Introducing – The AP Royal Oak Jumbo 16202, Now In Whi
Following the release last year of an updated Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin collection – the 16202ST, for the steel model – in the frame of the 50th ...
02-02-2023 19:52
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Introducing – The New TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph x
The TAG Heuer and Porsche partnership is a match made in heaven. It officially started in 2021, with the introduction of this TAG x Porsche Carrera, h...
02-02-2023 19:52
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Introducing – The Beast In Black – The Audemars
The ROO Beast in black ceramic… This is it. No need to tease you; you’re looking at the very first iteration of the classic, 1993-inspired version...
02-02-2023 19:52
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Interview – Independent Watchmaker Thomas Schnelle And
In our search for new and surprising independent watchmakers to share with you, we come across many different styles, ranging from highly classical to...
02-02-2023 19:52
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Introducing – The Bell & Ross BR 01 Cyber Skull B
Skull-themed watches have been a tradition for Bell & Ross since 2009 and the launch of the BR 01 Skull. Even though it can be hard to make the connec...
01-02-2023 20:02
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Introducing – The Seiko Prospex Black Series SLA067, S
Seiko has made it a habit of diversifying most of its collections through all sorts of combinations of textures, materials and colours. These sub-coll...
01-02-2023 20:02
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Introducing – Tissot Presents The Redesigned Chemin de
Chemin des Tourelles… A name that might not be the easiest to pronounce for anyone outside of Switzerland or France, but still a very meaningful one...
01-02-2023 20:02
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Introducing – The Mido Commander Big Date Turns Blue
Since its creation in 1918, Mido (a brand owned by the Swatch Group) has made a name for itself with its very coherent offering, combining reliability...
01-02-2023 20:02
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Introducing – The Titanium And Urushi Recreation Of Th
As you might have seen with the other brand of the group, this year, Seiko Corporation is celebrating the 110th anniversary of Japan?s first wristwatc...
31-01-2023 19:52
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Introducing – The New Carl F. Bucherer Capsule Collect
2023 will be an important year for Carl F. Bucherer. First of all, it marks the 135th anniversary of the Lucerne-based watchmaker also known as CFB. B...
31-01-2023 19:52
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Introducing – The Junge Uhrmacher Prestige, The First
Today we are again showing you a brand new watch and introducing you to a new name in the independent watchmaking scene. Two young men have found a mu...
31-01-2023 19:52
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Video Review – The Omega Speedmaster Super Racing and
A tiny device that makes a massive change… This is how Omega teased its latest technical development, and the watch to house it. The technical achie...
31-01-2023 19:52
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Introducing – The Sustainable Cedric Bellon CB01 GMT x
Sustainability is a big thing in today’s society, and rightfully so as we’re heading in the wrong direction very fast when it comes to our beloved...
30-01-2023 19:58
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Hands-on – The Hublot Big Bang Unico Sorai Limited Edi
A couple of weeks ago, as part of the LVMH Watch Week 2023, Hublot presented an array of new models, including a modernized take on the emblematic 198...
30-01-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Ralph &
Like other big fashion and lifestyle brands, Ralph Lauren decided watches were missing from his emporium and introduced three lines in 2009 that expre...
30-01-2023 19:58
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Buying Guide – Six Racing-Inspired Chronographs For Pe
There’s no denying that “Boys and their Toys” is still pretty much a thing in today’s society. It’s also a given fact that watches, cars, an...
29-01-2023 19:58
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The Petrolhead Corner – Three Amazing Cars Up For Auct
French auction house Artcurial, a real rising star in the field of vintage car auctions (even though that’s far from all they do), has recently rele...
28-01-2023 19:50
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Introducing – The New MeisterSinger City Edition 2023
The MeisterSinger watchmaking brand is known for its one-handed, manometer-like no-fuss dials, with a fair degree of creativity and, at times, surpris...
27-01-2023 20:01
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Hands-on – The Longines Présence Heritage Is An Excell
The Heritage collection is, without a doubt, one of my favourites in the Longines range, and for many years I have enjoyed sharing my admiration whene...
27-01-2023 20:01
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A Technical Perspective – The Curious Case Of Hybrids
Quartz and mechanical watches have learned to co-exist, but the call of nature still produces mixed offspring. If one almost killed the other, mechani...
