When I visited the Porsche Design booth at Baselworld 2010 I was pretty amused to see the new P6780 Diver watch cause it looked pretty familiar. In fact, just a few years ago Eterna released a watch that was almost identical, called the Eterna KonTiki Diver. I really loved about that piece and wrote about it here. Why was it that somehow the Eterna KonTiki Diver was now a simplified Porsche Design watch?For starters you should know that Eterna makes all the watches for Porsche Design. So it seem [...]

Priced with affordability in mind, but with bold designs and an aggressive stance, the new Casio G-Shock GA900A collection (here as the reference GA900A-1A9) is the Japanese watchmakers latest heavy-duty watch for the urban fashion market (or anywhere else where durable watches are needed). Given my interest in black and yellow watches, I liked this caution tape/construction tractor-style version of the GA900A with its black and yellow striped analog hands.One new feature that youll find discree [...]

Back in April 2021, debuted the newest-generation omega Explorer II with the new reference 226570 watches here. Today, I go hands-on with both the black and white dial reference omega 226570 Explorer II models, which refine but dont revolutionize the classic sports watch formula. omega entirely updated the dial, case, movement, and bracelet in a watch that nevertheless fits more or less the same profile as the outgoing 216570 Explorer II models. Does the watch feel different on the wrist?In sho [...]

Easily one of the most beautiful engraved and skeletonized watches at SIHH 2016 is the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Tourbillon Openworked. Classy, handsome, useful, and timeless, the Jules Audemars Tourbillon Openworked is an easy answer if you are ever asked the question, what, other than a Royal Oak, would you recommend from Audemars Piguet?SIHH 2016 sees absolutely no shortage of skeletonized watches. It was very clear a few years ago that like ultra-thin watches, skeletonized (Audemars Pig [...]

Over the century or so that wristwatches have been the norm in watchmaking, few, if any, timepieces have had the longevity and staying power of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. The Reverso line has been in continuous production since 1931, and to celebrate its 90th anniversary this year, the brand has devised a wide range of variants, updates, and special editions. The crown jewel of these, however, is undoubtedly the new Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185. Bringing together a dream team of high- [...]

Gibson is a well-reputed name in the world of guitars and is known across the globe especially for their electric guitars. Though the Gibson guitar catalog provides a wide array of guitar models to choose from, one of the more sought-after collections is the Les Paul Gibson, and Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil are paying tribute to the downright iconic guitar through their Baselworld release of the Raymond Weil Chronograph Gibson Les Paul watch.Its unlikely that many are unfamiliar with the cultur [...]

One of the biggest reasons that the omega Submariner is the popular icon that it is, has to do with its ability to seamlessly go from sport to serious, and from casual to corporate. This gives it the ability to be worn in almost every occasion, but when it comes down to it, for most people the omega Submariner is the worlds best know casual sport watch. I use this bar setting timepiece as a frame of reference to begin my discussion of the highly capable new Glashutte Original Seventies Panorama [...]

A long time ago English watchmakers Vardon and Stedman produced an oval-shaped pocket watch with telescopic hands designed to be properly sized (in length) no matter what part of the dial they were pointing to. You see, back then people cared about stuff like proper hand size (ahem) on dials. Parmigiani apparently acquired the piece and restored it in 1997. The complicated mechanism, while not new, was very unique and they called it a pantograph (pantographe). The idea of hands that follow and m [...]

Bell Ross WW1 Regulateur watch was among the most under-appreciated dress watches of 2013 in my opinion- and I think it is safe to call it a dress watch. What you are seeing is among the most elegant and minimalist regulator-style timepieces available, that still manages to achieve a high level of legibility and design refinement. It is one of the latest high-end pieces in the larger Bell Ross WW1 collection and, as of now, only comes in 18k pink gold.Over the last five or so years Bell Ross [...]

During SIHH 2016, Audemars Piguet released two Royal Oak Frosted Gold watches-a 33mm quartz version and a 37mm automatic one. For those who enjoy some bling in their watches and a larger case size, the brand has a added a 41mm limited edition option, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold 41mm watch, to the line.The frosted gold used in the making of the case and the bracelet is prepared using a hammering technique by Italian jeweler, Carolina Bucci. The metal is frosted after the components [...]

