Category: News
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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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Angelus Instrument de Vitesse Gets Unique Monopusher Chronograph
Angelus watches continue to reestablish themselves after being purchased by La Joux-Perrex in 2011, setting their foundation in a manner that can tap into historic inspiration, while also establishing a new, more modern design DNA. This week, they are doing a bit of the former with the release of a new monopusher chronograph called the…
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Aquastar Brings Back Benthos 500 Chronograph
Four years into the re-launch of Aquastar, we’re getting one of its icons brought back to life in a modern Benthos 500 monopusher chronograph. The modern Benthos made its first appearance last year with the Heritage One time-only watch based on the design of the original 500 from 1970, and had many of us asking…
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Christopher Ward Reveals Slender Quartz Chronograph, C63 Valour
Christopher Ward dropped a surprising new watch this week in the C63 Valour, a part of their MOD-approved Military collection that honors all three of His Majesty’s Armed Forces. The surprising bit is their use of a thermo-compensated ETA quartz movement, which feels a very sensible move given the nature of the watch, and one…