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The Zeitwinkel 273 Saphir Fum, A Low-Key Favorite Gets A Smokey Sapphire-Crystal Dial
Zeitwinkel is an under-the-radar brand that should not be under-appreciated. It's been up and running for under a decade, and it lays claim to a handful of pieces and two movements C both of which are manufacture calibers. With facilities both in Switzerland and Germany, the company's style is definitely a mesh of those found in both regions. Most importantly, Zeitwinkel is a brand that takes its time to do things right. Innovation comes in various guises, and innovating the dial is almost as important as innovating the movement behind it. With that philosophy in mind, Zeitwinkel has announced the new 273 Saphir Fum with a sapphire crystal presentation of its hardware. ...
If the Tudor Watch Company had a modus operandi, it would be quality, style, and durability. From the very beginning, Tudor watches were built in a way that C in some respects C was superior to those from its big brother; they were rugged, functional, and bomb-proof. They did all this and kept prices at a reasonable level all by using Swiss-made calibers available through third-party vendors (in other words forgoing "in-house" calibers for the sake of economics).Today, for the very first time in Tudor's history, the Shield joins the Crown in offering a watch where what is inside is as impressive as what is outside, with its very first in-house, manufacture caliber. Oh, and it is housed in a ...
VIDEO: A Look At The Tudor United SportsCar Championship
Having recently completed its inaugural season, the Tudor United SportsCar Championship brings racing excitement to some of Americas most prominent, and historic, circuits C including Road America, Watkins Glen International, Sebring International Raceway, and Daytona International Speedway. Here we take a look inside the series C and inside a few cars C at one of the countrys newest tracks, Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX....
VIDEO: Inside The Ducati Museum
The Fastrider line of Tudor watches is easily the mark's most technically advanced collection, and much of it centers around the connection with famed Italian motorcycle manufacture Ducati. In this rare opportunity, we go inside Ducati's museum to hear about some of its most legendary bikes....
The Limited Edition Patek Philippe Chiming Jump Hour Reference 5275P, With Four New Patents
This time, let's start from the inside out by first taking a look at the caliber inside this reference: four years of development, 438 parts, jumping seconds, minutes, and digital hour displays, and a striking mechanism that chimes at the top of each hour. That's a lot of engineering. In fact, it's enough engineering to produce a total of four new patents. Patek Philippe presents this new movement, Caliber 32-650 HGS PS, inside the Chiming Jump Hour Reference 5275P-001 C one of six new references recently released by the brand for its 175th anniversary. Reference 5275P pays homage to Reference 3969, which featured a jumping h...
Under The Radar: The Design Merits Of The Bell & Ross WW1 Rgulateur Pink Gold
This isn't a new watch and this isn't an old watch. In fact, the Bell & Ross WW1 Rgulateur Pink Gold was announced last year for Baselworld 2013 (eons ago, considering the staccato frequency of watch releases lately). So why take a look now? Well, why not? Regularly enough we come across watches that aren't quite vintage (or complex) enough to cover in-depth, and aren't quite brand-spanking new, but offer a commendable take on design and engineering. While the movement is nothing extraordinary, the WW1 Rgulateur falls into the former aesthetically-minded category, which makes it worth bringing into the office for a few hands-on photos. ...
Admiring Very Old (And Very Special) Watches At The IWC Museum In Schaffhausen
I recently had the pleasure of visiting IWC's headquarters in Schaffhausen (with a lucky reader) for a tour of the 146-year-old brand's manufacture and museum. The attention to detail and efficient workflow within the manufacture was mesmerizing, in addition to the dizzying array of high-tech machinery used to produce the modern watches. But what struck me most was the assortment of vintage pocket watches and wristwatches on display at the company's museum C everything from the first mass-produced digital watch movement to prototypical models from both the Portuguese and Portofino collections. I couldn't help but snap away to share some of these interesting and rare timepieces with you. ...
