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In the zone: the history of the Rolex GMT-Master II One year on from the launch of Rolexâ€™s stainless steel â€œPepsiâ€ bezel GMT-Master II, we take a look back at the history of the globetrotting mode ... 22-02-2019 19:47	How Dassault Falcons Take You Further, Faster Dassault goes stealth mode with their ultra-long-range business jet offerings. READ MORE The post How Dassault Falcons Take You Further, Faster appear ... 22-02-2019 19:46	Review: Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Tudor has a knack for taking the spotlight at Baselworld. Over the last few years, the news cycle seems to always start with Tudor ? perhaps throug ... 22-02-2019 19:46	Review – A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping S Packed with historical references, bold aesthetics, spectacular mechanics and uncompromising quality, the new white gold iteration of the Richard Lang ... 22-02-2019 19:47
Klokers KLOK-01 Watch Review A few years ago, aBlogtoWatch participated in the launch of the new and affordable watch brand Klokers. Positioned as a â€œcool watch,â€ as opposed t ... 22-02-2019 19:46	Farer Releases Split-Second Flyback Chronographs Farer?s hot streak of releases has continued today with a bit of a surprising departure. Last we saw from the young, but quickly establishing house ... 22-02-2019 19:46	Outlaw Connoisseur: “Mayans MC” Actor Antonio Ja Antonio Jaramillo, who co-stars on FX?s motorcycle club drama ?Mayans MC,? went from selling watches at Tiffany & Co. to acting in stage plays, TV and ... 22-02-2019 19:47	Hands-on – Favre-Leuba Raider Sea King – The Urb Over the past few years, Favre-Leuba, one of the oldest names of the Swiss watch industry, made a strong comeback by releasing a series of rough, stur ... 22-02-2019 19:47
Maurice Lacroix Aikon Venturer Dive Watch Since the quiet demise of the super-underrated Pontos S Diver, Iâ€™ve been keenly awaiting Maurice Lacroix to fill the void in its lineup with a prope ... 22-02-2019 19:46	IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for G At the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco earlier this week, IWC continued its partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good initiative, which suppor ... 21-02-2019 19:43	Introducing – Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht Watch &# For a company that built its name as a purveyor of precision marine chronometers, Ulysse Nardin has a long-standing and authentic link to the sea. Com ... 21-02-2019 19:44	Zenith Celebrates 50 Years of El Primero with Limited-Editio As avid students of wristwatch history are aware, Zenith launched its legendary El Primero chronograph movement in 1969, which of course counts as per ... 21-02-2019 19:43
Montblanc Star Legacy Metamorphosis Limited Edition 8 Watch At SIHH 2019, Montblanc quietly introduced the third iteration of the complicated and extremely exclusive Metamorphosis collection. Produced in-house ... 21-02-2019 19:43	Four Dress-For-Success Watches Style without substance is pointless, but that doesn\'t mean that you shouldn\'t put any efforts in the way you dress and look. Dressing well is a sig ... 21-02-2019 19:43	Three-Watch Collection Under $5,000: Ed Jelley’s Picks It?s been a while since the last installment of our popular Three-Watch Collection Under $5,000 series. We?ve already seen picks from Ilya, Mark, H ... 21-02-2019 19:43	Hands-on – Bovet Récital 21 Retrograde Perpetual Calen Functional elegance â€“ The perpetual calendar holds a special place in the heart of watch aficionados. Its mechanical memory and ability to display t ... 21-02-2019 19:44
Unboxing the De Bethune DB28T Kind of Blue Support us on Patreon for extra interactions and goodies: And here we go with our first "Unboxing" video and I s ... 21-02-2019 19:43	Green to Orange: Glashütte Original Reveals This Year’ In the detail-oriented world of watchmaking, itâ€™s easy to forget how important dial color is when it comes to consumer appeal. An extra splash of co ... 21-02-2019 19:43	Introducing – Glashütte Original Sixties and Sixties P Following last yearâ€™s beautiful and successful â€œAnnual Editionâ€ of the vintage-inspired Glashütte Original Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date, wh ... 21-02-2019 19:44	Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical White Dial Watch Sponsored Post written for aBlogtoWatch by Rob Caplan of Topper Jewelers Since its announcement back in November of 2017, the Hamilton Khaki Field Mec ... 21-02-2019 19:43
