Watches & Wonders 2020, the new version of the Geneva-based watch fair held by the FHH, previously named SIHH, is the latest in the growing list of events cancelled, postponed or relocated across the globe amid fears of a possible COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. The Geneva watch fair is one of the largest watch events around […]
One of the biggest perks about this job is discovering things that I previously wouldn’t have known about myself. Now, I know that sounds both simultaneously profound and clichéd, and I am talking about watches after all, not the meaning of life … but it’s true, this job has taught me a great deal about myself that I otherwise wouldn’t have known. That’s what this Franck Muller Color Dreams did when I went hands-on with it … it completely shook up my personal status quo. Allow me to explain. If you’d told me that I’d fall head over heels for a robust, brushed steel, utilitarian tool watch with a matt grey dial and a faded bezel, I would’ve told you duh, that’s about as shocking as getting wet when you jump into a pool. However, if you told me that I’d become completely enamoured with a solid rose gold, rectangular-shaped timepiece with full diamond bezel, technicolour Arabic numeral dial and a green alligator leather band, I would’ve said you don’t know me from a bar of soap. But, as it turned out, I did not know myself from a bar of Dove hand soap, because this Franck Muller Long Island…
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Swatch just dropped their latest James Bond collaboration – the Swatch X 007 Tribute Collection – and the big question on everyone’s lips is … can you still buy these exclusive models? And the answer is: sort of. A quick peruse of Swatch Australia’s ecommerce page shows that some models are still available, while others have already been snapped up by keen enthusiasts of everybody’s favourite secret agent. So we thought we’d walk you through each of the limited edition timepieces and, more importantly, tell you which ones you can actually still purchase from Swatch right now. Swatch Dr. No Ref.SUOZ302 With an aesthetic that pays homage to the opening sequence of the first ever James Bond film, Dr. No, this is a Swatch watch that we can get behind. The dark black rubber band and dial have been hit with bursts of quintessentially ’60s colours, with the rubber band sporting small coloured circles and the dial featuring prominent yellow hands and vibrant “NO” text replacing the normal hour indices, which provides a striking, fun and legible contrast to the matt black dial. We’re not sure whether we can see Sean Connery himself wearing one, but this is a cool…
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A quartet of legendary watches from a modern legend in watchmaking.
Independent, family-run Swiss watch brand Norqain was founded just two years ago by Ben Küffer and is taking surprisingly confident strides. With three collections to date, Norqain designs everything in-house and is set to obtain greater manufacturing independence with its recently sealed deal with movement manufacturer Kenissi. The Norqain Freedom 60 Chrono we are looking […]
Stainless steel sports watches in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
Presented in 2009, available in multiple editions including quite sporty ones, the Parmigiani Fleurier Tondagraphe combines two popular yet sophisticated complications. First is a one-minute tourbillon. Second is a chronograph, executed in the traditional way. PF is now releasing a new variation of the watch, in line with the brand’s recent models and with a […]
One-on-one with the man behind the top Patek Philippe fan page on Instagram.
A bold new look for one of Urwerk’s most abstract designs.
Editor’s note: The tourbillon is an anachronism that is representative of the watch industry as a whole in a little way. It was conceived hundreds of years ago to solve problems that were pressing at the time, but despite being technologically surpassed by other devices in the meantime, it is currently facing its heyday with more being produced than ever before for an audience with a growing appetite. TAG Heuer are one tourbillon producer with a difference — they are working very hard to democratise the complication by making them less wildly expensive than other brands. With that in mind, let’s take a look at three tourbillon chronographs in the current TAG Heuer lineup that are more accessible than ever before. Fun fact: TAG Heuer is the largest Swiss producer of tourbillons. It’s a statement that if made a decade ago would have emitted oh-so-Swiss snickers of disbelief in the rarefied halls of Baselworld or SIHH. Tourbillons, according to the narrative, are the epitome of hand-crafting — tiny components that take precious hours to intricately assemble. But here we are, and TAG Heuer has upset the applecart with its CNC-produced tourbillon, which offers the same visceral, whirling coolness at a price that…
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