Author: Blake Buettner
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Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s Flown Rolex GMT Goes to Auction
Legend has it that many of the early NASA astronauts were Rolex guys, from Wally Schirra of Apollo 7 and Frank Borman of Apollo 8, to Jack Swigert and James Lovell of the ill-fated Apollo 13. Each wore Rolex GMT-Master references from Rolex reaching back to their days as test pilots for the government. Omega’s…
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Zenith & Hodinkee Team Up for New Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar
Zenith has teamed up with Hodinkee for the fourth time on a new collaboration within the Chronomaster Original family (for the second time). This time around, the focus is on the Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar that was released earlier this year that was itself based on a prototype from 1970 (which never saw production). The…
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Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked
Earlier this year, Audemars Piguet further fleshed out the Double Balance Wheel Openworked portion of the Royal Oak collection. The watch is something of a flagship for the time-only Royal Oak references, showcasing the caliber 3132 and its unique double balance wheel configuration, and fully openworked dial. The word ‘openworked’ gets thrown around quite a…
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Baltic Brings Stone Dials to Prismic Collection
Earlier this year Baltic introduced a new not-quite-formal collection called the Prismic, and while the dials could be considered polarizing, the new case constructed of steel and titanium was a home run. This week, the brand is adding a new dimension to the collection with a trio of stone dial variations, each based on a…
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Apple Watch Series 10 Gets Slim New Case
Tim Cook kicked off their annual iPhone event with the announcement of a new Apple Watch, the Series 10. The splash video that played next revealed the watch itself which, at a glance, didn’t appear all that different. Indeed, the basic shape and structure remains quite familiar, but much of the focus has been placed…
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A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Gets Handwerkskunst Treatment for Anniversary
A. Lange & Söhne is celebrating 25 years of their Datograph this year, a milestone that saw the brand release a pair of new references at Watches & Wonders earlier this year, which we discussed right here. But that’s not the final word for the storied chronograph in its anniversary year. This week, A. Lange…
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Introducing Albishorn & the Maxigraph in Collaboration with Massena LAB
This week, Geneva Watch Days is featuring new releases from a wide range of brands, but it’s also hosting an entirely new brand making its debut (as well as a returning brand in Favre Leuba). The new brand is called Albishorn, and they’re launching with a collaborative effort with our friends at Massena LAB. The…
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H. Moser x Studio Underd0g Collaboration Brings Two Unexpected Brands Together
We may have moved beyond peak collaboration days in the watch world, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few surprises yet to be had. There is one type of collaboration that I will always get behind, and that is the creative connective tissue between small independent brands operating at different ends of the price…