Friday, Oct 14 2011
articles: 11
This Is Strange: Ludovic Ballouard Attaches His Upside Down Watch To A Helicopter And Sends It Up To 3000 Feet
Former FP Journe watchmaker Ludovic Ballouard makes a pretty serious timepiece in the Upside Down watch, the first ticker under his eponymous new brand. The watch sells for over $50,000, and yet he decided to strap the thing to the bottom of a helicopter and sends it up to …
Gustafsson & Sjögren Damascus steel knife and watch set
Gustafsson & Sjögren recently announced a watch and knife set that incorporate Damascus steel. "Damascus steel describes a type of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD. These swords are characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling …
DOXA SUB 1200T Blue NUMA Edition (prototype)
By TLex Here's sneak peek at a prototype of the new Doxa SUB 1200T Blue NUMA Edition. For further details and latest specifications follow the DOXA icon below . . .
Introducing the Urwerk UR-110 ZrN Torpedo: The Second In A Series of Rare Species
Announced this week from fan favorite URWERK, is a very cool limited edition of their UR-110 Torpedo watch. Dubbed the ZrN Torpedo, this watch is covered in Zirconium Nitride: A champagne-coloured high-performance ceramic machine tool coating which, while only a few …
Sheer Magnetism, Darling: You Can Own James Bond’s Buzzsaw Rolex
Live And Let Die was one of the most gadget-filled Bond movies, featuring a Rolex watch with built-in high intensity magnetic bullet shield and buzzsaw as well as robotic voodoo figures and a taxi that enclosed the rider in a cage of bulletproof glass. Although the figures …
Artya Watches For KISS: With Gene Simmons & More
First I want to say that these watches were sort of commissioned by the members of KISS. Yvan Arpa of Artya was contacted by Gene Simmons who said that he liked his work and wanted to have Artya make special … Continue reading →
Victorinox Alpnach Chrono
When it comes to watches, you’ve got them coming with Swiss parts, or perhaps even Swiss-made. You want one that’s truly Swiss, through and through? Then you should be taking a look at Victorinox, aka “The Swiss Army” folks. It’s not the first time I’ve written about …
HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 83
This time we talk about the probably highly over-priced Gallet Flight Officer Chronograph... really silly money there. We sum up the result of the Only Watch 2011 auction, and also discuss a few other nice things we may or may … Continue reading →
ORIENT Ray (new)
By TLex The Orient Mako I gets an update; last month ORIENT Watch released the new 'Ray'. Updates include: larger bezel numerals, a professional dial with circular applied markers, a larger handset and finally a lumed second hand. The Ray is available in three colors: …
PATTON Watches HYPERBARE P42
By TLex The PATTON Watches HYPERBARE P42 gets a little dive time as its wearer investigates a 2nd Hyperbare P42 on its 1000th day of immersion, 40 meters below the Indian Ocean. The P42 apparently unhindered by the deposits sediment and the tiny ocean creatures that have …
Linde Werdelin SpidoLite II Watch
Linde Werdelin follows up its brand defining SpidoLite watch with the new SpidoLite II. The original model was interesting for taking the brand’s Biformeter case and skeletonizing it. Skeletonized dials aren’t particularly rare, but skeletonized cases are much less common … …
