Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Smoked Dial / Platinum 26332PT (SIHH 2018)
Now that the big stress linked to the opening of SIHH 2018 is gone, it is time for us to look at some of the?less important novelties. Alongside the RD#2 (the thinnest automatic?QP ever), Audemars has many other watches to show in the 2018 collection, including this one, a new version of the?Royal Oak Chronograph with a smoked slate grey dial. Nothing revolutionary here, just a cool looking watch – but not for every pocket though.Not all the watches presented in the SIHH 2018 collections are to be seen as highlights. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, as most of the new models are just variations of existing timepieces. This doesn’t prevent us from being pleased by some of them, however. This is exactly what happened with this new?Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph ref. 26332PT. It is just cool… Already known for sure, but still cool. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Citizen Aqualand Promaster, The Blue Collar Dive Watch from Japan
When we refer to Japan and its watch industry everyone, and rightly so, instantly think of one company: Seiko. However, there is more than that. Although Seiko has produced a large number of excellent, iconic and historical timepieces, it is unfair to forget other companies like Citizen. In this article we are going to examine one of the most iconic dive watches coming from Japan of all time. No, it is not the Tuna Marinemaster or the Seiko 6105, but the iconic Citizen Aqualand Promaster.Background - Citizen's HistoryThe Citizen Watch Company was established in 1918, as the Shokosha Watch Research Institute?and, in 1924, it produced a pocket watch which Mr. Shinpei Goto, the Mayor of Tokyo, named the CITIZEN. After this, the name stuck and was adopted by the company in 1930. From that point onward, Citizen Watch Co. have been producing extremely fine and innovative watches. For example, in 1959, the company created the first Japanese water-resistant watch, the Parawater, while in 1962

In-Depth - Inside Rado and ComaDur, Discovering Mastery of Materials
Rado has long been associated with ceramic watches, even before it became a staple material for bezel inserts for instance. The brand pioneered the use of highly scratch-resistant material more than 30 years ago, but Rado's dedication to the craft goes back even further than that. Labelling itself as The Master of Materials, we recently had the chance to go in-depth at one of Rado's production facilities and discover just what goes into producing high-tech ceramic watches. And honestly, it was nothing like we expected. Ad - Scroll to continue with article There are basically two sides to this story, yet both are intertwined in the watches produced by Rado. On one hand, we have Rado's history in making highly scratch-resistant watches with an eye for groundbreaking design and technology and on the other a story of ComaDur, the supplier of the ceramic components t

Baume & Mercier Clifton Retrograde Date - Full Monochrome-Watches
Baume & Mercier is a classic brand that may not create the same enthusiasm as? or?Omega. BUT it is a brand that pleases a large audience because of its timeless elegance. For this reason, it should not be underrated and should be regarded as a luxury product with mass appeal, possessing a discreet and reasonable' appearance - it is a watch that is certainly not made for the hard-core watch lovers, but for people who just want to wear a beautiful watch on a daily basis.?And we have to keep in mind that these people comprise the majority of customers. For that reason, we wanted to try a watch that every man could enjoy: this is a?Baume & Mercier Clifton Retrograde Date, one of the most complicated of the Clifton range.?The Clifton range is large and composed of simple 3-hand watches, a chronograph equipped with a Valjoux 7750, a high-end edition based on a manually-wound movement made by La Joux Perret and a complicated calendar edition with retrograde hands. The Clifton collect

Richard Mille Tourbillon G-Sensor RM-036 Jean Todt Limited Edition - Monochrome Watches
An outrageous idea that a watchmaker dreams up, and developing it into a fully functional timepiece really inspires me. Take for instance the Oculus-mechanism in the Valbray V.01 or the liquid hour marker in the HYT H1 are perfect examples of such out-of-the-box creativity. Richard Mille in its own right, is a brand not shy of pushing the proverbial envelope as well. Always innovative, always creative, and quite frankly, always stunning to withhold. Even for those who might not find the design appealing, the craftsmanship is most certainly appreciative. Ad - Scroll to continue with article For their latest creation, Richard Mille has embarked on a journey into safety. RM is no stranger to (motor)sports, having already released quite a number of timepieces involving key-ambassadors like racing drivers Felipe Massa and Jules Bianchi. Both of these men represent wh