This is the Bell Ross 126 Sport and it is one of the most important watches currently sold by the sometimes polarizing French brand. Bell Ross is a recognizable luxury brand thanks to their line of instrument-style watches like the BR 01 and its many iterations. These square-cased watches offer owners a chance of effectively wearing an aeronautical gauge on their wrist as their design has been derived from the legible military styling of an airplane instrument cluster. Both airplane gauges and [...]

Since 2018, German watchmaker Glashutte Original has taken the opportunity each year to release a special Annual Edition variant of its elegant retro Sixties line, offering a unique twist on this dressy cornerstone of the brands lineup. For 2020 the Annual Edition returns, bringing a new dial not just to the Sixties but, for the first time, also the Sixties Chronograph. The color for 2020 is a pale dynamic glacier blue tone, adding a colder edge to the Glashutte Original Sixties Annual Edition 2 [...]

If you are looking for a perpetual calendar watch from A. Lange Sohne, you have some decisions to make. The German luxury watch maker happens to do perpetual calendar complications quite well, and rather than offer the perpetual calendar complication as part of one timepiece family, it offers perpetual calendar versions of various model families. One such watch happens to be a perpetual calendar version of the Datograph, with this reference 410.038 A. Lange Sohne Datograph Perpetual ( debut he [...]

For 2018, Swiss Oris follows up one of their recent limited edition watches with a new version in the form of a chronograph. Two years ago in 2016 Oris originally launched a limited edition bronze version of its then still new 65 Diver in the 42mm wide case. The model was named the Oris Carl Brashear Limited Edition, and quickly became a fan favorite for its good looks, trendy case material, and versatile aesthetic. For 2018 Oris is hoping to recapture the magic of the original Carl Brashear tim [...]

As a brand, Panerai represents a lot of things to different people in the watch space. It is the favored brand of Mr. Rupert, who controls parent-company the Richemont Group, and to a lot of collectors, it was the name that ushered in the era of bold luxury sports watches. More recently, Panerai has further increased its luxury positioning and is attempting to find a new groove within todays complicated space of Internet marketing and pandemic-related social restrictions. At the end of the day, [...]

As Baselworld 2018 approaches, one of the highlights of the upcoming watch trade show mission is to determine what new products our friends in Japan have been working on. At Grand Seiko one of the new timepieces will be a limited edition homage to the brands past (again) with this Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Special Edition reference SBGH263. Limited to only 453 pieces, the SBGH263 is specifically designed for people who admire Grand Seikos ability to render very functional designs in extremely we [...]

The Richard Mille RM 52-06 Tourbillon Mask was introduced a few months back as a limited edition for the Americas, and I was recently able to get my hands on the White Quartz TPT model. Not exclusively an aesthetic stamp, the Rorschach test of a mask is fully integrated with the movement and tourbillon. This starkly white version is done in a Quartz TPT (Thin Ply Technology) case done by Richard Milles partner, North Thin Ply Technologies. For those not familiar, its a super-lightweight and very [...]

Halloween is my favorite childhood holiday for good reason; it attempts to imbue fantasy with reality for at least one day. And it is perfectly legitimate to do so. That is why I have been tempted on so many occasions to spend hundreds on fancy costumes.Likewise, Corum knows how to imbue a healthy amount of fantasy in their watches and make them perfectly legitimate luxury timepieces. Corum has released a number of interesting and high quality watches (many of them limited editions) over the yea [...]

To commemorate the start of the 365-day countdown to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, Omega has unveiled two special countdown clocks in Seoul and New York, along with the new limited-edition Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean PyeongChang 2018 Olympics watch. The 2016 Olympics in Rio got the Omega Seamaster 300m Rio 2016 limited edition watch,?and Omega has now shifted focus to their more upmarket Planet Ocean line of watches, offering the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean watch in a new blue and r [...]

Welcome to the latest edition in our Cost of Entry series where we explore the entry point to some of the worlds most well-known luxury watch brands.?Throughout this series we have covered omega, Omega,?Hublot,?Panerai, and?Cartier,?and now were going to see what Breitling has to offer. As often is the case, there are varying entry points when it comes to quartz offerings and mechanical offerings so we will just go ahead and look at both here.The absolute most affordable watch by Breitling is th [...]

