Ceramic is in, guys, and Hublot is taking it a step further than anyone else. If youve not picked up on the trend towards ceramic cases, bezels, and other components let me be the first to tell you: its here, and its pretty exciting. However, until relatively recently, ceramic watches were largely confined to black, white, and grey color palettes. Last summer, Hublot released the first of its kind in a highly polished and saturated all-red ceramic Big Bang as featured by Ariel here. Now, in the [...]

A few months ago, I read (well listened to, actually thanks, Audible) a really cool book called The Martian (written by Andy Weir) that I later learned is about to be a major motion picture. I mean, listen, I consider anything by Ridley Scott that involves space to be a major movie. Matt Damon plays the lead character whose name is Mark Watney, and apparently, he is going to wear a Hamilton watch in at least part of The Martian movie.The funny thing is that, because I havent seen the movie yet [...]

Italian jeweler and watchmaker?Bulgari have developed a reputation for haute horology timepieces in recent years, particularly when working with ultra-thin tourbillons and skeletonized movements. Taking their design language in a different direction, the?Bulgari Octo Tourbillon Sapphire is the brands latest experiment with clever movement architecture, using the calibers bridges as hour indicators. These bridges are DLC-coated and topped with green luminescent material which provides a lot of co [...]

Celebrating A Decade Of Big BangTen years ago in 2004, Hublot first released the Big Bang: a timepiece that would forever change the brand and would help put then owner (now Chairman) Jean-Claude Biver on the minds of the general public as well as arguably make him the most important person in the modern watch industry. Under Jean-Claude Biver, the design philosophy at Hublot has been fusion, or rather the combination of a range of materials in their ever expanding catalog of watches.Over the ye [...]

While many of its competitors are postponing 2020 novelties, Breitling maintains its top form and launches a wide range of completely new watches without hesitation. Key among those are the 10 new Breitling Chronomat B01 42 watches for 2020, all completely redesigned.Since its 1984 debut, the dependable, functional, and stylish Breitling Chronomat has earned its place among the most beloved and successful Breitling collections. Many of its iterations have managed to be the ideal all-purpose watc [...]

I discussed a little while ago about how Bulgari (Bvlgari) incorporated Gerald Genta, and Daniel Roth (brands it already owned) into the Bulgari brand. You can read all about that and see a video interview with Bulgari talking about it here. The first product of this digestive affair is this watch. Basically a re-branded Gerald Genta Octo Bi-Retro, that has a bit more Bulgari-ness to it. The overall shape and dimensions of the watch are the same, but styling has been face-lifted and injected wit [...]

Sponsored post presented on by advertiserOne new piece that should cause enthusiasts to ponder the wearing possibilities is this Hublot Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire - a watch to have both a virtually scratch-proof sapphire crystal case and a matching integrated sapphire crystal bracelet. This clear spectacle will be paired with an in-house-made Hublot tourbillon-based movement.While the first luxury watches to introduce a sapphire crystal watch case came with a price of around $1, [...]

In this edition of s Watch What-If series, designer Niklas Bergenstjerna re-imagines some modern dive watches with a vintage bronzed look. Initially inspired by the Oris Carl Brashear Limited Edition Dive Watch, Niklas imagined what some some contemporary divers would look like if bronze were the material of choice rather than steel. The four watches he re-imagined are: the Bremont Supermarine 500 (seen above and?reviewed here); the TAG Heuer Aquaracer (hands-on here); the Cartier Calibre Diver [...]

As the first video game character to achieve mainstream popularity in 1980, PAC-MAN has a special place in both gaming history and pop culture. With the current late 70s and early 80s style revival, its no surprise to see PAC-MAN enjoying a pop culture revival of its own, including a surprisingly strong showing in the world of watchmaking. The dot-munching, ghost-chasing hero has seen tributes on both ends of the horological spectrum in recent years, with playful luxury tributes from RJ mixed in [...]

At first glance, the Corum Golden Bridge Titane DLC can be a little difficult to wrap your mind around. This is the evolution of Corums Golden Bridge with its linear movement that first finally came in a more traditional round case that we saw hands-on here. With its suspension bridge-like struts flanking the movement on either side, this new version has a rich black DLC finish applied to the titanium case. Meant to reference the Golden Gate Bridge or Brooklyn Bridge, you can easily see the corr [...]

