It is quite literally endless for the choice of dive watches. There are thousands of good, very good, or extremely good dive watches out there. There are also plenty of so-so dive watches, so it is very possible to lose track of what’s what in this popular category. Thus, we…
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Wind-Up Watch Fair, opening its doors at 11am on Oct 21st inside of Chelsea Market in NYC. We’re incredibly excited for this year’s fair, as we have 30 brands from around the world attending, many with things to sell, many with new watches you haven’t seen in person before and…
Titanium has been making its way to watch cases since the 1970s, when Citizen brought the first titanium watch to market. It’s since become an industry staple, with numerous brands offering titanium-cased options in their lineups. Titanium’s popularity stems from its unique properties—it’s lighter than stainless steel (making it attractive…
While Frederique Constant has a clear classical, elegant and refined vocation, the other branch of the group, Alpina, is much more oriented on heritage and sports watches. Once again, the motto is the same: accessibility, value for money, very decent quality and functionality – but in another style category. The main…
In watchmaking, who thinks innovative materials usually says high price. That’s somehow a rule. Look at recent watches with sapphire crystal cases. Most of them are over half a million CHF – even the cheapest one isn’t cheap… Same goes for complex ceramics, or watches associating different kind of solid, ultra-light or…
Below, we take a look at seven of these “extreme” dive watches and what sets them apart from the pack. Some of these divers’ watches, however, go the extra mile (or fathom), with cases that can descend to 3,000 or even 4,000 meters, chronographs operable at incredible depths, or high-tech…
If there’s one thing Oris is good at, it’s to create interesting and nicely designed limited editions, especially of dive watches. This time, Oris teams up with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, to create a volcano-inspired version, the (of-course) black and red Oris El Hierro Limited Edition. We’ve seen for…
Breitling goes “back to black” with three new line extensions of its Colt Chronograph Automatic, Navitimer 46, and Avenger II Seawolf models, all in cases made of “Blacksteel,” a metal with a layer of highly resistant carbon-based treatment that Breitling first starting using for its watch cases in 2012. Here’s…
Easily the most popular steel-cased (or otherwise) luxury diving watch, the Rolex Submariner sets the bar in many ways when it comes to timepieces of its type, at its price point.With that said, the Rolex Submariner isn’t for everyone, and a lot of people who already have a Rolex Submariner…
The Zelos Hammerhead is expected by the end of 2016. Zelos have forgone a crowdfunding option and are instead taking pre-orders directly on their site. Zelos has had a pretty good run since its first Kickstarter campaign that launched the Helmsman in 2014. The brand has since released a total…