In September 2020, debuted the new reference 124300 omega Oyster Perpetual 41 watches here. The new collection of entry-level steel omega timepieces sported a new larger size versus the previous-generation 39mm-wide Oyster Perpetual watch, an updated movement with nearly three days of power reserve, as well as a host of dial colors including some bright options not seen on stock omega timepieces in a number of years.The two most colorful options for the 41mm-wide mens 124300 omega Oyster Perpet [...]

These days, if it says Toric and the watch is a Parmigiani, you can be mostly sure of two things. First, that the watch is more than likely a one-of-a-kind piece unique; second, that it is a minute repeater. Parmigiani Fleurier produced series Toric models in the past, but today, I believe, these high-end watches are almost exclusively produced as one-of-a-kind art watches to satisfy the brands more esteemed clientele. Almost each year, Parmigiani comes out with at least one new Toric minute rep [...]

The?Hamilton Jazzmaster Automatic Chronograph watch family has a new member. Available in two dial colors, these watches are handsome additions to one of Hamiltons core styles. Initially, there appears to be quite a bit of variation among the watches grouped together under the Jazzmaster label, but look closely and you can see that all of these models are bound together by a shared lug characteristic. It isnt immediately obvious because there are loads of case diameters and dimensions within the [...]

The perpetual calendar is among the most highly regarded complications in?horology-and?with good reason. The way its all-mechanical brain knows the lengths of the months throughout the years and makes the date display jump from the 28, 29, 30 or 31st day to the?1st all by itself, even in leap years, is?genuinely amazing to all watch enthusiasts-while its exact workings?is understood by much fewer. The four new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar watches for 2015 bring back the terrific [...]

Obviously, there are many ways the new-for-2017 Patek Philippe Calatrava 5180/1R could be described. The most convenient way would be an extensive use of fawning?superlatives-it is, after all, a full-gold, skeletonized Patek Philippe. I look at it and think not that, but more that it is a preposterous dinosaur of a watch, a T-Rex rocking Mr. Ts gold chains.All images by David BredanI mean, who is this watch for? Is it for old people? Maybe some cigar-smoking, retired baddie in Florida, perhaps. [...]

AP is on a boat! (by the way, the video below is the censored version I realize that erring on the side of caution here as our friends in Switzerland in the watch brand marketing departments sometimes have weaker constitutions than we do. The uncensored version of the video is here). Often times a watch doesnt assert itself well until it is in its natural environment. That is not the case with the new AP ROO Diver (Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver) because it looks good pretty much eve [...]

For many people, the quintessential modern Panerai is the Luminor 1950. This 44mm-wide case is what most people picture when they think of Panerai with is distinctive locking crown-guard system and chunky style. While Panerai does offer a (small) degree of variety among the various dials it pairs with the Luminor 1950, each has that iconic, minimalist, legible look that the brand is so admired for continuing after all these years. So what makes this particular Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days [...]

The Cartier Santos-Dumont holds special distinction as not just arguably the worlds first sports watch, but the first mens wristwatch, as well, with an aviation-inspired legacy dating all the way back to 1904. With this in mind, the series has always held a special place in the luxury giants lineup and continues to command enthusiast interest to this day. As part of its Watches and Wonders 2022 novelties, Cartier returns to the Santos-Dumont line, creating a trio of unique two-tone designs that [...]

I literally feel as though I am wearing a beautiful clock on my wrist while donning the Glashutte Original Senator Observer watch. New for 2015, this latest entrant in the Glashutte Original Senator family blends sporty sophistication with classical appeal. This, in my opinion, makes it a win for many tastes. We liked the Glashutte Original Senator Observer so much that we included it in our list of The Top 10 Watches Of Baselworld 2015. So now, after wearing the watch for a while, how does it l [...]

Omega has a new version of the Railmaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer. The first Railmaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer was released last year alongside the widely popular Omega 1957 Trilogy watches. Needless to say, the Railmaster was largely overshadowed and overlooked by the famous trio of classic Omega reissues. Still, it doesnt change the fact that the Railmaster is a great watch for the money. With its versatile styling, impeccable Omega build quality, and a Master Chronometer certified mo [...]