Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Black Edition We are a very lucky group of guys as we get invitations to a variety of events organized by brands. Just recently our very own Bert published a report about his visit to the Passione Caracciola experience with IWC and now here is my report on a different yet […]
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Make no bones about it; the Seiko Spring Drive Tuna is the most over the top watch I own. Strike that, mine is even zanier because it’s the limited edition Spring Drive Golden Tuna. Yes, I know that this article publishes on a Thursday, which means it’s #TBT and vintage, but I’ll bend the rules […]
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Alpina Seastrong Diver Heritage After last year’s novelties I couldn’t wait to go back to Frederique Constant and Alpina and have a look at their current lineup. Again, the company (or I should say: companies) didn’t cease to amaze me, the one piece stood out the most was Alpina’s Seastrong Diver Heritage. Not because it […]
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My First Encounter with a Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI When I bought my first Speedmaster in October 1999, it didn’t take long to get in touch with other Speedmaster enthusiasts. One of them referred me to a watch maker that was close in my area that was more or less specialized in Speedmaster […]
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A visit to Fortis When I was only consuming watch sites and not yet moved to the other side, that of writing the content, I loved to read all those photo essays and visit reports. To me those are sometimes more interesting than the 57th review of the same „hot” watch on the market. Whenever […]
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Watchismo (now Watches.com) curates and sells the world’s largest online collection of diverse watches. Established in 1998, the company has a long-standing mission of providing unique and affordable timepieces to the masses. As the number 1 selling independent online watch store, the company plans to stay true to their core mission, while taking the brand […]
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When we get our hands on the TWCO Sea Rescue Diver, it’s hard to believe that it was already two years ago that we reviewed a watch from TWCO for the first time. Being a start-up microbrand at the time with only two years in the existence. We now are looking at another addition to the […]
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One of the most talked about watches this year is without a doubt the new Rolex Daytona 2016 model, with black Cerachrom bezel. But what is all the fuzz about? Let me try to explain this to you in this article, about the Rolex Daytona 2016 model, some of its predecessors and perhaps, about dreams. […]
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“Sell crazy someplace else, we’re all stocked up here.” – says Melvin Udall, Jack Nicholson’s character in the movie As Good as it Gets. The line above could easily explain the current market for vintage chronographs. As I sat down on the couch with, fittingly, a glass of champagne (this was pure happenstance as we […]
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It is no secret that we love mechanical watches. But what if you go to foreign places where this type of luxury is not much appreciated, or where there’s other sorts of risk of damaging your precious watch? This is where this FW Classic – Seiko SKX007 vs Citizen NY0040 article comes in. Two affordable […]
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They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder and such seems to be the case with the out of production Omega Speedmaster Tintin. Even though the watch was only introduced at Baselworld 2013 and then cancelled after roughly one to two years of production (it depends who you ask), I thought it was a […]
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It’s hard to believe that Baselworld 2016 occurred 3 months ago, but here we are in June, which is probably enough time to reflect on new releases that have left an impression. Today’s focus is on a series of watches that really impressed me because they were simply so satisfying in their execution and they’re […]
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Recently we found a new winder, the Spin-R, on our desk to give our watch a spin. We’ve covered a hand full of watch winders over the past years. Just search for ‘winder‘ on our site and you should be able to find our previous reviews on watch winders for those interested. After unboxing the new Spin-R winder […]
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Earlier this week we joined IWC Schaffhausen for the start of the Passione Caracciola. An event which is easiest described as an oldtimer rally dedicated to German race car driver Rudolf Caracciola. We head off to Zürich where the event wil kick off, and at the evening before the rally begins we gather at the […]
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This week Casio opened a ‘G-shock Master of G’ pop-up store at Kalverstraat 101 in Amsterdam, and Fratello Watches was invited. The opening event took off with bubbles and an informal chat amongst friends. Which immediately set the right atmosphere for the event. As you’ll find all the difficult stuff Casio supplies under the ‘G-shock Master of […]
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Breitling Chronoliner – Vintage Inspired Our vintage guy Michael Stockton did a huge item on vintage Breitling watches a while ago (you can find it here) where he discussed these watches in-depth with some world renown subject matter experts. Having that said, I have no deep knowledge on vintage Breitling watches but this new Breitling Chronoliner clearly shows […]
