Montblanc has been a known name when it comes to high-end pens for quite a while longer than it has been for luxury watches, but the brand doesnt shy away from using their storied design DNA to give newer watch models a bit of heritage.?With their latest introduction, the Montblanc Star Roman collection, they aim to have a broad appeal?with three offerings.The Montblanc Star Roman Small Second Carpe Diem Special Edition presents the simplest option, with a small seconds dial and date window. The [...]

One of the new Hublot Big Bang Unico 45 watches for 2015 was the limited edition Italia Independent model. Hublot continues their close partnership with other brands and events with more limited edition watches that hope to attract both lovers of Hulobt and Italia Independent products. What makes these two limited edition Hublot Big Bang Unico models the most unique is the blue and gray color styles, as well as the Texalium material used for much of the case and bezel.Visually, the Hublot Big Ba [...]

The monthly giveaway for November 2018 is a pre-owned Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m courtesy of WatchBox. WatchBox is an e-commerce platform for buying, selling, and trading pre-owned luxury watches that is run by watch enthusiasts and has a goal of convenience and transparency. The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra is, of course, familiar to many, but this is the reference 231.10.39.21.01.001 with a 38.5mm steel case and black dial on a bracelet. The dial, with the vertical teak concept pattern, in [...]

Article and images contributed by Michael Maximilien:In some circles, the French brand Cartier is seen more?as?a fine jewelry producer than as a watchmaker. However, the brand has a long history as a creator of fine timepieces coupled with a unique style which makes it hard to ignoreThe original Cartier Santos was reportedly designed and created by Louis Cartier himself in 1904 for his friend and pioneer, Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont. The Santos has been a major piece in the Cartier c [...]

Now at the end of 2016, Hublot has just announced an interesting update/addition to a collection of watches which represents the brands most important partnership that with Ferrari. Three new models showcase some cosmetic changes to the Big Bang Ferrari case, pushers, and dial, with a design which Hublot claims is a bit more inspired by the Ferrari automobiles themselves.Hublot announced their relationship with Ferrari back in 2011, and in 2012 they released the first collection of Hublot Big B [...]

Elegant and classic are two words that are seldom?used to describe a Roger Dubuis watch. Instead, try words like brash, bold, and outrageous. Yes, Roger Dubuis is back at it again with a new version of its second generation Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon watch. The new watch features aesthetic elements meant to evoke the high-tech and exciting world of supercars and motor racing, so if you consider yourself a petrolhead, read on to find out more.It is often said that fast cars and exp [...]

Its interesting to think about how the Breitling I like is, in high probability, different from the Breitling you like. Although the highly complex brand and its 10 collections are, at last, divided into three easy-to-understand chapters - air, land, sea - the modern Breitling still has as many faces, vibes, and messages than few other luxury watch brands I can think of. From the Breitling Jet Team wearing Emergency watches, to Kelly Slater surfing with a Super Ocean Heritage on his wrist to Nor [...]

Since 1969, the Nissan Z (or Fairlady Z in Japan) has helped to define the Japanese sports car in a world traditionally dominated by European power players. Likewise, Citizen has a long heritage of producing sports watches that offer immense capability, but fly under the radar relative to its Swiss competitors. 2022 sees these two Japanese giants joining forces for the first time, celebrating the new generation of Nissan Z with a pair of unique limited edition Eco-Drive models with enough functi [...]

This collection is really a great idea from Omega. It was only a matter of time before their Olympic connection went more mainstream. Typically the Olympics theme is only used with limited edition watches that are great, but high in cost and hard to find. Now Omega has decided that the Olympics connection is more mainstream marketable (still not cheap though) something which which I agree. Thus, we have at least four new watches in the Olympic Timeless Collection that not only has very attracti [...]

Jerome Lambert is now the CEO of Montblanc. Do you recognize the name? If not you should. He was the former CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre. In his ten year run as CEO, he took the wonderful brand (that I am a customer of) from a brand that was only known by those who know, to a front and center superstar. He took the best of the company (the incredible craftsmanship and technical acumen) and applied an aggressively youthful image, while introducing daring designs and even a partnership with Aston Marti [...]

