In addition to the three vintage-inspired recreations we presented yesterday, Seiko presents a fourth dive watch to celebrate the 55th anniversary of its first diver. While the “trilogy” of reissues is rare, exclusive and high-end, this one plays in the more accessible field, which Seiko has championed for some years now. Well proportioned, well designed […]
Back in late 2018, William Massena simultaneously launched his own project named “Massena LAB” as well as the first watch resulting from this venture, the superb bronze Habring2 Erwin LAB01. Known as an avid watch collector (among many other things), Massena has a few connections in the watch industry (to say the least) and knows […]
Sinn has a long reputation for no-nonsense, well-priced, military-spec watches with functional design, instrumental technical solutions and, overall, a sense of durability. This resulted in great, technical-looking watches but also in a certain lack of coolness. The brand has, however, recently shown some evolutions by introducing more “fun” into the design, yet without forgetting its […]
If there’s one watch in the Oris collection that needs no introduction, it certainly is the Aquis Date. A robust dive watch, with modern and utilitarian looks, it has been praised as a very competitive option for someone in the need of a no-nonsense diving instrument, which can also be used on land as a […]
If there’s one watch in the Oris collection that needs no introduction, it certainly is the Aquis Date. A robust dive watch, with modern and utilitarian looks, it has been praised as a very competitive option for someone in the need of a no-nonsense diving instrument, which can also be used on land as a […]
If you have any interest in vintage watches, and specifically military-issued pieces, the terms ‘Dirty Dozen‘ and ‘WWW’ should be familiar to you. Among the twelve brands that supplied the British MoD (Ministry of Defense) with watches during WWII was Timor Watch Company… which was re-incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2019, with something pretty […]
If someone from the future were to ask you what was the fashion in watches in the decade leading up to 2020, you’d probably mention the following trends: a bonanza of the luxury sports watch; materials like ceramic, titanium and bronze; colourful gradient dials (lots of blue); and a generous dash of vintage, vintage and […]
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 […]
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 […]
More than ten years ago Fred Dingemans started making watches, in the shed in his garden, using a self-restored lathe that has an interesting history. Since Fred limits his production to a maximum of twenty-four watches a year, the waiting list for one of his watches exceeds twelve months and I’d be fair to state that his watches are quite rare. Every watch is first designed with the client and subsequently build entirely in Fred’s atelier; a process that he shares with the client. Many years after my first visit to Fred Dingemans, we went back with the video crew, to film how Fred makes his watches.