The Parmigiani Bugatti Mythe timepiece will be one of three piece unique watches unveiled this weekend during the Pebble Beach auto show events (Concours de Elegance), to help celebrate Parmigianis ten-year relationship with the very high-end car maker Bugatti. It was in 2004 that the first Parmigiani Bugatti watch was released, and since then weve seen a range of highly avant garde timepieces produced via the formal agreement between the two brands.While there has been a range of Parmigiani Bug [...]

More with the gray watches it seems. Ive been writing about this trend pretty extensively on Luxist.com, but it has finally come to Bell Ross. Actually I knew this since Baselworld back in March, but only now it connected with me that this is all part of the gray watch conspiracy and watch companies are always bitching about the gray market. Irony?These two new pretty watches are part of a limited edition of just 500 pieces each and are part of the Commando watches that Bell Ross will offer. [...]

Longines is huge. Like, really huge.?Its sometimes easy to forget that Longines is one of five watch brands that sell north of $1 billion in watches at retail per year. When you consider the comparatively higher prices of the average watch sold by the other four (Swatch group sibling Omega, Patek Philippe, omega, and Cartier), the average ~$2,000 price of a Longines translates to a lot of watches sold. Its not a stretch to infer that Longines knows how to sell accessibly priced luxury watches mo [...]

Breguet seems to be a brand that requires a deeper understanding of the craft of watchmaking to appreciate. Opting to go for the discreet yet magnificently executed route, many Breguet pieces made today embody the brands long and storied history. The Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727 is an excellent example. To most people, it looks like an ordinary watch. But unbeknownst to most people, it actually contains a revolutionary balance wheel thats held in place by magnets! Like the Chronometrie 77 [...]

Maurice Lacroix has started releasing information about their upcoming Baselworld 2013 collection. They will be debuting two watches each week leading up to the start of BaselWorld. This week kicks off with two new models within their very successful Pontos range of elegant but sporty automatic chronographs. The Pontos is arguably Maurice Lacroixs most recognizable model, and rightfully so, as they have managed to design a watch that looks distinctive without being especially boisterous or osten [...]

As far as statement timepieces go, few brands do a better job than Jacob Co., which was founded in 1986 initially as a jewelry outfit and started making watches in 2002. There is nothing conventional about Jacob Co.s watches, as evidenced by pieces such as the Astronomia Solar and the Epic SF 24. This year, the brand unveiled what could be one of its most elaborate and outrageous watches yet, the Twin Turbo Furious. The name hints at the velocity at which its twin tourbillons rotate, but what [...]

He loves his Omega watch as much as he loves space! A few days ago Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned to earth after what seemed like an extremely long stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). He was up there for six months! When we?interviewed American astronaut Mark Kelly, he told us that despite exercise attempts in space, it takes the same amount of time to recover on Earth as the time you spent up in space. Meaning that Hadfield now faces a six month recovery time. Sadly, [...]

Last years 2014 re-issue of the Speedmaster Mark II Co-Axial Chronograph watch was a clear hit for Omega. I know because not only did I get one, but a few of my friends did as well. While I preferred the more traditional black and white dial, Omega released two other versions last year including the Omega Speedmaster Mk II grey and orange racing dial (reviewed here) as well as the limited edition Rio 2016 Olympics model with the gold, bronze, and silver colored subdials. Apparently, the new Omeg [...]

In honor of founder Michel Parmigianis 70th birthday, the brand has just released this steel Toric Heritage that is limited to, you guessed it, 70 pieces. Michel Parmigiani has had a long and prolific career in both timepiece restoration and watchmaking with his namesake brand launched back in 1996. The accomplishments and milestones of Parmigianis career are exhaustive and require another full article to even begin to cover, but its fair to say the man is a modern icon in the industry.?The Tori [...]

In the past couple of years, many brands have dug into their archives to release reissues or vintage-inspired pieces. Some have been hits, while some other have been misses. Personally, I find that the convenience of buying a new watch that looks like an old one trumps the homework-and some of the thrill, admittedly-that is required to suss out a vintage piece in good condition. With that noted, heres?what should be one of the more?popular vintage re-releases this year: the new Hamilton Intra-Ma [...]

