Author: thedeeptrack
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Tudor Delivers the GMT We’ve Been Asking For, the Black Bay 58 GMT
Tudor delivered in a big way this year at Watches & Wonders, introducing a GMT complication into the Black Bay 58 collection for the first time. Since the first Black Bay GMT was introduced in 2018, and the Black Bay Pro in 2022, Tudor has faced a deluge of calls for a thinner execution, with…
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Introducing the Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR
It’s been nearly 10 years since the Rolex GMT-Master II welcomed a ceramic bezel in the reference 116718LN in 2005, a full yellow gold affair with a single tone black ceramic bezel hosting the 24hr indication. Two years later, we’d get the same LN (Lunette Noir) black ceramic bezel in a steel reference 116170LN with…
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Oris Revamps the Aquis Collection for a New Generation
Oris is revisiting their most popular dive watch this year with the introduction of a new generation of the Aquis. If you’ve ever listened to me drone on about dive watches, you’ll know my stance that they make for the best everyday tool watches. In the press release for this new Aquis, Oris refers to…
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H. Moser Opens Up the Streamliner in New Tourbillon Skeleton
H. Moser is getting ahead of the game here in Geneva with the launch of a new Streamliner a day ahead of Watches & Wonders. The watch represents a new take on the Streamliner by opening up the dial to reveal the structure of the movement within, and in the process they’ve created perhaps the…
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Marathon Watches Joins Forces with Jeep in New Collaboration
Automotive collaborations in the watch industry are nothing new, but they are a tricky proposition to get right. There needs to be more than a simple exchange of names, for a watch to work it needs to capture the spirit of the brand or the vibe of a design without being too on the nose.…
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The Snoopy MoonSwatch Goes All Black
Well, this was fast. Not even two weeks ago Omega and SWATCH took the lid off of their Snoopy MoonSwatch, an all-white affair with a moon phase indication featuring the Snoopy character. This week, we get the follow up in all-black, but that’s not the only difference worth noting. The new Snoopy MoonSwatch comes just…
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MB&F MAD One Gets New Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Edition
Among the April fool’s day shenanigans this year was an advert from Volkswagen, teasing the return of the iconic ‘harlequin’ colorway in a new ID.3. Unfortunately, that won’t become a reality, much to the chagrin of enthusiasts, but a similar approach to color did make a more lasting debut, and it came in the form…
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Video: Let’s Talk About In-House Movements
Relatively recently, we’ve seen a shift in priority toward creating “in-house” movements, and away from using ebauches, or off the shelf movements. Among the reasons for this was the decision by ETA, a Swatch Group owned movement manufacturer, to restrict sales of their movements to third party brands. The consequences have been far reaching, but what’s…