Category: News
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Introducing: Baltic Hermétique The Rift
Baltic are introducing a new Hermétique this week done in collaboration with The Rift, a grueling gravel race that takes place at the meeting point of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Baltic is no stranger to multi-leg race venues, serving as the official timekeeper of the European Tour Auto and the Transat Café…
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Omega Revisits Bond with Pair of New Seamaster 300M Diver Watches
The Bond movie franchise is in a bit of a transitional period. The last theatrical release came in 2021, and looking ahead, a new Bond actor has yet to be announced. In fact, the biggest release in the franchise has been the 007 First Light video game. Through it all, Omega has maintained their presence…
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Porsche Design & Hodinkee Introduce Chronograph 1 Utility with Nod to Lemania 5100
Hodinkee and Porsche Design have teamed up once again to introduce a new Chronograph 1 variation, and this time they’ve brought back a legacy feature of the original which housed the Lemania 5100 courtesy of a new Porsche Design WERK 01.340 movement. Porsche Design first brought back the Chronograph 1 in its old-school form factor…
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Introducing the Wind Vintage x True North Vintage Rally Timer IV Dreamsicle
The team at Wind Vintage have teamed with True North for a fourth iteration of the Vintage Rally Timer in a colorway they are calling ‘Dreamsicle’. The expressive design was created in collaboration with Eric Wind’s daughters, Adelina and Gemma, and it shows in the best possible way. The True North Vintage Rally Timer is…
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Rolex Formally Revives the Padellone Name in New Perpetual Padellone
Rolex is taking a big step in fleshing out their modern formal design language this week with the introduction of a familiar name, the Padellone. When the Perpetual 1908 was introduced back in 2023, this is exactly the kind of trajectory that many of us were hoping for. The move represents something of a sidestep…
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Hands-On: IWC Celebrates 50 Years of Genta’s Ingenieur with Pair of Limited Editions
1976 was a prolific year for Gerald Genta, following up on his Royal Oak design from 1972 with two additional takes on the concept with the Patek Philippe Nautilus, and a reimagining of IWC’s Ingenieur. The IWC Ingenieur reference 1832 SL has a slightly different place in history than the Royal Oak and Nautilus for…
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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…