The release of the A. Lange Sohne Odysseus was one of those moments in watch media and enthusiast circles that left me excited about the product and utterly exhausted by the din of reactions and hot takes. A month out from its release and I am finally able to put word to thought about whats not just the first regular production steel Lange but one with an integrated bracelet and that idiosyncratically appealing case. While there were enough emojis and what do you think? Instagram story polls fo [...]

Montblanc is now one of the most exciting brands under Richemonts wide umbrella-thanks in no small part to Jerome Lamberts leadership, the man who played a key role in making?Jaeger-LeCoultre the powerhouse that it is today. And with SIHH 2015 just weeks away, the company has just released details of its latest watch, the Montblanc Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum.Last year, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Montblancs legendary Meisterstuck fountain pen (Meisterstuck is German for Masterpiece) [...]

What is different about this Hamilton Seaview Automatic Diver watch? I thought about this question for a little while before writing anything down. I know I have seen the nautical almost art deco themed font used for the numbering before. The font is sort of an amalgamation of everything ocean-worthy and futuristic from 1920 -1970. Gently shaded, the large applied number totally make the watch. Without them it would be just another passable for forgettable Hamilton watch. The watch is pretty big [...]

Gondolo is a historic name in the Patek Philippe family made popular by a few recent timepieces of the last decade or so. For 2013, a technically beautiful new version of the Ref. 5200 Gondolo arrives with the Swiss brands lovely (deep breath) in-house made caliber 28-20 REC 8J IRM C J manually wound movement that incorporates a lot of the modern bells and whistles aficionados are looking for in a high-end watch from house Patek.The 5200 for 2013 will come in two versions each in 18k white gold [...]

Seikos Spring Drive movement can divide opinion, as it stands on the border, with a foot in the province of the mechanical, and the other foot in the province of quartz. This hybridized movement may polarize watch lovers, but its detail and craftsmanship are unifying. Watching one of the few people in the world capable of assembling the hundreds of miniature components into this feat of Japanese horology quietens the debate of the Spring Drives significance in the watch world, but it doesnt sile [...]

The latest version of the intellectually-stimulating (for watch collectors that is) A. Lange Sohne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds comes with a rare black dial. It is the reference 252.029 and is one of A. Lange Sohnes new watches that was debuted at SIHH 2019. The Richard Lange Jumping Seconds (we went-hands on with an earlier model with a white dial here) is a peculiar watch if only because it is best appreciated by very seasoned watch lovers. German A. Lange Sohne as a whole is a brand best- [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.Timeless Luxury Watches is very proud to announce our first limited edition collaboration with Oris, the Swiss maker of exclusively mechanical watches. For our first Oris project, we wanted to create an ideal vintage diver, a possibility that presented itself thanks to the use of their fantastic Oris Divers Sixty-Five as a canvas.This is also the first time weve worked with bronze, although, like some other Oris models, weve done it in a relatively reser [...]

As an interesting limited edition watch for the United States, this Breitling Chronomat 44 watch will be limited to just 50 pieces and bear the Great Seal of the United States along with the message Breitling for America. United We Stand on the rear of the watch.A few years ago the Chronomat 44 watch came out and contained Breitlings first in-house made movement called the Caliber 01 chronograph automatic. 44mm wide and in Breitlings lovely polished steel case, this watch serves as a fitting bas [...]

As hard as a diamond, Cermet reappears on the scene in the exterior of the new Richard Mille RM 11-05 Automatic Flyback Chronograph GMT, as Richard Mille continues its ventures into the fascinating world of unobtanium-grade materials. Essentially the 911-equivalent for the brand - meaning it costs as much as a Porsche 911 (the Turbo S, mind you), and it continuously develops while maintaining its original, recognizable shape. The RM 11-05 includes a GMT in the feature-packed caliber that has, fo [...]

Although dive watches stand as arguably the single most popular category in the modern industry, by and large these sporting designs tend to follow a utilitarian, function-forward approach to design. With that in mind, small horological flourishes can leave an outsize impact on the character of a diver, and Glashutte Originals SeaQ Panorama Date line is a textbook example of this principle in action. With its charismatic and classically German 4 oclock date window, the SeaQ Panorama Date sets it [...]

