Gerald Charles Maestro GC3.0-A Chronograph Steel - Hands-On, Price
There are understated watches, and then there are statement watches, timepieces with abundant character that tower above your conventional round cases. Gerald Charles's Maestro Chronograph is certainly a contender in this category. Gerald Charles was founded in 2000 by Gerald Genta, one of the most acclaimed and prolific watch designers of our time. His iconic Maestro timepiece of 2006 was revisited this year in the Maestro Premier 2021 launch, two high-end gold models that caught the eye of many aficionados. Following the success of the Maestro Premier 2021, Gerald Charles follows up with steel time-and-date and chronograph models with a choice of emerald green or black dials. A marriage of Gerald Genta's flamboyant case design with sporty chronograph and water-resistance credentials, today we’re going to take a closer look at the Maestro Chronograph with a black dial.?BackgroundGerald Charles Genta (1931-2011) is the name behind some of the most iconic watches of the 20th centu

IWC Big Pilots Watch Big Date Spitfire Edition IW510506 (Specs & Price)
Last year, when unveiling its new pilot’s collection at the SIHH 2019, IWC also announced its partnership with a very cool project named “The Longest Flight”. On 5 August 2019, British pilots Matt Jones and Steve Boultbee Brooks embarked on their flight around the world in an antique, restored Spitfire plane. This was the occasion for IWC to unveil a dedicated timepiece, the Timezoner Spitfire Edition “The Longest Flight”. And now that the mission is accomplished and the world tour completed, the brand introduces the IWC Big Pilot's Watch Big Date Spitfire Edition “Mission Accomplished” Ref. IW510506, a new edition true to the design codes introduced with the new Spitfire collection.On their record-breaking journey in the “Silver Spitfire”, the two founders of the Boultbee Flight Academy covered almost 43,000 kilometres in four months, visiting over 20 countries on their way. Having been the primary partner and official timekeeper o

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Master Co-Axial Limited Edition James Bond 007 Spectre - Monochrome-Watches
James Bond is known for many attributes: he drives an Aston Martin, he wears tuxedos, he shoots his enemies with a Walter PPK… However what tickles our interest is, of course, the watches he wears. After sporting?a? Submariner, and later,?during?the 1980’s, a?Seiko that could perform many extraordinary tricks, he?has been waering?an?Omega Seamasters?for many years now.?For starters there was the now famous Seamaster?Professional 300m that is nicknamed after its famous wearer. Later there was a 45.5mm Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m and a 42mm Seamaster?Planet Ocean 600m with ceramic bezel. For its latest adventures, it seems that magnetic fields will be an important factor, as he will strap a?Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Master Co-Axial, with the new antimagnetic movement, on his wrist.?Here is the Omega Seamaster James Bond 007 Limited Edition ‘Spectre’.To celebrate the newest episode of James Bond 007, Omega chose to use a discreet and reasonably sized Omega Seamast

The Petrolhead Corner: Toyota Wins The 2025 Dakar Rally
It’s a tradition at the start of every year that the world’s best and most ambitious adventurers on two and four wheels trek to the Saudi Arabian desert. The venue is the famous Dakar Rally, the most gruelling off-road endurance race on the calendar. While no longer a contest starting in Paris and finishing in Dakar, it remains the ultimate test of man and machine. Last year’s winners, Audi, are no longer running, but new challengers have entered the Cars category: Dacia & Ford! This year proved to be a very close fight, with first and second place overall finishing within less than 4 minutes of each other! Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 edition of the Dakar Rally.The 2025 edition of the Dakar rally consisted of 14 days of competition, with a 48-hour “Chrono” marathon stage as the ultimate challenge. The riders had to navigate a total of more than 8,000 kilometres, of which 5,000 were in the form of specials, across the most treachero

Vacheron Constantin 1972 Prestige for the opening of the new Parisian VC Boutique - Monochrome Watches
Vacheron Constantin celebrates the opening of the new Parisian boutique with the launch of two new mens versions of the Vacheron Constantin 1972. One regular and one limited edition, both in white gold and both feature the iconic assymetric case. Remember the beautiful black & white photos, dedicated to the new VC boutique,?that we showed you in December of last year? If not, check ’em out here.??Vacheron Constantin grabs back to days long gone by, and immediately shows how timeless the in 1972 designed timepieces actually are. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The above pictured version is the non-limited version, in white gold, with a grey satin-finished sunburst dial that?features subtle chevron motifs accentuated by two 18K pink gold dauphine-style hands. The brown strap, the grey dial and the pink gold hands simply look stunning, very warm, ver