OMEGA just launched a new Speedmaster
#Moonwatch
with a glossy lacquered white dial! 🌖
Why white? The main inspiration are the colours of astronauts’ spacesuits, of course, especially the ones used for spacewalks!
@omegawatches
Yes, you’re looking at the latest
@AudemarsPiguet
. 👀
It might not look like an AP at first, but it is. Specifically, it’s the new [Re]Master02 (ref. 15240SG) – a modern reinterpretation of a bold, brutalist, asymmetric design from 1961.
🔎 Hands-on:
‘Round’ is the standard, but that doesn’t mean you can’t expand your horizons with all kinds of other, more interesting shapes...
Do you own a shaped watch? If so, which one? And which are currently on your wishlist? 🤔
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🌖 Snoopy finally found his way onto a
#MoonSwatch
– the ‘Mission to the Moonphase’ MoonSwatch. And as you can tell from the pictures (and from the name), NASA’s long-time safety ambassador will be rotating around on a moonphase disc. What do you think? 🤔
New QPs (Quantième Perpétuel) don’t exactly come out every week. 😞
But hey, chin up, that at least gives us more time to enjoy the ones that are already out – like this stunning green-dialed
@Blancpain1735
Villeret powered by the in-house Calibre 5954.
How worried should the Explorer be? Looking at the new black-dial
@omegawatches
Seamaster Aqua Terra, very. Very worried. What do you think? 🤔
The ‘AT’ is available in three sizes (41, 38, and 34mm).
🔎 Learn more in our hands-on article:
Did you know that Citizen was the first brand to commercialize a watch made of titanium back in 1970? It’s true! So, it's no surprise that the newly introduced NJ0180 Series also utilizes this lightweight material, for only EUR 429!
🔎 Learn more:
A Chinese watch to rival the Swiss: the Qin Gan Delectable Pastorale II. 🇨🇳
China is not just a haven of affordable parts and clones of popular watch icons, far from it. Qin Gan is one of many examples of the more creative side of Chinese watchmaking.
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Four denim-blue Pateks to choose from, but which one is the best? 🤔
And yes, we do know the last piece, the Aquanaut, is powered by a quartz movement, but hopefully, all you mechanical-only purists can excuse us for including it and its rose gold case as well.
#patekphilippe
Rose gold case accompanied by a chocolate dial. 🍫
The Mido Multifort TV Big Date is not the first watch with this combination we've seen, and we're willing to bet it won't be the last either.
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#rosegold
✨
@LouisVuitton
has taken a big second step towards watchmaking stardom: it has relaunched the Escale.
However, ‘relaunched’ isn’t entirely accurate, as the new Escale has clearly very little in common with the old one.
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#watches
#luxury
The Bathyscaphe goes black, ceramic black.
@Blancpain1735
has just expanded the family with a ceramic Quantième Complet, a watch that combines Bathyscaphe’s diving credentials with a more elegant display. And there's also a new fully ceramic bracelet!
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We clearly adore monochromatic watches here, but contrast can also be magical. When done right. And we think that
@AudemarsPiguet
has definitely done it right with the new Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 41mm.
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TAG Heuer quietly introduced the third instalment of the complicated Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon in a great looking colour-combination of white and blue
Get to know all the details in our latest article:
#tagheuer
#watchcollector
#watchfam
Here’s a little reminder to make your day a bit nicer: the
@parmigianiwatch
Toric is still looking as good as it did when it was first announced a few months ago!
Actually, is it just us, or is it looking even better now? 👀
#parmigianifleurier
And here's Tudor, fulfilling most of the fans' dreams with a Black Bay 58 GMT (METAS-certified!) and a classic monochromatic Black Bay (41mm, and also a Master Chronometer).
Do you know which one will you be getting? 🤔
#tudorwatches
#blackbay
AHCI watchmaker
@HajimeAsaoka
launched his third watchmaking venture - revival of the old and extinct Japanese brand named Takano with the first release - elegant Chateau Nouvelle Chronometer.
Discover this classy timepiece in our latest article:
What’s the coolest watch connected to the
@americascup
? 🌊
To us,
@omegawatches
immediately springs to mind. The Swiss giant has made quite a few, the latest of which is this Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black ETNZ Edition.
🤔 What do you think?
