The below thoughts are by John Cunningham, a fellow watch lover. I asked him to comment on this TheTimeTV video from the perspective of a more mature watch lover -as was interested in his response to the marketing approach taken by Audemars Piguet in presenting the Royal Oak Offshore Survivor watches. Here are his words: Just watched the marketing video from Audemars Piguet advertising the Royal Oak Survivor watch.It shows a futuristic computerised machine tool manufacturing scene in a dark sat [...]
The Breguet Classique Power Reserve 7137 collection of watches isnt new, but Ive never really covered these lovely watches before, so I figured I should at some point. One thing I am trying to do more of on is cover modern watches that are perhaps not brand new, but are still available for retail sale and are worth taking note of. The Breguet Classique Power Reserve 7137 certainly falls into that category.In many ways, a watch like the Breguet Classique Power Reserve 7137 epitomizes what the Br [...]
The newly released Bell Ross BRS range of watches was a beautiful addition to the Bell Ross line which is typically focused on instrument watches. The BRS line was strictly fashion oriented in design. You could see this trend starting with the BR-03 that was a smaller (42mm) size version of the BR-01 (46mm). The BRS is smaller yet at 39mm in diameter. Though it does not feel small as it sits square on the wrist, as the case is well square). Further, the BRS is extremely thin. This, in addition [...]
Patek Philippe introduced its main ladies collection, the Twenty-4, 19 years ago in 1999. At the time, the mechanical revolution was just beginning to re-emerge after two decades of quartz dominance that killed most of Switzerlands smaller mechanical watchmakers. Most ladies watches were still quartz, and the manchette bracelet-style watch design reigned supreme. Fast forward to 2018, and it is a very different watch world, in which the new Twenty-4 is the perfect modern ladies watch-which is to [...]
The Citizen Signature line slowly transitioned from relatively high-end quartz watches to mechanical offerings that are more affordable than the highest end Campanola line from the Japanese watchmaker. Casually-dressy could be used to describe the collection, as the watches show some refinement and qualities that arent present in most Citizen watches. These pieces hover around the $1,000 mark and theyre nice enough to wear with a suit but wont drive you crazy if you scratch them a little or wear [...]
One of the most popular omega Oyster Professional sport watches from the last few years is the reference 116710BLNR GMT-Master II Batman - referred to as such because of its distinctive blue and black Cerachrom ceramic bezel. This was the first steel omega watch to include a two-tone ceramic bezel, which has since been supplemented with a blue and red Pepsi Cerachrom bezel in 2019 as omega updated the overall GMT-Master II collection with various new features, including a new movement. While the [...]
Brought together through everything from a shared passion for technique to a common consumer base, watch and car manufacturers have a long history of joining forces. While it seems that every notable watchmaker has allied itself with a top automobile brand, one of todays most visible partnerships is that between Hublot and Ferrari. With shared attributes ranging from technology and design to quality and precision, the two international luxury houses continue to build off of each other through a [...]
It came in gold, it came in titanium, and now the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph watch comes in platinum. A timepiece like this sits in the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore hall of kings. It isnt the most exclusive Royal Oak Offshore ever made, but those people who are fortunate to own one have probably succeeded in making a range of other uncommonly cost-intensive purchases in life. I say this because to go from wearing a Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph to a Royal Oa [...]
It may be the rare watch nerd (that happens to also be a materials science nerd) who will be able to fully appreciate why Panerai decided it was a good idea to note BMG-TECH on the dial of a Luminor Submersible as a way of telling you about the watch case materials. Panerai themselves refer to the value of the PAM 692 (debuted on here) as being an invisible innovation. In a sense that is a good thing when it comes to the appeal of bulk metallic glass.?What is hidden in the Panerai Luminor Subme [...]
Well hello there Bell Ross! I see you have a little new card up your sleeve this year. I didnt really think youd get too many buyers for your exorbitantly expensive uber-tourbillon watch with unnecessary features like a trust indicator. I trust you enough already You really just wanted to do a design study and get people excited about future designs. Now youve taken the new fanged case design, updated number fonts,more moderns hands, and presented us with something new. It is even in titanium t [...]
