Corum debuted the Admirals Cup AC-One 45 Chronograph back in 2013 as a new line within its iconic Admirals Cup collection. Less quirky and more contemporary in design, the AC-One 45 has since seen some more elaborate models, all of which seem to shout out, This isnt your Grandfathers Corum watch. Now in 2019, the brand is releasing its latest iteration with a slightly different name. The new Corum Admiral AC-One 45 Chronograph collection is an impressively refreshed luxury sports watch line that [...]
The Elegance collection from Grand Seiko continues to grow with the launch of the Grand Seiko SBGK007 And SBGK009 watches. Following on from the very special manual-wind spring drive?references SBGZ001 and SBGZ003,?and the Elegance collections notable expansion earlier this year, which saw Caliber 9S63 debut in the SBGK002, SBGK004, SBGK006, and SBGK005, the SBGK007 and SBGK009 watches add to the steel options for that caliber. Prior to this release, only one stainless steel option (a gorgeoue b [...]
A career path in watchmaking is not something very often offered to kids leaving school. Before we know it, were off to college or straight into the world of work without so much as acknowledging the continued existence of horology. These days, Im so ingrained in the watchmaking industry, it stuns me when people express amazement that assembly and after-sales processes are performed by real humans, not super-accurate machines. But you neednt spend much time at the knee of an old watchmaker to un [...]
I am not always sure what Jean-Claude Biver is thinking. The machine-gun minded Swiss CEO covers so many bases when deciding what new Hublot watches are made that it can be almost impossible to predict what will come next. However, I do know one thing: Mr. Biver is watch lover. It might sound ironic, or silly, but when a watch lover runs a watch brand, it is a good thing. And trust me, not all watch brand CEOs are watch lovers.Mr. Biver is a major watch collector. He cant discuss it much, as he [...]
Being an entry level nice watch from the Swatch Group, Hamilton has the budget to experiment a great deal with designs. The Hamilton logo itself is art deco in tone, and many vintage Hamilton watches exuded art deco design while the brand was still American owned. With the Below Zero Diver watch, I can see a direction that Hamilton may be going in.Omega (another Swatch Group brand) recently released its new De Ville line of watches, which are classically art deco in design. They are beautiful wa [...]
Its growing harder and harder to recognize Grand Seiko as the cult watch that it once was, no thanks in part to its justifiable rise in popularity and passionate fanbase in the United States. But the North American fans that buoyed the brand on this side of the world for the better part of the last decade have yet to be acknowledged for that dedication. That trend appears to have been reversed at the Couture/JCK tradeshow event in Las Vegas back in June of this year, when we got our first look a [...]
Ive long been on record as saying that a field watch may be the most accessible watch design for most guys. Typically less bulky than a dive watch, more simple than a chronograph and more fitting for daily use than most dress watches, field watches have a lot to offer. While Ill admit this is a simplification, when someone is asking for help picking a new watch and has no idea of the thousands of options at their disposal, such simplifications are quite handy. More to the point of this review, t [...]
Richard Mille?is releasing a new?world timer watch after?their?RM 58-01 from?back in 2013, and this one is called the Richard Mille RM 63-02 World Timer Automatic. It is not a tourbillon, but it has got a brand new in-house movement, and this new world timer still sticks to the philosophy of the brand that the watch should be as easy to use as possible. This was achieved in part by removing the need for a pusher when using the time zone function: the satin-brushed and polished grade-5 titanium r [...]
Fan of high-end quartz watches? Breitling has a nice new piece for you. What is high-end quartz? Well not cheap quartz! The perception that all quartz watches are cheap is a bit of a shame. It is true that you can buy a quartz movement based watch for a few bucks, but high-end quartz watches are out there and they have their fan following for sure. Breitling is one of the few Swiss brands that continually offers high-end Swiss quartz movement based timepieces in addition to mechanical watches ( [...]
If there was ever a watch that defined a brand it is the Khaki line for Hamilton. They have actually imparted the Khaki name on scores of watches, but the Field Khaki is the basic original military watch that started the trend. A popular watch for decades the original models were tiny by todays comparisons often being 33mm wide. Those are smaller than most womens watches today. The New Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic will be available in two (reasonable) sizes at 40mm and 44mm wide. I would love [...]
