Hands-On: Impressions about the Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite
A moon phase complication on a watch that went to the Moon and is named, at least for some of the editions, the Moonwatch… Add to that a glass of moonshine and a slice of mooncake, and you’ll be over the Moon. I allow you to blame me in the comments for this lame introduction, which doesn’t feel like asking for the Moon… Maybe I should do a moonlight flit and disappear. Right, back to business. As our readers know, it has become a tradition for Omega to present a new Speedmaster on one of the first Tuesdays of the year. Yesterday, marking its first introduction of the year, the Biel-based brand presented a remake of its Speedmaster Moonphase. Smaller, slimmer, powered by a modern hand-wound movement, slightly over-engineered as you’d expect from Omega, using bits of the Moon on the dial, it promised the Moon. But has Omega shot for the Moon here? Let’s find out (yes, I’m done with the moon-related jokes).A quick history of the Speedmaster Moonp

Recap: The Best Travel and GMT Watches of Watches & Wonders 2024 and Around
Long praised for being some of the most practical and relevant timepieces around, Travel and GMT watches are classics that most brands need to have somewhere in their collections. Whether we’re talking about classic multi-time zone watches with a central 24-hour hand, dual-time models with additional indications on their dials or complex world-time timepieces, the Geneva Watch Week and Watches and Wonders 2024 gave us the opportunity to discover a myriad of new models in these categories. And here are the 5 most appealing Travel and GMT Watches we’ve seen.Tudor Black Bay 58 GMTLet’s start strong, with an absolute winner… It’s not often that we are as enthusiastic as that, but the new Black Bay 58 GMT is a fantastic watch, a new model that simply answers what the watch community was asking for; a more compact, slimmer BB GMT. And here we are, with a 39mm case with 12.8mm thickness, still capable of diving, with an almost “coke” bezel (sorry fa

Introducing: The GemSet Chopard Alpine Eagle Summit 41mm Collection
Now in its sixth edition, Dubai Watch Week will be in the spotlight from 16-20 November as a stage for 60 participating watch brands to unveil their novelties. Chopard will introduce a gem-set solid gold version of its luxury sports watch, the Alpine Eagle, in four variations with different combinations of gradient-coloured stones set in the bezel.The Alpine Eagle luxury sports watch collection debuted in 2019, based on a sporty-chic Chopard model from the 1980s known as the St. Moritz. Featuring a tonneau-shaped case with a raised round bezel with eight functional screws and a radiating textured dial that recalls the iris of an eagle’s eye, the Alpine Eagle collection is home to everything from straightforward time-and-date models to chronographs, and from flying tourbillons to high-frequency models. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Basel news: Chopard - Monochrome Watches
Chopard Elton John CollectionChopard released no less than 6 new watches in the weeks before Baselworld. For me only 2 of the 6 are interesting, as the other 4 are ladies models. Although… one of the ladies models really jumps out, because it’s made for a man. the Chopard Elton John Collection. ICE, ICE, BABY… that’s some serious bling-bling. Luckily (for me) Chopard also releases two?very interesting watches. The first is the new L.U.C Twist that will be available in 18ct rose or white gold. The white gold model has a black dial and white gold dauphine hands, the rose gold model come with a silver dial and rose gold hands. The 41 mm case, 10 mm thick, is water resistance to 30 meters and has two saphire crystals (front and back). This classic dress watch has a not so classic size and crown position; 41 mm being relatively large and the crown is positioned at 4 o’clock. It comes on a hand-sewn brown or black alligator leather with a pin buckle in matching

The Collector's Series: Frank's spectacular Hautlence HL Ti 01 - Monochrome Watches
I’ve noticed, its not necessarily the ‘big names’ that get a collector’s juices flowing. It often happens to be the more unusual, niche creations. I guess it come down to the desire to own a unique piece of art. This is certainly the case with our Editor in Chief Frank Geelen. Last time we sat down to discuss his collection we covered his beautiful Sarpaneve Korona K1 (one of ten ever made) here. On this occasion it is his HAUTLENCE HL Ti. ?There are some watches that have a wonderful ability of sticking in your mind. I will certainly never forget the first time I laid eyes on a creation from HAUTLENCE. One thing is for sure, when you see a HAUTLENCE on the wrist, you know it’s a HAUTLENCE! Since 2004, the manufacture have been creating fascinating timepieces that incorporate both bold case designs and technically advanced movements. The name (for those of you who were unaware – as I was!) is an anagram of the canton of Neuchatel in tribute to the cr