Buying Guide - The New Luxury Sports Watches of 2019
The Luxury Sports Watch category is dominated by iconic classics such as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus - two watches that defined the genre back in the 1970s. It is also one of the most successful categories these days, with these two models being almost impossible to find at retailers. We all know that patience is a virtue, but when it comes to waiting years for your Nautilus 5711, this can become downright maddening. If you are sick of waiting or not ready to pay an insane premium on the secondary market, the good news is that there are cool alternatives out there. Don't want to pay an insane premium or be on an 8-year-long waiting list? Here are some new alternatives.Almost all the brands in the luxury or high-end field have recently designed watches that fit in this category, and 2019 has got its share of new launches too. Here are four brand new takes on the Luxury Sports Watch genre - watches that are not just substitutes but excellent options with

Winners of the Grand Prix dHorlogerie de Geneve 2012 - Weekly Watch Photo - Monochrome Watches
This year a watch has won two prizes and as far as I could go back in historic results, this is a first. The MB&F Legacy Machine 1 has won both the Best Men’s Watch Prize and the Public Prize! Congratulations from the entire Monochrome team to all winners and double congrats to MB&F!The “Aiguille d’Or” or “Golden Hand” was won by TAG Heuer’s Mikrgirder and there are more winners in the different categories, which we’ll show you. However first the Weekly Watch Photo, for which we selected a magnificent photo of the (double) award winning Legacy Machine 1, photographed by?Kazuyuki Takahashi. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Winning two prizes for one watch is an incredible achievement and all credits go to Max Busser, his team and the men responsible for creating Legacy Machine 1, Jean-Francois Mojon and?

Introducing the Longines Conquest Heritage Year of the Snake
The Chinese Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and on the 29th of January, the Chinese zodiac welcomes the Year of the Snake. To celebrate the event, Longines unveils a 2,025-piece limited edition of its Conquest Heritage with a rich red gradient dial and a special engraving on the caseback of a snake designed by renowned Chinese artist Wu Jian'an.The Chinese Lunar New Year sparks a spate of zodiac-themed watches. Longines jumped on the bandwagon last year with a limited edition of its Flagship Heritage model. This year, Longines has picked a model from its Conquest family, the brand's first collection to bear a trademarked name that appeared in 1954. With its elegant vintage 1950s dress watch spirit, the watch blends its classical past with modern specifications. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The 50m water-resistant stainless steel case has a 40mm

Swatch Group Reshuffles Top Team, New CEOs for Longines, Rado, Union, Tissot, Certina, and Hamilton - Monochrome Watches
As the Swiss watch industry is facing a severe crisis, Swatch Group announces major changes in the Executive Group Management Board and the Extended Group Management Board and appointments to the management of the Longines, Rado, Union, Tissot, Certina, and Hamilton watch brands.Raynald Aeschlimann, President and CEO of Omega and member of the Extended Group Management Board, has been appointed to the Executive Group Management Board.At brand level, two industry and Swatch Group veterans, the CEOs of two industry giants, Longines, Walter von K?nel (78) and Tissot, Fran?ois Thiebaud, will be replaced by Sylvain Dolla (currently CEO of Hamilton) and Matthias Breschan (currently CEO of Rado). Dolla?has also been named to the Extended Group Management Board. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Walter von K?nel will retire and has been elected Honorary Chairman of L

Hands-On - Certina DS Powermatic 80 Collection 2021 (Specs & Price)
When a few weeks ago Certina presented its new DS Powermatic 80 Collection, I personally thought “OK, that looks quite cool and has some serious mechanical content.” But it also made me think about the first mechanical watch… If like me you’re a watch lover, the first mechanical watch is important. And at the same time, you think about spoiled kids on Instagram… There’s a certain balance to find. Which made me think again that this new model could well be a strong candidate for this job. And now that we’ve seen the Certina DS Powermatic 80 in the metal, it’s time to look at this question.What is the DS Powermatic 80 Collection? In short, a watch from the Heritage collection, inspired by the DS Chronograph Automatic of 2020 – a re-edition of a Certina chronograph from the 1940s – but here in a time-and-date context, with retro style, serious execution, strong movement and just a bit of fun in its design. And a price that feels