Sunday, Mar 22 2015
articles: 16
HANDS-ON: The Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Chronograph
The story in a second: The Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Chronograph is the sort of watch Tissot excel at – clean style, quality construction and competitive price. Tissot as a brand is perhaps most famous in the modern day for their sporty and functional T-touch series. It …
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Worldtimer Watch
It isn't unusual to see new trends emerging on the back of current ones. In the days of small, delicate wristwatches, the IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Worldtimer would have been dismissed for its proportions. But in this age of behemoths, worldtimers are afforded the …
Eterna Super KonTiki Watches For 2015
Eterna seems to have realized that the Super KonTiki watch is a valuable "character" in the brand's DNA and is bringing the famed dive watch back in a strong way for 2015. So for Baselworld 2015 Eterna will be releasing a new Super KonTiki watch collection in a few colors, …
Longines Avigation Watch Review: Establishing A Heritage
These days, it has become rather popular, almost trendy, for brands to reminisce. When you have a brand that has its foundation in the 1830s, as Longines does, then the assignment of "Heritage" to a collection can carry a bit more weight. If you can base a new watch off of …
Pre-order My New Book, Technotopia
A little off topic but I thought I’d put this here. Incidentally, Marie Antoinette is coming out in April! We’ve all been expecting a techno dystopia, a world shattered by... The post Pre-order My New Book, Technotopia appeared first on WristWatchReview.com.
Watch Video Rewind for March 22, 2015
Welcome back to our regular feature, the Watch Video Rewind, where we bring to light videos we feel are interesting and worth sharing out with our readers. The post Watch Video Rewind for March 22, 2015 appeared first on WristWatchReview.com.
Hands On: With The New Nomos Minimatic, With Ultra-Thin Self-Winding Caliber
NOMOS is making 36 mm watches in 2015. That's the blunt statement that this hands-on needs to start with. NOMOS is also fitting these watches with new calibers. This is a two-for-one review of both the new NOMOS Minimatic and the new DUW 3001 within. Suffice it to say, this …
Tudor Pelagos 25600TN Black, 25600TB Blue Watches In-House Made MT5612 Movement Hands-On
Baselworld 2015: Tudor has "reintroduced" the 25600TN & 25600TB Pelagos watch collection with both a blue-dialed version and a new movement. The big news from Tudor this year at Baselworld 2015 was the introduction of in-house made mechanical movements. The article Tudor …
FIRST-LOOK: The Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbon Forgé
The story in a second: The Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbon Forgé is an example of Bell & Ross demonstrating their high-end technical watchmaking capacity. But even though this watch strays from their credo of simplicity – it’s still unmistakeably a Bell & Ross. The watch world, …
TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Phantom Carbon Matrix Composite (CMC)
TAG Heuer has applied the Carbon Matrix Composite (CMC) technology first developed in 2013 to one of its iconic watches with this new model- the 2015 TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Phantom. Since the arrival of Jean-Claude Biver as CEO in December 2014, TAG Heuer’s haute horlogerie …
DeWitt Academia Grand Tourbillon Watch Hands-On
While in Geneva, Switzerland, recently, I had the opportunity to visit "manufacture DeWitt," an impressive and resolutely niche high-end watch maker who produces almost everything themselves and is owned by Mr. Jerome DeWitt - whose family tree includes Napoleon Bonaparte. …
BALL Watch Co. Engineer Master II SKINDIVER II
By TLex This is the all-new Engineer Master II Skindiver II, unveiled at Baselworld, this week. It pays homage to the 1962 vintage BALL Skindiver watch as well as the US Coast Guard reserve. Being a modern dive watch its 43mm Stainless steel case has a larger diameter than …
BALL Watch Co. Fireman NECC
By TLex Ball Watch Co. have announced a new addition to their Fireman collection, the new Fireman NECC Watch has been made in honor of the US Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC).It features ultra-tough 42mm case that has been made from Steel Carbide. It has all the …
Ferragamo Gancino Chic Watch Collection
by John Sealander When you combine Swiss watchmaking expertise with fine Italian leatherwork, you get the Salvatore Ferragamo Gancino Chic. Salvatore Ferragamo made his reputation as one of the world’s finest shoemakers. His unique artistry with leather has seldom been …
HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524
The story in a second: The Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time is the watch that’s confusing the most people at Baselworld 2015. While the familiar Patek quality is there, that is pretty much the only thing about this watch people are associating with the name on the …
Oris Diver Sixty-Five Hands-On
Last Monday we already gave you a little sneak-preview on the new Oris Diver Sixty-Five watch. In the meanwhile, we have visited Oris at BaselWorld and had the opportunity to have a closer look at the watch. In the near future, we will do a thorough review on the new Oris …
