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Hands-On - The Blue Ceramic AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 26579CS
There is no hiding the popularity of the Royal Oak as a collection. Audemars Piguet‘s luxury sports watch, the initiator of the genre born in 1972, is one of the few truly iconic watches on the market and celebrated its grand 50th anniversary earlier this year. If most Royal Oak models are highly coveted, there are a few pieces crafted in ceramic that hold an even more coveted and special place in the collection. As part of a collection of high-end, complicated pieces focused on the use of this innovative material, Audemars Piguet has released a watch that has already generated a lot of attention: a full-blue ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar. And we’ve been lucky enough to try on it on the wrist. Spoiler – it is an absolutely mind-blowing watch… like it or not!Full ceramic Royal Oak watches have ascended to become the top of the range for the brand, surpassing precious metals in terms of aura and collectability. The ultimate RO, if you like. The full ceramic
Buying Guide - 6 new Yellow Gold Watches that Rock
When thinking of yellow gold, the first thing that may come to your mind is your parents’ or grandparents’ watch. Well, if you feel yellow gold is outdated, it might be time for a change. The status symbol of the 1960s to 1980s is making a comeback. As trends come and go, it fits perfectly in the current vintage craze – just like the unexpected comeback of the 1980s spirit in fashion and music. And interestingly, the way watchmakers use it today makes it look super chic and trendy. Here are 6 of the most notable yellow gold watches introduced recently.Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Extra-thin Yellow Gold 15202If the over-iconic Royal Oak was born a steel watch (in 1972, as the definitive Luxury Sports Watch), the yellow gold versions of the ref. 15202 presented at SIHH 2017 really rock – specifically the gold-on-gold version with champagne/gold petite tapisserie dial, gold hands and indexes. Released as a tribute to the 1977 gold Royal Oak Extra-Thin, this jumbo is f
Hublot - An extraordinary breed of watches - Monochrome Watches
Hublot has yet to make its first ordinary watch. When introduced to the world in 1980 by creator and founder Carlo Crocco it might as well had come from a different planet.A golden watch with a unusual yet distinctive port hole design on a vanilla scented rubber strap. As hot as this combo is nowadays, so not it was in the early 1980's. But this creation was not lost for the world because it was embraced by a group of early adaptors. This group included the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, who became an avid fan of Hublot. This is also one of the reasons why Spain is still one of Hublot's premier markets and it is rumored that their sales figures there even beat . Ad - Scroll to continue with article Over the next two and a half decades Hublot evolved slowly but certainly, creating watches that stayed loyal to the original design but added their own flavor to the Hu
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Tribute to Ref. 844 - Review, Price
This year, for the 2021 edition of Watches & Wonders, TAG Heuer has introduced a fully revamped collection for its dive watch, the Aquaracer Professional 300. Redesigned, more refined, slimmer, equipped with new dials, a new bracelet and a new bezel, it has been introduced in multiple variants as part of the permanent collection. Still, there’s more to this collection and TAG Heuer is also launching a limited edition model that pays tribute to the first diver’s watch produced by Heuer, the 1978 Heuer Monnin Reference 844. Meet the new vintage-inspired TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Tribute to Ref. 844.The 844, Heuer's first dive watchWhile Heuer’s reputation in the field of motorsport-inspired chronographs was indisputable, Jack Heuer’s brand was simply absent in another important segment of the sports watch: diving instruments. However, by the mid-1970s, and like most other manufactures of mechanical watches, Heuer was having a tough time with the inv
Video The TAG HEUER Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver
When it comes to dive watches, deeper is better, right? Although in reality that might depend on who you ask, in general, a greater depth rating means a more robust construction. But getting to greater depths with a watch isn’t simply a case of building a bigger, beefier, heavier watch. It requires a bit more than that, as you have to take things like legibility, compression and decompression, and ease of use underwater into consideration. So when TAG Heuer introduced the rather formidable Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver, we wanted to find out more about it. The TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver relies on the revamped architecture of the Aqauracer family but puts a whole myriad of features to the table that make it stand out from its simpler sea-dwelling siblings.The Aquaracer by TAG Heuer has a history tracing back to the late 1970s and early 1980s and has always had a focus on a more active, adventurous lifestyle. It started life as the Heuer Monnin Refere
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