27-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – IWC Drops A Black Dial In The Pilot̵
Few watches are so easily identifiable as the IWC Pilot’s Watch. Even from across a room, you can spot the iconic shape and design of any IWC Pilotâ...
27-01-2023 20:01
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Industry News – LVMH Sets New Records In 2022 With Rev
LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods company, has just released its results for 2022. The luxury goods market took a further leap forward, and it ...
27-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The New Omega Speedmaster Super Racing &
It was in 2013, 10 years ago, when Omega presented the first step in its incredible journey through anti-magnetism and accuracy. With a watch based on...
26-01-2023 19:59
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Introducing – The Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Gran P
The Swiss brand with Cuban heritage expands its Historiador collection with a racing-red chronograph inspired by the exciting Cuban Grand Prix of 1957...
26-01-2023 19:59
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Hands-on – The Funky Blue Zenith Defy Revival Boutique
What should follow after gradient brown and burgundy red" Well, in the case of Zenith and the funky Defy Revival, it’s gradient turquoise-blue of co...
26-01-2023 19:59
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Introducing – The Grand Seiko Evolution 9 Spring Drive
By now it’s pretty well known that Grand Seiko loves to play around with dial textures and colours, and they’re quite good it at it too. So whenev...
26-01-2023 19:59
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Hands-on – The 62MAS-Inspired Seiko Prospex 1965 Diver
A couple of weeks ago, Seiko released a new dive watch part of the SLAxxx series – the higher-end collection with the most advanced features the bra...
25-01-2023 19:57
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Introducing – The Hamilton Jazzmaster Face-2-Face III
Introduced in 2013, the Jazzmaster Face-2-Face brings Hamilton’s innovative watchmaking expertise and flair for unconventional design to the fore. T...
25-01-2023 19:57
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In-Depth – The Unique & Remarkable Louis Vuitton
As the world’s most valuable luxury brand, Louis Vuitton is associated in every corner of the globe with high-quality leather goods and accessories....
25-01-2023 19:57
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Industry News – FHS Export Statistics Confirm 2022 As
Last month, right after the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry released its monthly press release with watch export statistics, we indicated (in t...
24-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – Jaeger-LeCoultre Launches The Collectibl
Old is gold. Rounding out a collection with some pre-owned timepieces is a very special feeling, especially if we are talking about emblematic or rare...
24-01-2023 20:01
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Industry News – Swatch Group 2022 Sales Are Up, But At
Following a couple of years drastically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the luxury industry in general and the watch industry, in particular, have ...
24-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Very Yellow Junghans 1972 Competitio
The year 1972 was an important one for the German watchmaking brand marking Junghans?s role as one of the official timekeepers of the Olympic Games (t...
24-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Panerai Submersible S Brabus Verde M
Cooperation between Panerai and German after-market specialist atelier Brabus, famous for its bold and high-tech approach to re-design and tuning powe...
24-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The New Titoni Airmaster Models
Founded by Fritz Schluep in 1919 and still in family hands, Grenchen-based brand Titoni has a long tradition of producing classical Swiss-made watches...
23-01-2023 20:03
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Hands-on – The Horage Lensman 1, An Accessible Camera-
In less than twenty years, Horage has developed three in-house movements including a tourbillon and micro-rotor, and its inaugural K1 automatic is eve...
23-01-2023 20:03
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Introducing – The New Ulysse Nardin Diver X Skeleton W
In 2021, when Ulysse Nardin married the Blast collection?s skeletonised appearance to the design of its famous Diver watches, the result came in as a ...
23-01-2023 20:03
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Buying Guide – Some Of The Best Watches Celebrating Ch
Today marks the dawn of the Year of the Rabbit, the new year according to the Chinese Lunar calendar. And as every year, multiple brands have dedicate...
22-01-2023 19:50
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The Petrolhead Corner – A Recap of The Monstrous Dakar
A couple of weeks ago we painted the scene for the annual desert showdown known as the Dakar Rally Raid for 2023. Audi was ready to take the fight to ...
21-01-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The New Corum Bubble 47 Central Tourbill
The Bubble, brought to us by an extraordinary visionnaire and talented businessman, former Corum owner Severin Wunderman almost a quarter century ago,...
