Harry Winston’s Project Z collection has been around for over a decade now, and the famed jeweler and watch maker has recently shown off the 10th watch in the collection. Dubbed very simply the Harry Winston Project Z10 watch, this watch, like its predecessors, features the use of Zalium and is heavily influenced by engineering and architecture.
Phillip Toledano is an artist and automotive enthusiast who relatively recently jumped headfirst into collecting watches. He’s become a serious collector very quickly (serious enough to be featured on Talking Watches), with only his wit, charm, and taste to help him. Now he’s a columnist for us here, sharing the trials and tribulations of someone trying to make his way in the ever-confusing world of horology. Enjoy.
Phillips’ third Hong Kong watch auction hit the headlines two months ago when the auctioneer revealed not one, but two, Philippe Dufour Simplicity wristwatches in the sale line-up. The rest of the 300-lot sale represents the grand diversity of watch collecting, ranging from avant-garde independent watchmaking to remarkably fine miniature enamel pocket watches, even including an intriguing Greubel Forsey IP1 […]
Last week, we started a new series of articles named “Tudor and Its Heritage“. As you might have guessed, we are here looking at how Tudor Watches successfully drew the lines of the Heritage collection by looking at some of its glorious vintage watches, however not copying them, but re-interpretating some key elements into a modern package. Vintage-inspiration, not vintage reedition. Our first episode focussed on the most expected ones, the Submariners and the actual Heritage Black Bay. However, the Heritage collection does comprise much more, including the Tudor Heritage Ranger, inspired by one of the most controversial watches of the brand, the Oyster Prince Ranger. And we have them face to face today – and we have a little extra too…
The Delma Shell Star Automatic is one of the brand’s most iconic models and is a true dive watch. An ideal companion, it is equal to the toughest challenges, whether on the open seas, under water, on a mountaintop or on any other adventure. The new edition of this timeless stainless steel watch from Delma […]
The Lange 1 Timezone needs no introduction. This author himself attended the launch event in Glashütte in 2005 (click here for a report of that event). And Honey Gold, which A. Lange & Söhne introduced in 2010 as a tryptique of watches featuring a Tourbograph, a Lange 1 Tourbillon and an 1815 Moonphase. This new release combines the…
Last month, Jason Heaton brought us the epic tale of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual that survived Sir Francis Chichester’s grueling 226-day voyage around the globe. As luck would have it, that very watch made a very rare appearance in London last week, and I was lucky enough to be there to see it.
By Roberta Naas
For lovers of watches, there is probably nothing as alluring as a chiming watch. These melodious wonders actually chime the time out loud―without the need to look at the watch hands.
TAG Heuer assembled a healthy dose of New York’s “who’s who” at the famed Gleason’s Boxing Gym to break cover on their latest release, one that might in fact have a more niche appeal than the grandiose event might suggest. The TAG Heuer Carrera Caliber 5 Ring Master Muhammad Ali watch is a new piece based on one of Heuer’s stopwatches from the ‘50s.
Having introduced a pair of PADI special editions – including the hit PADI “Turtle” earlier this year – Seiko is continuing its partnership with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), the world’s largest diver training body. As PADI’s partner, Seiko has committed to support the Project AWARE Foundation, a non-profit established by PADI to promote marine conservation. The latest PADI […]