We’ve said it before: Longines is one of the brands with the richest history and it is clear that the current management knows how to capitalize on this with the successful Heritage collection – which has recently seen the addition of the Tuxedo or the Sector dial models. One area of expertise for Longines has […]
Since 1948, Omega have been perfecting their formula for conquering the sea. What began as a splash-proof dress watch, quickly spiralled into a race for innovation amongst Switzerland’s finest as to who could plunge the deepest depths and still tell the time. The Seamaster line is Omega’s crown jewel in technical achievement and design, with mesmerising good-looks intrinsically linked to having the utmost legibility under the waves. 2017 saw a revamped edition of the Seamaster 300, Omega’s famed 1957 release that has become an all-time classic. Last year saw the Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional reach a staggering 10,929m underwater, breaking the world record for a wristwatch in the Mariana Trench. Now, the Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial and the Planet Ocean are engaged in their own battle at the top of Omega’s steel-diver catalogue. The dial As much as the Planet Ocean is undoubtedly a modern beast, its roots aren’t all that detached from the Seamaster 300. The first generation, launched in 2005, took its dial inspiration from the 1960s SM300, reference 165.024. Specifically, it took the same font of Arabic numerals, and used the trapezoid-shaped printed markers to model its applied indices. Its broad-arrow hands are also inspired by…
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Whether you are a fan of the Joe Rogan podcast or not, he sure does have some interesting guests sit across from him, sometimes for up to four hours. Last month, Kevin Hart was sitting across from Joe for just over 2 hours in episode #1480, and in that time, he shared some insights into the way he thinks about success, life as a game, and investing. It’s nothing short of an inspiration-athon, which is only enhanced by tantalising glimpses of Kevin’s 41mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked Reference 15407 throughout! The moment he realised he was successful – 11.03 KH talks about overlooking a headlining slot at Shaquille O’Neal’s All-Star Comedy Jam, only to find that this moment changed everything. He says, “sometimes you don’t know what it’s going to be”. So be ready! “This thing called life, it’s got a game-like quality to it!” – 19.28 KH talks about life as a game. Noting that while it is serious, it has a game like quality to it. He makes a great point where he talks about the more moves, we make, and the more opportunities we take, the more levels of the game open to us. You can…
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A different kind of limited edition.
A week ago, we covered the fabulous La Esmeralda Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges, a homage to the unique parallel bridge architecture that has become a hallmark of Girard-Perregaux. Today we will be looking at a contemporary take on the theme, in the Neo Bridges “Earth to Sky” edition with its 45mm titanium case, semi-skeletonised […]
The wandering hours complication gets a snazzy new chassis.
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Our senior editor talks about his decade-and-a-half in watches – and why you need to learn to make chicken rice at home.
No one can overlook the importance of the El Primero – both the movement and the watch – when it comes to chronographs. In 1969, the El Primero was one of the first automatic chronographs to be launched. And, in addition to that, the watch fitted with it, the Zenith A386, was very good looking. […]
When you think of microbrands, a clear picture starts to form in your mind pretty quickly. A vintage-inspired diver, powered by a Japanese NH35 movement, perhaps? Not only is this formula wildly successful, it’s become somewhat of a trope. Its popularity is justified, and it’s a wonderful way to bring fresh blood into the watchmaking world, however it perpetuates the notion that innovative, technical achievements in both design and function are reserved for the mighty brands with wealth to spare and centuries of experience. CODE41 are here to reassure us that trends aren’t taking over the industry, and there is still room for smaller brands to prove that they can be as clever as the big boys, without the exorbitant price tags. Their Anomaly-01, which is still available to order, used the well-established crowdfunding method to generate hype and brand awareness for an affordable, albeit visually striking watch with a Japanese Miyota movement. However, where most microbrands would build on that success slowly, the Swiss innovators have gone all-out on producing several variations of an exhilarating, tech-focused wristwatch, complete with a proprietary automatic movement. Within the last decade or two, an obsession with in-house movements has crept up on watch…
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