Go beyond the watch itself and a deeper story lies behind the Monaco Sixty Nine. It was a sign of the ambition of the still fresh CEO Jean-Christophe Babin, not only in terms of design, but also manufacture. The Monaco… Read More ›
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The new Nomos Club and Tangente Sport models
All these new lines are very much Nomos, but they stretch the comfort zone of the brand’s design language. There’s more colour, more playfulness, and greater complexity in construction. Of course, the core is still that round steel watch, like… Read More ›
The Bulova Computron
It was a real surprise to see Bulova bring back the Computron in a form that is not dissimilar to the original from the 1970’s. If you want a timepiece that is unique, this would be a good way to… Read More ›
The Electrostatic Accutron Concept Movement
The Accutron concept movement will remind Accutron enthusiasts immediately of the Accutron Spaceview, an original-production Accutron which had an open dial, allowing the tuning fork mechanism and transistor to be seen. The concept movement likewise exposes the mechanism, however, there’s… Read More ›
Tudor bad, Tudor better
Baselword 2019 has now gone and last year we were treated to some superb new watches. It is, however, almost as if this year the tide has completely turned. Some of the new watches on offer, such as the Tudor… Read More ›
A $162,500 Tudor Big Crown Submariner
For a little context, the previous record holder is a bit of a nontraditional example. The ref. 7923 is the very first Tudor Sub, from 1953) and the only reference powered by a hand-wound movement. This example surfaced on eBay… Read More ›
FORMEX ESSENCE AUTOMATIC CHRONOMETER
The blue dial is reminiscent of some of Omega’s Aqua Terra models, with deeply machined horizontal stripes countered with vertical brushing. As the light changes angle, this dial turns from light blue with dark markers to a dark blue with… Read More ›
George Daniels Millennium Sells for £200,000
This afternoon at Sotheby’s London, an exceptional George Daniels Millennium wristwatch sold for £200,000 ($262,680), thereby matching the previous record set a year ago for another rare example of this 20th-century horological* and confirming the dramatic rise in value achieved by… Read More ›
Apple Watch Series 4: disposable luxury
The above video highlights just how impressive the Apple Watch Series 4 looks in stainless steel, especially in the tone of gold Apple has chosen. For the price it is an impressive collection of components; sapphire, stainless steel, a really… Read More ›
STARTIMER PILOT HERITAGE (REF. AL-555RGS4H6)
JEWELS: 26 POWER RESERVE: 38 hours FUNCTIONS: Hours, Minutes, Seconds, GMT, Date MATERIAL: Stainless Steel case with internal turning ring CRYSTAL: Scratch – resistant sapphire crystal WATER-RESISTANCE: 10 ATM/100M/330FT DIAMETER: 42mm STRAP MATERIAL: Light brown leather strap Nice 70’s design,… Read More ›
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