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The neo-vintage
@IWC
Schaffhausen’s Doppelchronograph 3711 doesn’t just look cool; it’s also a mechanically pretty significant watch, offering the world’s first modular split-seconds chronograph complication. ⚙️
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#chronograph
The most successful
@TISSOT
watch release of recent years - the PRX - with a great price/quality ratio and an array of dial colours matching any style is now getting a fresh addition of mint green.
Check our our detailed Hands-On with this fun watch:
What’s currently your favorite
#GrandSeiko
movement? 🧐
You might be inclined to choose one of the many impressive Spring Drive calibres, but don’t forget about the brand’s fully mechanical movements.
Case in point – the newest kid on the block: the hand-wound calibre 9SA4.
The winning Bronze, sounds weird? Well, not in the case of
@omegawatches
Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition watch - a stunning Art Deco timepiece. 🥇
During our Olympics trip we managed to experience this watch in a detailed Hands-On article so check it out:
🛥 William Wood surprises yet again, this time with a bronze watch made in collaboration with the Massey Shaw, a former London Fire Brigade fireboat that saved over 600 lives off the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II.
🔎 Dive into the details:
The new
@jaegerlecoultre
Polaris Geographic is not just sporty; it’s also practical.
Its mostly grainy grey dial is adorned with not only the local time but also a second time zone display, a day/night indicator, a 24-city ring, and a power res. indic.
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It has been 25 years since the introduction of the first L.U.C. 🎂
And
@Chopard
opted for quite the way to celebrate, as it recently unveiled the yellow gold L.U.C 1860 Flying Tourbillon powered by the L.U.C 96.24-L (which is protected by a thin cover).
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Back in 2020,
@omega
released another Speedmaster. But it wasn’t just any Speedmaster, it was THE ultimate Speedmaster, the Moonwatch Calibre 321.
🔎 And to find out what we really thought about the Calibre 321 when we first got our hands on it, see:
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@Certina
releases a new version of the very capable DS Super PH1000M!
What’s new? The lovely sea-blue tone of the bezel and the dial – a tribute to the fact that a portion of the proceeds from sales of the watch will help protect sea turtles!
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A new in-house calibre, case and dial welcome the return of the
@jaegerlecoultre
Duometre, one of the brand's most technical, high-end collections.
Learn more:
🤔 What’s your favourite Grand Seiko dial? A tough question, yes, but surely you have one or two in mind. Also, why that specific one?
Oh, and the watch in the pictures That’s one of Grand Seiko’s latest releases: the Hi-Beat SLGH021 Genbi Valley:
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@TAGHeuer
goes full modern with its latest tribute to the Porsche 693 (a car that’s about to compete in the upcoming 24h of Le Mans).
The new Carrera measures 44mm, boasts 100m water resistance, and is powered by an in-house Calibre TH20-00.
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The best
@cartier
collection of the past five years?
The lacquered Santos-Dumont trilogy from 2022 (check the link in the bio for more details) is definitely in contention for this title.
Do you agree? And if not, who would you give your vote to? 🤔
#cartiersantos
Today we will be taking you on a technical journey with
@LaurentFerrier
and the Natural Escapement, a very significant development.
Get ready to be amazed by this mechanical marvel by checking our in-depth video and the full article here:
The Chronomaster Sport. It only came out in 2021, and yet,
@ZenithWatches
has already managed to release a number of different iterations of the slick
#chronograph
.
🤔 Which one has been the best so far? And what would you like to see next?
What’s the most expensive watch you ever took diving? And what’s the most expensive watch you WOULD ever take diving?
If we had to guess, neither is probably anywhere close to what the Singer Divetrack costs. And neither is as cool… But hey, feel free to contradict us! 👇
Audemars Piguet collaborates with Tamara Ralph, an Australian Haute Couture designer, on an impressive take on the Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon. The watch utilizes both textures and a graduating palette of golden tones.
#audemarspiguet
#royaloak
Despite its relative obscurity and rarity, jump hour is – without a doubt – one of the most desirable watch complications. 🔥
But why? It might have something to do with contrast between a digital display and the unimaginably complex mechanics underneath it.
#hautehorlogerie
Guess what? You’re looking at a racing
#chronograph
! ⏱
It doesn’t exactly look like one, does it? But the Angelus Instrument de Vitesse absolutely is one, and a handsome one at that. The crown on the right hides the pusher.
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Land, sea, air... Wait! While you’re probably imagining yet another set of robust, toolish, outdoor beasts, that couldn't be further from the truth!
