For many watch lovers, a Breitling is the epitome of a pilots’ watch. So it made sense that we include one in the pilots’ watch review in our March-April issue, on sale now. For the story, writer Martina Richter selected nine watches to accompany a trio of pilots – aerobatics champion Klaus Lenhart and [...]
If you’re looking for the latest dose of technology to compliment your time on the green, then take a gander at Garmin’s Approach S3 golf watch. An upgrade from the Approach S1, this GPS-enabled gadget adds a touchscreen to the mix and now provides assistance for 27,000 courses across the globe. While it won’t help [...]
Another week, another design by Tokyoflash. This time it’s the fourth user-submitted concept to be made into a full watch. It’s called Kisai On Air Acetate and features a clean and minimal design that is somewhat a departure from the company’s flashier offerings. The way in which the time is read however is still somewhat [...]
Before Omega’s legendary Speedmaster watch was worn by astronauts on the moon — and thus forever linked to space exploration and assigned the nickname “Moonwatch” — it was much more closely associated with the decidedly earthbound activity of automobile racing. In fact, when Omega introduced the first Speedmaster in 1957, it designed the watch’s dial [...]
// < ![CDATA[
google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8694666527626168"; /* luxury under photo half banner */ google_ad_slot = "4007122351"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60;
// ]]>
Antiquorum Auctioneers will hold part one of its “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction at its U.S. headquarters, on Madison Avenue in New York City, on April 25. Included in the spring auction [...]
Rolex released a new version of its Submariner Date watch in 2010, in a steel case with a ceramic bezel. We test that watch in our March-April issue, on newsstands now. But did you know that the Rolex Submariner has been around for almost 60 years, and has been worn not only by professional divers [...]
Cartier staked its claim in wristwatch history with the first Santos-Dumont watch, presented by brand founder Louis Cartier to his friend, the Brazilian aviator Charles Santos-Dumont, in 1904. Santos-Dumont, who was one of the pioneers of piloting balloons and dirigibles for flight, had lamented to his friend Cartier how difficult it was to keep track [...]
Glashütte Original captures the look and feel of a decade that launched numerous design icons with the Seventies Panorama Date. Offered in steel with three dial choices, the 70s look is coupled with the latest in modern watchmaking know-how to create the ultimate time machine.
The dial, fashioned of German silver, is available in galvanized [...]
Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master, a sailors’ watch introduced in 1992, undergoes a major facelift this year in both its design and technology. The new model, which has an Oyster case made of a patented alloy called Rolesium, and a cool, blue dial with brushed sunray pattern, made its debut at the Baselworld watch fair this [...]
Breitling introduced its first Unitimer model — a self-winding world-time watch, now a sought-after collectors’ item — in the 1950s. At this year’s Baselworld watch fair, the brand unveiled the updated version, the Transocean Chronograph Unitime, a timepiece that expresses the brand’s classical, aviation-inspired theme with technical innovations and a striking, modern design.
The watch features [...]
