Recommended Reading: Watches And Cakes In T Magazine

If you like watches and you like cake, then you will certainly like this little piece featured in T Magazine for their holiday issue. In lieu of your standard watch photography, the publication went ahead and transferred the images of a two-tone Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 41mm, the new (and controversial) Patek Philippe Anniversary Nautilus Reference 5711P, a Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin in white gold, and an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak in yellow gold.

9 years ago

Introducing: The Oris Divers Sixty-Five With New Silver Dial

Oris, founded in 1904, has just released a new version of its Divers Sixty-Five, a vintage-styled dive watch with traditional proportions and a sleek look. The Divers Sixty-Five collection was first released back in spring 2015 as a throwback to the dive watches the company made back in 1965, as the name might suggest. Today, the watch gets an update with a new silver dial that offers a higher contrast option for those seeking something a little less traditional.

9 years ago

Urwerk UR-106 Lotus: Welcome To The Future Of Feminine Watches

The UR-106 is the first Urwerk that is perfectly sized for a feminine wrist. And much of the reason for its extreme comfort is the crown: the tactile business of winding and setting the time on a watch is tantamount to the comfort it will exude. Fumbling with small crowns can be quite tricky, particularly – and please excuse this aspect of feminine hands – if you want to keep your fingernails intact. Find out why this one is different.

9 years ago

MakerBot Founder Bre Pettis Launches A Watch Company Based In The Brooklyn Navy Yard (VIDEO)

When 3D printing pioneer Bre Pettis set out to make a watch, he wanted it to be more than a watch. He wanted it to be, in his own words, “a gold medal of friendship” that he could hand to the most important people in his life. Well, it’s been a few years since that initial thought, and after much development, and some partnerships with a few unlikely manufacturers, we have the Bre & Co. Origami Watch.

9 years ago

Baume & Mercier Clifton Perpetual Calendar Watch

Baume & Mercier make a range of classically styled watches, usually priced in the $2,000 to $5,000 price range. Occasionally, they offer something a bit special, and that is what’s on offer today with the Baume & Mercier Clifton Perpetual Calendar.

9 years ago

Christmas shopping guide – 10 Beautiful Dress Watches of 2016

After going through some of 2016’s best sport watches, it is time for our Christmas shopping guide to make dressing up easier. You might have noticed that we have a weak spot for nice and stylish dress watches, and we’re pleased that so many new dress watches saw the light of day in 2016. We sat down with the team and selected ten of the best dress watches of 2016, models focusing on essentials and ranging from high-end to accessible – because elegant doesn’t necessarily mean expensive.

9 years ago

Review: Vacheron Constatin Overseas 4500V

In 1977, Vacheron Constantin was late to a historical party, being the last of the Swiss watchmaking ‘Holy Trinity’ to debut a luxury sports watch. The 222 (designed by Jorg Hysek) was then Vacheron Constantin’s answer to Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak (1972 by Gerald Genta) and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus (1976 also by Gerald Genta). It…

9 years ago

Interview: Jean-Claude Biver on How He Turned Around TAG Heuer

Jean-Claude Biver is a well known personality in watchmaking, the closest the industry has to a celebrity chief executive. A gentleman farmer who famously makes his own artisanal cheese, Mr Biver made a fortune reviving Blancpain and Hublot – Swiss business magazine Bilanz estimates his net worth at SFr175m – but he didn’t stop there. Since 2014 he has […]

9 years ago

In-depth – A dead second to die for: A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping seconds

There is something definitively down to earth about the minimalist A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds. The pure, meticulous design is splendid; striking visual simplicity at its best. But there is a lot more than meets the eye. Underneath its dial beats a superb and highly complex movement with dead second, constant force mechanism, zero-reset and an end-of-power reserve indication, all crafted in harmony with the Saxon manufacture’s ethos of no compromise.

9 years ago