Recap: The Best Vintage-Inspired Watches of 2024
A trend that started in the early 2010s, vintage-inspired watches have been one of the main focuses of the watch industry ever since. And, to our biggest surprise, the trend is not over. It might have slowed down a bit compared to the late 2010s, but we’re still seeing dozens of “heritage”, “retro”, or “vintage re-edition” watches appearing every year – to a point where it seems impressive that brands still find unexplored old models to bring back to life after all these years… Without further ado, we’re now taking a look at what we consider the Best Vintage-Inspired Watches of 2024, with a rather eclectic selection ranging from 1970s cool to classic models from the golden era of watchmaking or a brutalist watch that no one expected to be reincarnated.?Amida Digitrend Steel, Black and Gold EditionsAmida is one of those brands that fell victim to the Quartz crisis but has had a loyal following ever since. So much so that some c

IN DEPTH: The Omega Flightmaster - The Special One - Monochrome Watches
The recent announcement of the revamped Speedmaster MkII from Omega seems to highlight a return to the company's glorious past- and rightly so, in my honest opinion, since Omega has a large number of design gems in its vaults. However, it was the introduction of the Z-33 spacemaster that made me want to dig some more and present to you the highly radical Flightmaster, a watch that, when it was introduced in 1969, was considered way ahead of its time. Maybe it still is….The 1960’s undoubtedly were hugely important for the Swiss watch industry; this was a memorable decade for chronographs and the other “tool” watches. The watch became the symbol of the adventurous human spirit, being worn by drivers and their crews when they went racing; by pilots as they broke speed and altitude records; by international travelers as they crossed the time zones of the world; by divers doing underwater exploration; by the adventurers as they climbed the tallest peaks. Especially i

Review of the Fortis Cockpit One - Value Proposition
When you're on the hunt for your perfect watch, or even just a compulsory purchase, there is a lot out there to lust after. For example, when it comes to dive watches we've seen that there are a lot more than just Submariners, Seamasters or Panerais to choose from, which is great especially if you are shopping with somewhat of a limited budget. Case in point, this newly introduced Fortis Cockpit One, an automatic Swiss watch with some very nice features, in the 1000-1500 Euro/USD/CHF price bracket. Today we're taking a long, hard look at what you get for that money in one of our familiar extensive reviews!Fortis is a brand that probably isn't on everyone's radar but I don't know if that's necessarily fair. They definitely deserve some attention for some of their earlier collections as well as what's available in today's market. The most well-known pieces from the brand are perhaps the B42 or Cosmonaut's collections, which are mostly vintage inspired, automatic chronographs and space-bo

Tissot Telemeter 1938 Chronograph Heritage - Hands-On Review, Price
If the brand has been under everybody’s radar recently after the launch of the PRX collection (and rightfully so), Tissot is a watchmaker with a deep history. Born in 1853, the brand has long been involved in sports timing and chronograph watches. And with this in mind, the brand has released multiple accessible and attractive “Heritage” models modelled after glorious watches of the past, such as the Heritage 1973 Chronograph, the PRS 516 Automatic Chronograph recently or the Heritage 1948 Chronograph. Today, the brand looks even deeper into its archives and brings back a design of the late 1930s, a typical and charm-packed chronograph watch that features all of the traits of the era, yet in a modernized package that includes a deeply revised and competitive movement. Here’s the new Tissot Telemeter 1938.Following its founding during the mid-19th century in the small Jura-based town of Le Locle, Tissot quickly specialised in manufacturing accessible yet precisel

Hands-On: The Appealing Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time 5520RG
While pilot-style watches have now found a comfortable niche within the modern Patek Philippe catalogue, the introduction of the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time 5524 in 2015 sparked more than just curiosity: it stirred a veritable commotion. Many were taken aback, feeling it was a departure from the typical Patek Philippe aesthetic. The design, markedly different from the timeless offerings of the Calatrava series, challenged long-standing expectations. The controversy persisted despite explanations about drawing inspiration from Patek Philippe’s history of producing “hour-angle” or siderometer pilot’s watches for the military in the 1930s.The 2015, inaugural white gold version of the Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time 5524 The inaugural edition of the Alarm Travel Time 5520, released in 2019 in platinum.However, the reference 5524 quickly became a resounding success for Patek Philippe. The medium-size (37.5mm) Calatrava Pilot Travel T