Breitling’s longstanding dedication to accurately measuring flight times takes form in their newest timepiece the Chronor B04 – aptly nicknamed the “flight captain’s chronograph.” This signature chronometer allows the user to measure flight times while juggling timezones around the world. The Chonor features a Breitling Caliber B04 self-winding movement with 28,800 vibrations per hour and…
A look at watches with a variety of horological complications and functions above and beyond telling time.
Pre-SIHH 2018, First Look: IWC Unveils Tribute to Pallweber Edition “150 Years” Jump Hour Watch
Next year, IWC Schaffhausen celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Swiss brand – founded by Bostonian Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868 – now pays homage to its past and to the rich history of watchmaking with stunning new Jubilee watches in honor of its anniversary. While there are 17 limited-edition pieces, we are most thrilled with…
Louis Moinet Wins Good Design Award for Memoris Chronograph Watch
Louis Moinet, a brand we write about frequently here, was recently honored with an international Good Design Award. for its Memoris watch. The Good Design Awards have been assessing and awarding creative designs for 67 years now. In 2016, approximately 1,000 applications from 46 countries were submitted by companies and independent designers — so a…
Top Six Multi-Time-Zone (Travel Time) Watches of 2017, And Our Picks for GPHG 2017
Feeling jet lagged from a recent business trip to Arizona, for me the timing for this week’s deep dive into the top six Travel Time watches of 2017, according to the GPHG pre-selection, couldn’t be appropriate. The watches that fall into this category are defined as mechanical watches that display time in several zones,…
Review: Ralph Lauren RL Skeleton Automatic Watch Inspired By a 1938 Bugatti
An avid collector of incredible vintage automobiles, Ralph Lauren was once quoted as saying, “Cars are like art – moving art – an accomplishment in mechanics and precision.” In a similar feat of accomplishment in mechanics and precision, Ralph Lauren recently introduced the brand’s first open-worked timepiece, the RL Automotive Skeleton, to its coveted RL…
Top 6 Chronographs of 2017, And Our GPGH 2017 Chronograph Picks
This year has been a bang-up year for the watch category of chronographs. From chronographs that time to tinier fractions of a second to those with new indication formats and totally different movement configurations, this category of timepiece rocked 2017. Now, with just about a month left until the GPHG Awards in November, we bring…