Monday, Jan 19 2015
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First Look: TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 18 Telemeter Glassbox
We told you a while back that TAG Heuer would launch two “Heuer” branded Carreras this year, and here is the first of those watches- the 2015 Heuer Carrera Calibre 18 Chronograph “Glassbox”. The new design is close enough to the Panda-dial Carrera of the 1960s to warrant …
IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days Edition “75th Anniversary” Watch Hands-On
The beautiful and vintage-inspired Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days Edition 75th Anniversary offers not only IWC's requisite 8-day power reserve but also your choice of rose gold or steel. The article IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days Edition “75th Anniversary” Watch …
Roger Dubuis to Debut Excalibur Watches at SIHH
The excitement is building for this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) happening in Geneva, Switzerland, next week. Now we are learning more about a fascinating pair of new timepieces from luxury watchmaker Roger Dubuis. Two intricate skeleton-work …
SIHH 2015 – Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar With A Meteorite Dial
One of the highlights of the first day at the SIHH for us is this Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar in stainless steel with a meteorite dial. We will soon get back to you with a hands-on article but we thought it would be nice to already show you some first photos. This …
Introducing the Portuguese Hand-Wound Eight Days Edition "75th Anniversary"
To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Portuguese collection, IWC has created two timepieces that take inspiration from the original Portugieser (Ref. 325) from the 1930s. “All design elements of the historic Portugieser have been carefully adopted with the only extra …
SIHH 2015 Piaget Altiplano Chronograph – World’s Thinnest Chronograph
Piaget, known for their ultra-thin watches (remember their Altiplano 9P from last year?) now introduced the Altiplano Chronograph. Only 8.24mm thick is the case of the Piaget Altiplano Chronograph that was presented to us today on the 25th Salon International de Haute …
FIRST LOOK: The A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
The A Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk, with it’s seemingly oxymoronic avant garde yet classic design has been a huge hit for the German house since it was released. And this year, the brand new A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater is a pretty significant landmark for the brand. …
PANERAI Luminor SUBMERSIBLE 1950 3 Days Chrono FLYBACK Automatic TITANIO [PAM00615]
By TLex Finally a proper bonafide diving chrono from Panerai that isn't a regatta watch! It’s been a while since we saw a Submersible chronograph from Panerai; (to my knowledge) there hasn’t been one since the Luminor Submersible 1950 Chrono 1000m Slytech AKA PAM00202 from …
Introducing The Boxer Watches Black Ice
We first brought you word of the new brand Boxer Watches back in 2012, when we did a hands-on review of the Zeus (LINK; verify it was a review). A few years on, and they are back with their second model. As with the Zeus, they have gone with a skeletonized movement, this …
PANERAI Luminor SUBMERSIBLE 1950 3 Days Chrono FLYBACK Automatic TITANIO [PAM00614]
By TLex Introducing the new Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Titanio AKA PAM00614. PANERAI have released two new models with the Luminor 1950 case in brushed Titanium, which have an automatic chronograph caliber with flyback function. They are …
FIRST LOOK: The Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time
This year’s SIHH collection for Montblanc is a pretty packed line-up, with a lot of watches that have immediately caught our attention. The one we were immeadiately drawn to however wasn’t the big world timer or one of the many calendar pieces, but rather a clean and …
PANERAI Luminor Submersible1950 CARBOTECH™ 3 Days AUTOMATIC
By TLex Last year IWC wowed us with a stunning new AQUATIMER collection, this year it is fellow Richemont Group favorite, Officine Panerai who have taken to the sea with a stunning new Submersible collection lunched a SIHH 2015 in Geneva, today. Sadly there wasn't the …
HANDS ON: (UPDATED) The Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM (PAM00616)
UPDATED WITH LIVE PICTURES AND PRICE LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 CARBOTECHTM 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC PRICE: 15700 EURO (ROUGHLY $22,000 AUD) Say hello to the watch that Paneristi will be raving about this year. The Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM …
Introducing the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
For the first time in a mechanical watch, the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater combines a jumping numerals display with a decimal minute repeater. A decimal repeater is like a minute repeater, but instead of chiming quarter hours and then minutes, it chimes ten-minute intervals and …
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Watch New For SIHH 2015
The A. Lange & Sohne Datograph - a watch I am very fond of gets some new additions for SIHH 2015 including a version of the Datograph in 18k rose gold as well as this A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual which adds a perpetual calendar to the chronograph, date, and power …
Louis Moinet Mecanograph Watch Review
The Louis Moinet Mecanograph does away with most restrictions that seem to have applied to dress watches: its case is wide and thick, the half-faced dial is bold and unique, and the first impression it makes is a powerful one that lacks subtlety. Nevertheless, thanks to its …
Introducing the Excalibur Spider Skeleton Double Flying Tourbillon
Every year, Roger Dubuis introduces one marque timepiece. A super sports watch, so to speak. This year, that timepiece is the Excalibur Spider Skeleton Double Flying Tourbillon. In addition to the caliber RD01SQ double flying tourbillon skeleton movement, the highlight here …
Salon International De La Haute Horlogerie 2015
Today, January 19th (Geneva time), marks the start of the 25th annual Salon International De La Haute Horlogerie, which features 16 exhibiting watchmakers: A. Lange & Sohne, Audemars Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Greubel Forsey, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, …
SIHH 2015: IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph
At SIHH 2015, which begins a few hours, IWC will unveil updates they have made to their entire Portuguese family of watches. This is an explanation of the changes affecting the three Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph references. The most prevalent change, is a reduction in …
