This previous article already introduced Citizen s New Eco-Drive watches featuring the worlds most accurate time-keeping of within 1 second per year. Now it is time to take a closer look at the three different (and limited!) models.White Gold Model (AQ6010-06A)The beauty of simplicity is magnificently reflected in this limited edition with ultra-precision accuracy of 1 second per year.Visit www.citizenwatch-global.com/caliber0100/ for more information.The case and crown are crafted of clear white gold with a crystal design motif suggesting ultra-precision and the crystallization of CITIZEN technologies, as well as purity of individual seconds. The Caliber 0100, incorporated in the white go...
Hello neighbors, welcome back to This Week in Watches for April 13, 2019.Did you miss last weeks episode of This Week in Watches?? Well, I missed me too, but as much as I love jawing at you fine folks, there was simply nothing to talk about last weekend.? Plus, I was still feeling good about myself for playing a dirty April Fool s trick on you about the demise of the steel Submariner.? It was clickbait for sure C yes, I am guilty C because something like 200,000 of you poured onto the site to read about the death of a watch you cant buy anyhow!? Well, dont worry, the Submariner and the rest of the enigmatic group of steel sports watches are still around.? Theyre ready to jump onto the wrist...
In all honesty, this definitely wasn t s strongest year when it comes to new releases, but they had at least some surprises. Like this Daytona 116588 TBR.A gem-set Daytona isn t exactly a new thing, but a dial like this we ve never seen before on a Daytona. Their new Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116588 TBR(-003) has a bezel set with 36 trapeze-cut diamonds while the dial is diamond pave with this interesting structure of yellow gold. Our friends from Revolution magazine dubbed this one the Eye of the Tiger, as the dial should (or could?) remind us somewhat of a tiger. Let s just hope it isn t a panther. As you can see, the Arabic numerals 15 , 30 and 45 are also made of yellow gold. The o...
Join us for the Fratello x ORIS Baselworld 2019 Novelties event on April 25th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.We would like to invite you to join an evening with ORIS and Fratello in Amsterdam on April 25th. During this evening, ORIS will present to you their Baselworld 2019 novelties in the ORIS boutique in Amsterdam.Besides all ORIS novelties from the Baselworld 2019 show, you will be meeting the people from ORIS, Fratello and other watch?enthusiasts. There will be drinks and bites, and we ll organize a lucky draw that evening.#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 ....
You dont need to be a hardcore Ghostbusters fan to consider the Seiko Voice Note an entertaining acquisition.If you get the Seiko Voice Note and match it with a Ghostbusters costume equipped with a proton pack, you might accrue some fame at this years Comic-Con. Why? The devil is in the detail. Three out of four Ghostbusters heroes were seen with this wacky Seiko on their wrists, which indisputably makes it an important add-on to the amazing Ghostbusters gadget set.Seiko Voice Note M516-4009Photo Credit: Sony PicturesLegendary movieI dont own any other Ghostbusters memorabilia, but much like the rest of the world, I found myself in love with the movies theme song. It reached number one on th...
For a nation with an indisputably important role in the history of horology, the British occupy just a small section of the modern market.At the very top end, Roger W. Smith continues the legacy of the late George Daniels from the Isle of Man base once used by the past master. In terms of mainstream visibility, it is Bremont that reigns supreme.Now, hold your horses. There is a relative newcomer that might be about to shake up the status quo. Relaunched in 2016 by the great-grandson of the original founder, Vertex is a truly English company. Their history stretches all the way back to 1912 when a young Claude Octavius Lyons founded his first company, known then as Dreadnought Watches.Having ...
Fortuna in New York is hosting their April Exchange auction on April 11th. 15 watch lots included!Auctions are fun to follow, live or online, to see what certain watches will do on the market and what will happen if two bidders can t stop. Fortuna is an auction house based in New York and started with jewellery only. Today, you will also find watches at their auctions. Let s have a look at three watches that will be auctioned tomorrow by them.1966 GMT-Master ref. 1675I have a weak spot for the GMT-Master and owned several, including two reference 1675 models. It is the watch by that gave them a name in aviation, as the GMT-Master is forever linked to the Pan Am days. Pan Am needed a watch ...
