First Look: The New IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35
IWC's Ingenieur collection has been slated for growth this year, welcoming new sizes, materials, and complications. Representing the most compact member of the family to date, the new 35mm Ingenieur is a smart move to conquer more wrist sizes in the ever-expanding unisex sector. Presented in three variants, the smallest descendants of Gerald Genta's design for the Ingenieur uphold their heritage in style.In 2023, IWC staged the return of a famous watch designed by Gerald Genta in 1976, the Ingenieur SL reference 1832 or Jumbo, as it came to be known because of its large 40mm case. The first Ingenieur model of 1955 was deceptively classic, with no telltale signs of the robust soft-iron cage protecting the movement from electromagnetic fields. Adopted by scientists and engineers, the demure looks of the Ingenieur were given a radical makeover by Genta, transforming it into his vision of a luxury sports watch. With its large 40mm case (to accommodate the protective case), a wide bored bez

Introducing: The More Compact Longines Spirit Zulu Time 39mm (Live Pics)
Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1927, became a poster boy for Longines. Not only was the brand in charge of measuring the official flight time of his epic feat, but it worked together with Lindbergh to create the famous navigation watch – Hour Angle – for pilots. Famous aviators associated with the brand, like Amelia Earhart, Elinor Smith, or the tycoon Howard Hughes, relied on Longines’s onboard chronometers and wristwatches for their exploits. Longines launched its successful Spirit collection in 2020, capitalising on its rich heritage. The Spirit Zulu Time, a genuine traveller’s GMT, joined the collection in 2022 in a 42mm format. It certainly looks like Longines has kept its ear to the ground and picked up petitions from different watch forums clamouring for a smaller edition of its GMT Pilot’s watch as it unveils three new compact models Spirit Zulu Time 39mm?with a chronometer-certified movement.Zulu Time is a term

Frederique Constant Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Review
Earlier this year, Frederique Constant, the brand known for its accessible luxury focus, entered the crowded and hyperactive market of the sports watch with its?Highlife collection. In addition to the classic time-and-date and Heart Beat models, a third and far more complex iteration was launched in the form of a perpetual calendar. In the rarefied world of perpetual calendars, the Frederique Constant Highlife positions itself as an accessible perpetual calendar watch. With a price tag below 10k euros, this is a model you can wear every day, everywhere. An interesting mix of sportiness, elegance, complex horology and fair price, we had to see this in the metal.?The perpetual calendar is often considered one of the most desirable complications one could wish for in a collection. It is regarded as the ultimate type of calendar movement since it automatically takes into account all the oddities of the Gregorian calendar that is used in almost all cultures. This means that no adjustments a

Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Collection 2018 (Specs & Price)
When Jerome Lambert took over Montblanc, the idea was simple: offer a lot of product for less money. This didn’t mean that all the watches had to be affordable, but rather that watches – including ones with solid horological credentials – were lower priced than expected. This gave birth to a Sub-10k Perpetual Calendar, the?4810 ExoTourbillon Slim or a Sub-7k annual calendar. Following the same idea, Montblanc introduces three new watches in the?Heritage Chronometrie collection, still complex but with new, contemporary design codes.All three watches – the?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Perpetual Calendar Sapphire, the?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Exo Tourbillon Slim Openworked and the?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Exo Tourbillon Slim – share the same concept: a new, refined and slim 40mm case,?redesigned dials with contemporary aesthetics and a new colour scheme as well as openworked movements with graphic, 3-dimensional?construction and sapphire crys

Baselworld / MCH CEO steps down following Swatch Group withdrawal from Baselworld 2019 - Monochrome Watches
Less than a week after Swatch Group announced it would not be participating in? Baselworld 2019, MCH Group (the company operating Baselworld) has issued a press release announcing that the “Board of Directors of MCH Group and CEO Rene Kamm have reached the joint and mutual conclusion that the time has come for a change in the operational leadership of MCH Group in view of the fundamental transformation phase in business operations”.In May, MCH named Michel Loris-Melikoff as the head of Baselworld following the resignation of longstanding managing director, Sylvie Ritter and the challenges posed to Baselworld following the withdrawal of numerous exhibitors and increasing criticism regarding the organisation.Michel Loris-MelikoffCEO Rene Kamm came under pressure after Swatch Group announced that it would no longer exhibit at Baselworld. Ulrich Vischer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, will adopt responsibility for the Group’s operational activities until the appointm