Say hello to the De Rijke & Co. Amalfi Enamel Series, made in collaboration with Guy Allen! 🎨
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👀 While the classic Superman in Yema’s collection is undoubtedly a good-looking watch, this new limited-edition Skin Diver Slim is arguably even more charming.
🔎 Hands-on review:
Seiko brings back the 1960s ‘Kamen Rider’!
No, it’s not just another modified ‘5KX’. The new duo (SRPL03 & SRPL05) boasts unique 38.5mm cases, fresh dials, and even new bracelets – all inspired by the original ref. 5126-8090.
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#seiko
Furlan Marri introduces the Disco Volante! 🛸
The flying saucer design has been part of the watch design palette since the late 1930s. Its defining traits? A round case, absence of lugs, a broad (often stepped) bezel, and a recessed crown.
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🤔
@Hermes_Paris
Cut: the fresher alternative to the Oyster Perpetual (and the rest of the ‘everyday watch royalty’ like the Aqua Terra or Santos)?
☑️ It certainly ticks many boxes: it’s comfy, robust, fits every wrist, and can be either elegant or sporty.
⏱ A
#chronograph
in and of itself is a pretty complicated little horological world.
But that doesn’t mean things can’t get even more complicated. So that’s what we focus on in today’s Buying Guide – six intriguing chronos from six different brands.
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A watch that won’t need adjusting until 3999, and a moon phase that will remain accurate for the next 45 million years, or just about…
@IWC
's first secular perpetual calendar, the platinum Portugieser Eternal Calendar, is impressive on so many levels...
Today we check how the modern technology meets with rich historical heritage for the Sherpa OPS Compressor dive watch made in collaboration with The Real Time Show in our Hands-On article:
#sherpawatches
#watchfam
#divewatch
#watchcollector
While not an entirely new watch, there’s no way you could mistake the
@TAGHeuer
Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Glassbox Green with any other watch.
Based on last year’s model, what sets it apart is the captivating green dial.
Once again, Grand Seiko pays tribute to its first model from the 1960s.
The new ‘Hoshizukiyo’ (SBGW314) sports a 38mm rose gold case, and a sunray-brushed, slightly domed, dark blue dial. Inside, powering the whole show, is the calibre 9S64.
New dials, new cases, new movements…
@TAGHeuer
expands and updates the Aquaracer Professional 300 Date & GMT collection! The biggest change? Definitely the calibres.
🔎 Learn all the details:
#watches
#tagheuer
⚪️⚫️ This is as classic as the
#BlackBay
could possibly get!
The new monochromatic diver from Tudor features all the improvements introduced with last year’s burgundy model: a METAS movement, a slimmer case, an adjustable clasp, bracelet options, a new bezel… How do you like it?
Brellum introduces its first titanium watch, the Pandial Bicompax Titanium!
The young independent brand based in the Swiss Jura specializes in crafting vintage-inspired chronographs at reasonable prices with a very limited production numbers.
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Summer is without a doubt a time to relax, when you shouldn’t worry about spending a fortune on another watch. 🕶
Check our latest Buying Guide with 5 super fun pieces to enjoy during your holiday adventures that won’t break a bank:
#watchfam
Double regulator setup = double the fun. 👀
@CzapekGeneve
introduces a second, slightly tweaked version of the Place Vendôme Complicité, dubbed the Stardust Cobalt.
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#hautehorology
Small Seconds, Central Seconds, Moon Phase, and now even a Chronograph.
🤔 What’s currently your favourite iteration of the
@raymondweil
Millesime? And what other category could it possibly expand to next? Share your ideas below!
The C by Romain Gauthier Titanium Edition Six is the LAST of the series.
Introduced in 2021, the C (originally known as the Continuum) is a family of sporty, time-only, titanium watches, all of which are paired with comfy rubber straps.
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Citizen expands the popular Tsuyosa collection, and this time we not only get new colours, but also a brand-new Small Second model! 😮
Learn about all of them in our article:
#citizen
#citizentsuyosa
#affordablewatch
Now that the hype has calmed down a bit, does the full-gold
@Piaget
Polo 79 still haunt your dreams with its shiny gadroons and lovely micro-rotor movement?
