Category: News
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Momentum Brings Back Ani-Digi Legend UDT in Solar Form
The return of an ‘80s inspired aesthetic within the watch industry is well documented in these pages and elsewhere, and this week we’re treated to the latest installment of the nostalgia wave coming from Momentum with a new UDT. The Chronosport UDT is something of a niche legend in enthusiast circles, having appeared on the…
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Seiko Revives Beloved ‘Pogue’ Colorway in New SSC947
Seiko is bringing back the iconic yellow and blue ‘Pogue’ colorway in a new Prospex Speedtimer reference SSC947. The colorway made its first appearance on the reference 6139 released in 1969. That watch, which was among the trio of first automatic chronographs to be released commercially, embraced big colors, and none more beloved than the…
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Tudor Introduces New Black Bay Ceramic Blue
Heading into the current Formula 1 season, Tudor announced a partnership with the Visa Cash App RB (VCARB) team, a move we talked about here, and straight away folks began noticing some unique Tudor watches on the wrist’s of team drivers Daniel Riccardo, and Yuki Tsunoda in the paddock. Among them was a Black Bay…
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Nivada Grenchen Reveals F77 Amsterdam in Collaboration with Ace Jewelers
Nivada Grenchen tapped into more of their heritage with the release of the F77 in 2023, a modern take on their integrated steel sport watch from, well, 1977. The watch is, and was, a clear capitalization on emerging trends both then and now, but it also brings something distinct to the table, and nowhere is…
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Hublot Essential Gray Comes to Classic Fusion Collection
As many brands lean into big colors for the summer, Hublot is bringing back their Essential Gray in the Classic Fusion collection this time around. This week the brand is revealing a new pair of Classic Fusion references in 42mm and 45mm, each receiving the Essential Gray treatment resulting in a subtle monotone appearance. This…
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New Ressence Type 5L Diver Gets Lume Dial
The Ressence Type 5 may be the most unconventional dive watch on the market today, bringing the brand’s patented ROCS system into an ISO 6425 diving watch platform unlike any other. The Type 5 was introduced in 2015, and has seen a steady evolution on the idea in the intervening years, with the latest coming…
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Oris Reveals New Caliber 400 Powered Divers Sixty Five in 38mm
Oris is returning to their Divers Sixty Five collection heading into the summer, with a pair of new references that take very different approaches to the color green. The more vibrant of the two finally establishes a 38mm Divers Sixty Five in steel housing a no-date caliber 400 into the regular production collection. This watch…
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New Panerai Submersible Elux LAB-ID Offers On-Demand Lume
Panerai’s own skunkworks Laboratorio di Idee has revealed a new Submersible dubbed the Elux, which features on-demand lighting at the press of a button, all from a mechanical power source within. If this sounds a bit familiar, it’s because we saw a similar function put forth in the delightful DeBethune DB28GS Grand Bleu from 2019,…