Welcome to the latest installation in our Cost of Entry series, where we find the most affordable entry level pieces from some of the leading luxury watch brands. We previously looked at omegas Oyster Perpetual watch, the Panerai Luminor PAM000 Base Logo watch, and the Hublot Classic Fusion Titanium as each brands respective entry-level model. No less than a giant in the watch world, and with more than a few fans in the community, our series would be incomplete without Omega Watches and, to pla [...]

Based on the good ol Oris BC4 watch, comes this special limited edition version that was made for, and tested by the French 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment (4eme Regiment dHelicopteres des Forces Speciales). These are one of the main helicopter regiment guys in France. Would it be a good idea for anyone to make more watches to celebrate US regiments and divisions? While I am sure these guys in France are as hardcore as they come on the world scene the French military doesnt exactly have a [...]

Panerai?has just announced the release of their most highly complicated watch featuring ?two of their brand new minute repeaters (to chime in two time zones, naturally) and a price tag starting at $400,000 and going up with customizations. Panerai wants to pay tribute to their naval history and this piece is an?homage to the significance of bell-tones aboard a vessel out at sea. The Panerai Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT watch also has the distinction of being the first-ev [...]

Its just past the stroke of nine, and Im packed into the Silver Queen - a sleek black gondola flying up Aspen Mountain into the white room. Inside are a half-dozen other hopefuls, all keenly anticipating making the first tracks in last nights freshly fallen snow, which casts a dreamy contrast against the sharp blue skies of another bright Colorado morning. Skiers call this glorious type of day a bluebird, and short of going chest-deep on an early spring blower, this is probably about as good as [...]

For SIHH 2015, IWC has drawn upon its rich history to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Portugieser with a new limited edition model the IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days Edition 75th Anniversary. This stunningly beautiful and vintage-inspired Portugieser offers not only IWCs requisite 8-day power reserve but also your choice of rose gold or steel.Thats right, youre looking at a classic and well-balanced dressy IWC with an in-house hand-wound movement that is available in steel. With mo [...]

Sponsored post presented on by advertiserMarking the latest chapter in the highly successful Hublot Loves Art concept, the new Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Shepard Fairey Limited Edition features a bold mandala design. Symbolizing the natural cycles of life and the unity between different cultures, this asymmetrical decoration was conceived by the celebrated American artist, painter, skateboarder, and founder of the OBEY Clothing company, Shepard Fairey, in collaboration with Hublot.Inspir [...]

Picture me, the late 1980s, a kid in LA. The only watches Ive ever known on my wrist were made by Casio. And the one thing I used to evaluate the value of a wristwatch was the number of functions it was capable of doing. Enter the Casio calculator watch. It seemed to do all the things my other Casio watches did, but also include a large number of buttons and perform complicated calculations, the utility of which I could only imagine with child-like abandon. These are my most vivid memories of th [...]

Sponsored post presented on by advertiser2020 marks 50 years since Japans Citizen first introduced a wristwatch produced from the metal titanium with the X-8 Chronometer in 1970. Lighter and more rigid than steel, titanium has been one of the most important materials relied upon by the modern wristwatch industry. To celebrate the anniversary occasion, Citizen introduces the Satellite Wave GPS F950 Titanium Technology 50th Anniversary Limited Model reference CC4025-82E.The Material: Super Titani [...]

Until the 1950s, the wristwatch world was powered by springs. It wasnt even until the 50s that automatic winding watches started to become popular, meaning that most watches were not only powered by springs but also ones ability to wind that spring manually. It was human-powered timekeeping. Winding ones watch was part of daily routine, as was adjusting it regularly to keep it accurate. But 1957 heralded change and the beginnings of a revolution that would fully materialize in the 1970s and 80s, [...]

Dubai 2020, LVMH Watch Week. Taking place from January 13-15, is the first major watch show of the year and a possible bellwether for the future of the industry as brands begin to rely more heavily on self-hosted trade shows in lieu of the more traditional Swiss tentpole events, such as Baselworld and SIHH. Bulgari is one of the centerpiece brands on display at this new event, and as part of the array of timepieces announced for the show, the ornate womens Divas Dream line has received three new [...]