Wait a minute? Didn t Bukowskis?auction a CK2915 before for a record price?Yes they did, and we reported about it here. We also published an interview with the collector who bought that CK2915-1 for a whopping?$275,508 US dollars (including buyer s premium). You can read that interview here.Speedmaster CK2915-2So now, it is time for another CK2915 for them to auction. This time, the 2nd iteration of the Speedmaster CK2915, indicated by a ‘-2 designator. Interesting enough, the first CK2915(-1) and this 2nd iteration CK2915(-2) are pretty similar to each other. The first generation Speedmaster CK2915 was only in production for a very short time, and during those first years of the Spee...
Czapek s highest-end Place Vend?me model, featuring a tourbillon and GMT function, was released in two new versions during Baselworld 2019. Ombres and Etincelles, or shadows and sparks.?During the fair, we were able to take a closer look at the Ombres model and are happy to share our findings.A closer look at the Czapek & Cie Place Vend?me Tourbillon GMT OmbresThe new Czapek Place Vendome Tourbillon OmbresSome historyFranciszek Czapek was a Bohemian-kingdom-born young man who emigrated with his family to Poland in the early 1800s. From Poland, because of the collapse of the Polish uprising, he fled to Switzerland and became as?Francois Czapek a successful?watchmaker. Francois started wor...
In order to truly get a feel for the quality of their watches, I recently had the opportunity to wear and use the Monta Oceanking for an extended month-long period.? ?Monta, as a brand, has undergone more changes in its brief 3-year history than most brands encounter during multiples of such a span.? Designing and selling a line of watches began as a non-obvious step for the team behind the well-known Everest straps that adorn so many today.? The first watch, the Monta Oceanking, was met with some of the most polarizing comments from readers of popular online sites.? Journalists, including ourselves, sang the praises of the upstart company despite high pricing of around $3,500 because the o...
For years weve been reporting on the latest and greatest from Armin Strom here on Fratello.The brand does not only consist of super friendly and professional watch industry experts, but they also happen to have an amazing line up of true haute horlogerie timepieces. Armin Strom is a very special brand in the sense that they only produce skeletonized watches. This is a big part of their DNA since the founder Mr. Armin Strom is an expert in these types of watches. However, their forte does not only lay in skeletonizing but designing movements that only a very few brands are doing these days. Take the Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance watches for example. In a nutshell; the watch has two ind...
A brands reputation is built piece-by-piece. Credentials, characters, stories, products, reviews-So much goes into the formation of an identity its a shame that we often neglect to appreciate this when we hold a young brands early products in our hands for the first time. For those of us who live and breathe watches, it isnt so hard to understand instinctively the character (or lack thereof) of a brand and to sort the wheat from the chaff.Mauron MusyMauron Musy is a small brand from Broye Valley that we have been following since its inception. There was something special about them we just couldnt dismiss, as we did so many others. The model family central to their identity is the Armure. Th...
And once again, just when you think you ve seen it all in terms of vintage tool watches, something surprises like the Rado Over Pole.Man, it s good to be back writing a #TBT article.? We re so excited to have Tomas here on the team and he continues to share some fantastically different vintage pieces, but I couldn t let him have all the fun, could I?? So, for the first time in months, I m back in the well worn saddle to document a really cool watch that I truly stumbled upon in the Rado Over Pole.An Unexpected and Rare FindI was cruising some Japanese sites not too long ago when I truly stumbled upon the vintage Rado Over Pole.? I had never seen this model before and I spent a lot of time lo...
