Author: Blake Buettner
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Longines Celebrates the Past with New Legend Diver 59
The Legend Diver has become an expansive collection within the Heritage stable of Longines’ portfolio, and it’s getting a little bigger this week with the release of the Legend Diver 59. The modern Legend Diver, which was introduced in 2007, has now been in production longer than the watch it was inspired by, the Super…
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The A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon Returns in Honeygold Glory
A. Lange & Söhne is introducing a new Cabaret reference for the first time since 2021 this week with the reveal of the Cabaret Tourbillon Honeygold. The Cabaret is the brand’s enigmatic rectangular design that was first introduced in 1997, taking the square-ish design of the original Arkade, and giving it four 90 degree angles.…
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Review: CWC Ti300 Titanium 5 Quartz Divers Watch
Through the 1970s, Rolex delivered around 1,200 Submariners to the British Ministry of Defense to be issued to Royal Navy divers, the Special Boat Service (SBS), and Special Air Service (SAS) personnel. These Military Submariners, or MilSub references 5513, 5517, and double-stamped 5513/5517, featured a few unique details that separated them from their commercialized counterparts,…
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Audemars Piguet and Swatch Introduce Vibrant Royal Pop Pocket Watch Collection
Swatch continues their collaborative journey through the Swiss watch industry with their most unexpected partner to date: Audemars Piguet. This marks the first foray outside of the SWATCH Group, and represents a major jump into one of the three so-called ‘holy trinity’ of watch brands. Whatever your feelings on that term may be, this is…
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Ming 29.06 Peep Show Reveals Provocative Dial
Ming returns to their Special Project Cave with the release of the 29.06 Peep Show, a watch that, at a glance, may look like a rather conservative entry to the usually expressive playground for the brand. However, every additional glance will yield a different view of a highly dynamic dial that reveals color and texture…
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Introducing: Baltic x SpaceOne Seconde Majeure
Collaborative watches are having a strong year, in both the upper echelons of watchmaking, as well as more approachable projects. French brand Baltic is no stranger to collaborative efforts, and they generally use them to further leverage their classic approach to design informed by history. With this collaboration with SpaceOne, they are taking a very…
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Longines Hydroconquest Celebrates Commonwealth Games with Special Edition
Longines has a longstanding relationship with the Commonwealth Games as official timekeeping partner, and for this year’s games being held in Glasgow, the brand is releasing a colorful expression of their new Hydroconquest diver. The new dive watch has quickly found an audience thanks to the toned down design that taps into more comfortable genre…
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Baltic Does Dashboard Timing for Tour Auto 2026
Baltic is returning to Tour Auto to sponsor the 2026 event featuring five legs across six days beginning at the Grand Palais of Paris and ending at the coast in Biarritz. This will be the French brand’s fourth year of involvement with the event, and to mark the occasion they are releasing a pair of…