Category: News
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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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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…
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Oris Reveals Latest Hölstein Edition in Blacked Out Divers Sixty Five
Oris was founded on June 1st, 1904, making it 120 years young this year, and this is a date that Oris has been celebrating each of the last 5 years with a special Hölstein Edition watch. This has resulted in some pretty special limited editions from the brand (including this bonkers dual time watch from…
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Bamford London Gets Retro with New Neprosolar
Earlier this year, we welcomed friend George Bamford onto the podcast to chat about his many endeavors, and a keen ear may have heard him bring up the brand Nepro in regards to an ongoing project. This week, we’re getting our first look at the results of that relationship: the return of a concept first…
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IWC Introduces New Luminous Ceramic Material Ceralume
Lume isn’t just for dials anymore. We’ve seen a slow intrusion of the material into other elements of a watch, from the strap, to the case, and this week; IWC takes that a step further with the introduction of a new material called Ceralume. The material, developed by IWC’s experimental division XPL, is a fully…
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Schofield Pushes Boundaries with New Obscura
The British brand Schofield revealed their latest concept this week in a new watch dubbed the Obscura, hinting at the obscure themes prevalent in its design and execution. The base of the watch is easily identifiable as Schofield thanks to the tall, lighthouse inspired case, but every component used within breaks new ground for the…
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TAG Heuer Returns to Monaco with New Monaco
This weekend marks round 8 in the 2024 Formula 1 calendar with the prestigious Monaco GP, and in keeping with recent tradition, TAG Heuer has brought a new Monaco Chronograph to mark the occasion. This has become a yearly practice for the brand capitalizing on their watch so named for the principality along the coast…