2020 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore "Bucherer BLUE"
When talking about the Royal Oak, blue dials are a natural fit. After all, the first Royal Oak featured a blue Tapisserie dial in 1972 and the colour has become somewhat of an Audemars Piguet trademark. The Royal Oak Offshore debuted in 1993 and has been a successful, highly masculine sequel to the original series. Although many sported blue dials in the past, the Bucherer BLUE Royal Oak Offshore models have features unique to the collaboration. They're also the first special editions of the 42mm variant since its 2014 launch. Both Audemars Piguet and Bucherer have rich histories going back over a century and these latest models continue a successful partnership since 2016.?Founded in 1888 by entrepreneur Carl-Friedrich Bucherer in Lucerne, Switzerland, Bucherer went from a single watch and jewellery store to the largest retailer of its kind in Europe with 36 locations. A wide selection of the most prestigious watch brands is offered, including one of the most extensive ranges of mod

IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 Edition Chinese New Year
The Portugieser collection is a pillar of IWC Schaffhausen, and for a good reason. The collection dates back to the 1930s when two gentlemen dealers from Portugal commissioned a watch for the local market. The result, reference 325, gave the name and paved the way for many beautiful timepieces with all sorts of complications. Two years ago, IWC offered a new take on the classic hours, minutes, and small seconds watch in the Portugieser collection, a compact Portugieser Automatic 40, in harmony with the universal trend of smaller case diameters, with several case materials and dial colour options. The new reference IW358315, also known as the IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 Edition Chinese New Year, complements this line with a new colour dial and a new – and fun – shape for the rotor.Watch editions dedicated to the Chinese New Year are widespread across the industry. Big and small brands rush to satisfy the critical market, offering themed animations in limited editions. IWC i

The History of the Pilot Watch Part Four: Longines and Lindbergh - Monochrome Watches
Recreating the ubiquitous association between Longines and aviation that existed at the close of the 1920s requires a dash of H.G. Wells' time travel and an active imagination, maybe even some psychotherapy.?When psychologists use a word association test, they ask you to name the first word that comes to mind. For example, when I hear the word ocean, I think of the Caribbean. Common pairings, however, emerge when they are a part of the cultural lingo: hear Volkswagen/think Beetle; hear Babe Ruth/think home run; hear Caesar/think Rome - you get the idea. So what comes to mind when you hear Longines? Aviation??If so, some might think you need to get your head examined, but there was a time when Longines was the ready answer.When aviation emerged from its pioneering development (led by pilots Alberto Santos-Dumont and Louis Bleriot) into its Golden Age between the two World Wars, flying became a household topic and Longines was aviation's associated partner primarily due to one man: Charl

Omega Seamaster Diver 300m "Commander's Watch" Limited Edition James Bond 007
The James Bond 007 and Omega Watches connection really doesn’t require?another explanation – although?if you do need to know more about it, check our in-depth article. For more than?20 years, the Swiss watchmaker has supplied?the world’s most famous secret agent with his Seamaster watches, and managed to give?this accessory an important status, becoming a movie character in?its own right. This year, inspired by Bond’s rank and regalia, Omega?has created the Seamaster Diver 300m?Commander's Watch.Background – The Omega / 007 connectionBack in 1995, with GoldenEye, James Bond made a strong comeback on cinema screens worldwide, giving the series a fresh start. Starring?in the movie as Bond was Pierce Brosnan, and on his wrist was a watch that would become a modern icon, the Seamaster Diver 300m. The combination of its blue dial and bezel, its toolish style and distinctive bracelet created a watch which was instantly recognizable by the masses. More than just

Introducing the Blancpain Villeret Chronographe Pulsometre - Monochrome Watches
At the Baselworld watch fair, earlier this year, Blancpain introduced an new in-house chronograph movement, with a fly-back function and a silicon balance spring that vibrates at a high frequency of 5Hz or 36,000 vph. After introducing it in the Bathyscaphe Chronograph Flyback, Blancpain’s new in-house calibre F385 is now available in the classic looking Blancpain Villeret Chronographe Pulsometre. Despite its classic looks, Blancpain’s Villeret Chronographe Pulsometre comes in a rather large 43.6 mm red gold case. Its?cambered white Grand Feu enamel dial is surrounded by a pulsometer scale and features?enamel-painted Roman numerals, except at the 3 and 9 o’clock positions. The brand’s name and logo appear on the upper half of the dial, while the lower half features the date window and the connotation “Flyback”. Left and right of the centre are the chronograph 30-minute and 12-hour counters. Ad - Scroll to continue with article