Although omegas slate of novelties for 2021 is somewhat smaller than the previous few years, the brands crop of new models released at this years Watches Wonders still contains some genuinely striking offerings for fans of the marque. For sheer flash, few things in the omega lineup can beat a Daytona chronograph in gold, and for 2021 the Swiss giant is introducing a panda meteorite dial option to Daytonas in white gold, yellow gold, and the brands proprietary Everose rose gold alloy. The new me [...]

When I first explained my idea of doing an article about dive watches in the desert, a common initial response from the editorial team was, Where are you going to go diving in the desert? Chuckling, I responded that actual diving wasnt the point. Rather, it would be a discussion into how effective the worlds favorite sport watches (diving-style) are at being useful wrist tools in extremely warm weather. Finally, the opportunity for a nice drive into the heart of our warming planet presented its [...]

Easily one of the most impressive things I strapped to my wrist at Baselworld 2015 was the completed Jacob Co. Astronomia Tourbillon watch (as well as the diamond-set Jacob Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette). There was a very real and very wide smile on my face as I gazed into the enormous sapphire crystal-wrapped mechanical planetary system on my wrist that, according to some people, has no business even existing because it is just so over the top. It is an insane watch, which is Jacob Co. [...]

Dedicated to all the ladies and their Easter outfits are two watches sure to fit in. The Girard Perregaux Cats Eye ladies watch and Breguet Reine De Naples are two finely egg-shaped timepieces for the pastel-laden woman in your life on this day. Each from noble swiss watch makers, with prices like these you will hope that she is going to wear them more than once a year.In fact, egg-shaped watches are nothing new, but typically reserved for the lady folk. Back in the late 18th century, egg-shaped [...]

When Rado released the Captain Cook diver (reviewed here) last year, it garnered a lot of buzz among watch enthusiasts due to its distinct and faithful design as well as the fact that we didnt really see it coming from Rado. A brand that typically used to specialize in modern pieces with a focus on ceramic, Rado is releasing another heritage-inspired diver with the new Tradition Captain Cook MKIII automatic watch. Inspired by the 1962 Captain Cook, Rado aims to keep the design DNA intact while m [...]

Swiss brand IWC has a strong collection of new watches for 2021 that, thematically speaking, are really about making even better the products that IWC is best-known for: pilots watches. Today, we are going to learn about the new IWC Big Pilots Watch 43. What most brand devotees may think when they read the pieces name is, Thats a bit petite for a Big Pilots Watch. Historically speaking, that is true given that many previous IWC Big Pilots Watches were 46-48mm wide (and that includes two Big Pilo [...]

Cartier, an essential name in the luxury watch world, announced a series of 2013 novelties at SIHH this year. Among the fray is the interesting and notable Tortue XXL Multiple Time Zones watch. Available in either pink or white gold, the Tortue XXL world timer offers what at first may seem like a fairly conventional GMT complication until you view the watch from its side. Along its left flank, Cartier has fitted a small window which allows the user to view a selectable range of cities and defin [...]

The longstanding Casio Pro Trek (formerly Pathfinder) watch family endures on as the Japanese brands famed hiking watch. Today, I check out the Casio Pro Trek PRT-B50, specifically the PRTB50YT-1 in black with a matching black titanium bracelet. Pro Treks territory even within Casio has been shrunk due to the encroachment of G-Shock models that in many ways overlap with Pro Trek models in both functionality and style. It was once only Pro Trek models that had ABC (altimeter, barometer, compass) [...]

This year Audemars Piguet released a new version of last years Royal Oak Offshore Diver watch. The new version isnt too different, but now employs Audemars Piguets forged carbon case. The special case material is produced in-house out of carbon thread that is heated and compressed. The result is a very light and strong case material that suits the sporty look and performance of the ROO Diver very well.I first covered the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver watch here. Later I was on a boat [...]

Panerai is pretty regular about their watch release schedule. We tend to get a few new ones each year. With the pre Basel announcements coming up, I expect to see a lot from Panerai this year. One new announcement is the Luminor Chrono Daylight Titanium, which is the ref. PAM 327. This Panerai is distinctly modern in its approach with a broad demographic appeal. I am no Panerai historian, but it is easy to tell that there is mostly new direction design accents in this watch. Ignoring the watch i [...]