Over the last few years, IWC has been steadily re-positioning its various collections in a decidedly upward direction. Most notably, the Portugieser has moved up a few rungs on the price list, whilst the Portifino now occupies the space this move created. Although at first this may not seem like…

share  tweet  share  Bell & Ross first plunged into the world of dive watches in 1997, with the release of the round-cased Hydromax, then followed it up in 2017 with the tonneau-cased BR-02. This year, the brand introduces its first dive watch in the square case shape for which it has…

share  tweet  share  As the 2017 Wimbledon Championships approach, we spotlight the newest timepiece worn by, and developed in cooperation with, one of the world’s top tennis players: the Richard Mille RM 27-03 Rafael Nadal. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this 50-piece limited edition with a six-figure price tag?…

share  tweet  share  A classic car is a time machine into the past. But what about the smaller machines that measure time’s passage? Which watches would harmonize best with the styling of a vintage car, like the Mercedes-Benz below? Fortunately, the retro trend in watches is bigger than ever. Here…

Parmigiani Fleurier first joined forces with the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2007, building the foundations of a unique alliance between the worlds of watchmaking and music. The Montreux Jazz Festival is a must-see: George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Lauryn Hill,  Grace Jones, Erykah Badu… Just a few of the names who are set to perform…

share  tweet  share  What is the essence of elegance? We compare three dress watches — the Frédérique Constant Manufacture Classic, Longines Master Collection, and Montblanc Star Classique Date Automatique — that offer three very different answers. Read on for results, specs, and prices, along with original photos by OK-Photography. Elegance is…

Over the last 10 years, Frédérique Constant has grown massively in popularity. And it is justified. Indeed, the brand has created a clever strategy of “affordable luxury“, in which collectors receive a lot for the money they pay. While many other brands would do this by encasing out-sourced movements, Frédérique Constant has chosen the complex path of…

Ulysse Nardin’s history has been founded on Marine roots, as for over a century, the brand has been one of the main providers of Marine Chronometers. Since a few months, we’ve seen some extremely pleasant evolutions of the collections: new and more subtle designs, slightly vintage inspiration, easily wearable watches. With this in mind, Ulysse…

share  tweet  share  From the “Fratello Friday” archives, we present this post focusing on five iconic Omega watches. Of course, many models from this brand could be considered iconic, but for the purposes of this list, I narrowed it down to five Omega watches that I consider most important to…

By offering classic designs coupled with solid German build quality and Swiss movements, Archimede is a brand that offers a pretty clear value proposition. The firm’s latest—dubbed the Pilot 42GMT—is a play on the classic flieger template, and as the name suggests it features a GMT/dual-time zone complication. Click here to…