Talking Watches: With John Edelman
The design world giant walks us through his idiosyncratic collection that combines timeless icons, quirky flea market finds, and family heirlooms.
The Warrior is Back – The Seiko Prospex Samurai Collection for 2017 (and it’s not limited…)
Few brands can argue to have watches that are so iconic that they are actually known after monikers. Rolex and Omega are amongst them – think “Paul Newman”, “Bart Simpson” or “Deep Blue” – but Seiko is also on par in this “nickname game”. Many of their watches have been granted with funky sobriquets, as for instance the “Turtle” or the “62Mas”. Another one, more modern, is the “Samurai”, known to be a sporty and high quality-to-value ratio. After a discreet comeback with the (sold-out) Lagoon Limited Edition, aficionados will be pleased to see that the Seiko Prospex Samurai is back in the 2017 collection, and now in non-limited editions.
In The Shop: A 1989 Tudor Submariner Reference 79090, 1938 Omega ‘Flying Saucer’ Reference CK2013, And A 1960s Jaeger Diver ’20 ATM’
We’ve got you covered with a Submariner, Flying Saucer, and Diver.
Hands-On – Dutch Brand EZA Watches Introduces a New Pilot Watch, the AirFighter
When you think about the right definition of a pilot watch, you know that the focus will be on resistance, durability, precision and of course, legibility. No need for fancy features and I would even say that the less fanfare you have, the best will be the watch. With this in mind, Dutch brand EZA Watches has conceived a brand new watch that ticks all the boxes mentioned above, the AirFighter. And just like their previous attempt, the Sealander, this new toolish AirFighter is a pretty good value-for-the-money deal.
INSIGHT: Why the Hublot Haters have it wrong
So, in some parts of the watchosphere, it’s fashionable to be a Hublot Hater. While I’m not a HH (professional detachment, there are other, better uses for my energy), I will admit to being in the “not loving it” camp for quite some time. It was the bigness, the brashness, the it-watchness of it all. Given the choice, I’ll take off-trend. It was the flashy image – the rappers, footballers and boxers. Which is ironic, really, since Hublot began with Carlo Crocco as the anti-bling of the 1980s. At the time, the watch world was elbow-deep in gold, with wall-to-wall Cartier and Rolex. And then Hublot arrived: a matt black rubber strap on the gold. The brand was as polarising then as it is today, but in a different way. There were still the questions you can find all over the internet: the price-to-value relationship? Originator of materials or an opportunist? Creator or copyist? …Hublot began as the anti-bling of the 1980s. At the time, the watch world was elbow-deep in yellow gold, with wall-to-wall Cartier and Rolex. And then Hublot arrived: a matt black rubber strap on the gold. Especially, it was the loudness. Jean-Claude Biver’s Hublot has been PR-noise turned up…
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My Speedmaster Story: Peter Attia
In the third installment of our four-part series in partnership with Omega, an entrepreneur and medical professional shares his pre-Moon caliber 321.
From Hate to Love – A Personal Take on The 2017 Rolex Daytona Gold / Ceramic / Oysterflex
Let’s get straight to the point: I never felt really attracted to the Rolex Daytona. Since the presentation of the automatic version in 1989 (at that time powered by a Zenith-based movement), and until the 2016 Steel/Ceramic 116500LN version, my interest in the Daytona was close to zero. To me it represented kind of an emblematic watch that, on a personal level, never appealed to me. So, what can be the reason why I’ve switched so quickly from hate to love, when seeing the new 2017 Rolex Daytona Gold / Ceramic / Oysterflex (the new references 116515LN, 116518LN and 116519LN)?
Dispatches: Breitling’s DC-3 To Become Oldest Aircraft Ever To Circle The Earth
77 years old and still flying. Maybe they really don’t make ’em like they used to.
Hands-On: The Favre-Leuba Raider Harpoon (With An Ingenious Time Display System)
Taking “over-engineered” to the next level.
Review – Urban Jurgensen Reference Big 8 in Steel, An “Entry-Level” Full of High-End Details
Recently at Monochrome, we re-discovered a brand that properly “flies under the radar” but that, believe us, has so much to offer: Urban Jürgensen. We already showed you some of their watches, including the 1140 collection, with exclusive movement (and even a hypertechnical detent escapement) or the Jules Collection. But what can you get for less than 13,000 Euro when you open the door of an Urban Jürgensen retailer? This is the question we’ll answer today, with the “entry-level” proposition, the Urban Jürgensen Reference Big 8. (spoiler alert… you’ll get a hell of a lot)