A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph Black Dial (Specs & Price)
The 1815 Chronograph by A. Lange & Sohne might just be the best definition of a chronograph, in its purest form. While the icon remains the Datograph Up/Down, it features several additional complications, such as the?large date and the power reserve. The 1815 is as pure as you can imagine. Back in 2015, the German manufacture updated the model?slightly, with the addition (or the comeback) of a pulsometer scale on?the stunning boutique edition. It is this same edition that is today presented in a very Monochrome-style, with the?A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph Black Pulsometer Dial.For those of you who only have eyes for?the iconic Datograph, we must?inform?you that the?A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph is not a poor’s man substitute. Far, very far from that. In fact, it combines many great elements. Of course, before the 2015 boutique edition, we could have argued a bit about a certain?moroseness of the dial (the very first edition, launched in 2004, featured a pulso

VIDEO - The Seamaster Chronicles - Part 2, How the Omega Seamaster Became an Icon?
Last week, we launched our new video project in association with Omega, “The Seamaster Chronicles“, which you’ve probably guessed, takes a deep dive into the world of the Omega Seamaster. This follows our other project focussed on the Moonwatch,?the Speedmaster Chronicles. In our first instalment of the “The Seamaster Chronicles”, we took a close look at the history of the Omega Seamaster, a watch born on the foundations of the military watches delivered to the Royal Air Force, a watch that evolved to become an entire collection of elegant or rugged sports watches. A “war-tested” watch commercialised as a “child of peace”. Today, we’re proud to introduce the second part of?“The Seamaster Chronicles”, in which we explore how it attained its iconic status.In this second instalment, our guest speakers are none other than President and CEO of Omega, Raynald Aeschlimann, and Auctioneer Thomas Perazzi from Phillips.In th

First Look: The new Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygen Limited
Montblanc pays tribute to Italian alpinist Reinhold Messner, one of the world's greatest high-altitude mountaineers. As the first person to summit all the 14 eight-thousanders, Montblanc celebrates the legendary alpinist's 80th birthday with a limited edition of the 1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygen. Offering world time and chronograph functions, the new crackled red dial is inspired by Antarctica's red glaciers, and the 0 Oxygen case pays tribute to Messner's ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.Montblanc's 1858 Geosphere debuted in 2018. Rugged, sporty and retro, the 1858 line was inspired by Minerva watches from the 1920s and 1930s conceived for military use and exploration. The first model set the tone for the collection with its vintage tool watch styling combined with an attractive and practical world time complication with two globes representing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Rotating in opposite directions, the two globes offered the time worldwide wit

Oris Art Blakey Limited Edition - Introducing, Specs & Price
Bebop jazz is anything but clean and minimalist. Still, its founder inspired Oris to make a watch that is exactly that. Meet the latest watch in Oris' Jazz Legend collection, dedicated to drummer Art Blakey, who had his heyday quite some time ago, but hasn't been forgotten. Meet the new Oris Art Blakey Limited Edition.Watches named after people aren't always direct hits. Sometimes, they can come across as a bit childish, the kind that only fanboys would buy. Not so for the Oris jazz models. Quite a lot of them have are well-designed watches. Most of them are minimalist and mature watches with subtle design cues that hint at their jazz inspirations. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The InspirationThis time, drummer and bandleader Art Blakey gets his own timepiece. Like most jazz legends, Blakey grew up in difficult circumstances. He was born in 1919 in Pittsb

Hands-On - TAG Heuer Carrera Carbon Heuer 02 and Heuer 02T Limited Editions (Specs & Price)
Sleek, lightweight and innovative, carbon is ‘in’ at TAG Heuer with several limited edition watches crafted in this material recently – for instance, the Bamford Carbon Monaco or the Carbon Aquaracer models. As the end of the year quickly approaches, there’s still time for TAG Heuer to celebrate the 55th?anniversary of the Carrera with three Carbon limited edition watches. Based on the modern and modular version of this legendary watch, the brand unveils three new pieces equipped with the Calibre Heuer 02 and Heuer 02T.In 1963, Jack Heuer created a robust, no-nonsense chronograph designed specifically to hit the road and destined to set new standards. He decided to name it after one of the most dangerous races, the Carrera Panamericana. This legendary open-road race was created in the early 1950s to celebrate the creation of the Mexican stretch of the Panamerican highway. Over the years, the collection has evolved and became one of the brand's more popular lines