In 2013 Piaget released the 3.65mm thick Altiplano 900P making it the worlds thinnest manually-wound watch ever. It is so thin that the backplate of the movement is also the caseback. I dont really think anyone will be able to appreciably decrease this minuscule size anytime soon. So what did Piaget do for 2016? Jewelry watch lovers, feast your eyes on the Piaget Altiplano 900D the thinnest manually-wound mechanical watch with a case and dial covered in diamonds. Ultra-thin haute joaillerie has [...]
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph 25th Anniversary and?Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph are three new, pre-SIHH 2018 references that well see in stores next year, when AP is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Royal Oak Offshore line.When Audemars Piguet unveiled the first Royal Oak Offshore some 25 years ago, I dont think they expected it to be the success that it is today, even though it largely built on the original Royal Oak recipe: go very large, ve [...]
The first time most of us were introduced to the Panerai reference 389, it was on the wrist of Sylvester Stallone as he punched, kicked, and generally just recklessly blasted his way through The Expendables 3 in 2014. In many ways, its sort of a fitting watch for such a film-equally eye-catching and over-the-top, but a bit past its prime, and probably best reserved for longtime fans of the genre. The new Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Amagnetic 3 Days Automatic Titanio PAM01389 brings a few ne [...]
The two most important things Citizen shared with during our recent call with its headquarters in Japan is that we will see a larger volume of high-quality mechanical movement production in the near future and that the Swiss-style watch movement beautification techniques it adapted from in-group watchmaker La Joux-Perret are entirely accomplished in Japan. Citizen is no stranger to mechanical movements - as indicated in this recent Citizen post on here - but it has been over a decade since Cit [...]
We want to congratulate Chris B. from Glencoe, Illinois, USA, who is the very lucky winner of last months Maurice Lacroix Pontos Blue-Devil watch giveaway. Congrats Chris, and thanks for being a valued reader. We hope you enjoy this limited edition dive piece and look forward to your wrist and action shots! For all our other readers, dont forget you still have a chance to win this months?experience giveaway to attend the Formula E ePrix race in New York with Tag Heuer and . Formula E will be ra [...]
For 2017, French high fashion and luxury goods manufacturer Hermes introduces a platinum version of its perpetual calendar watch, the Hermes Slim DHermes Quantieme Perpetuel Platine. The brand released an earlier rose gold model, so while we are not talking about an outright novelty, it is a chance to discuss a watch we have not covered before. It also, once again, inevitably raises the always lively debate regarding fashion brands legitimacy as watchmakers. But well mostly stick to discussing t [...]
The appeal of a skeletonized mechanical watch can be relatively profound, if you think about it; in a single timepiece, you can enjoy art, conspicuous hands-on craftsmanship, as well as mechanical fascination.? So lets take a hands-on look at the 2014 Glashutte Original Senator Manual Winding Skeletonized Edition timepiece to consider, not only how the Germans do movement skeletonization, but what these watches are really all about.I still hate the name Glashutte Original decided to give this Se [...]
Besides their well known Pontos line,?Maurice Lacroix has a great number of interesting watches in their Masterpiece line.?We previously covered the Masterpiece Roue Carree Seconde watch a few years ago which has square and cloverleaf gears indicating the seconds. For 2014, The Masterpiece collection gets a model known as the Gravity which is a uniquely appealing piece from the brand.Maurice Lacroix has extended their haute horologerie Masterpiece line with the Masterpiece? Gravity which feature [...]
In case youve ever wondered what an Hublot watch would look like on a 104 year old man, this is it. This chap is famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and he has been fortunate to not only live a very long time, but also have a very accomplished career behind him. For us Americans, he most notably architected the United Nations building in New York City.Hublot now honors him with a watch. See a video that Hublot made presenting the watch to him here. Actually, Hublot has a dual reason for ma [...]
Just released is this Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT SBGE249 Limited Edition watch done in collaboration with Timeless Luxury Jewelers in Texas. Timeless opened the first Grand Seiko boutique in the United States a few years ago, and I believe this is the first partnership Grand Seiko has done of this type in the U.S. The SBGE249 is a steel Spring Drive GMT with whats referred to as the blizzard dial and is limited to 250 pieces each priced at $5,900.?I dont think its unreasonable to assume that G [...]