Among several models introduced ahead of the watch industry trade show SIHH 2019, IWC has announced a new version of its Pilots Watch Double Chronograph watch in their deep black Ceratanium material. Just as it sounds, the IWC Pilots Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun Ceratanium uses a high-tech material combining ceramic and titanium, and the materials dark finish extends right across the design and other elements for an overall phantom effect. This is not the first Pilots Watch Double Chronograp [...]

Hide your retirement fund, Richard Mille has announced a new and very limited edition model for their US boutiques. The Richard Mille RM 50-27-01 Suspended Tourbillon Special Edition is an eye-catching combination of the case material from the RM 050 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chrono and RMs 27-01 movement. Continuing their impressive run of almost unbelievably expensive watches, the Richard Mille RM 50-27-01 is yet another totem to Richard Milles fascination with high-tech materials, innovative m [...]

Omega Seamaster and Seamaster Planet Ocean watches get a fair amount of attention at for good reason, and today we are going to look at the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Co-Axial GMT in detail. So why all the love? First of all, we are serious dive watch guys even though not all of us actually dive. Such is the power of the high-end sport watch and the allure of desk diving. Omega has evolved a lot over the last decade but is thankfully strongest where it counts when producing refined tool watch [...]

The Globemaster might not be Omegas most commonly referenced or recognized property, but its far from unloved - on the contrary, those in the know recognize it as a surprisingly well-kept secret in Omegas Master generation of watches and a strong contender for one of the best all-day-every-day modern watches available. Fighting words for sure, but a quick survey of its competition reveal very few alternatives with a comparable feature set and price point. For 2019, Omega is giving the Globemaste [...]

Not counting various colors and whether or not a watch is on a strap or bracelet, Swiss watch brand Rado currently has five watches on its website with Captain Cook in the name, the most recently of which is this inconspicuously titled Captain Cook Automatic. In my opinion, it is the best of the Rado Captain Cook watches currently available. This particular version is the steel with blue dial and matching ceramic bezel Rado Captain Cook Automatic reference R32505203 | 01.763.0505.3.020.In additi [...]

I love it when enamel dials turn out this nice. Breguet offers up a new version of the several year old Reveil du Tsar alarm watch with this enamel dial that is available only in the boutiques. Expect more and more boutique specials in stores to attract customers in there instead of other dealers or the Internet. $36,400.Read my full article on the Breguet Reveil du Tsar Enamel Dial watch here at Haute Living. See Breguet watches on eBay here.See Breguet watches on Amazon here.UPDATE: Haute Liv [...]

Richard Mille has once again broken new ground in luxury. Doing what no one else could do, they have done the unthinkable. matched a tourbillon-based movement with a slide-rule bezel. Such passion! Limited to just 30 pieces, less than three dozen lucky souls will have the comfort of flying high knowing that Richard Mille is in charge of their most precious aviation measuring and calculating needs. Thanks to the new RM039 E6-B the prayers of all pilots have been answered.The busyness of a slide-r [...]

The new Bentley Continental Supersports is a 2.5-ton luxury four-seater?that does zero-to-60 in a physics-defying 3.4 seconds. To celebrate the launch of what is apparently the worlds fastest grocery-getter, Breitling is offering up the Supersports B55 watch-a limited-edition smartwatch of sorts built with Breitlings proprietary Connected technology and featuring a suite of functions designed specifically for drivers. Presumably, that will mean those at the helm of this 700-horsepower coupe whic [...]

I have been fascinated with this Breguet watch model since I wrote an article on Luxist a while ago about how it was seen on the wrist of Russian president Dmitri Medvedev. By the way, the above image is from Antiquroum via this webpage here. You can blame Breuget for not having enough images of their watches floating around the internet. So you probably know that Breuget is the king of old school watch brands. The love of Swatch Group kingpin (Chairman) Nicolas Hayek, and founder way back when [...]

A couple of weekends ago, I had the privilege of attending the 2012 French Open (aka Roland Garros) in Paris, France. The French Open is arguably one of the top two or three professional tennis tournaments in the world (behind Wimbledon and alongside the US Open) and brings the games top players to the heart of Paris for a yearly event which dates as far back as 1891. Compagnie des Montres Longines Francillon SA, better and more simply known as Longines Watches, have been the official timekeeper [...]