It requires a perfect storm of cutting-edge design, flawless functionality, and providential timing to create a classic wristwatch. In a relatively short span, the Richard Mille RM 010 Automatic has been accepted as a modern icon instantly identified by its shape and employment of avant-garde materials. When you can pinpoint the brand from twenty paces, you know youve succeeded. But once youve achieved that, what do you do next?Some might argue that aesthetic consistency could breed apathy amon [...]

Another retro themed watch from Breitling? Whod have thought it? The brand we love to love, but that itself hates the Internet (just visit their website and youll know what I mean) brings us a new watch with the Breitling Cosmonaute Automatic Chronograph. Sort of an overly simplistic name if you ask me, but I like the whole connection with space travel. Interestingly enough, the watch has the word cosmonaute (cosmonaut) in it that I at least associate with Russian astronauts, but the watch is me [...]

So begins a series of articles that will appear both here and on Luxist.com chronicling the many lessons I learned, and splendors I witnessed as a guest of luxury German watch poster child, A. Lange Sohne. To help all of you, I am going to first assist you with the pronunciation of the brand name, which I only recently mastered. Phonetically, it is Ah Lhangeh und Zoneh. For convenience, I am going to leave out the umlaut over the o in Sohne, but it should be there. What elevates Lange watches t [...]

First unveiled in mid-October 2020, Oris new manufacture Calibre 400 movement signaled a major step forward in the brands movement making capabilities. Boasting a massive 120-hour power reserve, accuracy well within COSC chronometer standards (although Oris does not submit these movements for COSC certification), and a robust 10-year recommended service interval, the Calibre 400 caused a sizeable stir among enthusiasts during its initial announcement. Now Oris has announced the first watch to us [...]

With the recent revamping of its product lines, Breitling has begun to focus its designs far more on its own heritage. The majority of these new historically influenced designs look back to the brands heyday of the 50s and 60s, and for its latest release Breitling has blended cues from throughout the history of its most iconic model for the new Navitimer Automatic 35 womens collection. The four references of the Navitimer Automatic 35 collection offer a variety of different base metals and dial [...]

Richard Mille enjoys a close association with many of the worlds top athletes. And with the 2017 World Championships in Athletics due to take place in early August in London, Richard Mille has announced a pair of special watches for two of its newest ambassadors, Olympic medallists Mutaz Essa Barshim and Wayde van Niekerk. These new watches are called the Richard Mille RM 67-02 High Jump and RM 67-02 Sprint, for the athletes respective events.Before we talk about the watches, it is necessary to [...]

Back in 2013, Graham released a very avant-garde (putting it lightly) astronomical watch known as the Graham Tourbillon Orrery (hands-on here). Priced at over $300,000, this planetarium-style watch (which they referred to as a planetarian at the time) had an extremely complicated movement produced for Graham by Christophe Claret and was said to be a limited edition of only 20 pieces.For 2017, the Orrery is back with some aesthetic tweaks as well as a nomenclature refinement, now being called the [...]

Back in May, those dedicated to oceanic exploration and professional diving have certainly heard the news that American explorer Victor Vescovo had set a new world record for the deepest dive, taking his vessel, aptly named Limiting Factor, to exactly 10,928 meters deep into the Pacific Ocean. A fascinating part of the story remained untold until just this moment: Strapped to the exterior of the submarine was the specially produced Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional, the watch [...]

The legacy of Gerald Genta lives on now with even more Bulgari-ness. The original Gerald Genta Octo was a fascinating timepiece with a range of complicated movements. The Octo name referred to the eight-sided case, and unfortunately there are no tentacles related to this product. While certainly unique, I have to say that the Octo looks quite nice on the wrist. Bulgari continues with the now iconic case with a new watch simply called the Octo.Assuming the design of the case appeals to you, there [...]

For Watches Wonders 2021, Cartier introduces a new chronograph version to the recently revived Pasha family ( hands-on with the new three-hand Cartier Pasha here). Whats new is very much new again across the luxury watch world, as collectors continue to see favorites from the last few decades (or years) come back with facelifts and more modern features. The Pasha de Cartier (as it is officially called) Chronograph 41mm uses the same width case as the three-hand automatic version but is a larger [...]