IWC Schaffhausen just recently released their third new model in the Portuguese lineup for the year, a line that looks to combine the love of travel and adventure with classic, elegant style. The latest model leaves no guesswork as to two of the major features its called the Hand-Wound Eight Days. The star of that model name would be the movement, of course. In this case, its the 59215 calibre, which is a higher-beat movement (28,800 BPH). More intriguing (at least to me) is that 8 day (192 ho [...]

With watches like the new Villeret Tourbillon Cylindrique Geospheres Vasco da Gama and the Chronometrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph, Montblanc has gone all out for SIHH this year. While those are the sorts of dream-like pieces that make SIHH great, they only represent one part of the complex market in which Montblanc fights for new ground. On the more accessible side of their offerings, we find the new Montblanc Chronometrie Dual Time, a handsome piece that uses an in-house complication to [...]

Although watchmaking has had a close and highly visible relationship with cinema for nearly as long as there have been wristwatches, the increasingly cinematic world of video games remains an untapped market for watch brand tie-ins outside of small-scale cameos for Seiko in series like Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy. Its only fitting that Hamilton, with its prolific track record of over 500 Hollywood film appearances, has made the first serious Swiss foray into breaking into the gaming space [...]

The first thing that came to mind when I first saw this image in an e-mail from Hublot was wait, what? I didnt get it. What was this? At first I thought the image of Bernie Ecclestone was some type of painting. I?am not familiar with his face, but I do know of his work as the guy who runs Formula 1 racing. The British Billionaires face was distorted with a painful looking black eye and other facial bruises. The 80-year-old was recently violently mugged, and among other things, his Hublot King Po [...]

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This new Bulgari Daniel Roth collection watch joins the ranks (small ranks) of million dollar plus timepieces from the brand. Offering a wildly complicated movement and inspiration from the Daniel Roth brand that Bulgari engulfed into itself, this piece is one serious homage to a love of horology.Based on the commentary I have received thus far, people seem to dig the video Bulgari made about its new Daniel Roth Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar watch. I must admit that it does work well when y [...]

Back in 2016, we had a chance to go?hands-on with the Corum Golden Bridge Round which was a departure from previous Golden Bridge watches by using a round case rather than the angular cases the collection had been known for. For Baselworld 2017, designer Dino Modolo helps return the?Golden Bridge?to its angular roots with the Corum?Golden Bridge Rectangle. Since its initial release in 1980, the Corum Golden Bridge has seen more than a few?variations, and this version retains the collections hall [...]

2019 represented the last year of Audemars Piguets attendance at the annual SIHH high watch and jewelry show. The brand has expressed no specific post-SIHH plans but says it will consider various locations around the world to host future new product events. In addition to being able to target better themes for new product launches, Audemars Piguet is going with a growing watch industry trend of not feeling obligated to release new products each year. That, however, is a topic for another discuss [...]

Vintage looks with none of the drawbacks associated with old watches; thats one of the factors that makes vintage-inspired watches so attractive to watch enthusiasts. And judging from what we saw at Baselworld this year, this trend seems to show little sign of slowing down. Of all the new vintage-inspired watches announced at Baselworld 2018, one of the most exciting and prettiest comes from Longines. This is your hands-on report of the new Longines Heritage Skin Diver.All images by Ariel AdamsT [...]

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Star Legacy Collection, Montblanc released two new chronographs earlier this year. As a precursor to SIHH 2018, the Montblanc Star Legacy Automatic Chronograph and the Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph proved to be nice additions to the collection and formidable 20th Anniversary releases, even though they reside in wildly different price brackets. Today, we are going hands-on with the former: a reasonably affordable, classic, Montblanc-ia [...]

Classy-ish looks, gold case, Carrousel rather than tourbillon (dont worry if you dont understand what the difference is just watch the video above about 13 times and you might figure it out), minute repeater, highly skeletonized and exposed movement, limited to 10 pieces, about $360,000. Or otherwise, just your typical daily wear timepiece from Blancpain!See my full article on the Blancpain Carrousel Repetition Minutes Le Brassus watch here over at Haute Living. [phpbay]blancpain brassus, num, [...]

