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4 Radical Red Watches From Omega, Bell & Ross, Rado, And Oris – Reprise

April 2, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Oris, Bell & Ross, Omega/by Martin Green

In recent years, the world of high-end watches has become a far more colorful place. We have evolved from decades of conservatism in which a blue dial was daring to a kaleidoscopic era where anything is possible. And now red arrives, which has the advantage of a richness of hues. Here Martin Green […]

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Zenith Defy Skyline: A Steel Time-Only Sports Watch With An El Primero Movement Sans Chronograph

March 29, 2023/2 Comments/in Highlights, Zenith/by Martin Green

[…] honest; there are already quite a few high-end, time only watches in stainless steel with an integrated bracelet design to choose from. So what possesses a brand to enter this market with yet another model? I have no idea, but Martin Green is glad Zenith took this bold move last year with the Defy Skyline.

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Behind The Lens: MB&F Horological Machine No. 9 Sapphire Vision In White Gold – Reprise

March 25, 2023/0 Comments/in MB&F/by GaryG

GaryG was delighted when his favorite local independent watch retailer brought out a very special piece, one of five HM9 Sapphire Vision watches in white gold with a vivid purple movement. And he was even more pleased when he was allowed to take some photos to share before the watch was delivered to its […]

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Ressence Type 8: You Don’t Have To Wait For The Future, It’s Arrived!

March 19, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Independents, Ressence/by Martin Green

With the Type 8, Ressence goes to the core of its “DNA.” In fact, with it Ressence seems to be exploring an even stronger sense of purity than what we have seen before. That says a lot as Ressence was already a master in toning down design to achieve maximum impact and legibility.

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Theo Auffret Tourbillon Grand Sport: Twice As Nice

March 12, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Independents/by Joshua Munchow

Theo Auffret’s Tourbillon Grand Sport is a thematic follow-up to his debut Tourbillon à Paris. The two pieces use the same core foundation, but they are definitively different concepts.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Owning A Colorful Watch – Reprise

March 12, 2023/6 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights/by Joshua Munchow

Joshua Munchow explains why people are drawn to brightly colored watches. His personal opinion is that everyone should have at least one bright, colorful watch in their collection and he makes the case for why the excitement around the Tiffany Blue Nautilus is perfectly rational – because colorful watches are awesome!

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“The White,” A Unique Wristwatch By David Walter: A Clockmaker Returns to His Watchmaking Roots (And What’s In A Name?) – Reprise

March 5, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Independents/by GaryG

GaryG seized a welcome opportunity to handle and photograph a unique version of The White by David Walter, which is equipped with Walter’s second prototype movement and a bespoke Chinese-character dial. The watch is owned by a friend who also happens to be a local-to-California expert watchmaker.

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Mothers Of Invention: Behind The Lens With Invention Pieces 1 And 2 By Greubel Forsey – Reprise

February 28, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Greubel Forsey/by GaryG

GaryG was delighted to take possession of a Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 with its inclined double tourbillon, while a good friend of his replied in kind with a purchase of the quadruple-tourbillon Invention Piece 2. Ever since, he has been dying to get these two gorgeous monsters side by side in the light […]

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Omega Specialties CK 859: A Sector As Sweet As Nectar

February 26, 2023/5 Comments/in Omega/by Joshua Munchow

When the Omega Specialties CK 859 launched in the spring of 2022, it flew a bit under the radar as other releases were still garnering a lot of the press (fairly typical for spring in Switzerland). But it quickly picked up steam as people realized what a little gem this watch was, and it […]

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A. Lange & Söhne Triple Split Chronograph: The World’s Only Watch That Can Time Two Separate Events For 12 Hours – Reprise

February 25, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, A. Lange & Söhne/by Joshua Munchow

In the annals of A. Lange & Söhne history, the Double Split was one of the most widely celebrated releases. It introduced the idea of a split-second and split-minute chronograph allowing the wearer to time at least two events lasting up to an hour. The Triple Split is the inevitable progression of it, […]

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