This Laco Erbstück pilot’s watch is not a vintage watch, despite the image at the top of this article can easily make you think that. It is a watch that commemorates one of Laco’s historical timepieces. Without further ado, let’s have a look. Flieger Laco was one of the five companies that supplied Flieger (pilot’s) watches […]
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During my early teens – we’re talking late 80’s into the 90’s – I can recall walking by Mayor’s jewelers in any one of the many South Florida malls and looking longingly at the Rolex’s displayed behind thick security glass. I’ve mentioned before that South Florida is Rolex land and it’s for all the right […]
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IWC has a long history regarding pilot’s watches. Their iconic Mark 11 dates back to 1948 and that’s why IWC thought it is time to resurrect it in the current Mark XVIII. Meet the ‘Tribute to Mark XI’ version. Limited to only 1948 pieces, so you have to be quick. The original IWC Mark 11 […]
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The Oris Staghorn Restoration Limited Edition has been introduced as a special model in Oris’ new Aquis line. Sales of this watch will support the Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) in Key Largo, Florida. The Coral Restoration Foundation Ocean conservation tradition Oris has quite a tradition contributing to marine-life saving projects and ocean conservation. Since 2010, […]
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Almost 10 years ago, Omega celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1998. For this occasion, they introduced a watch that was based on the Speedmaster’57 Replica from one year earlier. A watch collector from Denmark has purchased this 150th Anniversary of Omega model, after it had been on his radar for a couple of years already. […]
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The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo was already mentioned in last week’s 52Mondayz. One of the icons when watches with integrated bracelets are concerned. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo, reference 14802ST The weather has been very comfortable in our part of Europe lately, with temperatures in the high twenties. Centigrade that is. In Fahrenheit that would […]
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Watches need a wrist. But the way you wear it on your wrist can underline or break characteristics of the watch. Often, the overall look is made of a combination of factors, implicit and explicit, not only by the watch itself. For this Watches & Pencils, I would like to dedicate an episode to the many ways you can wear […]
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A Ferrari Design for a Hublot watch Celebrating Ferrari’s 70th Anniversary To celebrate Ferrari’s 70th anniversary, the Italian marque and its partner Hublot are presenting a new original collection. Conceived with the same approach used for designing a car at the Ferrari Design Centre and integrating Hublot’s watchmaking expertise, the Techframe Ferrari 70 years Tourbillon […]
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Nothing beats a great summer watch! A watch that is affordable, cool looking and water resistant. Seiko is the go-to brand when you are in the need of such a watch. Today I take a look at the Seiko Prospex Samurai references SRPB53K1 (silicon strap) and SRPB49K1 (stainless steel bracelet) that definitely fall into the […]
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Within the last two years, I’ve found myself opening up to gold watches, including watches that are a combination of gold and stainless steel (bi-color). Actually, my first ‘serious’ watch was a bi-color Omega Constellation. When I began collecting watches, I quickly shifted to stainless steel models, the occasional titanium watch and sometimes something PVD […]
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As we announced last week, the three gold Omega Speedmaster Professional watches have been presented to the three winners at the Starmus Festival in Trondheim yesterday evening (local time). This came in very late yesterday evening (thanks James for forwarding us the press release from the US agency), so it missed our regular Speedy Tuesday […]
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It has been a while that we reported on the Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday Limited Edition. We’ve been overwhelmed with all the responses and comments on this watch, and are thankful for all the positive messages we have received thus far. Omega gave us a prototype just before the official release date (January 10th 2017) […]
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The partnership between the Belgian independent watchmaker Ressence and on-line luxury boutique Mr. Porter was already established in 2015. Today, they introduce the Ressence Type 1 MRP to you, a collaborative edition between Ressence and Mr. Porter available in two limited edition versions. Ressence Type 1 MRP The two versions introduced are the Ressence Type 1PN […]
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I’m a big fan of stainless steel watches with integrated bracelets. The Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust with reference 17000 belongs to these watches. Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust – 52Mondayz, week #25 The usual suspects in this field are of course the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo, the Vacheron Constantin 222, the original IWC […]
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Early May, Tudor and retailer Bucherer unveiled the Heritage Black Bay Bronze Blue watch. This watch is part of Bucherer’s Blue Editions, a collaboration between Bucherer and a number of watch manufacturers. Only available at Bucherer Boutiques, but we were able to get one for a few weeks to see how it wears. Without further […]
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Dutch-Swedish watch brand MAEN has released their second model on Kickstarter and the campaign was fully funded in a little over a week. With only a few days left, it might be worthwhile to check out the different options that are still available against a reduced Kickstarter price! The design style of MAEN is to […]
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Last week we received the Oris Aquis Date divers watch in for review. Spot on to be my 52Mondayz watch for this week, as this week I will attend an event which includes diving. Oris Aquis Date – 52Mondayz, week #24 The Oris Aquis was slightly redesigned and presented at this year’s Baselworld. Compared to […]
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Saint-Imier (Switzerland), January 2017 – Longines celebrates this year the 60th anniversary of its first Flagship collection. For this occasion, the watchmaking brand introduces the Flagship Heritage – 60th Anniversary 1957-2017. This timepiece was inspired by a Flagship model kept in the Swiss watchmaker’s headquarters, favoured by Longines’ Ambassador of Elegance, Kate Winslet. Available in steel, […]
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Ending a series of travels we find our way to the Côte d’Azur in France to meet up with Anonimo watches for a sailing adventure. In a hotel nearby the harbor we gather up and change into the SFS sailing outfit for the best possible team spirit. Following a short walk we are looking at the […]
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Ever wondered why watch connoisseurs are praising Grand Seiko? Or perhaps you are already a Grand Seiko fan and want to learn more about this Japanese manufacture. Together with Grand Seiko, Fratello Watches organizes an exclusive reader’s trip to Japan from September 23 to September 29. We visited (Grand) Seiko ourselves at the end of […]
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We receive quite a number of questions regarding the Speedmaster, and some of these messages show great resemblance. One of the recurring questions we receive about the Omega Speedmaster Professional is about its Moon heritage. One of the Speedy Tuesday readers asked us the following question: Which modern Speedmaster is closest to the original Moonwatch? Here’s […]
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It can easily be told that I love watches with black dials. I just mentioned that only 5 of the last fifteen 52Mondayz watches were not equipped with a black dial. This week will be number 6, the Sinn 656 L. Sinn 656 L, ref 656.015 – 52Mondayz, week #23 During Baselworld 2011 Sinn presented […]
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It’s not everyday that you get to drive an AMG but with the launch of the new IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition for the 50th anniversary of AMG we received an invite that brought back memories of our AMG on Ice experience earlier this year. Only this time we went to the AMG headquarter in […]
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The power reserve display of the Circularis shows the essence of MeisterSinger watches MeisterSinger makes single-hand watches. A single long hour hand is all that’s needed to read the time accurately to five minutes at a glance. The Circularis Power Reserve, which debuted at Baselworld, features another hand that doesn’t display the time, but rather […]
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In 1995, the association between Omega and the America’s Cup legend Sir Peter Blake started. Along the way, Omega also started to support and partner with the Emirates Team New Zealand. As their main partner, Omega started to equip the sailing team with the special Speedmaster X-33 Regatta. Emirates Team New Zealand Timepieces We’ve been […]
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Today, our friend and colleague journalist Michael Clerizo broke the internet with his story “How Paul Newman’s Legendary Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Was Found—and Where It’s Going Now” published on Wall Street Journal. I am not going to quote anything from the article, as I believe you should read the entire story over at WSJ. Other […]
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