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Sometimes, it just takes time and patience to find the watch you’ve had on a wanted list…and that’s exactly what I had to withstand when it came to locating the subject of this week’s #TBT, the Zodiac Sea-Chron. Believe it or not, a Sea-Chron had been on my list for roughly a year before I […]
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It’s funny, out of all the Seiko divers I either own or have lusted after; I’ve always held what seems to be one of the brand’s most desirable models in rather casual regard. The watch that I’m referring to is none other than the classic Seiko MM300, or Marinemaster. So, having passed this watch by […]
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For just this once, we turn Speedy Tuesday into Seamaster Tuesday, to introduce you to the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black collection. However, before we take a thorough look at the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black, let’s give you some background on the Seamaster collection and the Planet Ocean in general. […]
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Announcement: Prints of Watches & Pencils artworks Before we take a look at the panda I would like to start of with an announcement. Last months I received a lot of questions about prints of the artworks presented in the Watches & Pencils feature. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to handle all the individual requests and therefore I decided to open […]
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Art and craftsmanship. When it comes to functionalism in classic modernity, these two terms are inseparable. This is most clearly exemplified by the architecture of the Bauhaus movement, featuring consummate functionality and sober, timeless elegance. Herein lie the roots to the design vocabulary exhibited in Porsche Design. The unique watches from the 1919 Collection reflect […]
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Vintage watches are hot, it is beyond hype and especially the interest in Rolex watches from yesteryear is still increasing every day. I’ve been occupied with watches since the 1990’s, the last couple of years on a full time and professional basis. With great interest I saw the ‘masses’ also start to buy and collect […]
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You are not a real watch guy unless you own a Rolex – you hear this comment pretty often in our community. Up to a certain extent I can agree with this. Rolex is the only brand everybody knows regardless of their country, status, annual income, gender etc. you name it. For over a 110 years (the […]
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On April 18th 1891, a train crash in Kipton, Ohio took the lives of 11 people and was caused by railroad engineer’s watches not being in sync (4 minutes difference). This accident led to new strict standars for railroad watches in 1893. Where today’s trains are controlled by high-tech systems using GPS, in those days the network […]
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We receive quite a bit of e-mail from our readers regarding their love for the Omega Speedmaster and Speedy Tuesday. Some of you told us that you’re actually waiting for the new ‘Speedy Tuesday’ every Tuesday. We love to hear those comments and even better, we love to receive your stories and testimonials. Your Speedmaster […]
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Hublot is the official football games master. Are you ready to feel the passion? Hublot declares its love of the beautiful game. With its reputation as the first luxury brand to invest in the game, Hublot has maintained its status as games master for ten years. As an official partner of UEFA EURO 2016, Hublot […]
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For a long time I thought it was just a coincidence, that watch collectors surrounded themselves with high quality products, but I now know that many of them share a similar preference, when it comes to high quality devices, clothing and other items. A brand that can be found more and more among these watch […]
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During Basel World 2016 Mike already gave you a summary of the latest novelties we’ve seen from Fortis this year. It is no secret that we have a soft spot for the brand. Not because we have to, just because in recent years the company completely changed its orientation. And we are loving it. I will […]
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Normally, I refrain from writing separate articles on variants of the same watch, but when I picked up a second Gallet Multichron 12 Valjoux 72, I felt it was time to spread the news. On #TBT, I’ve had the pleasure of covering an Excelsior Park 40 “EP40” Multichron and it is one fantastic watch with […]
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One of the watches that impressed me most during Baselworld was the Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer with blue dial in white gold (reference 1-58-01-05-34-30). Blue dials are hip & happening again since a while, and Glashütte Original decided to jump on that bandwagon with this Senator Chronometer with this distinctive dark blue grainy dial. The danger […]
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A bit of horological news from The Netherlands. The Netherlands? Yes, the country that brought you Christiaan van der Klaauw, Grönefeld and some more. Watchmaking and The Netherlands go way back, to the 17th century actually, when Christiaan Huygens invented the pendulum clock in 1656 and a few years later, the balance and spiral spring […]
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