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Last September, Breitling announced it had become Etihad’s official timekeeper and to fête the partnership they launched the 5,000 USD Aviator 8 Day & Date 41, which was at the DWW. It runs on Breitling’s Caliber 45 (which is an automatic movement with more than 40 hours of power reserve)…
Audemars Piguet, which has continued to be owned and managed by its founding families ever since it started, is an incredible company for the way in which it has managed to stay at the forefront of watchmaking. It’s startling to think that, just over twenty years ago, Audemars Piguet was…
Exquisite yet rugged, Chopard’s first ever sports watch ticks all the right boxes. Inspired by Karl-Friedrich Scheufeler’s passion for hiking and skiing in the Alps, Chopard’s new Alpine Eagle is made for braving the elements. Crafted of Lucent Steel A223, a metal which Chopard has developed and says is 50…
Bulgari and Piaget have been locked in a battle for breaking thinness records over the last few years but it’s Audemars Piguet who has swept in and won the war with its RD#2 Perpetual Calendar. In purely technical terms, the Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin by Audemars Piguet is…
The first thing that Officine Panerai’s new CEO, Jean-Marc Pontroué (a 20-year-Richemont veteran who was previously at Montblanc and Roger Dubuis) did upon taking the helm was clean up the brand’s line-up into four easy categories: Radiomir, Luminor, Luminor Due, and Submersible, and it was the last of these that…
Ever since the founding of MB&F back in 2004, all of its watches have been designed for men. That changes this year with the launch of the stunning Legacy Machine FlyingT, their first watch dedicated to women. Featuring a flying tourbillon movement, an unusually highly domed sapphire crystal and a…
THE CLUB We can safely assume that by now anyone who knows even the slightest thing about watches is well aware of the Richard Mille brand. Granted, it has only been around for twenty years (having been founded in 1999) but – and this is the remarkable part – it…
Four years after Rolex’s 40mm Day-Date got a new Calibre 3255 with improved power reserve, precision and resistance, it’s time for the smaller model to get the upgrade. That’s fantastic news for purists because, when it was introduced in 1956, the Day-Date was only available in a 36mm case, and…
Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato dates back to 1975. Elements like its distinctive hexagonal bezel and linked bracelet reflect one of the most popular innovations of that era: the luxury sportswatch. Even so, it was always overshadowed by the competition, including the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Patek Philippe Nautilus, and Vacheron Constantin Overseas.…
Kitmen Keung is a Hong Kong-based watch brand named after its Chinese-Canadian designer and founder. Our favourite of their pieces is the 380 USD dual time model, which features two individual three-hand Miyota quartz movements, a stainless steel case, a chamfered bezel and a black calfskin leather strap. Not only…