Vintage inspired watches are all the rage these days, and during Baselworld 2017, we saw the release of the Oris Big Crown 1917 Limited Edition watch, a limited edition piece that is very faithful to Oris recently discovered first pilots watch. Oris believed their first pilots watch was the 1938 Big Crown, but it turns out there was a previous model that dated back to 1917, which conveniently makes this year its 100th anniversary. The watch reliably sticks to its vintage pilots watch aesthetic w [...]

Glashutte, Germany-based manufacture A. Lange Sohne has announced a new and surprising addition to their 1815 line of watches in the form of the 1815 Chronograph with a black dial and white gold case. With this new look, the Datographs younger sibling now looks the part too, and it makes for a hard to beat value proposition within its segment.The A. Lange Sohne 1815 line of watches is named for the birth year of the brands founder Ferdinand A. Lange and theyre meant to be evocative of classic [...]

No matter your opinion on Jacob Co., everyone can agree the brand is never boring. At Baselword 2013, Jacob Co. raised eyebrows by releasing its Epic SF24 travel timer watch. A unique watch, to say the very least, it displayed the local time via a typical dial and time in a separate timezone at 12 oclock using a special retro-style flip clock display like we might see used at airports. Now, three years on, we see the new Jacob Co. SF24 Flying Tourbillon watch, as well as a diamond version.Sid [...]

Blancpain continues to be a strong provider of unique and interesting movements in what often feels like a sea of mechanical genericism, even in the luxury watch industry. Look closely and youll see in Blancpain watches genuinely innovative attempts that are creating new assortments of existing ideas, as well as some novel ones. Today, Id like to look at the Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Annuel GMT watch which we first covered here. It comes in 18k white gold, 18k rose gold, as well as in steel [...]

Porsche Design is one of my favorite watch brands. Yes, that list might be long, but there is a good reason for these guys to be on it. First of all they have a history of trying to make nice modern watches. There arent too many brands out there that I can suggest who have a history of doing that (well). Porsche Design has also been an innovator in terms of design and materials. Last, Porsche Design knows who to work with to make the best watches. In the past it was brands like IWC and Orfina, a [...]

Impressive watch giant IWC and Porsche Design used to get together for watch making fun. IWC manufactured the watches, and Porsche Design, well, designed them. Now IWC has enough watches in its line (not that is was ever a thin line), and Eterna takes charge of making Porsche Designs watches. Regardless, some of these watches are still made, and good deal of them from about 15-30 years ago are still around, highly collectible, and very cool.One wonderful example of this perfect relationship is t [...]

Would you consider Q-Bert part of pop culture? Aside from the weird drawings of the characters the game was more or less forgettable by todays standards though it was fun at the time. Regardless, I think it would have been cool to see the Dr. Seuss character gone wrong, bouncing around on the dial of this new luxury Breguet Classique Ref. 5967 watch. Someone in Switzerland right now likely working at the Swatch Group just spit in my general direction. Can you do anything but picture that righ [...]

You can typically rely on Bell Ross for nice, but predictable watches. This is still true, but this year at Baselworld the iconic French watch brand showed off a few new watches that you arent likely to see in stores anytime soon (but others will be in store in no time at all). These are sometimes called novelty watches, which are one offs that a brand makes. Other times they are sold in limit edition quantities at select retailers. I am still not sure what the future for these watches is, but [...]

In Chinese culture the year of the dragon is coming. How cool does that sound? I mean sure we can laugh at the year of the monkey, and no one wants to be born on the year of the pig but the year of the dragon? Pretty bad-ass if you ask me. Well luxo brands getting drunk on Asiatic currency are gonna bank in big time this year. Piaget for example is releasing a huge line of high-end year of the Dragon themed timepieces for mostly the Chinese market. This range of photos doesnt even describe all [...]

The 2016 Richard Mille RM 67-01 Automatic Extra Flat watch is what a quasi-entry-level Richard Mille watch looks like these days. Thin on the wrist and bristling with brand DNA, the RM 67-01 (aka RM67 or RM67-01) isnt by any means cheap, but is isnt over $100,000 either (well, some versions are). Its also very comfortable and cool, with its distinctly modern lines and emphasis on showing as much of the movement and fancy Richard Mille bridge-work as possible.To understand the case design of the [...]