The conquest of the skies is very much part of Zenith’s brand identity as it was among the very first to assist the aviation pioneers with the production of altimeters and onboard clocks. In this sentiment, Zenith created the Pilot Extra Special Chronograph, which will be part of their Heritage Collection.
International Swiss watchmaking conglomerate Swatch Group has confirmed that prices for at least six of its brands will increase by 5% in the UK. The price adjustment is due to take place starting March 1st, 2017, and follows the pound’s recent 15% loss in value against the Swiss franc.
The Legacy Machine 2 from MB&F was first launched in 2013 and has been released in red gold, white gold, and platinum. Today MB&F announced the latest iteration of the Legacy Machine 2: a grade 5 titanium-cased limited edition with a blue-green dial, in just 18 pieces.
Three times a seconds… At first glance the Urban Jürgensen & Sonner (UJ&S) 1140C is an alluring dress watch with the traditional attention to detail and lavish craftsmanship that goes into all the brand’s timepieces. Take a closer look though and you will notice the unusual, almost jerking motion of its seconds hand, which actually moves three times a second. Not just a pretty face, the reference 1140C is powered by sophisticated mechanics regulated by a detent escapement, a grail of chronometry adapted to fit in a wristwatch.
My name is Evangelos Sarikas and, in my opinion, the pilot watch has been the most successful type of timepiece design for more than a century, which is why I wanted this look for my new Theta watch brand from Greece that will have a Swiss movement.
The first thing that strikes you is what a balanced design the 1815 Annual Calendar is. Most brands feel the need to do something quirky to have their annual calendars stand out between the full calendars and the perpetual calendars, but not Lange & Söhne.
Equipped with a distinctive pair of balance wheels visible on the dial, the MB&F LM2 was first introduced in 2013, conceived as a nod to past works by Ferdinand Berthoud and Philippe Dufour that also featured twin regulators. The latest iteration of the watch is the Legacy Machine 2 Titanium, a limited edition in a lightweight […]
Each year for SIHH, it is Lange tradition to debut a timepiece of monumental complexity as the star novelty. Last year it was the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon – a perpetual calendar chronograph with a tourbillon regulator – and the year before that, the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, a decimal minute repeater that also…
There’s a great line attributed to the fictional character Gregory House from the popular show House that seems very applicable in our social media driven world of instant feedback; “if nobody hates you, you’re doing something wrong.” It seems appropriate now more than ever as we see an increasing number of independent watchmaking brands emerge from relative obscurity to take center stage in what can only be described as ‘interesting’ times for the luxury watch industry as a whole. One such notable player is a small, British-based watch-maker by the name of Garrick Watch Co.
Longines Legend Diver – 52Mondayz, week# 8 Inspired by the launch of the Longines Avigation Watch Type A7 1935 last week, which is the new offshoot in the Longines Heritage collection, I’ll wear my Longines Legend Diver this week. If I’m correct, the Longines Legend Diver was the first watch in the current Heritage collection from […]