De Bethune Adds a GMT to Starry Varius
De Bethune bills its new DB25 GMT Starry Varius as the smaller (42mm) alternative to the 45mm DB25 World Traveller, which debuted in 2016. For the most part, that’s true, though you won’t find a series...
View ArticleHSNY Raises Funds With Auction
The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) raised $81,396 at its online Timepieces for HSNY: 2021 Charity Auction, presented by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo from June 7 to June 14. The...
View ArticleParmigiani Fleurier Launches ‘Panda’-Dialed Tondagraphs
Parmigiani Fleurier embraces its inner panda with the new Tondagraph GT Steel Silver Black and the Tondagraph GT Rose Gold Silver Black, both now with ‘panda style’ sporty bi-color dials. The new...
View ArticlePatek Philippe Updates Six Favorites With New Artisanal Finishes
Alongside the many new dome clocks and pocket watches Patek Philippe is debuting during its wide-ranging Rare Handcrafts 2020-2021 exhibition in Geneva this month, the manufacture is also presenting...
View ArticleiW Interview: Ferruccio Lamborghini
iW recently spoke with Ferruccio Lamborghini, the son of Tonino Lamborghini, who founded Lamborghini’s industrial design company in 1981. As the third generation leading a Lamborghini business,...
View ArticleTutima Brightens its M2 Seven Seas
As summer ramps up, Tutima Glashütte launches two brightly colored versions of its appealing M2 Seven Seas titanium dive watch series. The 44mm series now includes a model with a bright orange dial and...
View ArticleMeccaniche Veloci’s Bold Look
By Steve Huyton My first experience of Meccaniche Veloci occurred several years ago when I visited a high-end boutique at Singapore Airport. I vividly remember seeing many of the brand’s QuattroValvole...
View ArticleDive in France Wearing a Reservoir Hydrosphere Bronze
If diving with the eye-catching Reservoir Limited-Edition Hydrosphere Bronze on your wrist isn’t enough of an inducement to buying the technically unique dive watch, perhaps you’ll be enticed by an...
View ArticleMB&F Launches LM FlyingT with Malachite
MB&F expands its award-winning Legacy Machine FlyingT collection with a new model boasting a vivid green malachite dial plate. You might recall that the independent watchmaker launched the LM...
View ArticleUlysse Nardin Adds Rose Gold Diver Trio
Ulysse Nardin updates its already extensive dive watch collection with three dive models that add rose gold to existing favorites. Two of the updates include a new rose gold bezel atop a steel or a...
View ArticleNew Zenith Chronomaster Original Fills a Void
Zenith began celebrating El Primero’s fiftieth anniversary in 2019 with a series of Revival models. These have included the El Primero A386, A384 and A385 Revival models, among others, up to the most...
View ArticleFrederique Constant Unveils Newest Ode to Austin-Healey
For seventeen summers Frederique Constant has released a new Vintage Rally limited edition series, which the Geneva-based watchmaker dedicates to collectors of classic Austin-Healey vintage...
View ArticleAutomotive Timing
Watchmakers have been multiplying their automotive and motorsports collaborations in recent years. In this three-part series, we review a few of the most prominent timekeeping/racing alliances. By...
View ArticleNewest Corum Bubble is All Skull
Corum’s newest Bubble, called Bubble X-Ray, pays tribute to the first Bubble watches from 2000. That’s the year the late Severin Wunderman, the former Corum owner, debuted the Bubble collection, which...
View ArticleArnold & Son Builds a Golden Globetrotter
Arnold & Son has dressed one of its most impressive watches, the Globetrotter, in red gold, to create the Globetrotter Gold, effectively underscoring the luxury of this model’s world-time...
View ArticleNewest G-Shock MR-G Echoes Samurai Spirit
At the top end of G-Shock’s already premium MR-G series, the new G-Shock MRGB2000BS3A is a limited-edition ode to a samurai commander spirit known as Hana-Basara. Working from this theme, G-Shock...
View ArticleAutomotive Timing, Part II
Watchmakers have been multiplying their automotive and motorsports collaborations in recent years. Here, we review a few prominent timekeeping/racing alliances. By Y-Jean Mun-DelSalle In this Part II...
View ArticleGrand Seiko’s Ode to Mountain Skies
The watchmakers at Grand Seiko’s Micro Artists Studio once again display their technical and artistic expertise with a new platinum-cased Spring Drive masterpiece. The new Masterpiece Collection Seiko...
View ArticleFranck Muller Diver Takes Familiar Shape
The new Franck Muller Skafander integrates a diving theme with a tonneau-shaped case – a combination rarely seen among marine-focused watch designs. Because divers require a unidirectional rotating...
View ArticleBenrus Sets a Vintage Movement into a Retro Alarm Watch
Mechanical alarm watches combine a truly useful timekeeping function with the collector’s love of automatic or manual-wind movements. This week the recently revived watchmaker Benrus, founded in New...
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