The History of the Pilot Watch Part Four: Longines and Lindbergh - Monochrome Watches
Recreating the ubiquitous association between Longines and aviation that existed at the close of the 1920s requires a dash of H.G. Wells' time travel and an active imagination, maybe even some psychotherapy.?When psychologists use a word association test, they ask you to name the first word that comes to mind. For example, when I hear the word ocean, I think of the Caribbean. Common pairings, however, emerge when they are a part of the cultural lingo: hear Volkswagen/think Beetle; hear Babe Ruth/think home run; hear Caesar/think Rome - you get the idea. So what comes to mind when you hear Longines? Aviation??If so, some might think you need to get your head examined, but there was a time when Longines was the ready answer.When aviation emerged from its pioneering development (led by pilots Alberto Santos-Dumont and Louis Bleriot) into its Golden Age between the two World Wars, flying became a household topic and Longines was aviation's associated partner primarily due to one man: Charl

First Look: The New Bulgari Divas Dream Peacock Marquetry Collection
For Dubai Watch Week, Bulgari presents five captivating models inspired by the rich plumage and iridescent colours of peacocks’ tails. While the hypnotic Serpenti is Bulgari’s most famous mascot, the proud, unabashedly beautiful peacock has been the mascot of choice for the Divas’ Dream collection since 2017. Using different materials – including feathers, mother-of-pearl and precious stones – the magnificent colours and textures of the peacock’s plumage are recreated on the dials of these watches with the delicate art of marquetry.Capturing the voluptuous curves of Italian Dolce Vita screen divas, the Divas’ Dream collection stands out with its sensual, curvy silhouette and fan-shaped motifs referencing patterns found in the mosaics of Rome’s ancient Caracalla Baths. Divas’ Dream is a highly versatile canvas for high jewellery models dripping with precious gemstones or, conversely, a glamorous receptacle for the world’s thinn

2021 IWC Pilots Watch Chronograph 41 IW3881 - Video Review, Price
The Pilot's Watch by IWC is a real icon and ticks all boxes that make up a great Flieger. No wonder IWC makes sure to keep the collection up to date and regularly refreshed. Expanding on the already impressive collection, the Schaffhausen-based manufacture introduces the downsized Big Pilot's Watch 43, which we've already seen here, as well as the IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41. Using the same recipe as before, but in a new size, with a new movement and several features to make it better than ever, we take a closer look at the latest member of the Big Pilot’s club in the video above and our hands-on article below.For over 85 years, IWC has enjoyed a long-lasting connection to aviation following the introduction of its first aviation timepiece in 1936. Ever since it has been perfecting the concept of a Flieger watch with one thing in mind: legibility. The functional requirements of a true pilot's watch have remained largely unchanged for a very good reason: they work, and they w

Caviar Makes an Interesting Addition to your iPhone (Sort Of) - A Skeletonized Watch Movement on your Phone Case - Monochrome Watches
The Omega Point is a theory - not a retail location. It is succinctly postulated by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin by the notion that everything that rises must converge.? Those of us old enough to remember the way that mechanical watchmaking had to pull itself up out of the wreckage of the quartz-age are also well aware of how mechanical watchmaking has to fight for relevance on the manifold fronts presented by the digital age. In a time when you use a phone to take a picture, why not use a phone to tell time too? Now, we have connected watches that look like watches (sort of) but act like smartphones. Perhaps the currents lifting both the digital revolution and the mechanical revolution are putting them on a collision course? TAG Heuer produced a series of Android-based phones. Ulysse Nardin produced a phone powered by a mechanical oscillator. Why even Kari Voutilainen produced a series of dials (just dials mind you - not functioning watches) for some random Chinese smartphone maker (no,

Introducing: The Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time 5524G is Back with an Ivory Lacquered Dial
Vintage pilot watches have soared in popularity with remakes of legitimate aviator watches by historical brands and look-alikes by countless others. However, when Patek Philippe introduced its Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524 during Baselworld 2015, it caught everybody off guard. Presented in white gold with a blue dial and pushers on the left, the Travel Time, as its name indicates, is fitted with a practical tool for pilots in the form of a sophisticated dual time complication. Discontinued earlier this year, Patek returns with another white gold version with identical specs but flaunting a new ivory lacquered dial, under the reference 5524G-010.The turbulence surrounding the release of Ref. 5524 in 2015 was partly because not many people were aware of Patek’s chapter in pilot watches. While the brand attributes some of the design features of the 5524 to its 1936 hour angle or siderometer watches, these historical models never led to a pilot’s watch collection per se