The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold Double Balance Wheel Openworked watch (debuted here) was the first timepiece I was drawn to at SIHH 2016. Audemars Piguet offered a truly dizzying array of new watches at the show, and of course, their iconic Royal Oak collection received a lot of the attention in the form of mostly … Read more

Just released by Panerai is the new Luminor Marina Carbotech Blu Notte PAM 1664, a 500-piece limited edition exclusively for the brand’s e-commerce store. The resilient yet super lightweight watch is done in a 44mm Carbotech case, which is the carbon fiber composite that Panerai has used for the past few years. This is the first … Read more

The Cartier Drive de Cartier watches are the men’s Cartier we’ve been waiting for; stylish and refined with a dash of sports luxe. SIHH 2016 was a restrained affair, most brands playing a game of wait-and-see with the global luxury watch market. One exception was Cartier Drive de Cartier watches . Its Drive de Cartier … Read more

To support Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit, IWC Schaffhausen has donated a series of unique, space-themed IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronographs representing the mission’s values of Leadership, Hope, Generosity and Prosperity. The watches will be worn by the four crew members on their journey into space, before being auctioned as part of the mission’s aim to raise funds for and promote the life-saving work of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Inspiration4” features a case made of stunning white ceramic. The dark blue lacquered dial has been pad-printed with countless … Read more

Zenith watches has just announced the brand’s one and only boutique in its home country of Switzerland, nestled away within the premises of its own hallowed Manufacture. The boutique, therefore, is aptly named the Zenith Manufacture Boutique. The Zenith Chronomaster Original Boutique Edition will offer those visiting the Manufacture, or simply pilgrims who are there … Read more

 TAG Heuer has reintroduced its famed Night Diver watch as a member of the Tag Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 collection. The original TAG Heuer 1000 Night Diver – so called because of its full lume dial – was a massive hit for the brand in the late 1980s, helping it to recover from the crippling effects of Quartz Crisis and even earning some serious screen time on the wrist of Timothy Dalton’s James Bond in The Living Daylights. While the original watch was mid-sized at 37mm and mostly sold with a quartz movement, the new Tag Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Night Diver uses a 43mm black DLC sandblasted steel case and a Calibre 5 Automatic movement.The watch also features a black ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel with a 60-minute diving scale, sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective treatment and a black DLC steel screw-down crown helping it achieve a 300m water resistance rating. … Read more

The Cartier Crash de Cartier Watch is a strange, morbid, and fascinating watch. Even as brands bend over backwards to make ever more novel, avant-garde, and unexpected watches, Cartier’s twisted-looking Crash watch is still one of the most distinctive designs you will find. Its contorted shape and the story behind it make the Cartier Crash … Read more

Just released by Audemars Piguet are five new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph in what was the collection’s original, and I believe best, case size of 42mm. Earlier this year, AP announced a refreshed version of the ROO Chronograph in a 43mm case with new in-house caliber 4401 movement and interchangeable straps. Now, we see these … Read more

Audemars Piguet presents five new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph models in 42 mm equipped with the latest integrated flyback chronograph movement – the calibre 4404. Two of the new models are in either a titanium or stainless steel case in a light blue or khaki hue dial with their Méga Tapisserie dial pattern, and … Read more

Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra’s work focuses on something that is intrinsic to humans but sometimes forgotten in modern societies: the relationship of us individuals to our communities. Rado True Square Over the Abyss is why their work is often described as social design. The duo always tries to understand their existence and questions the status quo, … Read more