The stand-out collectors (wealthy collector) Piaget watch for 2013 is the Emperador Coussin XL Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater (that we debuted here). In our previous article on the watch we discussed most of the technical specs and we wont repeat all of those here. This post is about hands-on with the slim and formal minute repeater a continuation of Piagets quest to offer as complete a family of ultra-thin watches as possible.At 48mm wide the cushion-style case isnt for everyone. It isnt for all P [...]

Omega just launched a new limited edition collection of 18 pieces with the First Omega Wrist-Chronograph reference 516.52.48.30.04.001. Unlike previous Omega watches that are totally new with a vintage-inspired aesthetic, the First Omega Wrist-Chronograph combines new and old parts including a very attractively restored Omega calibre 3018 (name given to these newly restored movements) that was originally produced in 1913. The movements are also known by their original name as the 18 CHRO caliber [...]

As someone who came to the world of watchmaking through a love for cars and motorsports, Ive always been in love with chronographs. More than most, Ive found excuses for using that satisfying complication for everything from a quick blast up a hillside road to steeping tea, but in most of those cases theres always a nagging desire for more precision. The Citizen Promaster SST (or Split-Second Timer) chronograph more than satisfies that urge, with chronograph timing down to the thousandth of a se [...]

Patek Philippe reinvented its primary ladies collection, the Twenty-4, last fall with a big launch party in Rome. It was a launch worthy of celebration. Its not every day one of the greatest - and most conservative - brands in the world revamps a collection, especially its leading ladies collection. And it was a full five-reference introduction that essentially represented a brand new model rather than the redesign of an existing favorite. As a follow-up, Patek is now adding a High Jewelry model [...]

About two years ago after the release of the first Iron Man movie (not animated that is) I wrote a little article about the various watches that Robert Downey Jr. wore as character Tony Stark in the movie. I was actually pretty surprised that the article was so popular, but it was my most viewed article for over 6 months you can check out that article on watches in the original Iron Man here. Iron Man 1 was all about Bulgari as the brand was heavily featured in the film. Tony Stark wore a few o [...]

Today, Omega launched what is a very comprehensive, neatly?detailed, and of course, free online catalog of?60 iconic Omega Speedmaster Moonwatches. The Speedmaster marks its notable 60th anniversary in 2017 making this a big year for Omega and for one of the most popular and recognizable chronographs out there. You may find the online catalog here. View this post on Instagram #SpeedyTuesday Today we present not one, but 60 iconic Speedmasters! To celebrate the 60th anniversary of our legendar [...]

Since Cartier reinvigorated its fine watchmaking department eight years ago, it has surprised us each year with one great complicated watch after another. This year, Cartier had a different kind of surprise: a resurrection of the Panthere de Cartier, which had been discontinued in the early aughts. Aside from a new Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon (new in the sense that these complications are combined for the first time), the Cartier Panthere De Cartier was the main introduction at [...]

Sponsored Content specially produced by for Glashutte OriginalAlmost two years back, we paid a virtual visit - and a truly in-depth one, at that - to the Glashutte Original Manufactory at the Saxon headquarters of the company. There, we discovered how watch movements are designed, manufactured, decorated, and assembled. Today, we follow up with a special look inside Glashutte Originals other proprietary, wholly owned facility: its dial manufactory in Pforzheim, situated a good number of hours a [...]

The Longines Legend Diver was reintroduced by Longines in 2007 as part of their Heritage series and then in 2009 with a date version. Both of these watches were reissues of the original 1960s compressor style dive watch that had been updated and modernized for a contemporary wearer. This year, at Baselworld 2018 Longines has again updated the Legend Diver line with the?Longines Legend Diver watch in black PVD. This is the same compressor style case with an internally?rotating dive bezel and date [...]