Category: Luxury Watches

Interview – Jean-Marc Pontroué on Panerai’s Innovations, New Materials, COVID-19, Environment and… Experiences!

Jean-Marc Pontroue became CEO of Panerai in 2016, bringing new ideas, energy and a more contemporary approach to the brand. Although changes within the company were inevitable, the core values and instantly recognizable aesthetic remain intact. During the digital Watches & Wonders week, I talked with Jean-Marc about Panerai’s plans and challenges in 2020 during this unprecedented Corona Virus pandemic. New models will launch as planned, while others will wait until next year as the company adapts to global boutique closures, cancelled events and a big shift to a single, major fair in Geneva. With a focus on the environment, partnerships and long-term ambassadors like Mike Horn, Panerai is poised to emerge from the crisis stronger than ever with exciting new projects and innovations in the works.

6 years ago

Introducing – The New Bell & Ross BR 05 Steel & Gold and Skeleton Blue

A square case, a round dial, and one screw in each of the four corners… Fifteen years ago, Paris-based brand Bell & Ross introduced a watch that would become a signature design, the BR 01. In 2019, the challenge was to stay true to the brand’s roots but also to extend the concept to casual/urban […]

6 years ago

Introducing – Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313

The news today is that Panerai has introduced a new watch – the PAM01313 – but there’s actually more to the story. This watch also marks the comeback of the Luminor Marina collection, with a new direction for this emblematic, simplified and essential model. Forget the vintage accents, it’s a back-to-basics look for this robust, […]

6 years ago

Introducing – TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic Chronograph

Following its first collaboration watch with Fragment Design’s Hiroshi Fujiwara, a well-known name of the streetwear community, TAG Heuer renews its partnership and the two names create another limited edition watch with sleek, modern design and minimalist dial. But this time, this watch isn’t based on an existing Carrera model; instead, it introduces a new […]

6 years ago

Hands-on – The Glashütte Original Senator Cosmopolite, Now in Midnight Blue

Modern days mean working in international environments and frequent travelling. As such, what’s certainly the most practical of all complications is the dual-time or GMT watch, which allows displaying two or more time-zones at a glance. Well, this is the easy way… And Glashütte Original doesn’t like to take shortcuts. Their vision of a traveller’s […]

6 years ago

Women’s Watch Wednesday – Seiko Lukia for Women, Now Available Worldwide

Seiko’s line of women’s watches, Lukia, has been available since 1995 in Asia. Today, six models of the Lukia collection disembark in all corners of the globe. With vibrant dials made from mother-of-pearl and inspired by traditional Japanese colours and shapes, the Lukia watches are meant to encapsulate the glamour associated with Ginza, Tokyo’s upmarket […]

6 years ago

Hands-on – Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m for the 36th America’s Cup

Announced recently by Omega and covered in this news article here, the Biel-based brand has just announced the renewal of its role as the official timekeeper of the America’s Cup, with the 36th edition to be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from the 6th to the 21st of March 2021. At the same time, Omega […]

6 years ago

Hands-on – The 2020 Editions of the Breguet Classique 7137 Moon & Power Reserve

Creating a fine, classic design watch that is recognizable at first glance is not an easy task. This is what Breguet has achieved with its Classique collection, cultivating unmistakable signs that are as many hallmarks of the brand’s timepieces. In this respect, the new versions of the reference 7137 with their new dials – new […]

6 years ago

Introducing – Oris Hölstein Edition 2020 Bronze (Live Pics & Pricing)

Today Oris unveils a new, quite striking and original watch, a solid bronze piece in a limited run of 250 pieces, designed to pay tribute to Hölstein, the village where Oris was founded in 1904. An all-bronze version of the Divers Sixty-Five chronograph, it is the first watch made in Switzerland to feature a solid […]

6 years ago