Divers and pilot’s watches are both traditionally rugged, utilitarian machines. Mixed together the way they are here results in something that appears modern and playful, yet still totally useful. On the wrist, The Avidiver feels like an all-terrain tactical instrument, and with 200 meters of water resistance and a unique…
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Even though jewelry from that period retains its value because of the Art Deco provenance, the jewelry watch is a far more well-crafted product today than it was in the ’30s.Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso One High Jewelry takes us back to the days when wristwatches were originally invented for women, for adornment…
While integrating an annual calendar complication into its Marine Chronograph, Ulysse Nardin’s main aim was to combine elegance with an easy to use solution. And the new Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronograph Annual Calendar is actually very simple to use. Entirely manufactured in-house—including the silicium balance-spring, this self-winding movement beats at…
Manufacture Royale, the Swiss watch brand whose original incarnation was founded by 18th-century French philosopher Voltaire, has developed six entirely new mechanical movements since its “rebirth” in 2010. At this year’s Baselworld, the company launched its seventh, which debuts in the 1770 Haute Voltige, a luxury travelers’ watch with an…
Watches are rare objects in that they encompass so many design disciplines. Every watch is the product of a collaboration between product and graphic designers, made possible with the work of engineers.The relationship between design and watches should be an obvious one. A great watch succeeds at all levels, and…
Remember in 2013, Swatch (the brand, not the Group) introduced a new watch that came like a blast, a watch in the vein of the affordable and fun idea of the brand, with an immense respect to the 1983 concept, but with a stupendous amount of innovation, as carrying in…
Here I offer up my personal list of Seven Iconic Chronograph Watches. If you don’t count the date feature, the chronograph is probably the most popular complication for wristwatches, as well as one of the most useful: one can find many uses for a chrono during his or her everyday…
It’s domed with a fine sunburst finish (the production model will feature a more pronounced sunburst). Simple, long lines stand in for the hours, with a bordered date window at six o’clock maintaining the symmetry of the face. Between 10 and 12 are lightly etched minute markers, inspired by the…
From the 1930s onward, Cottier manufactured such watches for prestigious clients among which Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Rolex or Agassiz.The story of Patek Philippe World Timers is indissolubly linked to Louis Cottier. This practical innovation was presented to Patek Philippe, inspiring the cult 2523 series, manufactured from 1953. For more…
Ateliers deMonaco’s patented Admiral Chronographe Flyback makes no exception and measures a succession of elapsed times while reducing the number of operations. Over 50 holes were pierced into the dial surface to fix the diamond-cut Roman numerals which contribute to define the style of the watch. Housed in a 42…