The Omega Speedmaster White Side Of The Moon
This year, Omega will be complementing their Dark Side and Grey Side of the Moon Speedmaster collections with the new White Side of the Moon. The watch, named for the radiant portion of the moon as seen from the Earth, features an abundance of white zirconium oxide ceramic on both the dial and the case. The original Dark Side of the Moon Speedmaster was the first to sport an entirely ceramic construction (read Kellys review here), and the latest addition seen here continues the trend in a new colorway. The White Side of the Moon retains the 44.25 mm ceramic case weve seen within the line before. The watch wears well for its...
The Omega Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon Collection
Omega continues to expand their Dark Side of the Moon collection this year with the introduction of four new models to the family: Black Black, Sedna Black, Pitch Black, and Vintage Black. Each feature cases constructed entirely from ceramic, and as their names imply, theyre all black. Diversity is found in their use of new colors and materials within the dial. Inspired by the astronauts of NASAs Apollo 8 mission, the new watches represent Earths night lights against the backdrop of space. The Black BlackThe Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Black Black features a stark, all-black dial. The hands and applied indexes are ...
The Patek Philippe 5905P, An Update To The Acclaimed Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph
Patek Philippe came out of the gate swinging at Baselworld 2015. While nobody saw the Patek Calatrava Pilot Chronograph coming, even anticipated releases are proving to be somewhat unexpected. For starters, Patek has again updated its well known Annual Calendar Chronograph. You may remember the 5960A from last year in stainless steel with the bold white-opaline dial that replaced its predecessor, the 5960P from 2013 (which itself was an update from this 5960P grey dial). By introducing the new 5905P, Patek has built upon some serious DNA for a killer result. The number 59 is only half of this new references name, and while i...
The Laurent Ferrier Galet Square, A Modern Master's Take On The Cushion-Shaped Case
Im calling it now: 2015 is the year of the cushion-shaped case. Two power players in the industry C Cartier and Vacheron Constantin C have introduced entire collections inspired by this relatively antiquated case-shape, and now an independent manufacture offers their own version. Unsurprisingly, in the hands of Laurent Ferrier, this concept is rendered with even more elegance. The clean lines of the new case architecture combined with Ferrier's trademark pebble-shaped design result in a particularly compelling wristwatch, if you're in the market for something outside of the circular norm. In designing the Galet Square, Laure...
The H. Moser & Cie Venturer Tourbillon Dual Time With Midnight Blue Fum Dial
H. Moser & Cie is adding a fourth model to their Venturer Tourbillon Dual Time family, which now welcomes a midnight blue fum dial. The blue dial joins a red-gold fum dial, ardoise dial, and argent dial existing in the collection. The new dial retains the same 41.5 mm case size and the impeccable Moser-built caliber HMC 802, complete with interchangeable minute tourbillon at 6 oclock. This is traditional watchmaking at its finest. The dial of the Dual Time Tourbillon is built in two levels. The lower part is chamfered and decorated, intended to add depth to the tourbillon aperture at 6 oclock. The upper portion of th...
The Scout, A New Watch Collection From Filson And Shinola
Expanding upon their partnership announced earlier this year, Shinola and Filson introduce a new collection of watches called "The Scout." The full product family consists of seven watches, including models with either a 3-hand date or dual-time complication, all with a modern, rather outdoors-y craftsman aesthetic inspired by the classic pilots' watch.The dual-time model seen here illustrates the design language of the new line, with a large black PVD-coated stainless-steel case and a large dial to ensure optimum legibility. You'll notice a double-aperature configuration for the date, which looks to be a nice detail even from this initial angled photo of the watch. Additional design details...
