Category: Sports watch

Review – Longines Heritage Military – the RAF Re-Edition Watch

In the past few years, Longines has been quite successful in re-editing some of its most glorious vintage watches. This includes, of course, the Legend Diver, but also the recently launched Skin Diver, the Avigation Big Eye or the Lindbergh watches. Altogether, this creates a solid, coherent “Heritage” collection. One of the latest additions is pushing the concept even further… Vintage-inspired and faux-ageing to the max is what you’ll get with the Longines Heritage Military, a re-edition of the RAF-issued 6B/159 watch.

7 years ago

Hands-on – Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Bellytanker Bronze – The “John Player Special” Touch

It isn’t the first time we’ve seen a “Bellytanker” watch by Bell & Ross – see here; nor is it the first time we’re in front of a bronze-cased BR V2-94 Chronograph piece – just look at the Revolution/The Rake Bellytanker “El Mirage”. So what’s new here? In short, just another variation on the model, […]

7 years ago

Introducing – Oris Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph Bucherer Blue Editions

It was just a matter of time before the regular stainless steel version of the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph would make its debut. We knew it after seeing the Bronze Carl Brashear model, we just didn’t know how and when… The wait is over, as the first steel edition of the Sixty-Five Chronograph is out, […]

7 years ago

Value Proposition – Delma Cayman Automatic – an Affordable, Retro-Styled 500m Diver

Delma, the independent Swiss watch brand founded in the 1920s made a name for itself with its robust deep dive watches. The latest ‘ultimate divers’ watch’, the Blue Shark III and its 4,000m water-resistant case, is going to be accompanied by another nautical-inspired piece, yet in the affordable segment. Retro style, Swiss automatic movement, 500m […]

7 years ago

Hands-on – Zenith Defy El Primero Double Tourbillon

High-frequency chronographs have long been part of Zenith’s identity. It all started in 1969 when Zenith introduced one of the best and most accurate chronograph movements ever created, the iconic El Primero. Fast forward to 2017, when Zenith introduced the Defy El Primero 21, an innovative chronograph with two regulators, capable of measuring hundredths of […]

7 years ago

Introducing – The Longines HydroConquest now in Full Black Ceramic (Hands-On Pics)

Standing out with its clean and pragmatic lines, the Longines HydroConquest was introduced over 10 years ago as part of the brand’s sports collection. This modernly designed dive watch has since seen numerous iterations, including newer versions fitted with coloured ceramic inserts on the bezel. The brand now goes a few steps further in this direction, with the use of this material on the entire case. Meet the new Longines HydroConquest Full Black Ceramic.

7 years ago

Hands-on – Vertex MP45 MonoPusher Chronograph

The luxury watch industry is in somewhat of a confusing and unpredictable place at the moment. You have the Swiss and German giants behaving even more conservatively than usual (with some obvious exceptions, like the four-armed Patek Philippe Ref 5520P). You have Seiko doing some interesting things out of Japan. And you have a myriad […]

7 years ago

Hands-on – The New Sumo, the 2019 Seiko Prospex Diver 200m SPB103J1

Seiko’s reputation in terms of dive watches is… indisputable! The Japanese brand certainly has one of the largest collection of diving instruments, with prices ranging from EUR 400 to over EUR 5,000 – and all bearing their own nickname: Samurai, Turtle, Tuna or Sumo. Today we will take a look at the Sumo, an update […]

7 years ago