Author: Blake Buettner
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Farer Pilot’s Watch Collection Gets Titanium Makeover
Farer has redesigned their Pilot watch with a new Series II collection featuring four references that make use of an earthy color palette and titanium cases. The watches build on Farer’s playful design language while echoing classic pilot watch architecture resulting in watches that boast a unique personality while remaining comfortably familiar. These watches feature…
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Rolex Celebrates 100 Years of the Oyster Case
The oyster case turns 100 this year, and Rolex found a subtle way to acknowledge the milestone at Watches & Wonders with the release of a yellow Rolesor Oyster Perpetual. The watch is, for all intents and purposes, a modern Oyster Perpetual rather than a bespoke recreation of a watch from 1926, as was shown…
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Ressence Debuts Type 11 Featuring New Movement
Ressence is introducing a new Type 11 this year featuring for the first time, a movement developed and designed by Ressence. It’s called the Werk RW-01, and it integrates the brand’s ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System) directly into the architecture of the movement. This represents a milestone for Ressence and opens the door for a…
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Introducing: Manually Winding Richard Mille 55-01
Richard Mille is taking a reductive approach to a new collection of hand wound references that bring back the classic RM 55. That means no gem settings, no crazy complications, and no wild color schemes. Rather, all the drama is provided by the unique architecture of the openworked movement and that case it’s set within.…
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TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph Gets Pastel Makeover
TAG Heuer has clearly been having a lot of fun with the modern generation of the classic Formula 1 watch. From the collaborations to limited editions, it’s a watch that seems to be firing on all cylinders, taking full advantage of the brand’s newfound status Formula 1’s (the sport) official timekeeper. With the Miami GP…
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Introducing: Oris Star Edition
Oris brought a handful of interesting releases to Watches & Wonders this year, including a provocative revamp of their Atelier collection. But there’s one watch that immediately stood out for its old-school Oris charm, and that is the return of a 1966 design called the Star. This is a watch that holds an important place…
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Introducing: Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver
If there’s one brand that people have been waiting for an approachable diver from, it’s certainly Grand Seiko. After teasing exactly that, Grand Seiko formally revealed the Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver in Geneva this week sporting a new Ultra Fina Accuracy caliber 9RB1. The watch is a part of the Evolution 9 collection,…
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Introducing: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronometre Collection
Jaegler-LeCultre’s Master Control family is gaining a new collection this week in the form of an integrated bracelet design across three distinct models collectively labeled the Master Control Chronometre. With the new collection also comes a new caliber 738 powering the Date Power Reserve model, and all three movements at use feature an HPG (High…