We would absolutely love to see the square version (see the 4th image) make a comeback as well, how about you? 🤔
Grand Seiko’s new 9SA4 movement is the first hand-wound 10-beat calibre introduced in 50 years! And the pair of watches it arrived in, the new Birch Barks, are quite the lookers!
🤔 Which one do you like more?
Don't miss our hands-on video of the pair:
A fully luminous
@IWC
! 🤩
Lewis Hamilton has been spotted sporting something very special in Monaco. Something that shines bright from head to toe. A concept watch made from Ceralume – a proprietary luminous ceramic material.
🔎 Learn all the details:
New dials, new cases, new movements…
@TAGHeuer
has recently expanded and updated the Aquaracer Professional 300 Date & GMT collection!
The biggest change? Depends who you ask, but probably the movements...
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If you've got it, flaunt it, right?!
And
@montblanc_world
's new Unveiled Minerva Monopusher Chronograph clearly isn’t afraid of showing its best features, i.e., the manually wound MB M17.26 movement comprising 291 parts.
🔎 Learn more:
The Peseux 7001 is a historically important movement that is still a backbone for many splendid watches these days.
Check our latest Buying Guide to see five of them with this movement:
#peseux7001
#watchcollector
#watchmaking
#watchfam
Baltic’s Calatrava-inspired MR01 collection evolves! Welcome the new MR Roulette. 😯
The MR Roulette is a dial evolution of the MR01, with small adjustments made to the 36mm case as well. How do you like it? 🤔
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💰 No need to spend all your savings if you want to go titanium.
Even with a budget of around EUR 1,000, there are quite a few interesting watches to choose from, one of which is the
@Certina
DS Action Diver Titanium.
What are some other great options you can think of? 🤔
After steel, white gold, and rose gold, the
@Vacheron1755
Overseas Tourbillon now arrives in lightweight titanium. A material we’ve seen in the Overseas family before, for example in the special Everest editions.
🔎 Hands-on:
👀 Another
#GrandSeiko
, another dial you could get lost in for hours, even days! The face of the new ‘Genbi Valley’ (ref. SLGH021) is inspired by – you guessed it – the Genbi Valley. A ravine on the Iwai River near to the brand’s Studio Shizukuishi.
😮 The last limited edition. Ever. For F.P. Journe, that is.
And the ‘LEs’ go out with a bang – a classic hand-wound chronograph (a first for the brand – this is big news!) celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Tokyo boutique. 🇯🇵
Dive into the details:
As expected, the all-white Snoopy
#MoonSwatch
('Mission to the Moonphase') is now followed by an all-black model dubbed the ‘New Moon’!
🖤🤍 Which one do you like more?
#omegaxswatch
#swatch
#snoopy
🎨
@Longines
' Conquest family has just gotten a lot more colourful, and a lot more fun!
Do you have a favourite? Tell us in the comments below! 🤔
🔎 Make sure you don’t miss our hands-on article with all the details:
Which one of your watches looks best with jeans? 👖
Would the denim-toned
@patekphillipe
Nautilus Chronograph 5980G be a bit too much – a denim-on-denim faux pas, if you will? Or would it complement them just right?
🇫🇷
@Chopard
has recently opened up a hotel in Paris. And if that’s not the perfect place to showcase the brand’s watches, what is?
No surprise then that the new L.U.C XPS 1860 Officer Vendome One Limited Edition is available exclusively there.
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Usually, when a brand introduces its first automatic watch, it’s nothing to get THAT excited about. Not so with Moritz Grossmann’s Hamatic unveiled in 2019.
That’s because the Hamatic is unlike all the other automatics...
🔎 Find out more:
Arnold & Son has just launched its first luxury sports watch! 😯
It’s called the Longitude Titanium (in honour of Arnold’s marine chronometers), it measures 42.5mm, boasts 100m water resistance, and is powered by a new automatic COSC-certified calibre!
Good thing
@oriswatches
presented their latest Divers Sixty-Five on a white surface. Because if it were dark, you might not have even noticed it. 👀
In celebration of the brand’s 120th birthday, its designers have covered the entire thing in black!
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NBA All-Star Damian Lillard teams up with
@TISSOT
for a special PRX.
At first glance, the watch may appear similar to last year's gold model. But several distinctions set the two apart – all inspired by Lillard's two passions – sports and music.
Details:
The classiest chronograph of them all? 😎
Well, if it's not ‘THE’ classiest, then it's definitely somewhere among the top!
