Blue Dials Inspired By The Sea From Officine Panerai
Officine Panerai brings us four new limited edition timepieces with sun-brushed blue dials inspired by the sea.
Watch World Meets Again In Dubai At DWW 2016: Quill & Pad Is There
The second edition of Dubai Watch Week runs 15 through 19 November, 2016 and promises to be three times larger than last year’s inaugural exhibition. The five-day event is organized by Seddiqi & Sons retailers and is the Gulf area’s largest dedicated watch event. Quill & Pad will be actively joining the fun!
Blue is the New Black at Zenith – 5 Iconic Pieces now Dressed in Blue
Blue is the new black at Zenith. Over the past few months, the manufacture has released a series of hot blue dial watches that would lend themselves to both formal and casual occasions. Five iconic models are celebrated in a whole new light and provide a great alternative to the ubiquitous black or white-dialed watches.
Musings on the Richemont Group Re-organization Press Release and commentary
Editor’s note: Much ink (digital, no doubt, our print friends are still lagging behind the news due to print schedules) has been metaphorically spilt on the announcement by the Richemont Group’s re-organization last week. Here is our take, offered not as a professional analysis, but as personal musings of a young management…
Panerai Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio Brevettato PAM685 & PAM687 Watch
As a pre-SIHH 2017 release, the Panerai Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio Brevettato PAM685 and PAM687 brings back some of the earliest days of Panerai history.
Hands-On with the HYT Skull Bad Boy in Damascus Steel
Damascus steel is an ancient alloy, perhaps as old as Alexander the Great, used to make blades so deadly that legend has it a sword of Damascus steel can halve a piece of floating silk. Damascus steel blades were produced in the Middle East with wootz steel, a high carbon steel allot imported from India, and used by both […]
Kickstarter – The LUMBR Troy, a unique Wood Watch with Visible Automatic Movement
The world is changing at a very fast pace, technology is becoming so advanced that sometimes the old classic way of doing things, along with it’s intricate details, gets lost along the way. But there are some entrepreneurs out there who have noticed this trend, and instead of taking a backseat and watching, they have become pro-active. And today, a watch called the LUMBR Troy might surprise you, with a highly unusual material.
Mondaine Stop2Go Swiss Railways Watch Hands-On
It was in 2013 that the Mondaine Stop2Go was introduced with the unique action of its seconds hand, but the minimalist dial design had been a Mondaine hallmark for some time. In fact, the first watch I bought with my own money was a Mondaine Railway Giant which has the same dial.
Hands-On Oris Divers Sixty-Five Green Dial Review
Divers Sixty-Five Green Dial Rumor has it that Oris is performing well this year in terms of sales. It is not that strange, as they hit home run last year with the Oris Divers Sixty-Five in 40mm (we reviewed it here). Another important aspect is of course the price segment in which Oris operates. Where […]
IN-DEPTH: Tudor shows its age with the Black Bay Bronze
The story in a second Yet again, Tudor has delivered one of the most talked about watches of 2016. If you’d asked me in the early months of 2016 if the bronze trend had a future, I’d have said no. To all intents and purposes the craze, spearheaded by Panerai, was on the wane. Sure, the ancient-yet-innovative alloy had its charms, but it takes a certain type of person to mess around with sulphur and lemon juice, making their watch look like something salvaged from a shipwreck. I thought bronze would always be a niche case material, not a mainstream proposition. Then I saw the Tudor Black Bay Bronze. Catapulting off the incredibly strong Black Bay family, this watch has what it takes to bring bronze to a much bigger audience. The case We have to start this by talking about the case. The two key take away points here are size and material. At 43mm across this is the biggest watch Tudor has ever made, and boy does this incremental increase make for a big impact when it comes to on-the-wrist presence. For me, the size and bulk of the BB Bronze make it much more of a ‘fun’ watch,…
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