A few days before Christmas 2014, invited a group of Los Angeles watch lovers to visit the Beverly Center Omega watch boutique and then to Jackmond, a special store in Los Angeles started by Jack Khorsandi and dedicated to displaying, servicing, collecting, buying, and selling vintage Omega timepieces. Then, after some deep watch appreciation, whiskey (thanks to Jack), and lots of conversation, we headed nearby for a private dinner.One of the most interesting things we saw at the Omega boutique [...]

Debuted at SIHH 2016 is this new and truly awesome (in both price and design) aviation watch from Richard Mille designed in collaboration with Airbus private jet division. ACJ stands for Airbus Corporate Jets and this arm of the French airplane company produces jetliners for usually 20-50 passengers for the ultra-wealthy, corporations, or even governments. ACJ chose to partner with Richard Mille, and this rather interesting Richard Mille RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph watch is [...]

Sponsored Post1973 was the year that Omegas marketing department realized that the brand name contained the word Mega. The Basel fair of that year saw the launch of both the Megasonic and the Megaquartz- an example of each watch is pictured above.The MegaSonic 720Hz is a movement unique to Omega and at the time had the smoothest moving second hand, ever. It was designed by Max Hetzel, the creator of the first Tuning fork watch (the Bulova Accutron) but it works in a very different way. It has a [...]

Here is one of those interesting Cartier watches that you dont see very often. Out of production for maybe a decade now, this is a rare, true sports watch from the fancy watch brand. Many of you might be familiar with the Must 21 collection from Cartier. The chronograph is probably the most well known of the line. Though the Autoscaph 21 is sportiest version around. An interesting mixture of traditional Cartier elements and a sporty look. Only thing that may prevent people from sporting the Auto [...]

Hublot dances to its own beat, does the things it wants to do, and makes the watches it wants to make. Thats always been true, but some of their latest creations drive the idea home more and more. One of the most talked-about watches at Baselworld 2017 has to be the new Hublot MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis watch we first covered here,?and its designed all around showing off its tourbillon movement. In fact, I dont think its an accident that the hour and minute hands here could fit into what really co [...]

Back in August 2021, debuted a brand new collection of? BVLGARI Aluminium (aluminum for us in the United States) watches inspired by a very popular BVLGARI Diagono collection that originally debuted around 1998. The new collection features multiple complications including a three-hand model, a chronograph, and this colorful blue and red GMT that BVLGARI referred to simply as the BVLGARI Aluminium GMT reference 103554.What marks the new BVLGARI Aluminium watch collection is comfort and price. Th [...]

Attending the SIHH watch trade show in Geneva, Switzerland, is as much an exploration of geo-politics and economics as it is experiencing whats new in luxury watches and jewelry. 2015 was another slow and restrained year that will be historically relevant because just days before the opening of the show the Swiss National Bank decided to immediately change the valuation of the Swiss Franc making it more valuable against the Euro-and thus also against most other world currencies as well. In one f [...]

The Bulgari serpent is what the panther is to Cartier: an iconic symbol of the brand. These predatory members of the animal kingdom serve not only as fascinating design elements, but signify the heritage of these brands as jewelers first, and lend a special authenticity to their jewelry watch lines. Bulgari started using the serpent motif in the 1940s and it has since grown to become a hallmark of the brand. The new Bulgari Serpenti High Jewelry Secret watches and wrap-around Bulgari Tubogas tim [...]

The?Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 I have long considered not a grail, but rather a myth, really. Not that I have ever looked for it specifically, but I have never stumbled upon it anywhere online, other than when featured with the companys official photos. Meanwhile, as years passed, I have in fact worn and/or seen in the wild most all of the craziest watches the horological world has managed to bring to this world. The Aeternitas Mega 4 was, however, nowhere to be seen-at least in those parts [...]

When I hear the name Calatrava I think of?Patek Philippe, and when I think about Patek Philippe I think about tradition. Tradition in the sense of a watch meaning a lot of things. It usually implies timeless design, and often a retention of values that your father or grandfather would have probably recognized. Traditional watches are a cornerstone of the luxury watch industry. They are safe bets for wearing or investing. Depending on your mood they feel boring or amazing, and the best ones are a [...]

