Today is German Unification Day, so let’s take a look at something from the Fatherland – the Sinn T2! Enjoy! In 2013, I attended my first Baselworld with my wife-to-be as a public spectator and the watch that stole my heart that year was, surprisingly, the newly introduced Sinn T2. As one who had been […]
The Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary 5711/1P, this somewhat more modestly sized three-hander joins the massive 49.25mm wide Nautilus chronograph reference 5976/1G to commemorate the Nautilus’ 40th anniversary.
The venerable Geneva watchmaker has just announced two limited edition Nautilus wristwatches, the Nautilus Ref. 5711/1P, a time-only automatic in platinum, and the Nautilus Chronograph Ref. 5976/1G in white gold. An iconic luxury sports watch by any measure, the Nautilus is 40 years old this year. Famously designed by Gerald Genta on a napkin, the Nautilus first […]
40 years ago, Patek Philippe introduced a watch that has become an icon over the past 4 decades. This watch was designed by the legendary watch-designer Gerald Genta. Inspired by the porthole, legend told it was drawn on a restaurant table in 5 minutes. It was the Nautilus ref. 3700, the first sports watch of the brand, which, in 1976, created the lineage, and which is today celebrating its 40th anniversary. As expected, Patek Philippe is about to offer its collectors dedicated jubilee editions. And there won’t be one but two of these Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary Editions, including a platinum 3-hand 5711/1P and a white gold Chronograph 5976/1G. However, we have to say that we were both excited and also a bit disappointed by these two, and here is why…
This year, the Patek Philippe Nautilus watch collection turns 40 years old, and here’s the new Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary 5976/1G watch to mark the occasion.
Florence, Italy-based Visconti is mostly known for their writing instruments but has increasingly been getting into watches. Not just any watches, but decidedly avant-garde and often “weird” watches. That is just how they like it.
Drive de Cartier Cartier Hong Kong celebrated the official launch of the three ‘Drive de Cartier’ models and for this important release, an amazing party was organized, that lasted night after night, during the last 9 days of September. The Drive de Cartier ‘time only’ model was already available since January, but the wait was […]
Story in a second Omega adds an extra hand, two millimetres and a whole lot of text to their Constellation-inspired Globemaster. The Globemaster was one of the breakthrough watches of 2015, and it would have been naive to think that Omega wouldn’t extend the collection. And, while predicting a calendar version would have been a pretty safe bet, no one expected it to look quite like this. Given that the collection will be hitting Australian shores soon, we thought it was time to take a closer look at the Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar The dial When I saw the press images of this watch I was worried that Omega had taken one of the most handsome, heritage-inspired designs of 2015 and ruined it with wordplay. After all, there’s a whopping 21 words, albeit abbreviated words, on that dial. But in the real world, on the wrist, my worries about the dial faded away in about 90 seconds flat. That cursive, italic calendar text isn’t overly in-your-face. It’s a bit more distinctive on the white dialled model, but the contrast works. You know what really jars with me though? The radial flip. I’m sure there’s sound design theory behind changing the direction of…
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I am Ziv Nissimov, a 17 year old entrepreneur. My history with wristwatches started when my dad offered to take me to his watch manufacture when I was a young child, where I would spend my time with watch designers who mentored me into becoming a qualified designer myself. For the past year and half, […]
The smartwatch has been a thing for quite a few years now, long enough for many to take for granted the remarkable engineering that has gone into the creation of these sci-fi-inspired devices. The A-Team of disassembling and repairing smart-everything, the guys at iFixit have taken apart the Apple Watch Series 2, and it sure is worth it to take the opportunity and have a closer look at how it’s constructed.