A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia MoonPhase Vs Saxonia Outsize Date - Review
Recently I had the opportunity to enjoy spending some quality time with not one, but two exceptional timepieces from A. Lange & Sohne. Belonging to the same family, the Saxonia Moonphase and the Saxonia Outsize Date share a very similar aesthetic. In fact, from a distance, you could be forgiven for mistaking them as the same watch. But up close, on the wrist, each piece shows its individual personality. That's not to say one is necessarily better than the other. Each has its own unique appeal. But, if you had to choose just one, which would it be? That's the question we're setting out to answer today. Read on to see if you agree with our thoughts and conclusion. By now I think it's fair to say that A. Lange & Sohne is a brand that needs little to no introduction. One of the two major German watch manufacturers, it is well known the world over as maker of precision, high-end timepieces that incorporate traditional techniques and painstaking attention to de

Bvlgari Octo Roma Tourbillon Sapphire Malachite - Hands-On
What is Bvlgari…? A jeweller? A designer of beautiful high-end accessories? A respectable watchmaker? If you still had doubts regarding any of the previous statements, the brand’s latest creation will give you the answer. It’s everything at once, a watchmaker of haute horlogerie capable of creating strong designs and to dress its watches with superb jewels and stones. Exhibit A: the new Bvlgari Octo Roma Tourbillon Sapphire Malachite.I have to admit, I’m usually not the biggest fan of jewellery watches or diamonds and stones in general. I’m certainly more of a stainless steel person. But when done right, with boldness and as coherent and detailed as this watch, I have to change my mind. Indeed, the Bvlgari Octo Roma Tourbillon Sapphire Malachite is something special, bold and sculptural, but also a refined piece of watchmaking where the integration of stones has been greatly thought out, complementing the already impressive design of the Octo collection.

Fortis sends its manufacture calibre Werk 17 into the stratosphere
Field-testing is something we talk about regularly, but we rarely test a watch beyond normal, everyday use. Sure, on occasion, we send a dive watch into the depths of the ocean on the wrist of our resident diver, but that's about it. The (sad) reality is that most testing takes place in boring, sterile laboratories under very specific conditions. Yet, there's something immensely cool about pushing a watch, or movement for that matter, to the extreme in a real-world situation. Case in point, the Werk 17 manufacture chronograph calibre developed by Fortis. Closely tied to aviation and space in its own right, the brand has now sent a batch of this new manufacture movement into the stratosphere to see how the watches hold up.November 2021, Kiruna, Sweden. This location is home to the Esrange Space Centre, a facility used by the Swedish Space Corporation. Initially dedicated to scientific research on the Aurora Borealis phenomenon, it is now also used to launch helium balloons, rockets and

Delma Blue Shark III Azores - Dive Watch Hands-On (Specs & Price)
Delma is a relatively discreet brand, not necessarily known by a wider audience, but that still impresses us with its combination of high-quality watches and fair prices. Something that we don’t see that often these days… The brand has long been involved in the field of dive watches, starting in 1969 with the so-called Periscope, followed in 1975 by the?Shell Star, its first pro-diver. But it’s mainly with the Blue Shark collection that the brand has gained interest in this field, with one of the toughest watches on the market, despite an accessible price. Today, we’ll take a closer look at the latest iteration of this watch, the Delma Blue Shark III Azores edition.?As you’ve probably guessed thanks to its name, the Delma Blue Shark III represents the third evolution of a watch that was launched in 2011, as the brand’s most robust and most capable dive watch ever created. While the Shell Star was paying tribute to past watches of Delma, the Blue Shar

First Look: The new Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Nonantieme Enamel
Since 1991, Jaeger-LeCoultre has marked each new decade of the Reverso with a special edition, beginning with the Soixantieme, which celebrated the model's 60th anniversary. Introduced in 1931, the Reverso remained a time-only watch until this milestone edition became the first to feature complications. A decade later, the Septantieme showcased the brand's expertise in movement manufacturing and aesthetic design. It was the first Reverso to feature an extra-large case, an 8-day power reserve, and a beautifully finished white gold movement visible through the reverse side. Fast forward to 2021, the Reverso Nonantieme marked the collection's 90th anniversary, and this year, it returns in a striking new variation, the Reverso Tribute Nonantieme Enamel.?This newest edition of the Reverso Tribute Nonantieme maintains the same 49.4mm x 29.9mm x 11.72mm pink gold case, adorned with the signature gadroons above and below the dial. Now presented in a refined grey sunray finish, the front dial r