Introducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre a Quantieme Lunaire With Enamel...
The Duometre series for JLC is one of the brand's most interesting, technically thoughtful and downright impressive lines and often times I feel like it's totally forgotten in place of the classic...
View ArticleHands-On With The Baume & Mercier Clifton Chronograph (Live Pics & Pricing)
Baume & Mercier Clifton Chronograph Live from SIHH 2014 we gave you a look at one of the new complications introduced into the Baume & Mercier Clifton collection, the Clifton Retrograde Date...
View ArticleIntroducing The Hamilton Pan Europ, Vintage Inspired And Budget Friendly...
Back in 1971, Hamilton introduced the Pan Europ, one of the first automatic chronographs on the market (using the famous chrono-matic / Calibre 11 movement). Here we have a new non-chronograph watch...
View ArticleHands-On With The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Openworked Extra-Thin In Rose Gold
My love for the Extra-Thin Royal Oak, known by most as the "Jumbo", is well documented. It was my very first truly high end watch and I really do believe it is both one of the great designs of 20th...
View ArticleHands-On With The A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna...
A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna One of the most interesting complicated watches to come out of SIHH 2014 is without a doubt the Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar...
View ArticleIntroducing The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition "Collectors’ Watch," An...
For many watch enthusiasts, online forums can be an important tool for connecting with fellow collectors across the globe. And for the manufactures, forums can be a strategic conduit for speaking...
View ArticleHands-On With the De Bethune DB28 Digitale (Live Pics, Pricing, Specs)
Ask your average millionaire independent watch collector who is making some of the most interesting and badass watches around, and there is a good chance they'll mention De Bethune. We stopped in to...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Secrets Of Cartier Watchmaking
If you happen to find yourself in Paris before February 16th, we recommend checking out Cartier: Style and History at the Grand Palais, a comprehensive exhibition of Cartier's greatest creations of the...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Giulio Papi, Director Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi
Giulio Papi of Audemars Piguet Renaud et Papi (APRP) Back in 1986, dissatisfied with the prospect of having to work for twenty years before having the opportunity to touch complicated watches, Giulio...
View ArticleFOUND: A Stainless Steel Patek Philippe Ref. 1463 Chronograph With Two-Tone...
Stainless Steel Patek Phlippe Ref. 1463 Patek Philippe ref. 1463 chronographs are always fun watches to stumble upon, but this is a particularly exciting example. Not only is the case stainless steel,...
View ArticleIntroducing The Hamilton Khaki X-Wind Limited Edition, Complete With Drift...
It was a Hamilton watch used on the first US postal service flight between Washington and New York, so aviation is nothing new to the brand. The new Hamilton Khaki X-Wind Limited Edition includes two...
View ArticlePhoto Report: Vintage Watch Spotting At The 2014 Miami Beach Antique Show
Vintage Watches At The Miami Beach Antique Show Last week Ben and Stephen took a break from reviewing the latest releases from SIHH to visit the Miami Beach Antique Show, one of the world's largest...
View ArticleIntroducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Unique Travel Time, A Serious...
“One watch, two brains” is how Jaeger-LeCoultre describes its Dual-Wing concept, first introduced in 2007. Two distinct mechanisms are used within the movement: one ensures timekeeping accuracy (to...
View ArticleThe Limited Edition Bremont Codebreaker Now Available On MrPorter.com
In June 2013, UK watchmaker Bremont introduced the Codebreaker – a flyback chronograph with GMT function made in collaboration with the historic Bletchley Park Trust. We showed you the watch moments...
View ArticleReference Points: Understanding The Entire Lineage Of Patek Philippe...
Welcome to the first in an ongoing series we're calling "Reference Points." In this series, we will be working backwards in a way, to tell all you lovers of horology about some important watches that...
View ArticleThe Thrill Of The Chase: Finding An Elusive South African MilSub
With watches, as with many things in life, the thrill is often in the chase. This seems particularly true when it comes to the pursuit of “issued” watches. By issued, I'm referring to tool watches...
View ArticleIntroducing The Blancpain Villeret 8 Day With Grand Feu Enamel Dial
With SIHH behind us, the pre-Baselworld releases are starting to appear. The first release from Blancpain is an addition to the classic Villeret collection, the Villeret 8 Day with Grand Feu enamel...
View ArticleA Week on the Wrist: The Christopher Ward C900 Worldtimer
UK-based Christopher Ward has spent the last few years building up a solid reputation for making attractive, solid mechanical timepieces, and then selling them at an accessible price-point. One of the...
View ArticleIntroducing The Rado HyperChrome Small Second, With Ceramic Monobloc...
Although Rado can trace its roots back to 1917 at the Schlup & Co. clockwork factory in Switzerland, it is best known today for creating almost futuristic ceramic watches. It was only 1986 when...
View ArticleFOUND: Tropical Universal Genève "Nina Rindt" Compax Chronograph
When a friend contacted us last week to tell us he'd found this watch, we knew immediately that we had to share it with all of you. After stumbling upon this rare Universal Genève chronograph online,...
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