a first re-edition of the Mare Nostrum chronograph in 1993 (Ref. 5218-301), the date of the first collection of Panerai watches made for civilian use – a watch that became iconic. For 2017, this model comes back in a faithful (but again rare) tribute version, the Panerai Mare Nostrum 42mm PAM00716.

VIDEO – Talking Cars and Watches, the Track1 Chronograph And the Reimagined 911 with Rob Dickinson of Singer

A few hours ago, we introduced to you what we believe to be one of the coolest projects of the year, resulting in one impressively desirable chronograph, with hyper-innovative movement made by Agenhor and the talented Jean-Marc Wiederrecht, car- and vintage-inspired design by Marco Borraccino, all of that imagined at first by Rob Dickinson, the co-founder of Singer Vehicle Design. While our article was a focus on the watch and its technical aspects, it’s now time to go on the human side of the project. Here is our exclusive video, where we talk cars and watches, the Singer Track1 Chronograph and the Reimagined 911 with three great guys. Enjoy.

Introducing The Singer Track1 Chronograph, The Classic Sports Chronograph Reinvented

Must see! The Singer Track1 is the type of watch that makes you stop in your tracks. It’s beautiful, sharp, inspired and powered by a mind-blowing chronograph movement. Today, we’re taking a closer look at how Singer is rebirthing the sport chronograph, elevating it to a whole new level – just like Singer Vehicle Design and his founder Rob Dickinson did with the iconic 911.

Value Proposition – Review of the AVI-8 AV-4047, A Pilot Watch Inspired by The Hawker Harrier II

When you think of a pilot’s watch today, you’re likely thinking of a design style, not a purpose-built piece of aviation technology. In the past, a pilot’s watch had several unique features that aided both civilian and military flyers. The watch had to fit over the pilot’s jacket and be large enough to read at a glance, day or night. Some had larger crowns that could be manipulated while wearing gloves. Complications included things like chronographs and slide rules for tracking speed, fuel consumption, and navigation.

Introducing – Ulysse Nardin Marine 1846, A Classical Take On The Iconic Marine Collection

Not just another Marine watch from Ulysse Nardin… At first, that’s what we imagined, and nothing bad in that. The Marine collection is pretty interesting. However, this new Ulysse Nardin Marine 1846 is different, in the details at least, but details that change it all. More classic, more refined, more wearable and overall, very Ulysse Nardin. If for the moment we have to see it on press images, that’s is one we definitely need to investigate later.

Introducing the IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition “50th Anniversary of Mercedes-AMG”

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their partner Mercedes-AMG, IWC unveils a new edition of the Ingenieur Chronograph Sport, which was introduced earlier, in March of this year. The new version comes in a titanium case, with new hour or 5-minute markers, and its magnetic field protection comes in the style of a brake disc! Let’s have a look at how IWC celebrates the 50th anniversary of their partner Mercedes-AMG.

Hands-On – The Updated Rolex Yacht-Master II (and a look back at its great features)

Talking about an update in the case of the “new” Rolex Yacht-Master II is almost ironical, as the changes done by the “Crown” to its Regatta watch are minimal. However, the reality is that we indeed have a new iteration of this niche model, without changing its reference number (Ref. 116680 for the steel version). Something that actually sounds like a nice occasion to look back at the Yacht-Master II and its great functionalities.

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