Panerai has announced a stable of new models this week at Watches Wonders in Hong Kong. Among a range of new Radiomirs, we find two very cool limited edition dial variations for the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC. Panerais vintage-inspired 1950s line offers a time-proven aesthetic that reflects the early days of the Luminor case and the addition of its now iconic lever action crown guard. With the 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC, Panerai is offering a best of both worlds solution that provides [...]

Sponsored post presented on for advertiserFounded nearly two and a half centuries ago by Abraham-Louis Perrelet, the eponymous brand Perrelet has never wavered in its commitment to innovation and quality. Abraham-Louis Perrelet and his grandson, Louis-Frederic Perrelet, are credited with some of the most important and game-changing innovations in horology, including the automatic, self-winding movement-a complication that is now ubiquitous across horology. Though the intervening centuries have [...]

Watch makers can have a good time playing with colors and materials. A typical favorite among watch designers is sharp transitions from one material, color or texture to another. This often yields in an interesting look appealing to the eye due to the constant contrasts. Lights appear lighter, and dark colors appear deeper. This is mostly due to the human eye, which seems to be drawn to such complexities of form.A particular favorite of mine is the contrast between matte black and polished steel [...]

The Bulgari Octo Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar is among the most complicated watches Bulgari has made to date, featuring too many high complications to even fit in its name. Combining both grande and petite sonneries, a minute repeater, tourbillon, perpetual calendar, moon phases, and more, it is a one-off piece that represents the most challenging and prestigious watchmaking techniques. Bulgari particularly emphasizes the difficulty and complexity of the grand sonnerie, more or less callin [...]

Special Content for BulgariRecently, we took a close look at?The History Present Of High Jewelry Fine Watchmaking For Ladies By Bulgari, where we discovered some of the most important creations of the brand, both in the fields of jewelry and ladies watches. Today, the subject of our focus will be an unmistakably Bulgari creation, the timeless and ever-vicious snake, as represented by the Bulgari Serpenti. First, the basics: why Serpenti??Coiling through human history, the symbolism of the se [...]

Ill be really frank that I have no idea who or what Zep is. I mean I know a bit more now after researching and writing this article, but seeing his little smoke plume-haired character for the first time was a novel experience. I guess it is a Swiss/European thing. What Tin Tin makes it international but Titeuf and Asterix are Euro only? Having said that, I do love cartoons and comics of all varieties. Something about hand-drawn things that really appeal to me.Zep is the pseudonym of an artist wh [...]

People have been diving for probably thousands of years, but it really became a science in the 20th century, after lots of envisioning occurred in the 19th century. The first diving watch was a omega because of its water resistance (omega Oyster case), but divers, like all people needed a variety. IWC decided to release the Aquatimer in the late 1960s, perhaps a little late on the bandwagon, but the Aquatimer was a nice watch. With the IWC Vintage Aquatimer, IWC pays homage to the original Aquat [...]

Baselworld 2015 came and went seemingly faster than previous Baselworld watch trade shows. Maybe that is because team met with so many brands, hour after hour, for a solid week. By our records, we formally met with about 85 watch brands in the hopes of capturing as wide a scope of what is new in the watch world as possible. That includes meetings with the big boy luxury watch makers such as omega, Patek Philippe, Omega, TAG Heuer, Breitling, and many more that represent most of the worlds high- [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.On June 28, 2018 Fortuna, the boutique fine jewelry auction house based in NYC, will hold its inaugural Important watches sale. As an auction house that has never been strongly associated with the premiere watch collecting world, Fortuna has steadily been growing out their watch department. Featured in the upcoming sale is a strong selection of collectible timepieces from a variety of brand names, led by a omega Paul Newman Daytona, Ref. 6239. Read more [...]

You knew I couldnt ignore this one, as an authenticated Patek Philippe Aquanaut fanboy. (Yes, Im obvious.) Green is definitely the new blue, and this new Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5168G Khaki Green Jumbo White Gold watch is ~$40,000 of cant touch this. Its important to say that Patek isnt hopping on a bandwagon here, as this is the second green Aquanaut - there was a very-limited-edition steel, smaller-case 5167 version that came out back in 2011. At the end of the day, yes, its another sports wat [...]