Laurent Ferrier Bridge One - In the Mood for Retro - Monochrome Watches
In a radical departure from the smooth, pebble-shaped cases we associate with Laurent Ferrier, the Bridge One embraces a new geometry marked by flowing rectangular lines with rounded edges and a strong Art Deco vibe. The movement, shaped to match the case, is also new and fitted with a traditional Swiss lever escapement as opposed to the natural escapement featured on most of LF watches. Unveiled during the SIHH 2019, we were able to spend some time with the novel Bridge One.Sources of InspirationThe more you look at the elegant flowing lines of the case, the more complexity you start to detect and the more sources of inspiration you start to spot; which is hardly surprising given the long and distinguished career of master watchmaker Laurent Ferrier.Historic image of the Passerelle de l'Ile in Geneva, one of the sources of inspiration for the new Laurent Ferrier Bridge One.Ostensibly, a wrought-iron bridge that Ferrier could see from his bedroom window as a child inspired the case. Th

Introducing The New, Vintage-Inspired Vulcain Cricket Nautical Alarm Dive Watch (Live Pics & Price)
The name Vulcain is, for obvious reasons, often associated with the alarm complication. The venerable brand, founded in 1858 in Le Locle, Switzerland, has since 1947 made this function a signature element of so many of its watches. Slightly dormant in past years, the brand has recently been revived and various historical models have been brought back, with original movements and appealing retro-styled designs. In addition to the Skindiver Nautique, a classic dive watch, and an elegant chronograph, it’s mostly the return of the Cricket watch that caught our attention. Now, it’s time for one of the brand’s most important watches to return, a diving instrument with an underwater-ready alarm function, the Vulcain Cricket Nautical.?historical referencesIt took almost 100 years for Vulcain to properly make a name for itself. But in 1947, the brand and its manufacture will create a watch/movement that will define almost entirely its future production, the Cricket watch. To p

Tudor Heritage Black Bay ref. 79220R - Specs & price - Monochrome Watches
While Baselworld 2012 offered quite some mind-blowing novelties, two new dive watches from Tudor were on everybody’s tongue. The Tudor Heritage Black Bay and the Tudor Pelagos are both loaded with design elements of vintage Tudor Submariner models from the past.The new Heritage Black Bay combines elements of the Tudor Submariner ‘Snow Flake’ ref. 9411 and the Tudor Submariner ‘Big Crown’ ref. 79220R, that shares the same dial design with the early models like the Tudor Submariner ref. 7928 Mk.I or Mk.II. The Heritage Black Bay also has a depth rating that’s similar to that of vintage Tudor Submariners, which is 200 meters. What’s missing is the word Submariner?!? Ad - Scroll to continue with article It’s actually a strange mix of design elements of different vintage Tudor Submariner models, that Tudor used on the B

Industry Only Watch Charity Auction Returns in 2021
Only Watch is a unique initiative created by Luc Pettavino. This charity timepiece auction held every two years brings together the biggest names of the industry to benefit research on muscular dystrophy. The ninth edition of this charity auction, Only Watch 2021, will take place on Saturday, 6 November 2021. Unique timepieces created by over 50 of the world's best watchmakers will be offered to raise funds.?Every two years since 2007, Only Watch auctions unique timepieces to raise funds for a good cause: research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Under the Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Only Watch was founded and is organised by Luc Pettavino, President of the Association Monegasque Contre les Myopathies.?This charitable initiative brings together the biggest names of the industry. With over EUR 70 million raised since 2005, Only Watch has not only become a highly respectable charity auction, but also an important event in the international horological cal

Introducing The Tudor Black Bay GMT Polar White Dial
The Tudor Black Bay GMT model has been with us since 2018. Inspired by vintage Tudor watches from the 1950s and 60s, it has a classic and elegant look with a bold red and blue Pepsi bezel, reminiscent of the iconic GMT-Master. Five years after its introduction, the model gets a facelift and remains an exciting and attractive timepiece for its functionality and design. And mostly, it gets the polar white dial that some?were?expecting from the Crown. And still, it looks very good.The New Tudor Black Bay GMT gets an all-new silvery-opaline dial – yes, the so-called polar white – and the matte version of the deep-blue and burgundy rotating bezel, the rest, including performance and valuable features, remains pretty much as in the earlier edition. The case is 41mm stainless steel; the watch is 200m water-resistant; the GMT complication allows it to keep track of multiple time zones. The robust in-house automatic COSC-certified Calibre MT5652 with a silicon balance spring does