TAG Heuer‘s top selling wristwatch is the Carrera Heuer-01, a chronograph featuring an appealing see-through dial that reveals the mechanics below. Priced at under SFr5000, equivalent to US$5000, the skeleton dial Carrera Heuer-01 is a large 45mm in diameter, making unwieldy for some. Now the same aesthetic is available on a more manageably sized 43mm model. While the […]
Since its inception in 2015, the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-01 has quickly become the emblematic model of the brand, being also one of its best-sellers – which is surprising, first because of the look, rather in opposition with the previous creations, and because of its price positioning, as being one of the upper-range watches. While in …
Not very long ago, a collector friend called the Octa Quantième Perpétuel “the biggest miss in horological journalism in recent years.” Ouch. He claimed the watch had received very little attention from the mainstream watch media. And he wasn’t wrong. This is a Francois-Paul Journe perpetual calendar wristwatch after all, and it’s the first perpetual calendar with jumping day, date, and month on four seperate discs made by anyone. I decided it was time to right this wrong. There are currently four different Octa QP models, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on the 40mm model in red gold with a red gold dial, my favorite of the four configurations (there are platinum cases and 42mm versions too). It’s a pretty good way to start on the right footing.
This week we have a selection of watches that you’re going to love. While the number of manufactures represented may be smaller, the watches more than make up for it in terms of quality. There are a few Rolex watches ranging from a 1955 Precision in yellow gold to an Explorer reference 1016 with fantastic patina. Additionally, we have a couple of fantastic Breitling chronographs and an unusual DS “Football” watch, too. Be sure to read on to see the full collection.
Watches that feature a larger and more prominent date than usual have been increasingly popular. Not only do they have the added benefit that it is easier to read the date, but they are also technically more advanced. A larger date window
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For Baselworld 2017, which is much closer than you think, the brand is introducing a new line of four Hermès Cape Cod watches for men featuring an assortment of dial and strap combinations that deliver a variety of visual updates to choose from.
The IWC Portugieser Automatic with date display debuted back in 2004 and has always been furnished with one of the biggest and most powerful automatic movements. The original from the 1930s was the first to use a pocket watch movement in a wristwatch, and their current 52010 caliber is, in my opinion as an owner, their finest to date.
However you look at it, Cartier has always been the creator of shaped watches and the brand never renounced their past. Their creations from the twenties and thirties are still a returning theme in the collection, as they often have obtained an iconic status. Stunning examples of Cartier’s shaped watches are the curved cases of […]
It’s always a major travesty when brands like Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston and Jaquet Droz don’t get enough discussion simply because we miss the interesting calibres for the pretty Plique-à-jour enamel trees. It’s not hyperbole either when I describe the travesty as a major one, Van Cleef &…