Editorial - What Im Looking Forward in 2022 Regarding Watches
Last week, right before Christmas, I wrote a rather personal column looking back at the most important things I’d remember from 2021 – regarding watches and the watchmaking industry, of course. As 2022 is right around the corner, it’s time for me to share my thoughts regarding the future. 2021 has been a year of transition for the industry, with its ups and downs, its good moments and its difficulties. And although 2021 saw a partial recovery of sales, the future remains uncertain. Here’s what I’m looking forward to in 2022.I really hope that Watches & Wonders 2022 will happen But I have more and more doubtsIn my overview of what happened in 2021, I explained the ins and outs of the decline (if not the almost certain death) of one of the most important watch fairs, the event with the longest history: Baselworld. Once again, the Basel-based show has been cancelled for 2022. As the fair’s website states, “Baselworld, scheduled for spring 2022

Hands-on with the Carl F. Bucherer TravelTec II in rose gold (Live photos, Specs and Price) - Monochrome Watches
The vast majority of people are comfortable with watches displaying hours and minutes. But for those on the move or doing business around the world, multiple time zone watches might just make a better wrist companion. A case in point is the luxurious yet functional Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec II, which displays not one, not two, but three time zones simultaneously. Moreover, I have had a bit of a crush on the TravelTec ever since it was introduced, so a perfectly good reason to go hands-on with this practical traveller's watch.The Patravi TravelTec II is both a bold chronograph and it also stands out because it indicates the time in no fewer than three time zones. It’s already twelve years ago since the Lucerne based brand Carl F. Bucherer introduced the TravelTec and I remember that it just made a huge impression on me. Although it's only twelve years ago, taste was quite different in those days, and such big and bold luxury sport/travel watches were quite rare. The Trave

The Longines Column Wheel Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
Since its launch in 2009, Longines’ Calibre L688.2 has become the engine for The Longines Column Wheel Chronograph collection. ?Longines, who invented the column wheel (1878) as well as the flyback function (1936), knows a thing or two about chronographs. ?The Calibre 13.33Z (1913), the famous Calibre 13ZN (1946) and the Calibre 30CH (1947) have all employed a column wheel. ?The L688.2 automatic chronograph movement features a blued steel column wheel, 27 jewels, and accentuating decoration.ETA?specifically?created this new and exclusive movement for Longines ?to incorporate the column wheel, which is considered superior for a chronograph’s operation.? This movement is used in the Heritage 1973, while a variation on the L688, namely caliber L788 with a mono-pusher, was used in the?Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph 180th Anniversary, which we reviewed for you here. The various watch models in this collection represent a modern development of Lognines’ historic

2019 Seiko 5 Sports Watches - Full Review, Specs & Price
When Seiko presented the Prospex LX Line at Baselworld 2019, there were long and vehement discussions on the pertinence of such a collection, and how the brand was way out of line for trying to compete with the sacred cows of Swiss watchmaking (understand here and Omega) in their own arena: sport watches with a price between EUR 5,000-8,000, depending on the model – and not even members of the Grand Seiko family.?This was just the beginning… Ad - Scroll to continue with article However, that was nothing compared to what happened a few months after Baselworld when Seiko unveiled the new Seiko 5 Sports collection: reactions hit stratospheric levels. But not because of what was arriving per se, but because of what was departing. Let's take a look at what generated this hot topic of debate, the relaunched Seiko 5 Sports Watches 2019 Collection.

Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC - Review, Specs & Price
Travel watches, along with blue dials and vintage aesthetics, are all the rage these days. With the advent of globalisation, GMT/UTC watches are no longer the exclusive domain of jet-setters and Pan Am pilots. Today, a wider audience of frequent flyers – and people with business interests or friends dotted around the world – are taking an interest in watches that can give them two distinct time references at a single glance. When it comes to adjusting local and home time on GMT watches, few can beat the practicality and simplicity of the Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC. Unlike so many GMT models that need adjusting at the crown or via correctors, the Globetimer offers travellers a simple, intuitive way to set the local time and dons the sleek, minimalist Porsche Design aesthetic many have come to love. Released during Baselworld 2019 in four different versions, we got to spend some hands-on time with the titanium model and brown dial.Taking the hassle out of adjusting th