Introducing the De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono with De Bethunes Absolute Clutch System (Live Photos and Price) - Monochrome Watches
In the world of watches there are many chronographs. Mostly with mechanical chronograph movements that were developed in the 1960’s or 1970’s. Just recently – now ETA stopped supplying movements to non Swatch Group brands – we see some newly developed chronograph calibers. But nothing comes close to the new chronograph movement that De Bethune has developed. Let’s take a closer look at the De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono with De Bethune's Absolute Clutch System.?It’s of course not fair to compare an entry-level mechanical movement, like for instance the Longines caliber L788 with column-wheel and mono-pusher, with a retail price of well below € 4,000 Euro (making an excellent price/value proposition), with the new De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono that retails for CHF 166,000. The only comparison – in quality, finish and beauty – that we can think of, comes from Saxony, Germany, although that one is more classic in many ways and features a double rat

Gerald Charles Maestro 8.0 Squelette - Hands-On, Price
The mission of Gerald Charles, an independent family-owned watch company based in Lugano, is to perpetuate the legend of the late Gerald (Charles) Genta, the foremost watch designer of the 20th century. With a portfolio of watches built around an extravagant Genta case design known as Maestro, the brand launches the Gerald Charles Maestro 8.0 Squelette, a skeletonised version of the watch designed by Octavio Garcia – ex-artistic director of Audemars Piguet and founder of Gorilla Watches. The choice of Garcia was surely intentional, given that Gerald Genta's meteoric career took off with a watch design he made for Audemars Piguet in 1972 that is now more popular than ever.Frederico Ziviani, CEO of Gerald Charles, and Octavio Garcia, designerThe MaestroGerald Charles Genta (1931-2011) was the brainchild behind the luxury sports watch. Following a renewed and highly successful design for Omega's Constellation watch in 1959, Gerald Genta's design career took off. Icons like the AP Ro

Introducing The New, Vintage-Inspired Vulcain Cricket Nautical Alarm Dive Watch (Live Pics & Price)
The name Vulcain is, for obvious reasons, often associated with the alarm complication. The venerable brand, founded in 1858 in Le Locle, Switzerland, has since 1947 made this function a signature element of so many of its watches. Slightly dormant in past years, the brand has recently been revived and various historical models have been brought back, with original movements and appealing retro-styled designs. In addition to the Skindiver Nautique, a classic dive watch, and an elegant chronograph, it’s mostly the return of the Cricket watch that caught our attention. Now, it’s time for one of the brand’s most important watches to return, a diving instrument with an underwater-ready alarm function, the Vulcain Cricket Nautical.?historical referencesIt took almost 100 years for Vulcain to properly make a name for itself. But in 1947, the brand and its manufacture will create a watch/movement that will define almost entirely its future production, the Cricket watch. To p

Gerald Charles Maestro 2.0 Premier 2021 Green Dial - Hands-On, Price
Gerald Charles, a brand founded by the late watch designer Gerald Genta in 2000, proposes a new iteration of the designer's famous Maestro 2006 timepiece. Renamed the Maestro 2.0 Premier 2021 Edition, the watch comes in an 18k rose gold case with a striking emerald green dial and matching rubber strap. Thinner than the 2020 Maestro Anniversary in steel, the latest time&date model is fitted with an ultra-thin customised Vaucher movement, and the case size has been reduced to 40mm. Limited to 25 pieces, the Maestro 2.0 Premier is a winning combination of luxury and sportiness in true Gerald Genta spirit.BackgroundThe name Gerald Charles might not be as familiar as Gerald Genta, but they belong to the same man. Gerald Charles Genta (1931-2011) has gone down in history as one of the most successful watch designers of the 20th century. The man behind icons like the AP Royal Oak, the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL, and even the classic Bvlgari Bvlgari, in 2000 Gerald Genta

Hands-On - Omega Speedmaster CK2998 Pulsometer / Panda Dial - Baselworld 2018 (Live Pics, Specs & Price)
While Omega’s main focus for Baselworld 2018 was the Seamaster collection – which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year – the Biel-based brand couldn’t entirely ignore its other icon, the Speedmaster. Apart from the modern and surprising Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 edition, Omega also had something very desirable to show: a new CK2998 Limited Edition. Nothing revolutionary here, just a cool vintage-inspired chronograph with several pleasant details. Meet the?Omega Speedmaster CK2998 Pulsometer.The new Omega Speedmaster?CK2998 Pulsometer is the latest iteration in a line-up started with the Speedmaster FOIS – for First Omega in Space. This watch was launched in 2012 and introduced a new case inspired by the Speedy Straight Lugs of the 1960s –? in particular, reference CK2998. This symmetrical case will later be found in the FOIS Sedna Gold/Panda dial (launched in 2015) and more recently in the blue CK2998 (launched at Baselworld 2016). All