20-01-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The Christiaan van der Klaauw Ariadne Re
Earlier this week, we were proud to bring you the news and our exclusive live images of the updated Christiaan van der Klaauw Ariadne. We presented to...
20-01-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The Cool and Compact Farer 36mm Three Ha
It would be hard to categorise Farer as still part of the newcomers from the micro-brand scene. Established in 2015, the brand has made a name for its...
20-01-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The Tangerine Is Depancel’s New Ta
Following the wave of micro-brands and their original, often accessible offerings, Depancel is a French brand specialising in automatic watches inspir...
19-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Salmon x Titanium Laurent Ferrier Gr
When Laurent Ferrier steered his brand into the luxury sports watch terrain, he applied his signature formula of sensually shaped design and a precisi...
19-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The New Titanium Gerald Charles Maestro
The name Gerald Charles might not ring a bell immediately. However, if I say Gerald Genta, this might be far clearer… Indeed, behind the GC brand wa...
19-01-2023 20:01
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Hands-on – The Deliciously Retro Nezumi Voiture VM1S.1
Today we are bringing your attention to a new brand for MONOCHROME Watches, a brand that has been around for over a decade but hasn’t solely focused...
19-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The New Zenith Defy Revival A3691 (Live
Until recently, the only revival we were familiar with was called CCR, as in Creedence Clearwater Revival. CCR was an American rock band named among t...
18-01-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The New Cartier Tank Française, Sleeker
An icon for over a century, the Cartier Tank requires little introduction. Among the countless versions of the model, the Tank Française was originall...
18-01-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The Vulcain Skindiver Nautique 38mm (Liv
When the name Vulcain comes into the conversation, your brain should (rightfully) have something very special in mind… A watch that has forged the b...
18-01-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The Urwerk UR-112 Aggregat Back to Black
If you are looking for a watch with a novel time display, Urwerk is your port of call. The UR-112, which abandons the brand?s signature wandering hour...
18-01-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute L
The Laureato luxury sports watch was introduced by Girard-Perregaux in 1975 and tentatively revived in 2016 as a limited edition before becoming a ful...
17-01-2023 20:02
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Introducing – The Redesigned Christiaan van der Klaauw
The world of horology isn’t only located in Switzerland. There are talented watchmakers worldwide, and the Netherlands is no stranger to creating fi...
17-01-2023 20:02
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Just Because – Training Camp With The Tudor Pro Cyclin
If road cycling continues to gain popularity in recent years, relatively few watch brands have been affiliated with the sport. One of the field’s mo...
17-01-2023 20:02
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Introducing – The Ralph Lauren RL867 Collection Welcom
The Ralph Lauren RL867 timepieces collection draws inspiration from the brand’s flagship men’s store at 867 Madison Avenue, New York. The store oc...
16-01-2023 19:53
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Introducing – The Full-Black Seiko Prospex Speedtimer
The name Speedtimer has a strong presence in the history of Seiko. It refers to multiple timepieces of the past and present, and in general, to the br...
16-01-2023 19:53
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Introducing – The New Rose Gold and Titanium Hermčs H0
Unveiled in 2021, the Hermčs H08 is the French brand?s versatile sporty-chic watch with a smooth cushion-shaped case and contemporary design elements....
16-01-2023 19:53
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Introducing – The Second Series Of The De Rijke &
About a year ago, we first shared the news that the small Dutch independent watchmaker Laurens de Rijke, working under the De Rijke & Co name, had lau...
16-01-2023 19:53
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Buying Guide – Five Stunning Watches That Break The Si
With a complication originally born out of necessity yet now regarded as one of the ultimate expressions of mechanical watchmaking, the watches in tod...
15-01-2023 20:06
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The Petrolhead Corner – The 7Fifteen Motorworks Troy I
In today’s episode of The Petrolhead Corner, our weekly episodic slice of automotive content, we go old-school. Or rather, old-school meets new-scho...
14-01-2023 19:56
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The Collector's Series – Sharing The Passion For The I
If you?re following our Collector?s Series column, the name of the man who?s about to share his story should be familiar. Tom, also known as Wtt1975 o...
