In-Depth: The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M No-Date
After months of speculation and anticipation, and enviously seeing Daniel Craig flaunting one, Omega has finally brought us the Seamaster Diver 300M No Date. In my initial article, I wanted to get the news out quickly, so I kept things a touch factual. Now though, after getting my hands on the two watches that are introduced, plus some time to digest everything, we’re going for a more in-depth story. Is it any good, for instance? How does it tie in with other No Date models? And most importantly perhaps, would I, or should you spend your money on it? This, and a whole lot more, is to come as I dissect the new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M No-Date collection!While the spotlight often goes to the legendary Speedmaster, it is in fact the Seamaster collection that is the true cornerstone of the brand. It’s been around the longest, as the name first appeared in 1948 on the occasion of Omega’s then-100th anniversary. The collection has been in continuous production ever since,

Introducing: Longines Heritage Flagship Moonphase Year of the Dragon
The Chinese New Year provides many watch companies with the perfect excuse to produce a special edition decorated with one of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. This year is the Year of the Dragon, and, for the first time, Longines jumps on the Chinese New Year bandwagon with a limited edition of 888 pieces of its Flagship Heritage model with moon phases. Available exclusively in Asia, the Flagship Heritage features an Oriental red dial with gold accents and a discreetly positioned dragon's head depicted on the caseback.Using the Heritage Flagship Moonphase model makes a lot of sense since the Moon plays an essential role in determining the date of the Chinese New Year. According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the New Year usually falls on the second new Moon after the winter solstice, between 21 January and 20 February. This year, the Chinese New Year kicks off on 10 February, and the Dragon will be holding court until the Snake takes over in January 2025. Ad - S

Interview - Young Canadian Independent Watchmaker Bradley Taylor
Earlier this year, we shared a story on a young Canadian watchmaker by the name of Bradley Taylor and the result of his first solo project, the Paragon. Selling out all of the 12 pieces in about two months can be considered quite an achievement by a start-up brand. Reason for us to sit down with Bradley Taylor once more and talk about what it took to create this watch, what the philosophy behind it is, how Canadian' the watch is and his consideration of doing something in-house or not.?The Paragon is the first-ever watch created under his own name, but Bradley Taylor has experience with building a brand and creating a watch design from the ground up before. We briefly touched upon the subject in our previous coverage, but joining forces with a fellow-Canadian classmate during his education in Le Locle, Switzerland, he started out as the Taylor' in Birchall & Taylor. Based out of Toronto, Charles Birchall and himself set out to create a luxury watch brand, basically the first of its

Introducing the Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
We've knew about it for a while. We showed it to you a few months ago when we spotted Daniel Craig wearing an Omega Seamaster 300 with a NATO strap – and then the official poster for?the latest 007 James Bond movie, Spectre, definitely gave us the answer. Now it is official and here is the?Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition that Daniel Craig will be sporting on its wrist – and it comes with small but quite cool unique features (sorry but no, there’s no laser on it).You probably all know about the Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial, a watch that we loved at first sight here, for many reasons. First of all, it is a faithful but also modern re-edition of one of Omega’s greatest watches, the Seamaster 300m CK2913. The design of the new?Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial is clearly inspired by its vintage predecessor (with its straight lugs, its triangular indexes slightly recessed in the dial, the bezel with a black insert). The?parentage between these tw

SIHH 2016: Introducing the Montblanc 4810 Orbis Terrarum - Live photos, specs and price - Monochrome Watches
Last year Montblanc introduced the Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum and that was the brand’s first?worldtimer. It was an instant succes, and received so much positive comments from both collectors and laymen. This year the brand not only celebrates their 110th anniversary, but also the 10th anniversary of the 4810 collection that was introduced a decade ago for Montblanc’s 100 anniversary. The entire 4810 collection has been redesigned, not drastically, but let’s say it’s a good touch-up after being in service for ten years. Slightly slimmer watches, slightly reduced diameters, and it looks good. Several novelties are being introduced into this collection, including aforementioned worldtimer, the Montblanc 4810 Orbis Terrarum.Last year we have tested the Orbis Terrarum from the Heritage Spirit collection. It proves to be a very stylish watch that easily catches the attention, and during our test period it received very positive comments. So compared to that model,