Author: Blake Buettner
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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique Welcomes New 38mm Case
Blancpain’s historic diver welcomes a new addition to the stable this week in the form of a 38mm case that will join the existing 42mm, and 45mm variations. The new watches feature the same familiar design that’s been carefully proportioned for the new size, and it will be available in steel, rose gold, and titanium.…
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[Video] Retro Review: Breitling Navitimer 3100 Pluton
Breitling has a storied past, and whatever your thoughts on their modern watches, there’s no denying the strength of that DNA. There are more than a few gems to be discovered in that history, including from unexpected or transitional periods, such as the early ‘80s. Before there was the Aerospace, there was a collection of…
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Tudor Black Bay 54 Gets Lagoon Blue Dial
Tudor is adding to their Black Bay 54 range this week with a new reference featuring a vibrant Lagoon Blue dial, and a polished steel bezel piece. The summer ready diver is not exactly what I had envisioned a new Black Bay 54 might look like, but this isn’t the first time Tudor has gone…
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Breitling Unveils New Superocean Heritage Collection
Breitling is showing off a new Superocean Heritage collection this week, which brings updates to the brand’s most historic diver design for the first time since 2017. The new collection takes an evolutionary approach, not straying too far from the established formula, which is a good thing as it works quite well. Subtle refinements come…
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Omega Watches Feature in New Bond Video Game: 007 First Light
A new James Bond video game from developer IO Interactive (the folks behind the Hitman series) has just been announced, and in it we find a new face for Bond, and a slew of Omega watches, among other gadgets. The game, which is titled First Light, appears to be an origin story of a young…
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Zenith Defy Extreme Diver & Revival Diver Get Shadow Titanium Renditions
The Zenith Defy Extreme Diver is one of the best modern dive watches releases in recent years, and this week, it welcomes a new configuration rendered in microblasted titanium. In Zenith parlance, this is the Shadow treatment, and it’s being released alongside a matching Defy Revival Diver in the same spec. The Shadow moniker is…
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Zenith Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar Gets Lapis Lazuli Dial
The Zenith Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar was a stand out release last year, and every addition that’s been made to the line since somehow manages to bring out a new flattering element of the design. It’s a watch that can seemingly do no wrong. Today, we’re getting the latest entry, and it gets a stunning…
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MB&F Announces New Special Projects One
MB&F is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and with it, their remarkable breadth of work within the Horological Machine and Legacy Machine collections. Not content to stop there, the brand is introducing a third pillar called Special Projects, and with it, the SP1 One. Special Projects watches will live somewhere between HM and LM…