13-01-2023 19:55
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Interview – Nicholas Biebuyck, Heritage Director at TA
With a personal passion for watches (especially sports chronographs from the 1960s and 1970s), cars, motorcycles and everything mechanical since a you...
13-01-2023 19:55
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Introducing – The New James Lamb Origin Series Azur Li
James Lamb was so much impressed by the famous British watchmakers of the past that he decided to change his life dramatically and join the ranks of E...
13-01-2023 19:55
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Introducing – The New S.U.F. Helsinki 180 N & 180
Indie watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva, along with his fellow Finn Kari Voutilainen, put Finland on the map as a watchmaker’s country; both their names a...
13-01-2023 19:55
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Interview – Antoine Pin, Managing Director of the Bulg
Horologically, the new year gets started with the LVMH Watch Week 2023 in Singapore, where Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith join forces to presen...
12-01-2023 20:04
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Introducing – The Zenith Defy Extreme Glacier
In 2021, Zenith expanded the Defy collection by adding a new rugged series. Appropriately named the Defy Extreme, the watches in this range share 45mm...
12-01-2023 20:04
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Hands-on – The New Hublot Classic Fusion Original Coll
Although Hublot has become one of the world?s most prominent Swiss watchmakers, it remains a relatively young brand. Everything started about 40 years...
12-01-2023 20:04
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Introducing – The New Zenith Defy Skyline 36mm Collect
This year, Zenith is staking its money on the recently launched Defy Skyline collection. Unveiled in 2022, the Defy Skyline continues Zenith’s long ...
12-01-2023 20:04
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Introducing – The New Zenith Defy Skyline Boutique Edi
The Zenith Defy Skyline collection was launched a year ago to strengthen the brand’s position in the highly competitive segment of luxury sports wat...
12-01-2023 20:04
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Introducing – The New Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton (Li
Following the Defy Skyline collection launch last year, Zenith returns to the LVMH Watch Week 2023 with a skeletonised proposal, taking the brand?s lu...
11-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Seiko Prospex Save the Ocean 1965 Mo
Being the brand’s first-ever and coincidentally Japan’s first-ever dive watch, the Seiko 62MAS is a timepiece of great importance. As you can imag...
11-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Oris Big Crown Calibre 473 With New
Swiss brand Oris initiates 2023 with glad tidings and announces the advent of its tenth in-house developed movement, writing a new chapter in the life...
11-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Bulgari Divas? Dream Mosaica
Bulgari’s watchmaking renaissance has produced some remarkable watches. While the Octo has asserted itself as a pillar of incontestable elegance and...
11-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Bold And Unexpected TAG Heuer Monza
If the model does not have the importance of other icons such as the Carrera, Autavia or Monaco in the TAG Heuer racing chronograph lineage, the Monza...
11-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – All The New Hublot Watches of LVMH Watch
2023 has kicked off with the LVMH Watch Week 2023 where Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith join forces to present some of their novelties in Singap...
11-01-2023 20:01
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Hands-on – The New TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 60th
In sports timing, few chronographs have compelling stories like the Heuer Carrera Chronograph. It was created sixty years ago and responded to changin...
11-01-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Bell & Ross x Alain Silberstein
For its fourth creation, Grail Watch has teamed Parisian designer Alain Silberstein with Parisian watch brand Bell & Ross for a colourful take on the ...
10-01-2023 19:58
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Introducing – Grand Seiko Celebrates The 25th Annivers
Grand Seiko celebrates the 25th anniversary of its breakthrough calibre 9S with two special models from its Heritage collection and dials inspired by ...
10-01-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The Mido Commander Inspired by Architect
What do the Eiffel Tower, Rome?s Colosseum and the Guggenheim of New York have in common" Apart from being city landmarks, their architecture has prov...
09-01-2023 19:50
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Introducing – Felipe Pikullik Shoots For The Moon With
When we first discovered the work of German independent watchmaker Felipe Pikullik, we were impressed with the creativity, level of detail and relativ...
09-01-2023 19:50
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News – The 2023 Rolex Price List Has Been Released, An
Just like almost every year, brands benefit from the new year to release updated price lists. 12 months ago already, we published an extensive look at...
