Now this is the kind of release I can get behind. This is the Zenith Chronomaster Triple Calendar, featuring a new complete calendar caliber. On its face, the watch already grabs my attention: It’s a good-looking, balanced design. It’s 38mm. It’s a triple calendar moonphase chronograph. Maybe three years ago, I never would’ve believed these are … Read more
With LVMH Watch Week kicking off the start of 2024’s new watch season, Zenith has marked the occasion with a handful of new releases, including two brand-new models for the brand’s Chronomaster Sport range of high-beat chronographs. The modern Zenith Chronomaster Sport line was originally launched early in 2021, and the core of the lineup has been … Read more
Yesterday, Logan shared the news of the updated Chronomaster Open, but that wasn’t the only new release Zenith had up its sleeve. The still kind-of-new Zenith Chronomaster Sport received a material upgrade with a blush-worthy new rose gold option, plus a two-tone option made of rose gold and steel. The full rose gold is available in either … Read more
One of the slept-on releases of 2023 was Zenith’s update to its pilot’s watch collection. Zenith introduced the lineup with the three-hander Automatic and the Zenith Big Date Flyback Chronograph in stainless steel and ceramic. It was a modern take on the Pilot collection, Zenith’s oldest line. Now, Zenith is adding to the lineup with a pair … Read more
Small changes to a watch can often require more than a loupe to understand. But sometimes, a brand adds meaningful incremental updates to a watch that nobody saw coming in a way that preserves the spirit of the original and simply improves it, full stop. Such is the case with Omega’s announcement today revolving around … Read more
It feels like the new Omega Speedmaster has been with us for years already, doesn’t it? Surprisingly, it was only in January of this year that Omega announced the first major overhaul to its flagship chronograph, outfitting it with the Master Chronometer-spec, Co-Axial escapement-equipped caliber 3861. This week, unexpectedly, the announcement was on our minds all over … Read more
The Rado Florence collection is inspired by the cityscape of domes and towers of its namesake city. The Tuscan influence is subtle in the design of these watch models, yet it adds to the romantic soft aesthetic of the pieces. The watches within this line are powered by a quartz movement and feature a modern edge to … Read more
Rado, a brand aptly known as the “Master of Materials” for its pioneering use of ceramic in many of its uniquely-shaped watches, is in Miami today to announce the return of a watch from ’80s past: The Anatom. The curved rectangular watch returns in 2023, paying homage to the original Anatom released in 1983 but … Read more
As the leading watchmaker of his day, Abraham-Louis Breguet hobnobbed with France’s royalty and aristocracy. Apart from his commissions for gentlemen, his celebrity client list also included Queen Marie-Antoinette, Empress Josephine, and Caroline Murat, Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest sister, aka the Queen of Naples. A keen collector of Breguet’s revolutionary timekeepers, in 1810, Caroline Murat placed … Read more
Although few brands in the current watch industry have grasped the trend towards smaller, more vintage-inspired designs more effectively or thoroughly than Zenith, the brand still has an eye towards louder, more spectacle-driven horology as well. The muscular, ultra-modern Defy Extreme sits at the forefront of this second approach, combining an ultra-technical skeletonized 1/100-second dual-escapement … Read more