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Hands-On Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph
In September 2021, Audemars Piguet introduced two new models to its Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph?line-up. Decked out in light blue or khaki, there are plenty of novelties on the dial and in the strap department, but above all, the big news is the incorporation of Audemars Piguet’s latest automatic flyback chronograph movement, calibre 4404. As always, it’s the characteristic mix of sporty toughness with refined details that has made the Royal Oak Offshore?one of the most coveted watches in the luxury sports watch market.With sizes ranging from 37mm all the way up to a whopping 45mm for the impressive ROO Tourbillon Chronograph, the Royal Oak Offshore?is a well-represented collection with everything from a Grande Complication to bejewelled chronographs and 300m water-resistant divers. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Regardless of si
Hands-On With The Reiser Alpen Date Collection - Value Proposition
As a lot of you probably know, two of our team members are Dutch. Our little nation is actually comparable to Switzerland in land mass, but not when it comes to watchmaking culture – obviously. That is why we tend to get somewhat excited – and simultaneously a little critical – when new projects emerge with Dutch origins. The latest newcomer to the watchmaking game is Reiser Watches, soon launching its first collection: the Reiser Alpen Date.Reiser Watches is a new startup watch company and is launched by Hicham Biktat, a 33-year-old Dutchman. Starting as a businessman at 18, he found himself at a crossroads when he became a new dad. In 2019 his son was born, and despite being a successful entrepreneur, this pushed him into another direction altogether. From that moment onward, Hicham knew he wanted to create a legacy for his newborn son.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Zenith El Primero - 40 years - Monochrome Watches
I recently blogged about the world’s first automatic chronograph, Calibre 11, developped by Heuer, Breitling, Buren en Dubois-Depraz. Not much later Zenith launched their first automatic chronograph, the famous El Primero. This means that the Zenith also celebrates the 40th of the El Primero. To celebrate this Zenith comes with 5 Anniversary models.Caliber 3019 – the first El PrimeroThe El Primero was developed in 1969 and rapidly became a standard of reference among automatic movements. The El Primero is still considered by many to be the best automatic chronograph. The first was a caliber 3019 column wheel chronograph with 31 jewels, beating at 36,000 beat per hour, it capable of measuring short time intervals to 1/10th second.The El Primero with it’s precision enables it to succeed in passing the tests of the COSC (Swiss Official Control of Chronometers). The chronograph function can be operated with two push-buttons and it features an instantaneous date-change mec
Longines Heritage Classic Sector Dial Black - Hands-On Review, Price
Explaining that Longines is good at making vintage-inspired watches that are bringing back the flair of some of its greatest hits of the past is like saying that Porsche does good sportscars. It’s almost like repeating yourself. Looking at the brand’s portfolio, and putting apart the recent Spirit collection, watches such as the Legend Diver or the all-new Ultra-Chron High-Frequency?are enough to make a point. But there’s one watch in particular that appeals to me, a watch that isn’t the most striking and that doesn’t come with the most spectacular design or specifications. But one that truly caught my attention, the Heritage Classic Sector Dial Black…Longines’ Heritage collection is the brand’s playground for vintage re-editions. While recently the brand has shown great creativity in the Spirit collection, with this titanium chronograph or the acclaimed Zulu Time, this range is not per se about re-editing glorious watches from the past,
Oris Aquis Date Relief (Specs & Price)
With the new Aquis Date Relief, Oris continues a thing that has become sort of a tradition, a special edition watch attached to a good cause. Certainly, there is a lot to love in this new edition – it is, after all, an Aquis with a cool new colour scheme – but the most important isn’t only about the watch.?Oris and expedition swimmer Ernst Bromeis are going their own way to bring meaningful change to the state of the world's water.Before we take a look at the Oris Aquis Date Relief itself, it is necessary to look where this watch comes from and what it stands for.The shape of waterFor their latest partnership watch, Oris has teamed up with?expedition swimmer and World Economic Forum Davos 2019 Speaker Ernst Bromeis, in order to raise awareness of the importance of water in our world. Water is the source of life – something that has been already covered by Oris in the “Source of Life” limited edition. But how bad is the situation? Ad - Scro
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