Introducing: The Richard Mille RM 50-04 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Kimi Räikkönen Limited Editon
Formula One’s Iceman gets an equally cool and complicated RM to call his own.
Photo Report: The Watches And Wheels Of The 2019 Goodwood Revival Meeting
No modern vehicles allowed.
Hands-on – Frederique Constant Yacht Timer Regatta Countdown and Yacht Timer GMT
Affordable luxury has become the byword at Frederique Constant proving that you can have your horological cake and eat it too. Dispelling a lot of snobbery regarding the price of a well-made watch with complications, Frederique Constant demonstrates that you don’t have to flog a kidney to enter the complications market. We’ve recently seen the […]
Introducing: The Linde Werdelin 3 Timer Rock And The 3 Timer Rock Gold (Live Pics & Pricing)
The same rugged looks, but a very different business.
Video – Frederique Constant – Pim Koeslag, Technical Director, about the Watchmaking Evolution of the Brand
After two videos on history and strategy, we continue our series of videos focusing on accessible luxury brand Frederique Constant. Created only 30 years ago by Peter and Aletta Stas, the brand has gained international recognition for manufacturing elegant watches with interesting complications and luxurious appeal for reasonable prices. This also meant the adoption of true […]
Value Proposition – Laco Cuxhaven And Bremerhaven (Review)
Laco is a brand that sometimes flies under the radar (notably in America), overshadowed by German counterparts like Sinn, Junghans and MeisterSinger. It should definitely not be overlooked as it offers compelling, military-inspired watches at attainable prices. The brand is also older than two of the three mentioned above and is perhaps best known as […]
VIDEO: 3 watches that prove Montblanc's Heritage collection is looking to the future
Ever since Davide Cerrato took the helm at Montblanc’s watch department, it’s as if the turbo-booster was suddenly turned on. The watches, which were solid before, now have a clarity and a cohesion that makes them a strong option and a force to be reckoned with. Case in point, their 2019 heritage releases … The Montblanc Heritage Monopusher Pulsograph Montblanc’s Minerva chronographs have a well-earned reputation for being amongst the best in the business, and the one keeping this beauty running is no exception. And in this case the case and dial is more than a match for the movement. The salmon dial, in particular, is complex and subtle, with nice heritage touches like the hash marks on the minutes counter, which marked the increments of international telephone calls, back when that was something that mattered. $44,400 The Montblanc Heritage Automatic If you don’t need the complexity or the sticker price of the chronograph, but (like me) can’t get enough of that dial, you’re in luck, as Montblanc offer it in a simple automatic version. The reasonable size and stylish solid caseback complete the picture. $3410 The Montblanc Heritage Perpetual Calendar Taking a break from salmon dials, this Perpetual Calendar certainly…
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MY WEEK WITH: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph, and how I got completely turned around to loving it
When it came up that a review of the Girard-Perregaux Laureato was on the editorial agenda, Felix cocked an eyebrow and said, “Are you going to write about your reaction when you first saw it?” Yes, I thought, when the time comes, I will. So here we are. The day that I first laid eyes on the relaunched Laureato, it is fair to say that I was a long way from a potential buyer. Firstly, it was an Instagram picture, so it was pretty grainy. To my jetlagged eyes – it was day one of SIHH 2017 – it was a blurry octagonal sports watch quite like many others. To confirm Girard-Perregaux’s focus on the enthusiastically relaunched model, the wall of their booth was textured with the dial pattern at a ratio of at least 50:1. Huge pyramids, in other words. The rationale for this was lost on me. Why would GP draw attention to a design code that also – on first glance – evoked other brands? As a result, I pretty much ignored it that year. Not in my lists from the fair, or end-of-year bangers. I didn’t really give it a second thought. It’s not an easy,…
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Revisiting the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Master Chronometer
If you’re in the market for one Swiss mechanical watch to do it all — come rain, hail or shine, 365 days of the year — and you’ve got a budget of around $10,000, most people would head straight for a Rolex Datejust. In fact, the argument could quite easily be made that the Datejust is the archetypal, go-anywhere, do-anything timepiece thanks to features like a waterproof case, chronometer certified in-house movement, supreme robustness and superlative build quality. However, Omega also makes a watch that genuinely rivals the Rolex in every aforementioned criterion. And yet, due to almost all of Omega’s fanfare these days being levelled squarely at the venerable Seamaster Professional and Speedmaster collections, most people have forgotten that the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Master Chronometer even exists. So, we thought it would be pertinent to draw everyone’s attention back to when Felix first went hands-on with this truly exceptional timepiece. The story in a second: This year the Aqua Terra received a major upgrade, and now we’re seeing Omega’s staple in a whole new light. Since it first surfaced in 2003, Omega’s Aqua Terra has been a versatile everyman: stylish and sartorial, but tough enough for the real world.…
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INTRODUCING: The Nomos Metro Rose Gold 33
Ladies and the slight of wrist, rejoice! And behold the latest offering from German watchmaker Nomos Glashütte – the Nomos Metro Rose Gold 33. In a first for Nomos’ Metro range, the Rose Gold is being offered to customers exclusively in a 33mm case size. Designed by Nomos’ Berlin-based stalwart Mark Braun, the new Metro features rose gold hour, minute and seconds hands affixed to a wonderfully subtle silver-plated dial. Contrasted with grey hour indices and purple minute markers, the Rose Gold Metro is unashamedly angled towards a female audience. The new 33mm case is beautifully finished in polished 18k rose gold and complemented by a fluffy, beige suede leather band and conforming 18k rose gold winged clasp. Housed within the delicate new case is Nomos’ celebrated Alpha caliber movement, which is also used in the German marque’s Tangente, Ludwig, Tetra, Orion and Club collections. The hand-wound, in-house movement features 17 jewels, lovely tempered blue screws, rhodium-plated surfaces and offers customers a decent 43 hours of power reserve. The Nomos Metro Rose Gold 33 has a recommended retail price of $10,000 AUD and is the latest addition to Nomos’ catalogue of solid gold timepieces, which also includes the Lux and…
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