Category: News
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Introducing: Apple Watch Ultra 4
Believe it or not, the watch that gets the most consistent wrist time in my collection is the Apple Watch Ultra. Okay, so that’s a little misleading as I only really use it when I’m being active, and never when I’m out socially or, heaven forbid, around other watch enthusiasts. Still, it’s the watch I’ve…
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Bulgari Stuns with Octo Finissimo Dual Time Collaboration with Vianney Halter
Collaborations between legacy Swiss manufactures and high-end independent watchmakers sit at the apex of the genre, often serving up uniquely creative visions within the confines of an historic architecture. One of the most creative visionaries of the independent watchmaking scene is undoubtedly Vianney Halter, creator of the Antiqua, a watch far ahead of its time…
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Hands-On: Introducing the Zenith Chronomaster Solo Sport
It’s been five years since Zenith released the Chronomaster Sport collection, tapping into a ceramic bezel chronograph craze that brought the El Primero back to center stage. Okay, so it wasn’t the most original El Primero execution, but it was exactly what the market needed (not the watch we deserved, but the one we needed),…
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Introducing: Sinn EZM19
Sinn is expanding their legendary Mission Timer series, better known as the EZM (Einsatzzeitmesser) collection this week with the new EZM19. Like many of the EZM watches, this one takes a distinct route to providing a niche function for its intended audience. In this case, that audience are command staff that manage operational strategy within…
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Introducing: The Tudor Northflag Makes Its Return
The original Northflag was released by Tudor in 2015, just as the Black Bay was really hitting its stride. With an integrated bracelet and forward looking dial design, the Northflag was ahead of its time, and wouldn’t be fully appreciated for what it was until its quiet discontinuation in 2021, at the onset of the…
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Ming Celebrates Nine Years with 57.05 Comet Worldtimer
Ming is debuting their latest fifth generation design reference in the 57.05 Comet, a watch that marks the brand’s ninth anniversary. The Comet, so named for the world’s first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, is quite fittingly, a worldtimer. Being a Ming, this isn’t just any worldtimer, however, and they have found a…
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Straum Treads New Ground with Expedition Collection
Straum is introducing a new collection this week dubbed the Expedition, and it leans into many of the themes already established by the brand, but dials everything up to 11. The core integrated structure remains, with a fully bead blasted grade 5 titanium case and H-link bracelet providing a strong visual and ergonomic foundation. What…
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Blancpain Celebrates 70 Years of Bathyscaphe with LE Tribute
Shortly after the launch of the military focused Fifty Fathoms in the early ‘50s, Blancpain brought a different kind of civilian focused dive watch to market in the Bathyscaphe. The design would be typical of skin divers of the era, with a pragmatic format that emphasised legibility and ease of use. The commercial release came…