Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto Luxury Sports Watch - Review, Price
For some years already, the market of luxury sports watches – understand watches with integrated bracelets combining robustness and mechanical refinement – has been stronger than ever before. We’ve seen new entries to the category, in pretty much all segments of the market, from accessible to ultra-high-end. Even?indie watchmakers are embarking on the concept. And with the two main icons (Nautilus and Royal Oak) being at turning points of their careers, the trend is not going to stop. Still, there’s room for more confidential watches, models with more soul and passion. And for that, we have the brand new Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto, a time-and-date automatic model based (but not entirely) on?the Grand Sport watch presented with a tourbillon a couple of years ago.?The Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto isn’t the first attempt of the brand to enter the highly-competitive market of the luxury sports watch. Two years ago already, LF presented a watch that showed most a

Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 4947A Steel (Specs & Price)
By creating the Annual Calendar in 1996, Patek Philippe has had great success with this elegant complication. Previously only available in precious metals, i.e. gold alloys (yellow, rose or white) or platinum, it now becomes available in a more accessible and versatile material; stainless steel. This break from tradition for the Annual Calendar complication does not mean any corner has been cut. And as usual, stainless steel remains a rare material at Patek… Here's a look at the Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 4947A.The patented Annual Calendar by Patek Philippe was previously only available in gold or platinum, but now comes in stainless steel Calatrava-style case. The 38mm wide and 11mm high case will fit almost any wrists (call it unisex if you prefer) and is fully polished, bezel included. Combined with the 5-link steel bracelet, it gives off a more modernistic vibe despite the classic elegance of the dial. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Baselworld, here we come!! - Monochrome Watches
Baselworld 2009Together with my friend and watchbuddy Robert-Jan, who also runs a watch weblog named Fratellowatches, i’m going to visit Baselworld. Coming friday, saturday and sunday we will have meetings with a lot of watch brands. From Basel we will report about our meetings, the watch and jewelry show in general and lots of other new watches we will hopefully get to see.Last year more than 100,000 visitors (from 100 countries) and more than 2,000 exhibitor (from 45 countries) where present at Baselworld. And almost 3,000 journalists from 70 countries reported about all the new fair which took place in a 160,000 m2 exhibition area. Ok these are impressive numbers and from what i’ve read and heard from visitors from previous years the show is overwhelming.Friday and saturday we will have meeting s with? Swatch Group brands Blancpain, Jaquet Droz, Glashutte-Original and Omega. Since i have a weak spot for TAG Heuer i will also visit their stand, although i don’t have

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

Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 Ref. 79500 - Review with Specs & Price
I must admit that, when the Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 Ref. 79500 was introduced at Baselworld 2016, I was quite indifferent towards it. Instead my attention?was focused on?all the other Black Bay's, the black, the total black and the bronze. These I said to myself were proper watches, bold, and greatly executed. The 36mm meanwhile was a watch I just could not understand. However, when I finally had the chance to strap it on my wrist for a few?days, in order to write this review, I started to realize how much it reminded me of?that famous line?from the great F. A. Porsche: A formally harmonious product needs no decoration, it should be elevated through pure form. Thus my attitude began to?completely change. This watch has something special, read our?review of the Black Bay 36 to discover exactly what it is.The Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 Ref. 79500The basic idea of this model is to sit below the now standard 41mm Black Bay and the not-so-standard 43mm-bronze, which are basically retro