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With each of its first two limited edition creations selling out and earning prestigious GPHG awards, the watchmaking duo behind Petermann Bédat are diligently fulfilling orders but are set to unveil new watches in 2025 and 2027.

I have the honor of kicking off a new series of articles on Fratello. This is Back to Basics, a series intended to explain the fundamentals of our hobby. The content covered may be familiar, even obvious, if you are a horological veteran. But with the watch passion spreading and attracting new people every day, […] Visit Back To Basics: Why Are Mechanical Watches So Expensive? to read the full article.

In celebration of their decades-long partnership dating back to the year 1925, Wempe and Longines are launching a special edition of the Longines Spirit Zulu Time. This GMT watch, reintroduced by the Swiss brand in 2021, also traces its origins ...

With watch brands across the board riding the Chinese New Year wave, there are no prizes for guessing which of the twelve animals represented in the Chinese Zodiac will be in the limelight this year. Admittedly one of the more attractive beasts to depict on a watch, the dragon replaces the rabbit of 2023 and […]

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When it was first presented back in 2021, the Seiko Prospex Land Series was a slightly confusing watch. Mixing elements from dive watches – the emblematic Turtle case with 200m water-resistance – with features from exploration watches – like the compass bezel usually found on the Alpinist –  this amphibian model was hard to pin […]

Steel may be the go-to material for a luxe sports watch, but titanium just makes sense, doesn't it? The post The IWC Ingenieur Titanium is Genta in the 21st century appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post The IWC Ingenieur Titanium is Genta in the 21st century appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

If I had stuck to my 2023 watch resolutions, I would be either wearing a Breitling Spatiographe or a titanium Girard-Perregaux pour Ferrari chronograph while writing this. I’m not. That’s because I didn’t buy either of those watches. Instead, I bought other ones, and that taught me that I shouldn’t make any resolutions about buying […] Visit Lex’s 2024 New Year’s Watch Resolutions: Waiting Patiently Like A Leopard In A Tree For Tasty Creatures From Omega, Citizen, And Grand Seiko to read the full article.

A couple of months ago, Blancpain & Swatch caused quite a storm by presenting their collaboration based on the iconic Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Following the success of the Moonswatch with Omega, the Scuba Fifty Fathoms captured the spirit of the legendary dive watch in bioceramic, a lightweight material that came in five different colours. Now, […]

Within the last five years, to the delight of us watch geeks, we have seen several horological records broken, from power reserves to accuracy. And gone are the days of needing a 17mm thickness and a 45mm diameter to have a decent dive watch with a 200m depth rating. But a different lateral game afoot […] Visit The Battle Of Thin — Can Richard Mille’s 1.75mm Record Ever Be Beaten, And Should It Be? to read the full article.

Are there special vintage watch dial variations named after notable women in a vein similar to that of the Paul Newman Rolex Daytona? Nick Gould was wondering just that and researched. Finding a photo of Vanessa Redgrave wearing a Rolex Submariner Reference 5513 with "Explorer" dial in 1966, he ruefully opines that this rare model would sound so much cooler as the Rolex "Vanessa Redgrave" Submariner rather than what collectors call it now: Rolex Reference 5513 Submariner with Explorer dial. The post Vanessa Redgrave’s Rolex Reference 5513 Submariner with Explorer Dial: Could it be The Female ‘Paul Newman’ Daytona? – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

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DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Swatch and Blancpain has done it again. Yet another collaboration Swatch bioceramic interpretation of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.. The two sister brands releases a new non-limited ocean black model inspired by the new moon to join the five watches. Introducing the new Ocean of Storms collection. Press Release information with commentary in italics. New: Swatch [...] The post New: Swatch x Blancpain Ocean of Storms appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Flip clocks operate on the principle of flipping or rotating tiles to display the time. Each minute or hour is represented by a series of numbered or patterned tiles that mechanically flip to reveal the changing time. This dynamic movement creates an engaging and interactive way of reading time, transforming the act of checking the time into a captivating experience.

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Launching January 11, this all-black variation might just be the best of the bunch.

The new year had only just started when Swatch started sending new teasers into the world. “Ocean of Storms” ads were printed in various newspapers, and at the beginning of this week, the message was also published on the brand’s Instagram page. The ads also mentioned January 11th, 2024, the date of the first new […] Visit Introducing: The Blancpain × Swatch Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms Ocean Of Storms to read the full article.