Like many other Swiss watchmakers today seeking to assert themselves in changing times, Maurice Lacroix is examining its character and concentrating on its strengths. A focus on youthful ideals, the ubiquity of e-commerce, as well as overall price reductions more or less define what the people at Maurice Lacroix are thinking about on a daily basis. These areas are also the impetus for their efforts which have indeed resulted in price reductions across the board, as well as beginning to embrace m [...]

When it comes to watches, especially mechanical watches, there is no denying that they are incredibly complex miniature machines. Have you wondered how those watches are designed and validated before the first piece of metal is cut? This used to be entirely done by hand with drawings and slow prototyping. However, starting in the 1990s, the watch industry has moved toward using design and engineering software to create everything from cases to movements.SolidWorks is a software suite that many h [...]

The IWC Portugieser has, in many ways, been the daddy of modern perpetual-calendar wristwatches. The three variants of the new IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42 bring sizes, prices, and visual complexity down for 2020, now allowing for a lower point of entry into the world of Portugieser Perpetual Calendars at $22,000.Lets cut to the chase and start nerding out. Whereas the first Portugieser Perpetual Calendar reference 5021 of 2003 measured 44mm and had a fair number of additional indicatio [...]

Omega just announced it will be the Official Timekeeper of the 36th Americas Cup sailing competition (while continuing its longstanding partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand AKA ETNZ) and, naturally, theyve got a limited-edition watch to mark the occasion. The new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 36th Americas Cup Limited-Edition watch is quite an attractive take on the PO with a red, white, and blue color scheme and some design touches that are unique to this LE. While there have been plenty o [...]

In 2010 Cartier released a brand new collection of mens watches called the Calibre. It was rather revolutionary for the brand for a couple of reasons, bringing Cartiers mens collection into the 21st Century. It was also a mass produced watch that contained an in-house made Cartier movement something that previously only existed in their most high-end pieces.I knew the Calibre would be a hit from the start when I first discussed it here. It was handsome, the right size, and very much what a mode [...]

It started with a box. A big one. One of those kinds of shipping crates that comes nailed to a wooden pallet, inside of which is a series of increasingly smaller boxes, each with bits of straw and packing peanuts layered in between. And inside the smallest box of all would be a long lost golden artifact of perhaps Egyptian origin, completing its long journey from some distant corner of Mesopotamia. Inside this particular matryoshka though, was no priceless artifact but a watch - and a digital on [...]

Having reviewed the Samsung Gear S3, the original Apple Watch and hands-on witnessed the first-and frankly ridiculous-Montblanc Summit I had a sneaking suspicion that this Montblanc Summit II would be the king of them all. In other words, I sure had pretty high expectations for it when kicking off its review.Why? Just check the specs. It obviously has all the latest tech: a vibrant and bright AMOLED screen with as many pixels per inch as an iPhone 6s screen, the latest super-low-consumption Snap [...]

It is big and it goes down pretty deep. It is also the first real divers watch from Corum that I can think of (aside from a few dive style Corum Bubble watches). This is the new for 2010 Admirals Cup Deep Hull 48 watch from Corum, and it is rather interesting, though I have some thoughts on it overall. The Admirals Cup line has been very good to the brand, and over the last few years Corum has been refining it a lot. More models, lots of variety, and a furtherance of making them look more manly [...]

Bulgari is right to be heavily focused on further fleshing out the Octo watch collection given the attractive and distinctive shape of the Gerald Genta-designed case. Bulgari today has taken this now iconic design (that was ironically overshadowed for a number of years prior to Bulgaris inclusion of it in their collection) and created a collection of modern, edgy, bold, yet elegant and refined mens watches.One of Bulgaris more effective design decisions was to take the complicated Octo case and [...]

Up in the mountains of Switzerland watch movements are made. Down in the city of Geneva watches are borne. The contrast between the people who make the inside of watches and the outside of them is a benefit to the industry. You want watchmakers to be focused, hard workers who dedicate their lives to building high performance mechanical machines. On the other hand you want designers to be more cosmopolitan souls with an eye on culture and art.At Piaget this is pretty much the way it is and for t [...]