True watch collectors and aficionados are typically well-versed in the extraordinary watches. You know, the ones people tout as highly complicated, or, in watch terms, grand complications. Often these include automatons with moving parts on the dial, minute repeater and chiming watches, or over-the-top celestial watches. Celestial watches are an arena that Ulysse Nardin (recently…
Wristwatches that feature GMT functions, dual and multiple-time zones and world timers.
A Look At The Roots Of IWC’s Pilot’s Watch Collections
For nearly a century, IWC Schaffhausen has been creating pilot’s watches of substance. In fact, the brand created its first pilot’s watch in the 1930’s and was the first watch company to conquer the issue of magnetism while in flight, developing a soft iron inner case to surround the movement. Since then, the brand has…
Virtual Reality Becomes Wrist Reality With G-Shock Virtual World Watches
Since its debut in 1983, Casio’s shock-resistant G-Shock watch has been absolutely synonymous with rugged durability and precision performance. The brainchild of Mr. Ibe, the G-Shock was conceived as a watch that would never break. To this day, G-Shock stands behind that idea and the motto, Never give up. Every G-Shock watch is built…
IWC Schaffhausen Takes High-Tech, High-Mech To New Levels With Top Gun Pilot’s Ceratanium Watches
IWC Schaffhausen is no stranger to innovation. This brand has been on the cutting edge of technology and watchmaking since its inception. Now, though, it takes its creativity to even new levels by unveiling two new Ceratanium® watches to its Top Gun Pilots watch collection. Ceratanium® is the brand’s proprietary alloy of ceramic and titanium…
Bremont Unveils British-Made Movement, New Longitude Collection
British watch brand Bremont changes the English watchmaking landscape with an in-house made movement, fully assembled in its new workshops on its Henley-on-Thames location – marking the long-awaited return of serially produced British watches. The movement is housed in the new Longitude collection of watches, made in the new Manufacturing and Technology center, called The…
H. Moser Pulls Out All The Stops With New Heritage Dual Time Fume’ Dial Watch
I can’t believe I am saying this, but burgundy may just be better than cabernet. With a Perpetual Calendar, Tourbillon and Center Seconds version of the Heritage already in its up, independent Swiss watch brand H. Moser & Cie. now unveils a new much-coveted complication: the Dual Time watch. The sleek and attractive Heritage Dual…