The pointer date complication probably isnt the first thing that comes to mind when one considers Swiss independent Oris, but it is arguably one of the brands most important collections-which is why Oris is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its first Pointer Date watch introduced in 1938 with a very special Big Crown bronze edition. Being a significant anniversary year also explains why weve seen so many different Pointer Date variants already this year, including bronze and stainless steel ed [...]
On , if a watch with Ferrari in the name is mentioned, you will probably think of Hublot. That is mostly accurate, since Hublot is an official partner of Ferrari and their official high-end watch making partner which started back in 2011. So while Hublot makes all of Ferraris most expensive timepieces, there needs to be a collection of Ferrari watches for everyone else. The company that has that privilege is Movado. In 2012, I covered the Movado Ferrari watches here that replaced the sun on the [...]
Why does Breitling need to continually tease me? I have really liked the Superocean Heritage line of watch every since they came out a few years ago, and they just keep upping the ante with watches that I want. Well here are the second line of chronograph watches for the collection. The first were simply the Superocean Heritage Chronograph watches with Valjoux 7750 movements, but these limited edition models have a sweet bi-compax subdial array which is infinitely more classic and heritage in st [...]
Tuesday the 7th of July, 2015, saw the opening of the Richard Mille concession in Harrods, London. To honour the opening of his latest point of sale, Richard Mille presented the RM 19-02 Tourbillon Fleur to a crowd of industry professionals, whod kindly shelved their Tuesday morning schedules in favour of a few complimentary cocktails and the chance to ogle Milles ever-diversifying collection.Stealing centre stage was the Richard Mille RM 19-02 Tourbillon Fleur. It is a landmark piece for the br [...]
Breitling is well known for producing some of the most coveted and most used professional pilot watches. Go to any airshow and you are sure to see pilot enthusiasts and ex- and current pilots themselves wearing the brands watches.For their 100th anniversary in 1984, Breitling introduced what is now the flagship model of the Breitling collection: the Chronomat. The model has quickly grown into the brands most popular and mainstream model. The Chronomat is a sturdy and distinctive professional chr [...]
There is a word that is thrown around a lot in the watch world that means the public takes a watch (or anything else for that matter) seriously. That word is legitimacy and I love to hear the French pronounce it. Cartier is what they call a legitimate brand. They have heaps of reputation, a solid history and plenty of important people who wear their products. Classic Cartier designs are also a great influence to their direct competitors. They really are the model of a solid luxury watch brand.A [...]
The Breitling Superocean Heritage is a classic divers watch thats now celebrating its 70th anniversary with a slight design refresh and a brand-new movement developed with Tudor watches. The new Breitling caliber B20 is derived from the Tudor Caliber MT5612?used in their Black Bay watches, among others. In fact, Tudors new Black Bay chronograph borrows from the Breitling B01 caliber as part of what I call their movement exchange program this year.?Like the previous version, the Breitling Superoc [...]
You may be asking yourself, what is an ExoTourbillon and what can it do for me? Aside from making you feel younger and more virile, an ExoTourbillon is a unique and rare species of tourbillon found in the small Swiss mountain town of Villeret. There youll find Montblancs Villeret factory formerly known as Minerva. Ive been there, and it is indeed a more unique high-end watch manufacture experience compared to most. How? Well less stuffy and formal than most, the former Minerva facility is in fac [...]
I was happy to get a note from the winner of the Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 vintage watch that I gave away here in January. Looks good for a watch from the 1970s right? Vintage Omega watches have a great tool-watch feel to them and I congratulate the winner. Thanks again to MBF who sponsored the giveaway. The watch winner preferred to remain anonymous, but did share these thoughts (and also apologized for the photography!):Thank you so much aBlogtoRead.com for the opportunity to win this amazin [...]
Longines has added a new dive watch to its Heritage collection, and this time, its a chronograph. The new Longines Heritage Diver 1967 is a great-looking vintage-inspired piece that, as is all the rage these days, draws inspiration from a past Longines model. With classic good looks, strong proportions and an enthusiast-approved movement, the Longines Heritage Diver 1967 manages to standout in the crowd at Baselworld 2015.The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 is based on a design from Longines back c [...]
