There was a lot of excitement at Montblanc in Geneva for this watch. They only had one of them?at SIHH and it was in a case. Still a prototype but I got to check it out a bit. In a nutshell, you press down on a lever on the left side of the case and the watch dial magically transforms into something else. Not only does the look change, but more importantly the functions do as well. One face shows the time (regulator style with?retrograde minutes) and the date, while the second style is a chronog [...]

SIHH 2017 was a bit of a bittersweet affair for A. Lange Sohne. While the brand welcomed pieces like the epic Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite and the sublime 1815 Annual Calendar, they also had to cope with the news of founder Walter Langes passing. Walter Langes contributions to A. Lange Sohne cannot be overstated. Together with Gunter Blumlein, Lange resurrected A. Lange Sohne in 1990 shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. In just four short years, they released the first new A. La [...]

It seems that Baselworld 2018 is going to be a year of vintage-inspired watches. Oris kicks off Baselworld with a whole new slew of their popular Oris Big Crown Pointer Date models. Featuring two 36mm models (one in bronze, and with some confusing literature, but I will touch on that a little later), and a 40mm model, Oris revamps, reshapes, and releases a?very?vintage-inspired lot of their esteemed pilot watches.SpecificationsBrand: OrisModel: Big Crown Pointer DateDimensions: 36mm for the gree [...]

Ive known Mr. Jean-Christophe Babin since he was the iconic leader of TAG Heuer watches. What I recall most about his time during the dynamic days of TAG Heuer in the 2000s was how well he represented the brand by wearing the brands then-popular line of glasses with the red-colored arms splashing warm color across the side of his face. Mr. Babin was responsible for the most advanced and interesting high-end TAG Heuer watches of modern times.Mr. Babins successful tenure at TAG Heuer was transform [...]

Precision chronographs seem to be on the mind of many watch makers this year. Tag Heuer certainly has their share of innovations and everyone seems to want to push forth into a territory people once thought of as well if you need that kinda precision then get a digital watch. But I digress! Montblanc this year came out with a concept watch that competes with the Tag Heuer Mikrotimer 1/1000th of a second chronograph called the Timewriter II Chronograph Bi-Frequence 1000.The Timewriter II Chronogr [...]

Watch buyers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and discerning. They no longer just want a well-made, handsome watch. They want exclusivity and the ability to customize a watch to their tastes, and that is why the Jaeger-LeCoultre Atelier Reverso program was born. Unveiled last year as part of the Reversos 85th anniversary, the Atelier Reverso program allows watch lovers to customize their Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso with dozens of dial and strap options. According to Jaeger-LeCoultre, a stagg [...]

A. Lange Sohnes Little Lange 1 Moon Phase embodies what I love about womens watches right now. Its a smaller version of a mens model-and thats a good thing, since it generally means a great movement, meticulous finish, and a dignified design, particularly since youre talking about A. Lange Sohne.?When a company that makes something as magnificent as the Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite makes a ladies watch, it isnt going to be a token girly watch with lots of flowers but no real functions. [...]

The polls have been counted, the results are in and the verdictsize matters! Well, at least underwater, according to Oris. The swiss watchmaker, well known for producing high quality yet at the same time surprisingly affordable diving watches, has just released its new diving watch, and its the largest ever! At 49mm the Regulateur Der Meistertaucher is no delicate timepiece, but then again, one would generally not consider diving a particularly delicate pursuit either. However, one must really w [...]

It probably doesnt surprise you that as the founder of , I spend a lot of time looking at watches on the internet. In fact, I would say that anyone who considers themselves a watch enthusiast is more or less required to spend at least an hour a week browsing for watches on eBay or other places where random assortments of interesting timepieces are available for sale.Some of the things that I routinely look for on eBay are watches from the last 10 to 20 years which are no longer made, but still a [...]

Most Swiss luxury watch brands have been slow to adapt to the modern digital world, but as an influential mainstream brand, Omega now announcing online direct-to-consumer sales through its website is a signal of movement in the right direction. For now, the brands e-commerce is aimed at the United States only, but Omega says that more countries will follow in the near future and we can expect that more brands across the industry will continue to fall in line as well.Until now, one needed to vis [...]

