Fastrider is a chronograph by Tudor, expressing its partnership with Italian motorcycle brand Ducati. The collaboration began in 2011, which is when the Fastrider was first introduced; this year’s version was inspired by one speciic model, the Ducati Scrambler (in the photo below), and its design and colours are tailored for a young biker audience.…
This is a new edition of a historic Longines chronograph present in the brand’s museum and dating back to the first half of the 20th century, with a steel case housing a column-wheel chronograph with a single pusher within the crown, and with a tachymetric scale on the dial. It is available in two versions,…
This large, military-style watch is made by Graham, a company based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss watchmaking town par excellence, and founded in 1995 by Eric Loth. The name comes from English clockmaker George Graham (1673-1751), who made several improvements to the pendulum clock and introduced the so-called Graham escapement, in actual fact invented in about…
This limited-edition pilot’s chronograph by Sinn is an addition to its 103 series of chronographs, and its major feature is the blue dial with sunburst decoration and silver subdials. Case and dial The stainless steel case is 41 mm in diameter and 17 mm thick, and it features the brand’s Ar-Dehumidifying Technology that extends watch…
2015 is an important year for Breguet, and one of the anniversary pieces is the Marine Chronographe celebrating the 200th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s appointment as chronometer-supplier to the French Royal Navy by King Louis XVIII. This watch is a limited edition of 200 pieces, with platinum case. Case and dial The platinum case…
This chronograph version of the 12-sided Admiral’s Cup was already part of the Corum collection, introduced in 2012, but this year it has seen the reintroduction of the nautical pennant hour markers that the brand are now reaffirming as an important part of their identity. Case and dial The watch is a midsize piece, with…
The AC-One 45 Bois is a new development of the Admiral’s Cup collection by Corum, and its distinctive feature is the teak used for the dial, with the vertical joint lines reminiscent of classic yachts. The large 45mm case has the twelve-sided Admiral’s Cup shape, but overall it has a tougher look created by rugged…
For a brand like Bell & Ross, carbon is certainly the way to go, with its tough and sporty appeal, and its links to motor racing and aeronautics – it is a material used in the fuselage of modern fighter aircraft. You could describe this piece as a souped-up, body-built version of the BR-01, with…
Stunning. Absolutely stunning, This version of the Breguet Type XXI chronograph, a model dating back to the 1950s and designed for the French Naval air force, is in platinum, and just one piece will be made, to be auctioned on 7 November 2015 in Geneva as part of the Only Watch charity event benefiting research…
This year’s version of the Datograph Auf/Ab by A. Lange & Söhne, originally presented in platinum in 2012, has a pink gold case, 41 mm in diameter, 13.1 mm thick, and a black silver dial. The name Auf/Ab (Up/Down) refers to the power reserve indicator at the bottom of the dial, which points to Auf…
This is a remarkable watch, a one-off piece by Parmigiani Fleurier that combines beautiful decorative techniques with a movement combining a minute repeater, a chronograph, a tourbillon and a perpetual calendar. Just one made. The artistic side, with the white gold sculpted carp on a grande feu enamelled dial, is a tribute to sculptor and…
This watch by Longines is an existing model that has been slightly redesigned for the 2015 collection, the latest addition to a series that has existed from 1954. It is a watch that has a lot going on, with chronograph, annual calendar and moonphase, with each of the three subdials providing more than one function.…
Dutch brand TW Steel have released an image of their Apex Canteen Style Limited Edition watch, made for their 10th anniversary, price €1799 / $1899. It is limited to 200 pieces, and has an ETA 7750 Valjoux automatic chronograph movement. The watch has a steel case 45 mm in diameter, waterproof to 100 metres, and…
Longines has redesigned one of its historical watches in their new Pulsometer Chronograph, basically a column-wheel monopusher chronograph with a pulsometric scale that provides a reading of heart rate on the scale in red on the outside of the dial. Its classic design is reminiscent of the original 1920s watch type used by doctors, but…
This piece in the Chopard Mille Miglia GTS collection differs from the three-hand Automatic and the Power Control, which have in-house Chopard movements, because the Chrono has a third-party movement, the ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph calibre, providing 48 hours power reserve, and a COSC-certified chronometer. The Chrono is a millimetre wider than the other…
This is a special limited edtiion by Chopard marking Porsche’s return to Le Mans for the LMP1 Endurance World Championship, after 16 years absence. The 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans will be held on 13-14 June at Le Mans in France. The watch has “919” on a red logo at 9 o’clock, and its…
Once again, Omega has produced a special Seamaster watch celebrating their support of Emirates Team New Zealand in the 35th America’s Cup. Even though the movement is the same Co-Axial calibre 3330 as used in last year’s ETNZ watch, and it has remained basically the same since its launch in 2012, the watch itself has…
Montecristo Chrono Auto by Italian brand Locman is an automatic chronograph developed by S.I.O., Scuola Italiana di Orologeria (Italian watchmaking school), founded in Milan by Locman as a centre for research and certification. For the movement, S.I.O. worked with DePa Swiss Movements to create a robust and reliable calibre, SIO/DPch 88, visible through the transparent…
Lots of people like pilot’s watches, and luckily, IWC like them too. While awaiting SIHH 2016 which (I think) will see IWC renewing its pilot’s watches collection, they are offering new versions of existing watches. Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince” The Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince” is dedicated to…
There are four new watches in the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon collection originally launched in 2013. They are named Vintage Black, Sedna Black, Pitch Black and Black Black. Vintage Black is distinctive for the vintage beige SuperLuminova and the brown leather strap. In Sedna Black, the darkness is relieved by Sedna gold…