Aviation has always been in the crux of the Bell & Ross new ethos. From its earliest pilot watches ahead, the marque has ever turned its attention towards flight, and nowhere is this inspiration much more literal than at the cockpit instrument-themed BR 03 series. For the most recent interpretation…
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If it comes to trumpeting an illustrious past, few watch companies can match around Longines. The brand from Saint-Imier has an unparalleled heritage with creating mechanical timepieces and its Heritage line is a testament to the glorious past. Now the brand presents a brand new field of Pilot’s watches that…
The Alpina Heritage Pilot is a large, classic aviation style watch, which replicates Alpina’s own 1926 pilot watch. It is a limited edition of 1883 pieces, 1883 being the year the Alpina brand was created. But let’s not concentrate on the past, and let’s talk about the present and this…
For those unaware, LIMES (like fan-favorite Archimede) is a brand under the ICKLER umbrella, a family-owned company that has been manufacturing watches and watch cases in Pforzheim since 1924. That is to say, LIMES watches come with decades of know-how, with much of the development and production (barring the Swiss-made…
In the last couple of years, Junghans has focused on expanding upon their Meister line of watches, bringing out some incredible watches. The Meister line seems to be at the core of the Junghans brand and where they are going, though for a time was limited to dressier designs. They…
Chicago-based Astor+Banks is a new brand that concentrates on affordable watches with a military-style design. Generally speaking, brands describe their watches with some pretty highfalutin language. I mean, who can blame them? If they don’t do it, who will? Nevertheless, it was refreshing to see Astor + Banks of Chicago…
Athough not one of the five original brands that manufactured WWII Fliegers, German brand Archimede has taken up a strong position today as a value-driven producer of this classic design. Over the years, the firm has offered pilot watches in a variety of case materials and sizes, movements, and dials…