The
@IWC
Portugieser Chronograph has been around for nearly 30 years now and the newest ones are perhaps the best-looking yet!
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3 years filled with countless iterations of the
@TISSOT
PRX.
But which one is the best? Which one do you like the most? The original quartz? The chronograph? Any of the special editions? And which colour?
The
@G_O_Manufactory
SeaQ is a superb choice if you’re in the market for a luxury
#divewatch
that leans more towards ‘luxury’ than most. But which one to go for? 🤔
The 39.5mm SeaQ or its bigger brother – the 43.2mm SeaQ with the signature Panoramadatum?
Nothing wrong with basic white dials. There’ll always be a time and place for them on our wrists.
But the grey-dialed 1893 Johannes Dürrstein Edition Power Reserve proves that playing around with colours and textures pays off. It pays off big time.
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The 'dress watch' might be on the rise, but
@ROLEX
’s recent addition to the genre, the 1908, will simply never be as popular as the ‘Crown’s’ sportier offerings.
And perhaps that’s for the best. Perhaps, this is the new Rolex for the true connoisseur!
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38mm diameter, no date, and the in-house calibre 400 – is this the perfect
@oriswatches
Sixty-Five for all us watch enthusiasts? 😯
It certainly seems that way! And we haven’t even gotten to the lovely gradient green dial…
🔎 Read our review of the watch:
🤔
@oriswatches
Aquis or Oris Sixty-Five?
Both are great, robust, and reliable divers, and the only things that’s really separating the two, are their aesthetics. Or? Is there more to the matter?
Which one do you like more and why?
Watches have been crafted at
@montblanc
only since 1997 but the fountain-pen mogul already built a strong portfolio and is now introducing the Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Meisterstück 100 Years.
Discover this watch in our Hands-On article:
🇯🇵 Japan is not only home to watchmaking giants like Seiko... The island country in the Pacific Ocean is also a hub for independent and creative horology, and that’s exactly what we’re looking at today as we explore Naoya Hida’s 2024 collection.
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Speedmaster doesn’t only equal the Moonwatch! 🚀
While the legend easily overshadows all other models in
@omegawatches
's vast Speedmaster collection, one might argue that they shouldn't be overlooked. Take, for instance, this Speedmaster 57.
Sports watches: widely beloved, but also quite a bit limiting as far as design experimentation goes.
That's where the Promenade comes in,
@CzapekGeneve
's newest collection introduced couple of months ago. Its purpose? To serve as a canvas for the brand’s creative expression!
Omega’s perfect everyday watch, the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m in 38mm, receives a new green PVD-coated dial combining a sunray-brushed finish and a horizontal teak pattern.
Which watch should get a green makeover next?
@omegawatches
One of Gerald Genta’s lesser-known designs, the Locomotive, returns to celebrate Credor’s 50th anniversary! 😯
The 38.8mm titanium watch will be available from August 2024 as a limited edition of 300 pieces, priced at EUR 14,000.
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#watches
Tissot takes us back to the 70s with a manually-wound PR516 Chronograph! Inspired by the original PR516, a quintessential racer’s watch, the ‘PR’ in its name stands for ‘Particulièrement Robustes’ (particularly robust).
Our hands-on:
@TISSOT
You all know
@Longines
' Spirit collection, but how well are you acquainted with its most impressive member, the Spirit Flyback? 🛩
🔎 Find out more:
#chronograph
How often do you think, ‘I’ve never seen anything like that before,’ while looking at a new watch? 👀
We go through many novelties every day and it doesn’t happen very often. But today is an exception, as we’re exploring the Cherkas Module One.
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Newer, smaller, tougher, and with a longer power reserve! 💪
Seiko seems to have thought of everything with this fresh trio of 'Prospex 1965' dive watches, all of which are based on the brand’s first diver, the
#62MAS
from 1965.
Hands-on:
#seiko
#divewatch
If you were wondering what would 63 complications look like in a single watch, wonder no more – this is it! Meet the new most complicated watch ever – the
@Vacheron1755
Berkley. Learn about all its functions and more in our in-depth article:
✍️ You might recall that
@Bulgariofficial
has recently released the ‘Sketch’ celebrating the brand’s 140th anniversary.
But did you know they haven’t ‘only’ released the Octo Finissimo Automatic ‘Sketch’, but also a Chronograph ‘Sketch’ featuring a second time zone display?