Independent Watchmaking – GoS Sarek Sunset and Sunset Johan Gustafsson and Patrik Sjörgen, founders of GoS Watches, create watches that encapsulate their passion for Scandinavia?s Viking past and the nat ... 20-02-2019 19:46	Ulysse Nardin reveals $300,000 Marine Mega Yacht watch Instead of this year?s SIHH, watchmaker Ulysse Nardin chose the recently-concluded 2019 Miami Yacht Show to debut the Marine Mega Yacht watch ? a fol ... 20-02-2019 19:46	The True Origins Of The Balance Spring Sometimes, real life trumps the twists and turns of even the most dramatic fiction, and horology, as a discipline, could not be a better backdrop for ... 20-02-2019 19:45	Introducing – H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Tourbillon H. Moser & Cie. is in a highly productive mode these days releasing a steady stream of new models â€“ or declinations of existing watches. Think, in r ... 20-02-2019 19:46
Giveaway: Enter to Win a Spinnaker Tesei Bronze SP-5060 For our first giveaway of 2019, we?ve teamed up with Spinnaker to giveaway a Tesei Bronze SP-5060 dive watch. The Tesei line is inspired by Teseo T ... 20-02-2019 19:45	Louis Vuitton Voyager Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Watc LVMH is an enormous player in the international watch market, but despite the fact that Louis Vuittonâ€™s name makes up 50% of the conglomerateâ€™s ti ... 20-02-2019 19:45	Montblanc Expands the 1858 Collection with New Khaki-Green D Last week, I wrote about the large number of new, blue-dialed timepieces seen at SIHH 2019 from brands like Vacheron Constantin and Baume & Mercier. T ... 20-02-2019 19:46	Hands-on – IWC Pilot?s Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Editi Since 2007, IWC has been producing a special series of watches designed to meet the demanding needs of elite jet pilots. Established as an independent ... 20-02-2019 19:46
Hautlence HL Vagabonde 03 Watch Let me preface this by saying that non-round watches rarely do it for me, but the HautlenceÂ HL Vagabonde 03 has really caught my eye. Everything come ... 20-02-2019 19:45	New Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Watches, Now in Blue It?s been a little over a month since SIHH 2019 wrapped up. Now that the dust has settled, we can look back at the event?s novelties at a less frantic ... 20-02-2019 19:45	Owner’s Report: A Year In With the Unimatic U1-DW Some months back, I checked my phone while making dinner and the following text message exchange occurred. ?I?m a few fingers of gin deep and I?ve ... 20-02-2019 19:45	Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Manta Trust Limited Editio Article by Matt Reudink Many divers and dive-watch enthusiasts share a strong love of the sea and a desire to protect the worldâ€™s oceans and the den ... 20-02-2019 19:45
Hands-on – Fortis Official Cosmonauts Amadee-18 Chrono Nothing gives a watch credentials like a stint in outer space. Fortis, founded in 1912, has long been associated with rugged pilot?s watches and becam ... 19-02-2019 19:41	Sony Wena Smart Bracelet For A Traditional Watch Iâ€™ve never coveted a smartwatch. I appreciate their utility and understand that they have a certain style that is not abhorrent. In addition to my u ... 19-02-2019 19:40	Zenith – Defy Classic Two-Tone In 2019, Zenith is pairing an 18-carat rose gold bezel with its trademark ultra-light brushed titanium case. This is the first-ever DEFY CLASSIC to we ... 19-02-2019 19:41	Haute Complication: Chopard L.U.C All-in-One When a capable watchmaker such as Chopard calls its creation \'All-in-One\' you have every reason to be delighted! The brand introduced the first edit ... 19-02-2019 19:40
Bell & Ross launches the BR 03-92 Bi-Compass Bell & Ross, the French watchmaker known for its aviation-inspired designs, has released a new model, the BR 03-92 Bi-Compass Ahead of this year?s B ... 19-02-2019 19:41	Hands-on – Aquadive Bathyscaphe 100 GMT There?s certainly no shortage of dive watches on the market, with popular icons from Rolex, Omega, Seiko and other heavyweights in retailers worldwide ... 19-02-2019 19:41	Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon West Fourteen years ago, when Jaeger-LeCoultre launched the original Gyrotourbillon I, fine watchmaking was a different world. In those fourteen years, Hon ... 19-02-2019 19:40	Introducing the Guinand Starfighter Pilot Chronograph Guinand?s been on a roll with their recent releases, and the brand?s latest chronograph is no exception. The newest entry into Guinand?s catalog is ... 19-02-2019 19:40
