Friday, Aug 28 2015
articles: 14
A New School Year Begins At Glashütte Original's Watchmaking School
Watchmakers are in high demand around the world, and many brands have opened their own schools to ensure they have the horological talent necessary to grow their businesses. Glashütte Original's Alfred Helwig School of Watchmaking recently welcomed 26 new students to their …
BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends August 28, 2015
We begin this round-up with a feature story on watch servicing and repair. Servicing aside, we are also taking a look at the history of chronographs, in particular, the monopusher kind. Last but not least, what’s a round-up without some new watches? This time, we are taking …
Hands-On with the Christophe Claret Aventicum
Christophe Claret, who has always been intrigued by the history of Aventicum, which was the capital of Roman Helvetia for more than 300 years and the ruins which are near the Swiss town on Avenches, decided to create a watch as an homage to this piece of history. The …
Watches to Watch for at the US Open
Watches to Watch for at the US Open World-class athletes are very much in demand as brand ambassadors for luxury watches and none more so than elite tennis players. When the US Open kicks off next week aficionados of fine timepieces can root for their favorite players while …
Montblanc M by Marc Newson
Marc Newson, who designed the Marc Newson Atmos Clock for Jaeger-LeCoultre, and who helped design the Apple Watch, has designed a new pen collection for Montblanc called the Montblanc M. The M is made from black resin and is distinguished by highly rounded, glossy surfaces. …
Bring a Loupe: A James Bond Watch, A Mythical Rolex Chronograph, A Rare Eberhard, And Many Other Picks
This week's Bring a Loupe will mark the exciting return of watch auctions, with some picks straight out of London, featuring a legendary Rolex chronograph. Let's not forget some great diving watches and chronographs, and, notably, a quartz Heuer that appeared in a James …
Introducing the Meerson D15
While we here at WWR like to primarily feature watches that fall into the affordable category, we do take the occasional foray into the world of higher-end, or luxury, watches when one catches our eye. It is interesting to see how brands that make up that higher end segment …
DEEP BLUE Sun Diver MILITARY
By TLex DEEP BLUE have released a new Military dive watch called the Sun Diver, 1000 meter water-resistant watch with a stealthy black PVD case.Features of the Sun Diver Mil. include: an AISI 316L Stainless steel case measuring 46mm with a thickness of 14mm and an overall …
Report Claims Apple Ships 3.6M Smartwatches
Report Claims Apple Ships 3.6M Smartwatches Usually the first to toot its own horn, Apple has remained mum on exactly how many units of its smartwatch have been sold since the device went on sale earlier this year. Now a new report sheds some light on how well the Apple …
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 28th August, 2015
Without doubt the highlight of this week was Wednesday night. We finally took the Time+Tide Wind Down offline, inviting some of our more vocal (we picked the list out of the comments on our posts, basically) and loyal followers to share a few drinks and see some, no prizes …
TAG Heuer AQUARACER 300M CERAMIC Calibre 16 Automatic Chronograph BLACK PHANTOM
By TLex This sexy looking beast is the Black Phantom, which in my opinion is the the nicest (certainly the coolest) model released in TAG's new 2015 AQUARACER 300M Ceramic collection. Let's start with the dial, which is in sandblasted anthracite with horizontal streak …
Oak & Oscar Burnham Watch Review
We'll talk a bit about brand founder Chase Fancher, what drove him in the creation of this watch, and then, of course, give you our hands on impressions from our time spent with one of the prototypes of the Oak & Oscar Burnham watch. The article Oak & Oscar Burnham Watch …
Hands-on: Nomos Metro 38 Datum
When I think of German watches, my mind heads in three distinct directions. The first two categories I think of are the tactical/military and the rather high-end. The former is inhabited by brands such as Sinn, Stowa, and Laco, while A. Lange & Söhne and Glashütte Original …
INTRODUCING: The IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher
The story in a second: IWC have just announced details (and more importantly pictures) of their first Watches & Wonders novelty, the Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher. The Portofino family is IWC’s dressiest line – an elegant design with a lot of polish, and best suited to …
