Historical Perspectives: Rarely Seen Documentary Video Featuring George Daniels And Seth Atwood
The video features a close look at Daniels’ first foray into escapement development: the Atwood Watch.
In The Shop – Introducing: New Big Crown ProPilot, Divers Sixty-Five, And Chronoris Models From Oris
New watches for driving, diving, flying, and more, now in the Shop.
Hands-on – Christiaan van der Klaaw Planetarium – With the World’s Smallest Mechanical Planetarium
Christiaan van der Klaauw will go down in history as having the created the smallest mechanical planetarium in the world, condensed into the miniature arena of a wristwatch – or in fact, a portion of a wristwatch. His opus, the 40mm CVDK Planetarium, depicts the real-time orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they rotate around the Sun. A mechanical miracle that unites horology and astronomy, the CVDK Planetarium – first launched in 1999 – is also a beautiful work of portable art. Just imagine if Copernicus could have got his hands on one of these and prove to his contemporaries that heliocentrism was really the way forward! In addition to the highly accurate representation of planetary motions, the Planetarium has an annual calendar complication.
Just Because: The Prototype For The 10,000 Year Clock Of The Long Now, At The London Science Museum
The full scale version of the 10,000 year clock is going live, but this prototype from 1999 shows all the basic principles critical to the success of the project.
Just Because: The Prototype For The 10,000 Year Clock Of The Long Now, At The British Museum
The full scale version of the 10,000 year clock is going live, but this prototype from 1999 shows all the basic principles critical to the success of the project.
Hands-on – Corum Bubble Shark Mono-Pusher Chronograph
The Corum Bubble is an oversized watch with a playful, radical design boasting an impressive extra-large sapphire crystal dome. It was born in 2000 as Corum was owned and managed by late Severin Wunderman. After a few years of absence, it was back a couple of years ago (Baselworld 2015) with one of the important ingredients that made its success: numerous, bold limited editions! Today, we take a look at one of the most daring models, the Corum Bubble Shark Mono-pusher Chronograph – certainly a hate or love piece.
HOW TO: Wear a watch like nobody is watching, featuring Jeff Goldblum, Tim Cahill and Serena Williams
There are watches we wear in our real lives and there are watches we imagine we would be brave enough to wear in our imaginary lives. There are watches we wear based on our budget, and there are watches we would buy should money be no object. This is a story about people wearing those kind of watches with no single trace of self-consciousness. With total and utter authority. There’s a lot we can learn about owning our wrist choices from these people. So here goes, a guide to wearing a bosstown, big-boy watch like nobody is watching. Jeff Goldblum – Cartier Tank in gold Many of us have admitted to wanting to wear a solid gold Cartier Tank, in concept. Mr Goldblum doesn’t do concept. He just lives his life as large as possible, while being asked to play himself in fictitious movies. It’s no wonder the man is experiencing something of a renaissance at the moment. After several scene-stealing performances in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Grand Budapest Hotel, and more recently joining the Marvel universe in Thor: Ragnarok, the king of self-actualised cool is slated to appear in no less than five films in 2018,…
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INTRODUCING: Coming at you like an 800-pound Gorilla – the Fastback GT Mirage
A relative newcomer on the watch scene (debuting in 2016), Gorilla is a brand that isn’t shy about throwing its weight around. The brainchild of Octavio Garcia and Lukas Gopp (formerly designers at Audemars Piguet), Gorilla does things its own way, and doesn’t mess around. Inspired by comic culture and American muscle cars of the 1970s, the Fastback GT is a big 44mm watch (48.5mm if you count the crown guard) with a blocky case construction, and decidedly automotive dial layout. It’s distinctive, but not outrageously or unwearably so, and — commendably for a watch at this price point — is a genuinely original design. Sure, some might raise their eyebrows at the Miyota 90S5 movement, but, as you can see, the case more than makes up for it. With a clever sandwich construction — comprising here of a forged carbon base, orange anodised aluminium ‘pinstripe’ and a large, square ceramic bezel — this is an exceptionally technical offering, and appears to be finely finished. For me, though, it’s the hooded lugs and chunky, multicoloured, perforated rubber strap that really seal the deal. Attention-grabbing looks aside, the Gorilla Fastback GT is very smart design. The modular approach also lends itself to short…
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Editors’ Picks: The Best Entry-Level Vintage Watches
You don’t have to spend a small fortune to get into the game.
Hands-on – Singer Track 1 Hong Kong Edition in Black Ceramic-Aluminum
Following the introduction of the Launch Edition in June 2017, a technical titanium version, and the Geneva Edition in January 2018, a vintage-oriented version with a stunning pale yellow gold case, Singer Reimagined now unveils the third version of its impressive chronograph. Named the Track 1 Hong Kong Edition, this third iteration is a sportier take on the concept, with its black Ceramic-Aluminum case and bold orange accents.