SIHH 2017 - Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon Grand Feu Enamel (Price)
The marine world has been an integral part of Ulysse Nardin's history since 1846, when a young watchmaker named Ulysse Nardin created the first, highly-coveted marine deck chronometers. These precision navigational instruments – once prized by mariners and navies the world over – are?nowadays still the main source of inspiration for the Ulysse Nardin Marine Collection, arguably the best?know range of watches from?this oh so desirable manufacture. At SIHH 2017 we?welcome the Marine Tourbillon Grand Feu, a stunning new timepiece featuring a sleek, elegant and classical design coupled with?a brand new movement.The new?Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon Grand Feu Enamel embodies all the traditional codes of the Marine Collection and of the antique Marine Chronometer that earned?the brand its reputation. It features the classical, elegant and legible Marine dial, with large diameter, clear background, long Roman numerals. and?has the traditional display with two sub-registers at 12

The Laine x CronotempVs "Silver Spur" Collectors Edition - Monochrome Watches
We've recently covered the gorgeous Laine Watches V38 by Switzerland-based Finnish watchmaker Torsti Laine. And lo and behold, two weeks later, a press release about a unique collaboration project lands in our inbox. The CronotempVs Collectors, an online watch collecting community focusing on very limited watch projects, joins forces with Torsti Laine and introduces the Silver Spur.With 16 projects under its belt since it was founded in 2009, CronotempVs Collectors have a dedicated following that gets a say in each project. Past projects include collaborations with Urwerk, Habring2, Ressence and Chopard.It won’t come as a surprise for those familiar with Torsti Laine's work, but this unique collaboration piece is another stunning-looking watch. Laine Watches currently offers four different models, three of which are based on the Gelidus concept, and one is the Laine Watches V38, which we covered only weeks ago. The Gelidus range, which translates to Ice Cold or Frosty in Latin, c

Seiko Prospex Diver SLA017 62Mas Reedition - Baselworld 2017 Review (Specs & Price)
This is it; the star of show –?or at least the watch that received most comments and that reached the 1st place in our “most read articles of Baselworld 2017“. And believe us, surpassing in numbers during the Basel Watch Fair is?properly impressive… All of that, just to tell you how expected?this watch was and how well received it has been. Its name: the?Seiko Prospex Diver SLA017. Its function: being a faithful recreation?of the 1965 Seiko 62Mas ref. 6217, meaning the first professional dive watch of the Japanese manufacture. Its achievement: already being a collector. Overview of an upcoming success story.Our first introducing article was entitled “The Eagerly Awaited Seiko 62Mas Reedition SLA017“. And in that case, eagerly awaited was an understatement. Seiko’s collectors have been waiting for years to see the comeback of a legend, the 62Mas, the watch that started it all, a watch that is so important for the brand that it still influences

A tribute to all-round racing driver 'Quick' Vic Elford.
Earlier this week, news broke of the passing of Quick Vic' Victor Henry Elford, at the age of 86. Vic Elford was one of those drivers that pretty much raced anything that had four wheels, an engine and a steering wheel. With a career starting in a Triumph TR3A, he is most known for his successes at the wheel of various Porsche cars, both on and off-road. Basically, if you would have put Vic Elford into a racing car, chances would have been he'd be competing for the win. And with that in mind, I feel it is fitting to pay the man a little tribute in today's Petrolhead Corner.‘Quick’ Vic Elford – 1935-2022 – Image by Total911.comVictor Henry Elford started racing at the age of 26, which was considered rather late at the time. During his career, which spanned more than two decades, he raced in everything from Mini to Triumph, Ford, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Lola, Cooper, Chaparral and more. He was a Porsche-works driver for 5 years, which saw him achieve his bigg

Tissot Heritage Navigator Sageata Orientului Limited Edition
Tissot and its Romanian distributor Albini Prassa celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Franco-Romanian airline company CFRNA (Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aerienne), which was the first to connect Europe and the Asian continent by air. Tribute is paid by launching a limited edition of the Tissot Heritage Navigator, a well-known watch that we've covered here, renamed the S?geata Orientului/East Arrow to mark the occasion.Founded in 1920, CFRNA was the first operative commercial transcontinental company in the history of aviation. The S?geata Orientului (or Fleche d'Orient, East Arrow) offered flights from Paris to Istanbul in just one day, via Strasbourg, Prague, Warsaw, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade and Bucharest. A century later, Tissot and Albini Prassa, its official distributor in Romania, pay tribute to the S?geata Orientului with a limited edition world time watch featuring a black dial and a city ring with the cities of Paris, Bucharest and Istanbul in r