The Patek Philippe 5370 Split-Seconds Chronograph, With Black Enamel Dial
Just wow. I wonder how many collectors are currently calling, texting, e-mailing, and/or smoke-signaling their ADs right now? The new Ref. 5370 split-seconds chronograph embodies what is so good about vintage Patek C in terms of aesthetics, concept, function, and execution C all within a package updated just enough to suit both modern and vintage wristwatch connoisseurs. This is the ne plus ultra of modern Patek Philippe. Within the current Patek Philippe collection, the new 5370 fills a void between the 5950A mono-pusher split-seconds chronograph and 5204 perpetual calendar split-seconds chronograph, introduced in 2012. T...
The DB25 Quetzalcoatl, With Solid-Gold Hand-Engraved Dial
Leave it to De Bethune to take the themed watch to new levels. The just-announced DB25 Quetzalcoatl is inspired by an important deity in ancient Mesoamerican civilization which, according to folklore, not only controlled "the cycle of time," but also influenced agriculture and protected both artisans and goldsmiths. For this limited-edition release in homage to this deity, De Bethune once again enlisted the talents of Michle Rothen to engrave every solid-gold dial with a coiled, feathered serpent surrounded by hour indexes in the shape of ancient temples. Earlier this year at SIHH, De Bethune released another limited edition...
Hands-On: With The New Tudor Pelagos, Now With In-House Movement
We've already told you that Tudor is now a true manufacture, making its own movement completely in-house. They announced this caliber, the MT5621, in a brand new, hyper-technical-looking watch called the North Flag, introduced here. Well guess what C they didn't stop there. Also receiving the in-house caliber is an old favorite from a few years back, the super diver and still the only titanium watch in the family C the Pelagos. Oh, and now it's available in blue! Here the new caliber takes a different moniker because it is void of the power reserve indicator. Instead, we sim...
The TAG Heuer Carrera With Caliber Heuer 01
TAG Heuer has hit the resent button on its Carrera family this year with the introduction of the Heuer 01. The watch features an entirely new case, construction, design, and caliber, each of which are heavily divergent from the original. The new watch has an open-face dial, revealing TAGs new in-house movement, which also goes by the name Heuer 01. Its dramatic, and it marks a new direction for the brand under the watchful eye of Jean-Claude Biver. The case of the Heuer 01 is constructed of titanium, and is comprised of 12 separate components. The modul...
Hands-On: With The Patek Philippe 5170G Chronograph With Black Dial
This is not a new watch C but a new dial is news in the world of Patek Philippe. The manually-wound chronograph is something of a specialty for Patek, and the 5170G is about as pure as it gets. When it was announced two years ago, it came with a white doctor's dial (meaning it was calibrated for pulsations.) Today, the 5170G received a facelift with a stark black dial and a few other tweaks. Again, nothing has changed with the 5170G besides the dial. You'll notice that the proportions of the dial details have been re-worked now that the pulsation scale is absent. With that, the Breguet numerals have become "oversized," while ...
Introducing: The Zenith Elite 6150
Zenith is in it for the long haul here at Baselworld 2015. At least thats what one can deduce from its latest offering, the Elite 6150. The Elite line is Zeniths slimmer, dressier offering, and with the 6150s more-than-100-hour power reserve, its almost guaranteed to be an enduring benchmark. The new Elite 6150 comes in a 42 mm stainless-steel case C a size that Zenith plans to make standard for the line. The case is polished throughout with tapered lugs that hopefully make this wear smaller than it is. The main attraction is the silver-toned dial. Not only is it cambered, but it also has feuille hands (even a feuille-shaped ...
The Breguet Tradition Automatique Seconde Rtrograde 7097
There are a lot of intense words in Breguet's press release for this watch C "outstanding," "faultless," "peened" C that lead me to believe they are still basking in the glow of that 2014 Grand Prix Aiguille d'Or. Make no mistake, however C the Tradition Automatique Seconde Rtrograde (which makes its formal debut at Baselworld) is a very different watch than the Classique Chronomtrie that took home the watch industry's top honors. The movement is exposed, resulting in a cool, neo-luxury look with fine movement specs to back it all up. In contrast to the complex movement on display, the shape of the 40 mm, 18k white-gold cas...