Just a few years after starting?its?sponsorship-spree?in the United States-including sponsorship?deals with the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers basketball teams? today, Hublot announced its?exclusive contract with the Dallas Cowboys, a major American football team that has won the Superbowl five times.Hublot claims to have been the first luxury brand to embrace the world of US basketball in 2011, when it signed with the aforementioned?blue-chip teams and with todays announcement regarding [...]

A funny thing happened while I was in the midst of the drawn out process of reviewing Breitlings original (modern) Superocean Heritage watch Breitling decided to release a brand new model with the Breitling Superocean Heritage II that debuted at Baselworld 2017. The Breitling Superocean Heritage II is actually a few different models comprised of various styles of the 42mm-wide three-hand model, the 46mm-wide three-hand model, and the 46mm-wide chronograph. This article is meant to compare and c [...]

A field watch may not enjoy the same celebrated status as dive watches in general, and I am yet to figure out why that is. Field watches or infantry watches are more often than not just as capable as their divers counterparts: they have the same impressive water resistance, the same focus on excellent legibility, and the same functionality with the frequent use of a rotating timing bezel, plus running seconds to confirm your watch is operational. However, they often do all this with less girth a [...]

The Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Quantieme Complet does exactly what it says on the cover, and the clue to this one is the last part of the name quantieme complet. This phrase indicates a complete calendar, and for Montblanc, that takes the form of a four-part calendar. Back to basics with this one-as far as traditional dial layouts are concerned, and we couldnt be happier about that.Given that perpetual calendars seem to be rather in at the moment, it is worth noting that the Montblanc Heri [...]

Just as we saw back in January with Hublot opening a new boutique by celebrating with a special edition, the brand is opening a new flagship retail space in Tokyos famed Ginza retail neighborhood, and this time, its doing so with a murdered-out Big Bang GMT built for legendary Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. The Big Bang GMT is one of the brands more overlooked collections, as collab Hublot watches tend to lean toward the Spirit of Big Bang or the many chronograph offerings, but with Yamamoto [...]

It did not surprise me that Omega had one of the strongest collections of new watches for 2012. While most of my attention was on the new Spacemaster Z-33, the Speedmaster family had some line extensions that were really satisfying. The ones that stole the show are the newest Speedmaster Racing models.These are not just cosmetically enhanced Speedmaster watches with tricked-out dials. These are a new twist on the Speedmaster concept with a new movement. That latter part is sure to catch the atte [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.Citizen Watch Company is pleased to announce our newest partnership as the official title sponsor of the Naismith College Player of the Year Awards, annually honoring the most outstanding NCAA basketball players for both women and men. The Naismith Trophy, named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, has been presented since 1969. The Citizen Watch Naismith Trophy will focus on the top players in a series of Naismith watch an [...]

If youve been following IWCs social media channels, you already know theyre swinging for the fences this SIHH, as the venerable Schaffhausen manufacture is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Joining the 150th Jubilee Collection, is a trio of highly limited pilot watches equipped with the brands bread-and-butter complications, each with a special lacquered dial and handset. Granted, two of the three variants arent going to come cheap, but at least one of the three is positioned to please longtime [...]

SIHH 2018 sees the Royal Oak brand release a ton of new Audemars Piguet watches. We have picked three here before we cover them hands-on: two belong to the highly exclusive Concept range with a new and refreshing ladies piece drizzled with diamonds, and a very dark and aggressive looking mens variant with a mysterious pusher in its side. Along with these come a record-extra-thin automatic perpetual calendar model with, rather shockingly, a blue dial. There are also three new Offshore models that [...]

The new Panerai Submersible Verde Militare 42mm PAM01055 just released as an e-commerce exclusive with a total of 500 pieces being made, 100 of which will be allotted to the United States. Panerai has had a handful of green-dial models released this year, though this is the first Submersible done in this colorway.The Submersible Verde Militare is just the sixth 42mm watch in the collection, but considering the small production run, I cant imagine it will be around long. Even so, it further shows [...]