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2024 marks a significant milestone for the Tornado multirole combat aircraft: 50 years ago, on August 14, 1974, the first Tornado prototype took off from Manching, Germany. This event launched what would become Europe’s most extensive military aircraft collaboration program, resulting in nearly 1,000 Tornados delivered to the air forces of Germany, Italy, the United […]

The Schaffhausen brand has whipped up a new ceramic composite dubbed Ceralume, with Lewis Hamilton repping it in Monaco. The post Lewis Hamilton spotted at Monaco Grand Prix wearing a fully luminous ceramic IWC prototype appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post Lewis Hamilton spotted at Monaco Grand Prix wearing a fully luminous ceramic IWC prototype appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

It’s time to chime in on the best watches under €2,500. It’s a tough subject for a couple of reasons. First, many of my colleagues have already opined and used up some great picks. Second, this price level now feels like a no man’s land because most brands prefer to play above or below it. […] Visit Fratello Favorites: The Best Watches Under €2,500 — Mike’s Picks From Seiko, Ming, Oak & Oscar, And Longines to read the full article.

The post IWC Manufactures the World’s First Luminous Watch with Pioneering Ceralume Technology appeared first on Revolution Watch.

Treasure hunting and three special vintage Tanks at auction – can your GPT do that?! (Don't answer that)

Life on Mars is around the corner. That is what some science-fiction movies are telling us, at least. The people who are properly interested in the story know much must be done to make that a reality. But plenty of scientific initiatives are researching life on the Red Planet. If you are a fan of […] Visit Hands-On With The Fortis Novonaut AMADEE-24 Mars Analog Mission Timer to read the full article.

In 2010, the Richard Mille RM 027 Tourbillon was born as the answer to a challenge. It proved the prelude to an exciting adventure, the quest for remarkable lightness and superlative performance. With the RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon Rafael Nadal, this Richard Mille saga has reached a climactic conclusion. This 80-piece limited edition watch weighs 11.5 grams excluding its strap and can withstand a G-Force of 14,000Gs, for a two-fold record for a manual winding tourbillon watch.

Bell & Ross is continuing to fill out their updated BR 03 collection with new references to accommodate the subtly smaller case they introduced last year. Brad Homes went hands-on with the new, more refined case right here, and found the differences to be small, but an overall improvement. It’s important not to underestimate either […] The post Bell & Ross Adds a Two-Tone Option to their Popular BR 03 Range appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Scandinavian design is often laureled for its simplicity and functionality, but in watches, that doesn’t always seem to stick. Finnish independent watchmaking stars like Stepan Sarpaneva are mostly known for more intricate and expressive watches with striking appearances. Stemming from “the land of a thousand lakes” now comes a new brand, that on surface seems […]

Growing up in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, there were plenty of things I missed out on. I was too late to see the Rangers win the Stanley Cup, was rarely allowed to sit in rear-facing seats in the back of a car, and Nickelodeon’s Legends of the Hidden Temple was in re-runs before […] The post Isotope and Revolution Unveil their “Mercury” Limited Edition appeared first on Worn & Wound.

There are two main areas in which brands showcase their latest breakthroughs: the movement, of course, and the introduction of new and innovative materials and technologies for a watch’s case. IWC Schaffhausen is a pioneer in both. The latest ...

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Recently, Zodiac and RedBar released a special edition of the Super Sea Wolf Pro-Diver. This 200-piece LE introduced a full-lume dial and harked back to Zodiac’s Point series from the 1990s. Those watches were instantly recognizable by the red dot on the dial between the 4 and 5 o’clock markers. As a follow-up to the […] Visit Zodiac Introduces The Super Sea Wolf Pro-Diver With A Full-Lume Dial to read the full article.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Speak of IWC and the first thing that comes to mind is ‘pilot’s watches’. The second thing, however, would inevitably be the cruciform layout of the brand’s perpetual calendar displays. Developed by now-retired Kurt Klaus during the early 1980s, IWC’s perpetual calendar mechanism made its debut in the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar in 1985. The [...] The post Review: The New IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

As a road cyclist and runner with a raft of leg injuries, Tim Mosso's first move was to ditch the running. He then decided that it was time for a new bike. The post Tim Mosso Builds a Custom Road Bike Part I: Who, Why, and What’s Involved in getting a Custom Fitted Bike appeared first on Quill & Pad.

Precision and performance in fractions of a second are ideals that play an equally important role in the world of Formula 1 and timekeeping. This symbiosis has given rise to some of the most famous watch models. One of the most popular is the ...

The use of luminescent materials on watches is far from new… Soon after the discovery of radium and its properties (and dangers…) by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898, watch dials – markers, numerals and hands – have been coated with radium and then different substances (tritium, Super-LumiNova) to produce light in the dark. Fully […]

Pegged as one of the most innovative and historical updates to the wristwatch, the Rolex Oyster case has enjoyed its day in the sun and for good reason. In this in-depth article courtesy of our colleagues at WatchTime India, we take you through ...

The BR 01 is the face that launched a thousand ships for Bell & Ross, capturing the military and aviation inspiration that has come to define this brand. Unveiled in 2005, the BR 01’s distinctive square case with four screws and a round, cockpit instrument-inspired dial became the brand’s foundation watch. With its oversized 46mm […]

It's easy to typecast Breguet as a brand that is strictly rooted in tradition, but there are various shades to Breguet and its collections. The post Three shades of Breguet – Classique, Type XX, Marine appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post Three shades of Breguet – Classique, Type XX, Marine appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.