Buying Guide - The 10 Best Chronograph Watches of 2020 (So Far)
The chronograph, one of our favourite features and one of the most complex types of movement around, continues to be one of the most popular and practical complications. Chronographs can be started, stopped and reset to measure short (or longer) intervals of time. Over the years, these were adapted and rethought into specialized tools. Being used in specific fields such as aviation, space exploration, military operations or motor racing contributed largely to forge their iconic character. Despite the situation, an array of new chronograph watches hit the market in 2020. Here are 10 models that particularly impressed us. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Selfwinding ChronographDon't call it a vintage re-edition. This limited edition is a contemporary remastering of an elegant 1940s hand-wound chronograph, with a distinctive two-ton

Hands-On: The New Hublot Big Bang MP-13 Tourbillon Bi-Axis Bi-Retrograde
MP at Hublot is shorthand for Masterpiece and is the venue where some of the most outlandish designs and daring horological concoctions congregate. The latest member of the MP club is the Hublot Big Bang MP-13, a limited edition of 50 numbered pieces conceived as exclusive collector’s trophies. Housed in an unusual-shaped 44mm brushed titanium case, the mechanical spectacle provided by a double-axis tourbillon and bi-retrograde hours and minutes underscores Hublot’s in-house capabilities as a purveyor of highly complex movements.Unusual shapeThe titanium case, which many fans of the brand will identify with the MP-09 Bi-Axial Tourbillon of 2017, measures 44mm and has a thickness of 16.7mm. Decorated with sleek satin-brushed surfaces and polished bevels, the complex case construction case respects specific design codes of the Big Bang with its protective lateral rubber inserts and signature H-shaped functional screws on the bezel, reduced from five to six. The reason there a

The 5th Edition of the ONLYWATCH Tour Swings Through Shanghai! - Monochrome Watches
We buy watches for many different reasons: Sometimes we buy them because we love their designs and engineering. Sometimes it's because we love their status and exclusivity. We buy watches to mark special occasions - even if that occasion is just today was a good day! ONLYWATCH presents us with a unique opportunity to combine all of those reasons with the chance to contribute to charity.Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a disease effecting one in 3,500 young boys. At first it compromises their ability to run and jump and play - forcing them to use braces and wheelchairs. Very sadly, the prognosis is far bleaker as the disease takes hold; few victims live to adulthood. As the disease progresses it causes fatal heart and lung problems. There are no real treatments and there is no cure. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The Association Monegasque Contre les Myopathi

Chronoswiss Regulator Classic Date (Specs & Price)
It's not easy designing a watch that really differentiates itself from the crowd. Obviously, there's more to a watch than an outward appearance and I'm generalizing, but I've always liked brands that have a distinct style that's easily recognized. You know a Panerai, or Roger Dubuis when you see it, for example. You can also spot a Chronoswiss in the crowd with its knurled case and oversized onion crown, and a style it arguably does best - the regulator. I recently wrote a hands-on article about the Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton Limited Edition, which was an almost futuristic take on the regulator setup. Its Regulator Classic Date is a more subdued and traditional piece, yet maintains the Chronoswiss DNA throughout. Let's take a closer look at the silver edition of a future classic.BACKGROUNDChronoswiss is a surprisingly young watch company and has been on the scene for just 35 years. It produced its first regulator piece in 1987 and is probably best known for this style. The regul

Hands-on - MeisterSinger Phanero - Baselworld 2016 (live pics & price)
When you think MeisterSinger, you certainly have to think single-hand / mono-aiguille kind of watches – ?only one?single hand that displays the time, in a slow and not-so-precise way, which actually brings a certain?charm to these watches. This is what?MeisterSinger is good at – besides being an interesting and affordable proposition for watch lovers in a need of something different. For Baselworld 2016, the brand came up with their smallest, simplest, so-to-say the purest watch they probably ever had. Here is the?MeisterSinger Phanero, with thin hand-wound movement and revamped design.The collection of?MeisterSinger is built?around one single axis, as all of their watches, whether they have complications or not, have one hand that displays the time. No differentiation of the hours and minutes here. One single hand rotates around the dial in 12 hours, running on a track with 5-minute segments. Thus, we can’t call?MeisterSinger watches precise ones – in terms of