I have been wearing the Audemars Piguet Black Ceramic, Royal Oak Offshore Diver for nearly one week. I am lucky to be among the first people in the United States to wear the latest incarnation of the iconic Royal Oak design. This is the newest addition Royal Oak Offshore Diver (hands-on here), which was first available in steel, then forged carbon, and now in all-ceramic. The watch itself is really impressive, but for me it is part of a larger journey with the brand.My relationship with Audemars [...]

Just announced from Panerai is a new Luminor 1950 watch with an engraved hunter-style case made for historic British gunmaker Purdey. Panerai has previously worked with Purdey who is also under the Richemont group, and these new models are themed on Africas Big Five animals. The hunter-style case, which means it has a protective metal cover over the dial that opens on a hinge, is not only thematically appropriate for a collaboration with a gunmaker, but also provides a large space for the hand-e [...]

The perpetual calendar complication has been a fascinating and useful feature on high-end watches for quite sometime. Calendar functions directly related to keeping the time, and offer a variety of information related to the 24 hour cycle. Most watches have just the date, and the more complex you get, the more calendar functions you can record. Annual calendars measure the day, date, and month often the phase of the moon as well. The benefit for those is being able to avoid adjusting your watch [...]

Mustaches and Baseball? Its not a new combination, but it rarely looks this good. On the diamond, famous names like Mike Schmidt, Rollie Fingers, and poor Bill Buckner were known for rocking a hairy upper lip, while 1980s TV screens were dominated by Tom Sellecks irrepressible Thomas Magnum, who wore a bushy stache and a Detroit Tigers ballcap. Joining the ranks of these fuzzy legends is the Oris ChronOris Movember Edition Watch. This is, I think, the first watch Ive seen with not one, but TWO m [...]

IWC dive watch enthusiasts rejoiced to see a freshened up line of IWC Aquatimer watches released recently at SIHH 2009 in Geneva. There are a number of new models, and a slightly updated a depth gauge version as well (the Deep Two). IWC seemed to take a completely different approach this year as the line is much more colorful and shiny than it was previously. I am sure that the watches are mechanically and functionally superb, but I have mixed feelings on the new looks. Still the details are imp [...]

The team has just returned from the 2014 edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie watch trade show in Geneva otherwise known as the SIHH. If you arent already aware of what this show is about; it is one of a few major watch trade events each year where new products are debuted. SIHH is operated by the Richemont Group and a few other participating brands. There are about 16 brands that show there. The other major Swiss watch trade show is Baselworld that happens later in the ye [...]

2021 marks the 10th anniversary for online luxury menswear giant MR PORTER, and the retailer is celebrating its first decade with a year full of limited edition partnerships. Its partnership with IWC is one of the highest-profile of these arrangements, and the collaboration has spawned a limited edition variant of the recently introduced IWC Pilots Watch Chronograph 41 with a masculine and charismatic new colorway. Available exclusively through MR PORTER, the limited edition IWC 10 Years of MR P [...]

In-house movements are still very much in (pardon the pun), and one of the latest additions to the ever-growing array of proprietary Swiss calibers is one that was?designed and is manufactured by Panerai. Today, we will be discussing the more interesting details of the?P.4000 movement and also one of the models in?which it made its debut, the Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic PAM572.?We will begin with a closer look at the P.4000 movement, and then go hands-on with?this old-new?Radiomir, wh [...]

These days Ball watches are an easy buy. Well-made mechanical Swiss watches that tend to fit the bill nicely and their prices are more fair than inflated. Ubiquitous tritium gas tube illumination aint bad either. Balls core design ethos is split between original designs, al la Engineer Hydrocarbon creations, as well as faithful homages. This new Fireman Classic 40mm is among the latter. It isnt the first time anyone has given a nod to Patek Philippe, and this latest Ball watch is their interpret [...]

Out of the nine new omega Submariner watches for 2020, the new generation 41mm-wide omega Submariners with the updated 3235 family of movements also includes some precious metal varieties. Those include the reference 126619 in 18k white gold, as well as these two reference 126618LB (blue dial and bezel) and 126618LN (black dial and black bezel Submariner watches in 18k yellow gold. For the most part, the new Submariner watches dont materially add new styles to the larger omega Submariner univers [...]