Flying Tigers of Time: Breitling Aviator 8 Curtiss P-40 Warh Curtiss Wright was a famous American manufacturer of aircraft and the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, produced between 1938 and 1944, was its most historically ... 19-02-2019 19:41	Romain Gauthier Prestige HMS Stainless Steel Watch Stop the presses! Romain Gauthier has done the unthinkable and released a steel watch! Throw in a very nicely machined meteorite dial, and weâ€™ve got ... 18-02-2019 19:37	eBay Finds: Enicar Sherpa Diver 600 (NOS), 1950s Tissot Dres When it comes to shopping for vintage watches on eBay, it can be a gold mine, but it can also be a minefield. Our very own Christoph McNeill (you a ... 18-02-2019 19:37	Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Watch The Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air watch is the latest addition to the family that put this famous French â€œfashionâ€ brand on the watchmaking ... 18-02-2019 19:37
Seiko Automatic vs Kinetic Watches – What’s The Â Seiko, derived from the Japanese linguistic aesthetic meaning â€œexquisiteâ€, stays true to the claim made by its name. Seiko has been the major i ... 18-02-2019 19:37	Introducing – Breguet Classique 5177 Grand Feu Blue En When you think about Breguet watches, you usually have in mind (superb) silvered guilloché dials, blued hands and an overall luxurious, refined style. ... 18-02-2019 19:38	Breguet Dials Up the Blue With New Classique 5177 in Grand F A blue wave continues to roll over the luxury watch industry, as more and more brands strive to put forward their own distinct shades of the popular c ... 18-02-2019 19:37	Laventure Sous-Marine Bronze Watch Review Currently, my favorite thing to do is trawl the internet, the nooks and crannies of trade fairs, and every crowd-funding site going in search of new a ... 18-02-2019 19:37
Introducing the Vero SW – a True Modern Sports Watch What if I told you the most impressive new sport watch of 2019 (so far) didn?t come out of Switzerland, or Germany, or China â€“ or any of the othe ... 18-02-2019 19:37	Watch of the Week: Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Twenty-five years ago Omega launched the Seamaster Diver 300M. It was part of a collection that was one of the pillars of Omega for decades, but this ... 18-02-2019 19:37	Breguet Classique 5177 Grand Feu Blue Enamel Dial Watch If the press release for theÂ Breguet Classique 5177 Grand Feu Blue Enamel Dial watch is anything to go by, it would seem that one of the worldâ€™s ol ... 18-02-2019 19:37	Pre-Baselworld 2019 – Anonimo Nautilo Vintage – A brand built on the ashes of the Italian branch of Panerai, founded by a naval engineer and former head of the aforementioned watchmaker, is obligate ... 18-02-2019 19:38
Announcing the 2019 San Francisco Windup Watch Fair Mark your calendars, the Windup Watch Fair is returning to San Francisco, April 26-28. As always, Windup Watch Fair is free and open to the public. ... 17-02-2019 19:39	Panerai Submersible PAM983, PAM985 & PAM961 Experience It should come as no surprise that the travel and tourism sector remains one of the worldâ€™s fastest growing (bookings hit $1.6 trillion in 2017, acc ... 17-02-2019 19:38	Tudor Baselworld 2019 Predictions – Is Tudor About to Following the publication a few days ago of our Rolex 2019 Predictions, we keep the tradition alive and now take a closer look at sister company Tudor ... 17-02-2019 19:39	Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Evant Decodiver Some of my favorite watches to cover these days have been those produced by smaller brands. Whether theyâ€™re brands I?ve written about for this serie ... 17-02-2019 19:39
Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht Sets Sail at Watches & Watches & Wonders Miami takes place concurrently with the Miami Yacht Show, so what better place for Ulysse Nardin ?whose historical connection to the ... 16-02-2019 19:39	Cartier Santos Skeleton ADLC ?Noctambule? With Luminescent S Launched at SIHH 2019, the Cartier Santos Skeleton ADLC â€œNoctambuleâ€ is among the very, very few genuinely new watches of the fair, which I reckon ... 16-02-2019 19:38	Il Dolce Orologio: Exploring the Eclectic Watch Families of While Italian watch enthusiasts have embraced the timepieces of Eberhard & Co. for well over a century, only a relative handful of American collectors ... 16-02-2019 19:39	Watches, Stories, and Gear: A Look Inside Damasko, Touring t ?Watches, Stories, and Gear? is a weekly roundup of some of our favorite watch content, great stories from around the web, and cool gear that we?ve ... 16-02-2019 19:38
Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht Watch Held back from SIHH until the 2019 Miami Yacht Show for its official debut, this is the ref. 6319-305 Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht watch. In my vie ... 16-02-2019 19:38	Girard-Perregaux Launches the Quasar at Watches & Wonde The second edition of Watches & Wonders takes place this weekend in Miami. If youâ€™re planning on attending, not only will you have the opportunity t ... 16-02-2019 19:39	Zenith – Pilot Type 20 Extra Special Blue & Ton U Â In 2019, the brand with the guiding star is complementing the retro look and sporting appeal of its Pilot collection with two distinctive new black ... 16-02-2019 19:39	Czapek & Cie. Faubourg De Cracovie Salmon Watches As a global community of watch collectors, lovers, and analysts, Iâ€™m sure weâ€™ve all had the same thought that ultimately inspired Czapek & Cie. to ... 15-02-2019 19:39
Mangusta Reveals New Vessel in GranSport Line The beloved Italian shipyard, Mangusta, unveiled a shiny new model in their GranSport line designed by Overmarine Group. READ MORE The post Mangusta R ... 15-02-2019 19:39	Value Proposition – The Carpathia Ascent, Now Launchin Weâ€™ve seen dozens of microbrands on the market recently, but only a few get mentioned on MONOCHROME. Not new to the watch industry, the people behin ... 15-02-2019 19:39	DB Milau Diadem Watch Hands-On DB Milau is newer entrepreneur-driven watch brand out there, this time hailing from the Netherlands. â€œDBâ€ stands for â€œDutch Brand,â€ and the Di ... 15-02-2019 19:39	Exploring All Eight of the New Blue-Dialed Vacheron Constant On Tuesday, I wrote about the latest entries in Baume & Mercierâ€™s Clifton Baumatic collection and how blue dials continue to remain in demand by col ... 15-02-2019 19:39
Introducing – Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Swiss Se Launched in 2017, the Grande Seconde Moon allowed Jaquet Droz to incorporate a moon phase indication and a pointer date to its signature 8-shaped dial ... 15-02-2019 19:39	Carpathia Watch Co. Ascent Watch Sponsored Post written for aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Carpathiaâ€™s co-founder, Mark Para, is no stranger to the watch world; as a long time horophile ... 15-02-2019 19:39	Five Great Seiko 5 Watches for Under $200 It?s well-known that we?re big fans of the Seiko 5 line here at Worn & Wound, and I?m certain that it?s a sentiment shared by many watch lovers acr ... 15-02-2019 19:39	Swatch Flymagic Watch Is A Reversed & Revised Sistem51 Today sees the launch of the most unusual Swatch collection in a long, long time with the new-for-2019 Swatch Flymagic, an arguably cool-looking, albe ... 15-02-2019 19:39
Introducing – Holthinrichs Watches RAW Ornament – Regular readers of MONOCHROME might remember the name of Michiel Holthinrichs, the Dutch designer who combines traditional mechanical watchmaking with ... 14-02-2019 19:41	Join Worn & Wound and Watches of Switzerland for an Eve The team at Watches of Switzerland has opened their doors to Worn & Wound for a meetup with some of our favorite watch brands, and you?re invited. ... 14-02-2019 19:40	Rarer Than Diamonds: Hublot’s Big Bang Paraíba Brings Here at WatchTime, we admittedly tend to give more credence, and more coverage, to excellence in horological technicity than to decorative disciplines ... 14-02-2019 19:41	Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon Aventurine Watch Continuing the recent trend of aventurine dials, Arnold & Son has released the HM Perpetual Moon Aventurine watch, limited to 28 pieces. This style of ... 14-02-2019 19:40
Introducing – Swatch Flymagic – Inverted Automat In August 2018, Swatch Group, in collaboration with Audemars Piguet, announced the development of a new, paramagnetic compensating alloy made from a t ... 14-02-2019 19:41	Tissot Gentleman Watch Hands-On I have to give Tissot a lot of credit to make a simple dress watch as attention-grabbing as the new Gentleman collection is. Unwavering aversion to th ... 14-02-2019 19:40	Valentine’s Day: Say It With Ceramic There are many ways to say \'I love you!\' but giving a watch to your loved one is a way that lasts. Particularly for men, it is often one of the few ... 14-02-2019 19:40	Damasko: A Look Inside the Manufacture Just fifteen minutes by car from Regensburg, Germany, the bustling capital of Bavaria, you?ll find Barbing. This wooded area is not all too differe ... 14-02-2019 19:40
