IWC has Ceramic in its History and Today in its Pilot’s Watch collection
IWC has a long history with ceramic cases and today they are usually found in the brand’s Big Pilot^s Watch collection.
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The Grail of Attic Finds: Reunited with the First Watch I Ever Owned, A West End Watch Co Sowar Prima
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Collectors and Collecting, Vintage/by Colin Alexander SmithColin Alexander Smith is reunited with his first watch and discovers an intriguing watch manufacturer that has been producing mechanical watches in Switzerland continuously since 1886.
History of Divers’ Watches: Voyage to the Bottom of the Ocean
/0 Comments/in Highlights, History, Thoughts & Opinion, Divers' Watches/by Sergio GalantiIt is often said that it is easier to send a person to the Moon than to the ocean floor because of the extreme conditions found at great depths, such as no visibility and overwhelming pressure. However, in 1960 a wristwatch (Rolex “Deep Sea Special”) accompanied mankind to the deepest ocean floor even […]
Lang & Heyne Hektor Reviewed by Tim Mosso
/5 Comments/in Highlights, Lang & Heyne/by Tim MossoThe Lang & Heyne Hektor is a complicated watch. No, it’s not a mechanical complication, but its place in the L&H universe requires some explaining.
Panerai: It’s Not Broken, But Here’s How to Fix It
/6 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion, Officine Panerai/by Raman KalraPanerai watches are unique. There is no denying that they are beautiful and have that Italian design flair. But Raman Kalra thinks that Panerai needs to move with the timer and he has an idea of how Panerai could do that.
MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT Onyx Edition: Perhaps the Best FlyingT Yet
/3 Comments/in New for 2024, Highlights, Ladies watches, MB&F/by Martin GreenAs the FlyingT is an MB&F it does things differently. This starts with its stacked movement. A significant part of the gear train is placed on top of each other and topped off with a flying tourbillon. But it‘s that black dial that makes it absolutely stunning!
My Wife the Watch Collector and Her Collection
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Ladies watches/by GaryGMrsG’s watch collection includesJaeger-LeCoultre, Blancpain, Alain Silberstein, Audemars Piguet, and more. Here GaryG explains a bit more about the hows and whys of her watches.
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch: The Making of an Icon
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Omega/by Sergio GalantiSergio Galanti takes a look at the story behind the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch to learn how this iconic watch was created.
Why I Pimped My Rolex Explorer II
/6 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by What Makes Me TickThe watch nerd that WMMT is, he rarely immediately wears his new watches, putting them aside for a few days and letting the anticipation grow. When it finally came time to wear his new Rolex, he took it out of the box and proudly put it on his wrist. And then horror struck: he […]
Chivas Regal Ultis XX: A Blended Whisky to Rival Great Single Malts
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken GargettIn Ken Gargett’s opinion, the Chivas Ultis XX exhibits a depth and complexity that puts to rest any argument that blended whiskies cannot sit with the finest malts. We have a burnished orange colour. The aromas move through toffee and cinnamon, vanilla and red apples, caramel, cigar box and more. Balanced, mellow, complex […]