Monday, Feb 16 2015
articles: 12
Breitling Chronoliner Watch
I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes, but would you guess that Breitling - the company with its own jet team (and jet man) - is releasing a new pilot watch for 2015? I know, amazing and totally unexpected. All jesting aside the new Breitling …
Breitling introduces new Chronoliner aviation watch
Today, Breitling announced a new chronograph with a second time zone display, made for pilots. The Chronoliner features a base Swiss movement that has a chronograph and a 24-hour second time zone display. The movement is housed in a large 46 diameter steel case with a black …
Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication
The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication combines a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater and a flying tourbillon. Its development took 5 years – followed by 15 weeks of production, 10 weeks of decorating and finishing and 5 weeks of assembly. The result: is the most …
Model Cara Delevingne Named New Face of TAG Heuer
We’ve already heard that TAG Heuer is aiming to attract younger customers so it’s no surprise that the Swiss watchmaker has just taken a major step in that direction by hiring hot British model Cara Delevingne as its latest brand ambassador. The 22-year-old beauty joins the …
Apple Watch to Ship in April
The long wait for Apple’s premiere smartwatch is almost over. During an earnings call on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the Apple Watch will ship in April, so this is the closest to a definite date we’ve heard since the device was unveiled back in September. …
Watching the Web for February 14, 2015
Welcome to the Valentine's Day edition of Watching the Web. If you are reading this and forgot to get your significant other something, go ahead and bookmark the page and come back later and go get something. Something preferably watch related. And with that Public Service …
Swatch Irony XLite
When it comes to the Swatch brand, most of our mind share has been focused on their quite clever Sistem51. They do, of course, have quite a few other watches on offer. One of the more popular collections has been the Swatch Irony, and they just introduced a new extension of …
SCURFA Diver ONE 2ndEDITION
By TLex SCURFA has given the Diver ONE a bit of an update! The original Diver One had originally only been produced for Paul Scurfa’s North Sea Diver workmates and was never really intended for anyone else. However it was so well received by all that saw it that it quickly …
Watchstars 2014 Awards – The Winners
I am happy to announce the 2014 WatchStars Award winners, voted by almost 50 international and independent jury members. An independent international panel of experts selected timepieces in five categories, from Swatch to Patek Philippe via Kari Voutilainen. The almost 50 …
Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar Watch Review
Welcome to the light-powered T-Touch with the newer Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar. I've had a love affair with the Tissot T-Touch for well over a decade now (it originally came out back in 1999). Very few modern watches have remained as cool for as long. The T-Touch is easily …
NEWS: Swiss Franc goes up, the Price of Patek Philippe in Australia goes down..?
Even though it’s only February, 2015 is shaping up to be annus horribilis for the Swiss watch industry – and in uncertain economic times, an industry looks to its leaders to see which road they will take. The shortest telling of this story is that Patek are taking the low …
PRE-BASEL: The Frederique Constant Classic Manufacture Worldtimer Blue
First Impressions: The Frederique Constant Worldtimer has been given a (facelift) with a minimal pricelift. The young brand continues to offer exceptional value. Increasingly Frederique Constant is running their own race as a brand. They make a broad range of mostly dressy …