Roger Dubuis unveils a limited edition Excalibur timepiece t Swiss watchmaker Roger Dubuis has become the official partner of Al Ain Football Club, the largest and most popular football club in the UAE, and kic ... 14-02-2019 19:41	Hamilton Brings “Interstellar” to Earth with Kha Hamilton watches have been seen in many movies over the years ? from the brandâ€™s very first silver screen appearance in 1951â€™s The Frogmen, to Elv ... 14-02-2019 19:41	6 Iconic Pilot Watches for Men You Need to Know About Among the many types of watches for men that you can buy only a few offer practical uses and look good at the same time. If you can have both why not, ... 14-02-2019 19:40	Romain Gauthier Introduces His First Watch in Stainless Stee The Prestige HMS was the second watch produced by Romain Gauthier and his eponymous brand. It followed the original Prestige HM and was released in 20 ... 14-02-2019 19:41
TAG Heuer Carrera And Formula 1 Alec Monopoly Edition Watche TAG Heuer has announced its second partnership with â€œart provocateurâ€ Alec Monopoly. Featured in this release are two new watches: The TAG Heuer F ... 14-02-2019 19:40	Moritz Grossmann Introduces a GMT in Dubai Support us on Patreon for extra interactions and goodies: In this trend of watch brands that have decided not at ... 13-02-2019 19:44	Bell & Ross BR03-92 Bi-Compass Special Edition Watch Iâ€™m wearing a Bell & Ross as I type. I love it, but Iâ€™m always a little embarrassed that it isnâ€™t one of the square ones. I mean, thatâ€™s the w ... 13-02-2019 19:44	Rolex Divers? Watches: Submariner vs Sea Dweller The Submariner and the Sea-Dweller are Rolex?s most well-known and well-loved divers? watches. But what sets them apart from the rest of the market â€ ... 13-02-2019 19:44
Hands-on – Romain Gauthier Prestige HMS Stainless Stee Romain Gauthier is, without doubt, one of the top watchmakers when it comes to decoration - check this... you\'ll understand. His watches are mechanic ... 13-02-2019 19:45	Introducing – Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Manua Platinum is often seen as the king of materials â€“ or at least the most exclusive metal you can imagine for a watch. With this in mind, Vacheron Cons ... 13-02-2019 19:45	Bulova Precisionist Special Grammy Edition Watch Hands-On At BulovaÂ is currently the timepiece sponsor of the Recording Academyâ€™s famed Grammy Awards, as well as the Latin Grammy Awards and the Grammy Museum. ... 13-02-2019 19:44	Introducing – Breguet Marine 5517 Bucherer Blue Editio Through its Blue Editions, retail powerhouse Bucherer offers watch enthusiasts a collection of watches exclusive to its stores and focused on the atte ... 13-02-2019 19:45
Oris debuts the new Aquis Date Relief The latest addition to the Oris Aquis collection of dive watches is the Aquis Date Relief ... 13-02-2019 19:45	Baume & Mercier Builds Out the Clifton Baumatic Collect The big news for Baume & Mercier at SIHH 2019 was the release of the Clifton Baumatic Perpetual Calendar. The addition of a Perpetual Calendar complic ... 13-02-2019 19:44	Four Ladies Watches That Don’t Need Diamonds To Be Ele Sometimes it seems almost mandatory; diamonds on a ladies watch. As if the use of these precious stones marks the difference for which sex a timepiece ... 13-02-2019 19:44	The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 85: Lauren and Lorenzo Ort On this weekâ€™s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya and Zach sit down with Lauren and Lorenzo Ortega, the husband-and-wife team behind Lorie ... 13-02-2019 19:44
Giorgio Piola: Motorsport Watches From the Mind of an F1 Rac Watches and racecars have been brothers-in-arms, design-wise, for nearly as long as cars have been on the road and timepieces have been worn on the wr ... 12-02-2019 19:45	Introducing – Hamilton Khaki Field Murph – The W It has become a common thing to see watches appearing in movies. Think for instance Omega in Bond, Seiko in Apocalypse Now, Hamilton in Men in Black o ... 12-02-2019 19:45	How to Build a Watch Collection: Second Watch In the first part of â€˜How to Build a Watch Collectionâ€™ we talked about a main watch, today we will focus on choosing your second watch for your w ... 12-02-2019 19:45	Moritz Grossman TEFNUT 1001 Nights Watch Right off the bat, the Moritz Grossman TEFNUT 1001 Nights watch ground my gears. There is so much happening in such a relatively small space my brain ... 12-02-2019 19:45