Introducing: Wempe Celebrates The Zeitmeister Chronometer’s 10th Anniversary With Four New Watches And A Seriously Cool Pendulum Clock

Ten years ago Wempe launched its very own chronometer watches under the Zeitmeister banner. It is a major milestone for the company, mostly associated with its luxury watch boutiques scattered throughout the world. To celebrate the anniversary, Wempe is adding five new timekeepers to its line-up, including a limited edition diver’s chronograph and, wait for it, a pendulum clock.

8 years ago

Hands-on – Richard Mille RM 11-03 Automatic Flyback Chronograph, the facelift of an icon

The Richard Mille RM 011 is a watch that perfectly sums up the Richard Mille spirit. We know this watch for almost 10 years and we’ve seen it in dozens of editions – some linked to certain events (Le Mans Classic), made for special friends of the brand (Felipe Masse, Roberto Mancini…) and manufactured in all possible colors or materials (red quartz, ceramic, carbon fiber, titanium, gold…). This watch could certainly be the most popular RM watch – and is probably the brand’s best seller too. After so many variations, it was time for this icon to get some fresh air, and after a strong facelift, this watch becomes the Richard Mille RM 11-03 Automatic Flyback Chronograph.

8 years ago

The new Rolex Exhibition centre and an interview with Cortina’s Jeremy Lim

Ushered into Singapore’s largest permanent Rolex Exhibition centre in Southeast Asia, you get the sense that the Cortina operated Rolex boutique/temple is metaphorically running against headwinds. While most economists are suggesting that the economy is on the downtrend; Jeremy Lim, Chief Operating Officer of Cortina Watch is…

8 years ago

Hands-On: The Sistem51 Irony, A Steel Watch With An Entirely Machine-Made Movement

Today, Swatch’s Sistem51 Irony collection goes on sale in the U.S. We first showed you the new stainless steel automatic Swatches just a few weeks ago and immediately knew that we’d have to reserve judgement until we got them in the metal (it does still feel weird to say that about a Sistem51). Well, the wait is over and I got to spend a day in our office sizing up the new collection. All my thoughts after the jump.

8 years ago

#TBT Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666 a Rare Vintage Bargain

It’s increasingly difficult to find a deal in today’s hot vintage watch market, but I think I have a great suggestion for you in the Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666. No, we’re not talking about a chronograph this week, but, instead, that other species of sports watch that captures loads of interest: the diver. So, with […]

8 years ago

Introducing – 3 new Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 GMT, including one limited edition (Ref. SBGJ021, SBGJ017, SBGJ019)

The Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 GMT is already known from collectors, and praised for its superior quality, its design mixing elegant and casual attitude and its highly technical movement. It is a watch that was already available in both standard editions and in one colorful edition (the SBGJ005, with its green dial and highly decorated rotor). Already at that time, we had two regular watches and one limited. Well, the same scenario is about to happen, with 3 new versions of the Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 GMT: 2 elegant regular pieces (SBGJ017 and SBGJ019) and one limited edition with deep red dial and a rotor depicting the sunrise on Mount Iwate (SBGJ021). Overview.

8 years ago

HYT Extends Warranty To Five Years, Lengthiest Amongst Independent Watchmakers

HYT’s novel timepieces with fluid time displays are now accompanied by a five-year warranty, identical to the Rolex international warranty and one year longer than that for Omega’s Co-Axial watches. This is the longest warranty period amongst fellow manufacturers of high-end, avant-garde timepieces. Bestowed upon all new HYT watches as well as timepieces sold in […]

8 years ago

VIDEO: Hawks gun shows off his 2015 Tissot Premiership Watch on eve of 2016 AFL finals

The truth is we’re not quite sure how this happened. It’s Thursday and the first final of the AFL 2016 finals series is played tonight. Somehow, in the madness leading up to Melbourne’s favourite month of the year (the Grand Final is October 1, joy!), double Premiership player for the Hawks (2014, 2015) Taylor Duryea found time to come in to the office to talk about a watch that holds special significance for him – the Tissot Premiership Watch.…

8 years ago