As Patek Philippe celebrates their 175th anniversary, the major auction houses are celebrating too. Auction houses have done very well over the last few years, thanks to the brands popularity among collectors, when it comes to their rarest and most exclusive timepieces. On November 9, 2014, in Geneva, Christies will hold its Patek Philippe 175 watch auction in celebration of the brands anniversary. This will be an exciting time, as Patek Philippe themselves will hold various celebrations, along [...]
Although it may not garner the same overwhelming enthusiast attention as its Seamaster or Speedmaster series, the Omega Constellation series serves as both a showcase for the brands dressier design sensibilities and a testbed for its in-house movement designs. The retro-styled Constellation Globemaster sub-line is a perfect example of this, reinterpreting the look of the classic Pie Pan Constellation models of the 50s and acting as the first series to receive the brands now-standard METAS Master [...]
In my opinion, the Roger Dubuis Excalibur watch collection is going to receive a lot more attention from collectors over the next few years. These are current underdogs of value and style, and run the gamut from micro-rotor-based automatic movements to complex double tourbillons. Somewhere in the middle is this single flying tourbillon Excalibur reference DBEX0838 that comes in an interesting cobalt alloy metal case. I got to check out this Roger Dubuis watch when meeting with Mr. Porter, an aut [...]
John and I, this time sitting side-by-side, discuss an array of new and interesting watches. Next week, I will be out of town at SIHH 2010, but weeks after that will be rich with content from the show!We talk about pick-up artists and how watches are used in that artistry. A Franck Muller $2.7 million watch, currently the worlds most complicated watch. We talk about a minimalist chronograph and Tokyo Flash. Ariel likes a new Jean-Baptiste Viot and we discuss, along with Thomas Preschers new Temp [...]
At SIHH 2017, Swiss Parmigiani debuted a new version of their best-selling Tonda 1950 collection with a moonphase-equipped variant known as the Parmigiani Tonda 1950 Lune. Offered in a a steel case, the watch seeks to blend value and complexity, for an attractive dress watch with some horological nerd appeal.The watch industry today is facing a series of value crises. One of them is finding the right type of watch for the right type of price that todays consumers are keen to purchase. Ending are [...]
For 2014, Blancpain released an interesting new tourbillon piece, known as the Villeret Tourbillon Volant Une Minute 12 Jours timepiece, which I now present to you hands-on here. This is also a good time to mention that at the outset of Baselworld 2014, the team more-or-less declared to ourselves that we tire of tourbillons. So why are we going hands-on with one (again)? Well, rumors of the demise of the tourbillon at are greatly exaggerated. It isnt that we are wholly dismissive of these litt [...]
January 20, 2014 is the first day of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva representing some of the most important watch brands around. It is one of the two major watch trade shows of the year, the other being Baselworld. SIHH includes all of The Richemont Group brands plus other SIHH partners for a total of 16 watch and jewelry makers: Cartier, Audemars Piguet, A. Lange Sohne, Richard Mille, Panerai, IWC, and more. In addition to the brands displaying at SIHH, we will [...]
Ever wondered what it is like to work with Ariel Adams?I certainly did, and in the last four months, I have been treated to a spectacle beyond my comprehension, leading to a vague understanding that perhaps I have stumbled into a place that I was meant to be. Now, if you are a regular follower of (ABTW), I will not presume to know who you are. However, I can certainly say that you are most likely a watch lover of some kind. And if you have been a follower for a reasonable amount of time, then [...]
For SIHH 2019, Panerai is putting its fancy Carbotech material to work in two new watches. Carbotech is a special composite developed by Panerai that is lighter than titanium and stronger than stainless steel. This makes it an excellent material for Panerais large watches. This is your first look at the two new Submersible Marina Militaire Carbotech 47mm watches.SpecificationsBrand: PaneraiModel: Submersible Marina Militaire Carbotech 47mm (PAM 979, PAM 961)Dimensions: 47mm diameterWater Resista [...]
Lovers of dive and ceramic watches will rejoice today as Omega debuts the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black models as the references 215.92.46.22.01.001 (black mostly monochromatic),?215.92.46.22.01.002 (blue accents), 215.92.46.22.01.003 (red accents), and the 215.63.46.22.01.001 in gold and ceramic. This is a valuable extension to the already updated for 2016 Seamaster Planet Ocean watch family with a few interesting twists. Of course, the most important is that the Deep Black is the [...]