Hands-on – The AP Code 11.59 Minute Repeater Supersonnerie With Smoked Sapphire Dial
At the time, when watchmaking brands were rushing to offer their interpretations of the RO and other models with integrated design, Audemars Piguet launched an impressive brand new collection oddly entitled Code 11.59 which aimed to reset the perception of AP being just the Royal Oak brand. In a bold and disruptive way, AP revealed […]


Given the huge variety in colours, gradients and and textures on dials these days, it’s more important than ever to understand how colour actually works. You may think of it as being as simple as applying pigment equals colour, but there’s really a lot more going on both in the factories and in your eyes. … 


As you all no doubt know, it’s World Emoji Day . That means two things. 1. Like me, you’re going, what? There’s a World Emoji Day? and 2. We have some pretty good news, that comes off the back of a difficult situation. You see, when we launched the ChaosMasters, back in November of last …
We are bound to follow certain trends no matter which industry we look into. Whether it be fashion, cars, music and, for what concerns us the most, watches. In the past 10 years we went through an intense period during which micro and independent brands would release vintage-inspired dive watches. Then, more recently, GMTs and …
Watch lovers are always on the lookout for ways to source highly in-demand pieces at prices that aren’t totally bananas. One potential avenue for this are those auctions held by police or government authorities. These often feature items that have been seized or repossessed, because if an asset was used in a crime, owned by … 