09-01-2023 19:50
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Buying Guide – Get The Best Of Both Worlds With 5 Cool
A diving watch is generally considered to be very robust, has some form of rotating inner or outer bezel, is water-resistant to at least 200 meters an...
08-01-2023 19:54
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The Petrolhead Corner – A Tribute To Ken Block, The Si
It’s not often we commemorate fallen icons from the automotive industry, but in this case, we felt we had to. Upon learning about the passing of You...
07-01-2023 19:57
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Introducing – The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Xiali C
Calendar watches are, by definition, complex creatures; the Chinese calendar, which fuses a solar and a lunar calendar, takes complexity to another le...
07-01-2023 19:57
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The Collector's Series – A Car Aficionado Talks About
It is 2023, and we’re back with a new instalment of the Collector’s Series, a column where we let watch aficionados talk about their passion for a...
06-01-2023 19:52
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Hands-on – The Brutally Honest Laco Kiel.2 Chronograph
Despite the fact that mechanical watches today are very much a luxury item and far from a necessity, there was a time when proper timing instrument wa...
06-01-2023 19:52
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Introducing – The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year o
Perhaps not the first brand you would imagine producing an ?animal-themed? watch in time for the Chinese Lunar New Year, TAG Heuer is determined to co...
06-01-2023 19:52
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Introducing – Holthinrichs Adorns Its Ornament 1 Watch
A rather unique indie watchmaker, not only because it’s based in Delft, The Netherlands, Holthinrichs has a very personal approach to design and to ...
05-01-2023 19:46
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Hands-on – The New Trio Of Merci Instruments LMM-01
There no denying the importance of the microbrand scene in the past couple of years. We’ve seen so many new projects coming on stage and some with a...
05-01-2023 19:46
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Introducing – Junghans Honours Its Founder With The Me
A birthday is always a good reason for a little party, and we’ve already shown you some of the most important ones to keep an eye out for in 2023. W...
05-01-2023 19:46
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Women?s Watch Wednesday – The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Valentine?s Day is a marketing opportunity for many watch brands and the perfect occasion to launch special editions. Blancpain has been producing Val...
04-01-2023 19:51
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Hands-on – The New Pasha de Cartier Chronograph With G
The story of Pasha de Cartier dates back to the 1930s and involves claims that the Pasha of Marrakesh ordered an elegant watch to match his royal stat...
04-01-2023 19:51
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Independent Watchmaking – Talking To Australian Indie
Australia is associated with a lot of things, but watchmaking is not necessarily one of them. We tend to think of Rugby, Kangaroos, surfing, the Great...
04-01-2023 19:51
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Introducing – The New Dimpled Dial Of The Audemars Pig
If you were to ask anyone to describe a typical Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, you would most likely hear elements like the octagonal case/bezel, integrat...
03-01-2023 19:50
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Introducing – The Bronze IWC Big Pilot 43 For Mr Porte
This isn’t the first time that luxury menswear outlet MR PORTER is partnering with watch brands to create special editions. In fact, it isn’t even...
03-01-2023 19:50
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Hands-on – The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding F
Most of you are well aware that the Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet’s emblematic and (probably) most crucial watch ever, celebrated its 50th anniversary ...
03-01-2023 19:50
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Just Because – The Most Important Watch Anniversaries
Welcome to a new year. Welcome to 2023. If there’s one thing that watch brands love, it’s celebrating their heritage. Vintage has been one of the ...
02-01-2023 19:50
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Hands-on – Spending Time With The anOrdain Model 2 MKI
The small Scottish brand known as anOrdain has made quite a name for itself over the past five years, mainly through its traditionally crafted vitreou...
02-01-2023 19:50
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Introducing – The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniver
Renowned as the blueprint for modern dive watches, Blancpain?s archetypal Fifty Fathoms of 1953 is coming up for its grand 70th birthday. As an essent...
02-01-2023 19:50
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Buying Guide – The Best Annual And Perpetual Calendar
Instead of looking at a TV screen, a gigantic clock or some type of countdown timer in anticipation of the stroke of midnight and ushering in the new ...
01-01-2023 19:42
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The Petrolhead Corner – The One-Off Alfa Romeo Giulia
Few names get car people going as much as Alfa Romeo. The Italian carmaker has a storied history and has created some of the most advanced and amazing...
31-12-2022 19:43
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