It’s the perfect centrepiece for the globally launched Presage collection, and clearly a massive favourite with you guys, as it was our fourth most-popular story this year. Seiko straight-up knocked it out of the park with this watch, a massive success that blends the Japanese brand’s legendary high quality and even…
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Look back in 2014, Swatch made waves with the original Sistem51, an innovative and affordable robot-assembled automatic watch. Much like the original Swatch, the Sistem51 was hailed as revolutionary, and touted as radically democratising the Swiss mechanical. While the sub-$200 timepiece was never going to threaten Omega’s market share (for example),…
Founded in New York City in 1875 by Bohemian immigrant Joseph Bulova, the Bulova Watch Company has been responsible for numerous watch world milestones in its century-plus of existence, and continues to innovate well into the 21st Century. Bulova had already become known for several watch-industry firsts — such as…
The Speedmaster Mark II had a barrel-shaped case that looked totally different from the asymmetrical Speedmaster Professional case. The regular Speedmaster, which was issued to NASA astronauts, was still in production, however. Throughout all the Speedmaster Mark series, the regular Speedmaster Pro remained available. When Omega ceased production of the…
Through a transparent exterior, the new Bell & Ross BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon Sapphire reveals a flying tourbillon combined to the sophisticated mechanics of a mono-pusher chronograph. The skeletonizing of the movement and the transparency of sapphire allow the wearer to observe the column wheel at 12 o’clock and the other…
For those that prefer to associate the cheeky Swiss family watchmaker with sultry, jaw-dropping minimalism rather than jaw-dropping visual spectacles, you’re probably going to love the Venturer Small Seconds XL Paramagnetic Watch, inside which H. Moser & Cie. is debuting a brand new antimagnetic hairspring. There’s a healthy dose of…
Vortic has released a limited Chicago World Champions commemorative watch set in order to celebrate the Cubs’ historic World Series win (a whole 108 years since their last title, finally breaking the Curse of the Billy Goat). For those unaware, Colorado-based Vortic is a young start-up that has made a…
Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced its Rendez-Vous collection of luxurious ladies’ timepieces in 2012. At SIHH 2017 in January, several new models will join the collection, among them a new moon-phase watch, a watch with a chiming “reminder” alarm function, and versions of the existing Night & Day model with a larger case sizes,…
Baume & Mercier make a range of classically styled watches, usually priced in the $2,000 to $5,000 price range. Occasionally, they offer something a bit special, something that is “an emblem of flawless watchmaking,” as they describe the Clifton collection, and that is what’s on offer today. The Baume &…
Before Switzerland established its supremacy over the watchmaking domain, British masters laid the groundwork for modern mechanical movements. Now a new generation of English watchmakers are emerging to not only celebrate but also successfully revive this once proud tradition. Among them, Garrick, founded just 3 years ago. Now, following the…