Hamilton, part of the Swatch Group, is making waves in the industry for quite some time now.To start with, they appear on movies probably as often as Omega does. This might sound like a bold statement from me, and it is absolutely not backed by any data from the brand. Though if you think if some of the bigger box-office movies of the last 10 years or so Hamilton was part of many of them. Think of the Men In Black franchise for example, or Interstellar. But also in Oceans Eleven, The Commuter, The Shape Of Water, The Italian Job, Quantum of Solace, The Terminal, the list goes on and on. What Hamilton is also great at, is coming out of re-editions that are just superb. Like the Hamilton Intra...
On this Speedy Tuesday, we show you 10 Instagram accounts you want to make sure to follow to get your dose of Speedmasters on a daily basis.We ve been using the #SpeedyTuesday tag since 2012 ourselves, and there s our?official @SpeedyTuesday account of course. However, so many people out there have interesting Speedmaster content on their accounts, we thought it would be nice to share our favourites with you.In no particular order, here are the 10 Instagram accounts you want to follow:10. @SpeedyJapanA Speedmaster enthusiast from Japan is running this @SpeedyJapan account, where he posts and reposts images of our beloved Speedmasters. He is calling all Speedmaster fans in Japan on his accoun...
At a huge show like Baselworld, sometimes the most satisfying meetings are the ones you dont expect.? I had one such experience when sitting down with the owner of Carl Suchy & S?hne, Robert Punkenhofer, to take a look at the Carl Suchy Waltz collection.With all the questions about Baselworld and its future, one of the most concerning outcomes of a full cancellation would be the lost opportunity to discover C and go hands-on with C the smaller brands that are doing some very creative things.? Now, not all brands actually display within the conference hall, but if the official conference were to end, those brands that book space in nearby hotels would also likely have little reason to com...
In a surprise move, the Seiko SNJ025 Solar Arnie debuted at Baselworld 2019.Hunting through the massive pile of releases from Seiko at Baselworld 2019 was like any other year.? There were some real frontrunner gems that made a lot of news, such as the SLA033 Re-Edition of the Captain Willard, the litany of incredible new Grand Seiko Spring Drive Dress Watches, or the new Prospex LX Divers, but we like finding the hidden, barely discussed gems.? And, funny enough, some of these gems are updates on immensely popular watches.? We wrote an article on the new Sumo a couple days back and you responded with record traffic on our site.? Were not sure how Seiko chooses to push what it does in the bri...
MeisterSinger has become synonymous with single-hand watches and a relaxed perception of time.Since 2001, a unique type of mechanical wristwatch has been produced in the city of Mnster, Germany C unique because it has just one needle-thin hand that shows the time precisely to the nearest five minutes. In this regard the company draw on the technical and cultural tradition of early horology.For more information please visit meistersinger.com MeisterSingers concept is founded on tradition and the brand want to provide an alternative to wristwatches that show time racing by. Inspired by historical single-hand clocks the brand create timepieces that show their wearers only the bare essentials, ...
In what could only be described as a shock, we ve received word that the 40mm steel Submariner line has been discontinued.Bethlehem Steel, PAN AM Airways, McDonald s fries actually fried in lard, or Great Britain as an E.U. member – all institutions once thought to be impenetrable but ultimately proven to be fallible.? And so it goes with the steel Submariner line.? Whether we re talking about the version with date, without date, Hulk, or black, consider your chances of finding a new one at an AD somewhere between slim and none.RIP Steel SubmarinerFew signs were shown by the famously secretive and humble brand regarding a potential cancellation of the steel Submariner line, but per...
One of my favourite places to go during Baselworld is Oris. The laid-back atmosphere – whilst being in the midst of chaos – is impressive in their booth and, just as important, they keep introducing interesting and attractively priced watches like this Oris Aquis GMT Date.Just before I left for Baselworld, one of my friends ordered an Oris Aquis Date. Not per definition a watch guy (yet), but someone who likes to buy a good watch once in a while. I can see him slowly growing into becoming a watch collector, or at least as an enthusiast. The Oris Aquis is a great example of a watch that suits the needs of most people who are looking to buy that one good watch. An automatic movemen...
