Introducing: The New Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer, Now With Chromalight...
With habitual punctuality, Rolex unveiled their entire 2016 lineup on Press Day at exactly 12 p.m. As ever, it features many of the company’s classic models, updated with novel features. However, they...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Girard-Perregaux Esmeralda Tourbillon
Though the tourbillon's rightly associated with the name of its inventor, A. L. Breguet, it is also associated, in the minds of many students of its history, with another name: Girard-Perregaux. One...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Omega Grey Side Of The Moon 'Meteorite,' The Most Exciting...
How many sides does a sphere have? Luckily for OMEGA’s marketing department, the answer is: an infinite number. After visits to the Dark, the Grey, and the White Side of the moon, the Swiss giant...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, Now With A Plasma Grey Ceramic Case
The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe is not the most complicated watch in Blancpain’s collection. But it may be the one it's the most attached to. The first diver of the modern era, it was backed heavily by...
View ArticleHands-On: The Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 (Live Pics, Thoughts, Official...
This is the best watch I have seen so far at Baselworld – there, I said it. You may have read about the new Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 yesterday – well, I just had a chance to see it in person, and I...
View ArticleThe Best Swag Of Baselworld, 2016 Edition
This time last year, we went ahead and named the best swag of Baselworld 2015 – it was a flask from NOMOS, and it was full of rum. Now NOMOS is back again this year with what is a pretty nifty little...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Grandmaster Chime Reference 6300G – The Most Complicated...
This, I have to admit, came as a shock. It came as a shock to me, and every other single person with whom I spoke that I'd consider knowledgeable about collecting Patek Philippe. The Grandmaster Chime...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Slim d'Hermes Limited Edition With Enamel Dial (Live Pics,...
A surprise hit of the 2015 Baselworld show was the Slim d'Hermes watch, an absolutely stunning modern dress watch from Hermes that features an in-house caliber and downright beautiful facade – not to...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Longines Railroad
The Longines Heritage collection is a veritable treasure trove of wonderful (and, usually, eminently affordable) watches based on Longine's historical production, and for 2016 the family has a new...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Bulova CURV Chronographs, With High Frequency Shaped Quartz...
Since 2007, Bulova has been owned by the Citizen Watch Co. of Japan, but it was for many decades before that an upstanding member of the American horological community, with many innovations to its...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Dual Time, A User-Friendly And...
When Girard-Perregaux released their 1966 Dual Time in 2014, we applauded their efforts for making a gorgeous, and very wearable, traveler’s watch. The only criticism it received was its high price...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8 Day Power Reserve, A Rare Example...
I think every hardcore watch nerd dreams of owning a piece hand-crafted by Seiko's Micro Artist Studio in Shiojiri, located in Japan's central Nagano region. The Micro Artist Studio is a tiny subset...
View ArticleIntroducing: The New Rolex Datejust 41mm
Rolex has released a slew of new watches at this year's Baselworld. You may have already seen (and drooled over) the new Rolex Daytona with black ceramic bezel or the new Rolex Explorer, but one we...
View ArticleBring a Loupe: Vintage Chronographs And Dive Watches From Universal Geneve,...
This week is dedicated to the new releases of Baselworld, but never fear, Bring A Loupe is here for your weekly dose of some of the most interesting vintage watches out there. This week, we will focus...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Patek Philippe 5170R – The Classic Manually Wound Patek Goes...
Okay, so nothing super new here, but this is the type of thing that will get a hardcore PP guy going – the 5170 has been shown in rose gold! The 5170 is, for the uninitiated, the classic manually...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Monsieur de Chanel: Chanel's First Dedicated Men's Watch,...
This is an unexpected but very impressive announcement from a truly iconic brand in the fashion world – Chanel – and they unveiled a brand new, men's dedicated wristwatch called the Monsieur. Oh, and...
View ArticleIntroducing: The New Zenith El Primero 36,000 VPH Classic Cars
This year Zenith has released a whole new group of new watches, including the new El Primero 36,000 VPH Classic Cars chronograph with newly finished dial. The brand is making a point to keep their...
View ArticleIntroducing: The New Rolex Air-King (Finally)
Ask and you shall receive – I bring you the Rolex Air-King! This year at Baselworld we have seen the new Daytona, the Explorer, the Datejust 41, and now the Air-King. This puppy has a ton of new...
View ArticleIntroducing: The New Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 43.5mm Auto
Omega has released a new addition to the Seamaster Ocean Planet Collection – the new 43.5 mm Auto. This brightly colored watch features the chronometer caliber 8900 with METAS certification. This...
View ArticleHands-On: The Glashütte Original The Senator Excellence, A Handsome...
Made In Germany. This label, coined by the British to discourage the purchase of foreign goods, has since become a promise of quality sought by consumers around the world. And it’s armed with these...
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