I recently got the chance to spend an hour talking with Jean-Marc Pontroue, who has served as CEO of Panerai since 2018. Prior to taking on this role, he was President and CEO of Richemont sibling Roger Dubuis and was at Montblanc before that. Just as 2019 was the year of the Submersible, 2020 is going to be the year of the Luminor. Jean-Marc had to be understandably tight-lipped about new offerings, but he did go out of his way to call 2019 conservative when compared with whats to come in 2020W [...]

Sponsored PostOn May 5, 2016, CH Premier and Blancpain will be hosting an evening cocktail reception and speaking engagement with Blancpain US Brand President, David Gely, where he will speak about the brands longstanding connection to the underwater world and its commitment to preserving and protecting the worlds oceans. Blancpain and CH Premier invite watch lovers in the Santa Clara, California area to attend. CH Premier is excited to be partnering with Swiss watchmaker Blancpain in bringing [...]

Porsche Design is the design arm of the German automobile manufacturer Porsche AG that produces a range of luxury merchandise but also has a solid history of making watches. The brand recently announced the Porsche Design 1919 Datetimer Eternity One Millionth 911 Limited Edition watch to commemorate the production of the one millionth Porsche 911, the iconic sports car.The 1919 Datetimer is the time-only variant in the 1919 collection, and we saw some earlier Porsche Design 1919 Datetimer Eterni [...]

Diamonds for diamonds sake? Maybe not. Dont overlook the importance of ludicrously gilded timepieces in the haute joaillerie watch category. While such timepieces might wreak of excess, they are often times as complex, or more complex than the mechanical creations we so love. The process of choosing and cutting diamonds (not to mention setting them) is in credibly time consuming. All that in a white gold case with a automatic tourbillon mechanical movement and you might just start saving up gol [...]

Porsche Design is releasing their new 1919 collection, which will introduce the Porsche Design 1919 Datetimer Series 1 and the Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer Series 1 watches. The 1919 collection is Porsche Designs homage to the Bauhaus movement. For those not familiar, the Bauhaus movement placed great importance on the concepts of simplicity and functionality in design. Though its a little early for the centenary celebration of the movement (that will be in 2019, if you couldnt guess by the na [...]

I know what you may be thinking: Why are we being tortured with an article about yet another omega timepiece that cant easily be purchased? True enough, even though these omega GMT-Master II steel watches are technically available on the market, actually being able to buy a steel omega watch is an unenviable task for many consumers these days, given the high demand. That said, enough people are actually able to purchase these watches, and they will each be produced for long enough that most peop [...]

A new limited edition version of the Hamilton Ventura XXL watch will be worn by major characters in the new Men In Black III (3) movie that will open this month. I believe that previous Men In Black (MIB) movies also featured other versions of the famous Ventura watch. This newest version is the Ventura XXL model in polished steel, and it is a limited edition.The Ventura is a very special model in not only Hamiltons history, but also American history. It is among the most iconic wrist watches ev [...]

Patek Philippe released the original ref. 5270 watch in 2011, which we covered here. I am not normally a major Patek Philippe watch lover, but this model did it for me on various levels. I would say that if I had to choose something in the Patek Philippe watch collection, it would be some version of the Patek Philippe 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph. Its simple, straight-forward looks can be deceptive once you learn that Patek Philippe includes this model in their Grand Complication collecti [...]

For those of you who love all of the Hublot content here is an exclusive look at a brand new one for 2012 with a new in-house made movement. This is the Hublot King Power Unico GMT watch. It has a unique way of showing 24 timezones on the dial and looks very slick. The idea is very similar to how the Girard-Perregaux ww.tc works, but just displayed in a very different manner.The four GMT discs move with the main time. Using the little red lines and city names around the bezel and inside of the d [...]

Last year one of the most talked about dive watches was Oris surprise hit, the Aquis Depth Gauge. I dont think Oris realized what a hit it would be, and even we were surprised by how many people professed their desire for this watch. Oris is well-known as a producer of well-made, extremely durable, and rugged looking mechanical Swiss dive watches. There is absolutely no shortage of divers in their collection, but the Aquis Depth Gauge is the first model in their product line-up to offer a way of [...]