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Editor’s note: The Immortals is a new series that delves into a watch that we believe deserves recognition as a bona fide modern classic. You’ll already be familiar with most of the watches, we imagine. But DC will delve a bit deeper into these timepieces to explain why they’ve quickly established themselves in the horological … Continued The post The Immortals – Why the Rolex Daytona is still the ultimate chronograph to trigger serious FOMO appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post The Immortals – Why the Rolex Daytona is still the ultimate chronograph to trigger serious FOMO appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

For many watch enthusiasts, it is probably not a stretch to say that fine timepieces are often enjoyed with a fine glass of bubbly. So without further ado, here are five much-heralded prestige champagne releases from the stellar 2012 vintage that stand out for their extraordinary “taste.” Just in time for you to toast the start of 2023! The post Five Sensational 2012 Vintage Champagnes To Kick Off The New Year From Louis Roederer Cristal, Pol Roger, And Bollinger. Cheers! appeared first on Quill & Pad.

As members of the press, when we attend major trade shows, we like to put our best foot forward when it comes to our watches. Everyone who attends likes to show off their latest and coolest watches, so it’s no surprise to see a plethora of incredible timepieces adorning the wrists of industry folks and […] Visit Hands-On With The Behrens B015 NaviGraph — A Real Space Oddity to read the full article.

Given Audi’s monstrous reputation in rallying, you might not have realised 2023 marks only the second year the German car manufacturer is entering the gruelling Dakar event as a factory team. And where 2022 was all about gaining experience and testing out the first prototype car, the team performed more than admirably. No less than […]

At the end of November, three new Merci Instruments LMM-01 models were added to the Parisian brand’s lineup. At a glance, these may seem like slightly iterative takes on the same theme. But look closer (and read the website), and you’ll see that each is carefully designed. And not just designed, as the word here […] Visit Hands-On: Merci Instruments LMM-01 Everest, Archiwatch, And Nationale to read the full article.

‘Tis the season once again! And nothing beats getting together with friends and family to celebrate with good food, good wine, and even better festive spirit. As we wind down in time for the holidays, it’s time to both look back on the year and forward to the next. And whether you’re going all out […] Visit The Watches Fratello Editors Will Be Wearing This Christmas — Festive Picks From Rolex, Omega, Oris, Cartier, And More to read the full article.

If you follow the world of independent watchmaking, by now you’ve almost certainly heard of watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi and his Akrivia watches. Since arriving on the scene in 2012 with its first tourbillon-based watch, Akrivia has continued to delight. But is this independent bound for glory? GaryG predicts the future. The post A Collector’s View: Is Akrivia Bound For Glory? (Spoiler Alert – Yes!) – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

Omega’s main point of distinction in the modern era is their METAS-certified Master Chronometer co-axial movements. They have superb build qualities inside and out, and are wonderfully decorated – albeit industrially. But, the Omega Speedmaster 321 was an incredibly well-received novelty upon its debut in 2020 thanks to its heritage qualities rather than a future-forward … Continued The post HANDS-ON: The Omega Speedmaster 321 is the grail-Speedy of the modern catalogue appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post HANDS-ON: The Omega Speedmaster 321 is the grail-Speedy of the modern catalogue appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

The year 2022 marks the centenary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Here Nancy Olson highlights regal new limited edition pens from Montegrappa and Visconti that commemorate the 100-year-old discovery. The post Commemorating A Centenary Of The Discovery Of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb In Pens From Montegrappa And Visconti appeared first on Quill & Pad.

When we recently reached out to anOrdain to see if we could conduct an interview about this very interesting brand, they came back to us and said, “we can do you one better!”. Curious as we are, we wanted to know more. In an effort to show, rather than tell, they wanted to open their […]

Of all the themes to emerge throughout 2022, the one that is perhaps the most odious, the one that actually seems like it might do damage to our hobby, is the emergence and normalizing of the watch drop. Over and over again, we saw brands and retailers announce highly limited watches to be made available […] The post Opinion: We Need to Talk About “Drop” Culture appeared first on Worn & Wound.

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Keeping in line with our annual recap tradition, today we look back at a handful of innovative tourbillon releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. There is much debate amongst watch industry professionals regarding whether or not a tourbillon ...

Since most people outside of the U.S. in Europe, Asia and Latin America celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve —and I happen to do the same—, today I have decided to put together a list with my 24 watches from this year to celebrate the 24 days of Christmas. These 24 favorite watches with a little bit of everything from Audemars Piguet to Vacheron Constantin and everything in between are my way of thanking you for your readership and wishing you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays.

Tony Traina sat down with the multitalented Newson to discuss the brand.

Part two of our tour of brands like Glashütte Original, Mühle, and NOMOS Glashütte.

When we started talking about this week’s list, I was triggered by several releases that visually stood out to me this year. As some of you will know, my absolute first benchmark to judge a watch is its design. While we see a lot of familiar designs that all move within the same, often retro-inspired […] Visit The Visual Stunners Of 2022 — Our Top 5 Picks From Rolex, Serica, Zenith, And More to read the full article.

Editor’s note: The Immortals is a new series that delves into a watch that we believe deserves recognition as a bona fide modern classic. You’ll already be familiar with most of the watches, we imagine. But DC will delve a bit deeper into these timepieces to explain why they’ve quickly established themselves in the horological … Continued The post The Immortals – The TAG Heuer Aquaracer Night Diver recreates a cruelly overlooked Bond watch appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post The Immortals – The TAG Heuer Aquaracer Night Diver recreates a cruelly overlooked Bond watch appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Followup to my Dear Santa essay, with my three picks for watches, I hinted at a camera being in the wishlist too…and indeed it was. And it has already been delivered by Santa. Presenting, the new, to me, Sinar X with Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 large format camera. TGIFridays: Santa delivers! New (to me) Sinar [...] The post TGIFridays: Santa delivers! New (to me) Sinar X appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

For almost 20 years, the name Big Pilot at IWC meant one thing: a 46mm, oversized, almost provocative watch inspired by 1940s B-Uhr, powered by a massive automatic movement with a 7-day power reserve and a dial so large that you could use the watch as a nightstand clock… And it also meant a display […]