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First Look: The IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 Gets a Classic Blue dial
Born in the mid-1950s as a watch designed for people working in magnetic environments (hence its name), the IWC Ingenieur is mostly remembered in its 1976 shape when IWC released the SL Jumbo reference 1832, designed by Gerald Genta using his classic integrated luxury sports watch concept. It took some years for IWC to finally come back with a modern iteration, but in 2023, the Schaffhausen-based brand released this: the Ingenieur Automatic 40. Following a titanium version and three stainless steel editions in black, silver and aqua blue, IWC now adds a new dial colour to the collection, a classic dark blue – a.k.a the most expected tone of the category.We’re not here to re-do the entire history of the collection or to recap all the details behind the return of the classic IWC Ingenieur. For that, you can consult our in-depth article and video here. What’s important to know is this: in 2023, IWC released the long-anticipated Ingenieur watch in its most classic shape,
The Habring2 Erwin LAB01 - A Bronze Edition from the Newly-Created Massena LAB - Monochrome Watches
William Massena is one of those inescapable names in the watch industry. A former head of an auction house, Managing Director of one of the largest watch forums, he is first and foremost an avid watch collector and a true connoisseur.? Habring2 is a small, independent watchmaker from Austria with superb craftsmanship and interesting (but not overpriced) complications. So what happens when you mix these two? The?Habring2 Erwin LAB01 Bronze, the result of William’s new project, the Massena LAB.Before we move to the details of this collaboration between Massena and?Habring2, a bit of background is necessary.William Massena & The Massena LAB ProjectWilliam is one of those influential personalities in the watch industry. He’s an active participant in the world of horology as a collector, consultant and former auctioneer. He was a retailer with stores in Miami and New York City, and later became the Chief Operating Officer of Antiquorum in Geneva. He discovered the watch coll
VIDEO - A Unique Insight to Omega's Atelier d'Excellence
In all its 174 years of existence, if you take its origins as La Generale Watch Co. into consideration, Omega has left a profound impression on the watchmaking industry. With countless iconic watches and collections in its archives, and of course, always striving for innovative materials, applications and complications, Omega is widely considered to be one of the best in the business. Then, now, and very likely into the future as well. And while we tend to focus on watches like the Speedmaster and Seamaster, both leaving their mark in history for obvious reasons, there’s far more to discover. Naturally, the Master Chronometer certification is part of the story, as well as the Co-Axial escapement, one of the few serial-produced escapements other than the industry standard Swiss Lever escapement. However, there’s one element of Omega’s watchmaking operations that people seem to rarely talk about – the art of Haute Horlogerie. Inside the very modern Omega manufactu
First Look: The Montblanc Iced Sea 0 Oxygen Deep 4810 Deep Diver
A deep dive watch from a brand with a name referring to Europe’s highest mountain, specialized in making high-end fountain pens…? Surprising, to say the least. Surely, there’s more to Montblanc than what I just described. Indeed, the brand has long been active in watchmaking, producing appealing dress watches and superb chronographs equipped with Minerva movements. But a deep dive watch, capable of going as deep as the height of the Mont-Blanc mountain? This is new. And that’s not the only thing to know about this Iced Sea 0 Oxygen Deep 4810.After some years of searching itself, producing classic watches with vintage inspiration and high-complications, but also at some point car-inspired models, tourbillons, world-timers and automatons, the brand has, for the past 2 to 3 years, refocussed its collection with a focus on sports watches inspired by mountaineering – with the 1858 collection. In 2022, Montblanc decided to explore new territories, somehow the op
Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Landeron - Hands-On, Price
Cuervo y Sobrinos creates wristwatches that combine Swiss craftsmanship with a style that nods to the brand's Latin heritage. Today they revive one of their historical models and they do this by using the exact same movement as the original timepiece, a hand-wound Landeron chronograph calibre 248 that has been completely refinished and refurbished. Let's take a closer look at the Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Landeron.?A look back in timeCuervo's roots began as a boutique in Havana, Cuba in 1882. Reputable watch companies like Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe and produced watches exclusively for the store, each one bearing the Cuervo Y Sobrinos name upon its dial.?The unicos importadores' lettering seen on the new Historiador Landeron models echoes that same detailing on the original 1950's vintage wristwatches. Translating to only importers' it reflects the watchmaker's exclusive reputation at that time.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article