To surpass the developments of the past you need to create a category of your own.After hundreds of years of watchmaking finding newness is a task not to be taken lightly. Only through innovation and a keen understanding of the… Read More ›
Watches
Beaten up watches can look better
I like watches beaten up! Well, some of them. By “beaten up”, I mean watches that have aged well as a glorious result of daily use. There aren’t that many watches around that can take wear and tear well. The… Read More ›
A ‘not quite working properly’ watch can beat them all
I picked up a Tissot Seastar Navigator from 1974 last week for a price that was hard to ignore. It was from a dealer I know well and is a genuine example of a watch that is growing in popularity,… Read More ›
The RM UP-01 Ferrari
The RM UP-01 Ferrari is 1.75mm thick, $1,888,000 and appears to be somehow good value for money. Genuinely, it’s ridiculously amazing. Sporting mechanisms that are as elegant as they are immediately recognisable. An identical obsession with excellence, precision, reliability and… Read More ›
When design fails
Take a look at the above watch I bought last week for £50. It’s a 1972 Avia Swissonic which is an electric watch and which was arguably right at the cutting edge of technology at the time. Electric watches were… Read More ›
Hamilton Khaki Field Auto / Garmin Vivosmart 5 / iOS 16
The Hamilton Khaki Automatic is, to me, the quintessential watch. I owned one when I first got into watch for approximately 1 hour. A purchase from eBay, but alas the one I bought was way out and lost over 10… Read More ›
Code41 Mecascape
With its unique design and size, the Mecascape is unlike any other watchmaking project. With a length of 106mm and a width of 69.3mm, it is around 4 times bigger than a standard watch case! An unprecedented technical challenge, the… Read More ›
Tissot Seastar 2000 review. The big, bold, beautiful beast
This watch is insane if you look at the specs alone. It is 16.3mm thick, 46mm wide and 52mm lug to lug, and comes in at 206 grams with the metal bracelet. That is a BIG watch and for most… Read More ›
OMEGA X SWATCH mania
I wrote about the OMEGA X SWATCH earlier in the week and expressed my confusion at this move by the Swatch Group, and in particular the idea of making a plastic watch which bear the luxury Omega name. It felt… Read More ›
Swatch X Omega (confusing all round)
Swatch and Omega come together for an innovative take on the legendary Speedmaster Moonwatch. Outer space inspires a new collection of eleven BIOCERAMIC watches named after planetary bodies that will have you reaching for the stars. The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch… Read More ›
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