Genus is a relative newcomer to the game of Haute Horlogerie and took off with its GNS collection. Highly complex, superbly finished and massively intriguing to behold, its main feature is a unique time display featuring a chain snaking around two gears to indicate the tens of a minute. After the first release, the GNS […]
Bring on summer! The Chronomat Automatic 36 South Sea Capsule Collection should come with a complementary piña colada.
A trio of classic silhouettes that are surprisingly subtle.
Since the closure of Smiths in the late 1960s/early 1970s, British watchmaking didn’t exist on a large scale anymore. There are certainly noticeable and highly respected independent watchmakers such as Garrick of Roger Smith, both producing almost entirely their watches on UK soil, but of course, we’re talking about small productions. When it comes to […]
Only two weeks ago we introduced you to the firework display of bedazzling colours in the DEFY 21 Felipe Pantone, which hypnotised us with small, fresh flashes of the rainbow. This time, Zenith shows us how the angular tool presence of the DEFY series projects an image of quiet elegance, in the Zenith DEFY 21 Ultrablue. As the more formal and less outrè brother of the Ultraviolet of 2020, the new Ultrablue is no less of a wrist presence. This time, the dark, matte sandblasted titanium case is matched to the comfortable signature DEFY rubber strap with an indigo blue textured fabric pattern. The light high-tech dynamic language of titanium is a perfect way for Zenith to underline what is their technical tour de force chronograph. Just as the Felipe Pantone edition thoroughly distracted us from what is a seriously impressive version of the El Primero calibre, one press of the top right pusher and you’ll be sold. The mad whizz of the 1/100th second hand through its 360,000vph will boggle your synapses. Equally mind-bending is the fact that all the tech of the twin escapements will fit within a case of such lightness and softness of touch thanks to…
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As close as you can get to vintage without actually being vintage.
A new twist on an ancient alloy.
You know the difference between you and me? I make this look good.
Launched in 2014, the Omega Seamaster 300 – not to be confused with the James Bond, more modern Seamaster Diver 300M – has since been the brand’s vintage evocation of the original 1957 Seamaster 300. Still, its previous iteration, how performing and well manufactured it was, as maybe a bit too technical and sporty. Well, […]
Omega unveils the first in a line of new De Ville Trésor men’s watches for 2021. Previously available in three-hand & date configurations, the new 18k yellow gold Trésor model features a power reserve indicator at noon counterbalanced by a small seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock. Following in the footsteps of its 1949 ancestor, the […]