Logically speaking it should not matter to me whether or not a watch I like was worn by characters in movies. Though practically it does seem to matter. The reality is that seeing characters we enjoy watching in movies (or TV shows) wearing watches we like helps boost our perception of those watches and those brands. It also helps frame the personality of watches. Most watch advertising has timepieces floating around like art in space. In reality however, their true personality comes out while o [...]
The most interesting thing to me about the current perception of the Patek Philippe 5270 Grand Complication Perpetual Calendar Chronograph is that it is considered a formal watch, while a look at its historical inspiration makes it more of a sports watch. How did this rather traditional, classic-looking sports watch design become something to wear with a suit?That is a good question which has a lot to do with the world of fashion and style as things develop over time. Perhaps the biggest clue th [...]
For a historic 27th Olympiad in a row, Omega will be serving as the games official timekeeper, lending its crucial services to the measuring, recording, and display of competition results in Rio. Joining the previously announced Speedmaster Mark II Rio and the Seamaster Bullhead Rio Olympic editions, is the considerably more sophisticated Omega Olympic Official Timekeeper. This bi-compax column wheel chronograph is powered by Omegas 3203 manual-winding co-axial movement, and is available in very [...]
As a pre-Baselworld 2014 announcement Blancpain will release a lovely new dress watch simply called the Villeret that we feel fits into that rare category of a daily-wear formal timepiece. Watches that work as regular daily wear watches must successfully combine versatile style, convenience, comfort, and of course utility. Most of these timepieces tend to be sport watches, and dress watches such as the omega Datejust or President that are good for daily wear are a bit less common. So why is the [...]
I feel excited writing this review because in my opinion this Porsche Design Flat Six P6310 is a fantastic watch. I just love it and find myself wearing it for perhaps all the right reasons. Now, a bit of background and disclaimers so that you know what this timepiece is all about and arent confused if you are trying to look for it. What you see is (at the time of writing) the previous generation Flat Six Automatic watch model. The current generation is called the P6300, which yes, is a lower nu [...]
Just a few miles from where I live in Los Angeles, watch-lover and global mega star Kobe Bryant died this morning (at time of writing) in a tragic helicopter crash. He was just 41 years old and still pretty new to his post-basketball career (he retired from the game in 2016) after many years of being a major draw at Los Angeles Lakers games. Im not an experienced sports spectator, so Ill leave those more knowledgeable about Kobes career to sum up the totality of his life on the court. I did, how [...]
One of the reasons that I like watches so much, is that I appreciate machines, or devices otherwise, that are well engineered to perform some task (well), no matter how simple. This is why we have love for sports cars, high-end audio and visual equipment, and countless other devices; because we appreciate the fact that they do what they were designed to do so well. For many of us, it is a life long appreciation of fine engineering.In regard to watches, I appreciate function over form almost all [...]
No watch company understands brand partnerships and how to use them quite as well as Hublot. Obviously, not everyone is going to appreciate these collaborations that span a wide range of products, interests, personalities, and activities. But certain combinations will resonate with certain consumers in a way that not much else does. Hublots association with fellow LVMH brand Berluti will likely go right over the heads of watch lovers who dont get menswear. But for fans of Paris-based Berluti, wh [...]
And the award for the best watch commemorating a jazz legend in 2014 is Well, okay, its not a particularly crowded field. Still, after wearing the new Oris John Coltrane Limited Edition model (Reference 01 733 7681 4084-Set LS) almost non-stop for a couple of weeks, Id have to nominate it-not just for that award, but perhaps the most successfully wearable, wonderfully minimal, truly modern dress watch Ive had on my wrist all year. As well, it may also be one of the true value-proposition timepie [...]
It really does make watch writers like me happy to see the unexpected. Just a few years ago, none of us would have imagined that we would see a dual-branded Omega and Swatch timepiece collection that is an homage to the iconic Omega Speedmaster. After our recent period of watch market disruption, change brought about by the pandemic, the rise of hype watches, and, of course, the popularity of collaboration products, this Omega x Swatch Bioceramic MoonSwatch announced today actually makes a lot o [...]