Weekly Watch Photo - A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar - Monochrome Watches
[Loud voice] AND THE WINNER IS… Winner? What winner? Winner of what? The winner of the Timezone Watch of the Year 2012 Award is the A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar. A well deserved victory for the most legible tourbillon perpetual calendar.?For the Watch of the Year 2012, the Timezone moderators pre-selected seven, instead of the usual six, nominees, and members of the forum could vote for their favorite. The competition was very strong, with competitors like the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Spherotourbillon, the Sky-Dweller?and the HYT H1. The winner is the watch that in my opinion marked the apotheosis of last year’s SIHH. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Now for a change I’m not going to explain much about all the technicalities of this impressive piece of micro-enginering and extreme Haute Horlogerie. Let’

Recap: The Best of High-Complication at Watches and Wonders 2024
Today, we are ending our series of recap articles focused on the best new watches presented during Watches and Wonders 2024 and Geneva Watch Week (we’ve looked at dive watches, chronographs, dress watches or GMT models)… And what’s better to take a look back at some of the show’s most impressive, technically advanced and innovative models? We could have listed watches like the Bovet Recital 28 or the Monaco Split-Seconds, but both made it to other lists. Here, what matters is the art of watchmaking, whether it’s about breaking records, improving an important complication or making things thinner than ever before. Here’s the best of high-complication at the 2024 Geneva week.A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon LumenLange's impressive triple-complication, a.k.a the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon, isn’t really new as we’ve seen it already in platinum with a black dial and in white gold with a salmon/rose gold dial. However, th

First Look: A New Three-Toned Version of the Audemars Piguet ROO Chronograph
Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore debuted in 1993 as the Royal Oak's bolder, more virile brother with a muscular case and bold juxtaposition of materials. In 2021, the Beast was given a facelift, resulting in a more ergonomic 43mm case with redesigned pushers housing the brand's integrated automatic flyback chronograph movement. No stranger to ceramic or two-tone cases, one of the two ROO models for 2025 mixes black and green ceramic with titanium to produce a three-tone case complemented by a dark green dial.A perfect platform to experiment with high-tech materials, the ROO Rubens Barrichello Chronograph II of 2006 was the first watch to feature black ceramic case components. In 2011, AP went a step further and presented its first black ceramic case with the ROO Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Followi

The Chronograph 1 joins the regular collection with small updates
The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of a very important watch. Presented way back in 1972, the Porsche Design Chronograph 1 was the very first commercially available black-coated watch, and the very first product by Porsche Design as a newly founded company. Headed by Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche, Porsche Design started with and has always evolved around watches. For the majority of times, this was through collaborations with companies such as Orfina and IWC. Yet, as we've explained on numerous occasions, the time has moved on and Porsche Design now produces watches in-house. But the most important thing is the Chronograph 1 is still very much alive, and now moves into the regular collection with the Porsche Design Chronograph 1 All Black Numbered Edition.Earlier this year, Porsche Design launched the Chronograph 1 - 1972 Limited Edition, with the entire production run of 500 watches long sold out. Now though, the Chronograph 1 becomes part of the regular collec

Buying Guide - 5 of the Best Vintage-Inspired Dive Watches Launched in 2019
As the trend for vintage-inspired watches consolidates, brands continue to dig into their archives to find inspiration and breathe new life into past glories. Ready to travel back in time to the golden age of dive watches? (Yes, that means the 1960s) Here are the top five vintage-inspired dive watches of 2019.Doxa Sub 200 130th AnniversaryFounded in 1889, Doxa has achieved cult status among dive watch snobs but is still “niche” for a mainstream audience – which makes it even cooler! The brand celebrates its 130th anniversary this year with a re-edition of its Sub 200. This no-nonsense dive watch is presented in a 42mm 316L steel case water-resistant to 200m. The solid caseback features a 130-year anniversary logo. Inside is the tried-and-tested automatic ETA 2824. The watch comes on a “rice grain” steel bracelet and folding clasp with diving extension. This inaugural limited edition of 130 watches will also be available in a non-limited version later this