Author: thedeeptrack
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Farer Monopusher Chronograph Returns with GMT Function
Farer welcomes a pair of new additions to their chronograph range with familiar colorways applied to a new configuration for the complication. Fans of the UK based brand will immediately recognize the names Cobb and Segrave, which are now being brought into their third iteration within a set of monopusher chronographs that welcome a GMT…
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Video: How We Got Here – The Golden Era of Watches
Without trying to sound too cliche about watch brands “not making them like they used to”, I often wonder just how the current generation of watches will be viewed down the line. We are living through what I estimate to be a transitionary period, one that is on the outer edges of a time defined…
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The MoonSwatch Finds Inspiration Closer to Home with New ‘Mission On Earth’ Trio
The Omega x SWATCH MoonSwatch collection gets a bit bigger this week with the addition of three new references that look to our own small slice of terrestrial real estate for inspiration. The new watches are dubbed the Mission On Earth collection, and arrive in three different colorways modeled after three color palettes found (or…
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The Deep Track Podcast: Ep. 27 – Kenneth Lam of Akren Watches
This week I’m thrilled to welcome Kenneth Lam of Arken Watches to the podcast. Ken is bringing his unique vision to life through Arken, a project that began as a quest to make the perfect personal watch which has blossomed into a now thriving young micro brand. In this discussion we talk about what it…
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Hublot & Daniel Arsham Offer New Take on the Pocket Watch
The pocket watch may not enjoy the same status it once did, but as a platform it’s still very much alive. We’ve seen interesting modern interpretations of the pocket watch from the likes of Urwerk and Richard Mille in recent years, and this week we get a glimpse at an entirely new concept from Hublot…
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Video: (Almost) Three Years Later with the Tudor FXD
Tudor released the FXD Marine Nationale in November of 2021 after months of anticipation after announcing a partnership with the French Navy, aka the Marine Nationale. It would have been easy to release another vintage-inspired Black Bay variant to celebrate, but instead, Tudor built a modern watch within the Pelagos range, intended for use by…
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New Chopard L.U.C XPS Celebrates Exclusive Paris Hotel Opening
Chopard recently celebrated the re-opening of its exclusive hospitality located at 1 Vendôme in the heart of Paris. The small hotel is defined by just 15 rooms and suits, each featuring a unique palette of materials, textures and finishes. The doorway to enter 1, Vendôme is rich blue, jumping out from the historic brick walls…
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Parmigiani Introduces Trio of New Tonda PF Sport Chronographs for Summer
The Tonda collection has seen a diverse range of references added since its re-introduction in 2021, and has split to form two separate families of watches: the Tonda PF, and the Tonda PF Sport range. The latter features steel (and rose gold) cases mated to rubber straps that provide a distinct levity to the watch…