Deciding to acquire an A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar watch begins with a very basic premise: that you have tourbillon money but dont want the wearing experience of an exposed tourbillon watch. For the last 10-15 years, the tourbillon-equipped timepiece has been a symbol of money and status among the worlds elite who rely on their watch to help communicate something important about themselves. Reports of corruption in China and Russia often detailed politicians and other p [...]

The Oris Divers Sixty Five is surprising. When I first saw the watch at Baselworld early last year, it stood out among the usual burly pro-style diving watches for which Oris is known. On the same table, I saw the impressive 48mm Aquis Depth Gauge Chronograph and the comparatively diminutive and unassuming Oris Divers Sixty Five. With that initial viewing, the Sixty Five was stuck in my head. I knew I wanted to take it somewhere sunny and see if its golden-age charm could elicit both pool-side C [...]

In 2017 the world celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first solo transatlantic flight made by Charles Lindbergh. For the occasion, Swiss watchmaker Longines?produced a limited edition of its iconic Lindbergh timepiece, also known as the Hour Angle watch. In this review I will discuss the stock version of the Lindbergh Hour Angle watch that Longines produces today, as well as the 90th Anniversary model that adds a few new things and perhaps is a hint of what is to come.Longines has a lot of hi [...]

For 2014, German/Swiss watchmaker (honestly they ride both lines) Montblanc is equipped with a new CEO who happens to be Jerome Lambert. He arrives after spending a good long time up in the Swiss mountains with one of our favorite brands Jaeger-LeCoultre. After captaining Jaeger-LeCoultre into the perpetual center of our horological attention he is engaged on a new and very different journey at Montblanc. Nevertheless, with new and interesting products like the Meisterstuck Heritage Perpetual C [...]

The next limited edition Hublot Big Bang watch is for women. To be honest, the Big Bang model has taken a back seat (this will most likely be changing soon) to other Hublot models when it comes to limited editions for men. The King Power has been favored for a while because of its larger size and more technical design. In 2012 Hublot re-released the Big Bang as a larger watch and modernized it a bit. Anyhow, this shiny Big Bang is for the ladies and has been done in collaboration with watch make [...]

This is the chronograph version of the venerable Bell Ross Geneva 123, which I discussed here. The pre-BR-01 Bell Ross is a testament to the design finesse of the French watch firm. Although the Geneva 126 is merely a bi-compax chronograph version of the watch, the look is very different.The beautiful number fonts remain, but with the 126 you have more of them. The Geneva 123 have the 12, 3, and 9, while the Genevea 126 clearly has more numbers displayed. The 126 trades off some of the attract [...]

One of Perrelets signature complications is offering various watches with two rotors one on the back of the watch, and one on the front. After years of simply having the cool looking rotor oscillating on the face of watches, they started to get a bit more creative. The most recent iteration for a mens watch is this Turbine collection. Designed after the turbine on a jet engine, moving the watch around has the turbine vanes spinning as though the watch was about to take off.Other companies and p [...]

In this review of the?Hublot Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Orlinski All Black I contemplate blasphemy in watch design and share what its like to come in contact with a lamp post while wearing an 18,000-dollar ceramic watch. Oh, and well also discuss whats happening in the image above. Stay tuned!A Note On Bold WatchesMany appear to believe that its one of watchmakings most recent and most dubious developments that a watchs primary function need not always be the easy telling of time. Min [...]

One of Montblancs new timepieces for SIHH 2014 was this Timewalker Chronograph 100. In addition to quite literally being a rare breed of watch, the Timewalker Chronograph 100 is also part of a genre that is almost non-existent this year. That genre would be the concept watch, which I define as a limited production timepiece with an experimental design whose sole purpose is to spark conversation and purchase by select collectors. The SIHH watch trade show this year was almost completely devoid of [...]

There are few modern, successful brands that are as polarizing and incite as much discussion among watch enthusiasts as Hublot.?While their designs might not be for everyone, its hard to argue that their prolific use of innovative materials and techniques? not to mention marketing and collaborations? outpaces their peers by a large margin. With the launch of the Hublot Big Bang Unico Golf, the brand now introduces a new complication to the horological world? a golf counter, if you will.The Hublo [...]