This Watch Changed My Life: The Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon by Daniel Roth
The Two-Minute Tourbillon by Jean Daniel Nicolas/Daniel Roth is a watch that changed Ian Skellern’s life. Here he explains how and why.
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Behind The Lens: Rolex GMT-Master II Meteorite: Global Travel Meets Outer Space
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Behind the Lens, Rolex/by GaryGGaryG had the opportunity to borrow a Rolex GMT-Master II BLRO Meteorite from a long-time friend to photograph and wear. This watch’s main event is the dial, a thin slice of metallic meteorite whose crystalline structure reflects the slow cooling process that took place as the meteor hurtled through space. Here he tries a […]
Grone Oldenzaal: a New More Affordable Brand by Bart and Tim Gronefeld Launches with the Manueel One ‘Sjef’s One’
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Grönefeld/by Ian SkellernTim and Bart Gronefeld have quietly launch a new brand of more affordable watches than those in their Gronefeld collection. The new brand is called Grone Oldenzaal and the launch model is called the Manueel One ‘Sjef’s One’.
The Tudor Black Bay P01 And The Story Of The 1967 Prototype That Inspired It
/0 Comments/in Highlights, History, Tudor/by Nick GouldAt Baselworld 2019, when the curtains were finally opened at the Tudor booth, a watch that had widely been considered a myth by many was revealed to be 100 percent real! The Tudor Black Bay P01 was revealed!
Tudor Black Bay 54 vs. Black Bay 58: a Calculated Downsize
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Tudor/by Raman KalraSince 2018, the Black Bay 58 has been the star for Tudor. On the face of it, the Black Bay 54 (BB54) is just a smaller Black Bay variant with a few minor changes. Yet, taking a closer look you realise that the sum of small parts makes this very different from the Black […]
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Memovox Reviewed by Tim Mosso
/3 Comments/in Divers' Watches, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vintage/by Tim MossoThe early 2000s were exciting times at Jaeger-LeCoultre. 2002 brought the Master Compressor Memovox, a standout then, and still one of the best luxury watch values of today’s marketplace.
All Finalists in the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)
/0 Comments/in New for 2024, Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions/by Ian SkellernThe red carpet prize giving for the 2024 GPHG) will take place in Geneva on Wednesday the 13 November 2024. There are 16 categories with six finalists in each category making a total of 96 watches in the final round.
Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Silver Triple Calendar: Proportionally Perfect
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Laurent Ferrier/by Ian SkellernWith a watch like the Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Silver proportions matter. They can make or break the entire creation and Laurent Ferrier made sure that for this timepiece the proportions are spot on.
De Bethune DB28GS Yellow Submarine Reviewed by Tim Mosso
/1 Comment/in Highlights, De Bethune, Divers' Watches/by Tim MossoIt’s a testament to the auteur vision of De Bethune’s Denis Flageollet that the DB28 GS Yellow Submarine is unrecognizable as a dive watch. But the DB28GS Yellow Submarine is a dive watch without doubt – and without duplicate.
Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing, the New World’s Thinnest Mechanical Wristwatch: Expect the Unexpected
/2 Comments/in New for 2024, Highlights, Independents, Konstantin Chaykin/by Joshua MunchowSo how thin is the ThinKing? Just 1.65 mm, beating the previous record holder, the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC, by just 0.05 mm.