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Modern Chimes for Modern Times: Ulysse Nardin Strikes Gold with Blast Hourstriker

Ulysse Nardin’s most riveting release from 2020 was the Blast, introduced at last summer’s Geneva Watch Days, which married a skeletonized self-winding tourbillon caliber with an avant-garde, stealth-aircraft-inspired case configuration. At Watches & Wonders this week, the Le Locle-based brand took the Blast to its next — and thus far highest — level of high-horology...

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Apr 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Discover the New Glashütte Original SeaQ in Reed Green

Off we go! Blue skies, warmer temperatures, and breathtaking panoramas mean spring is here, and it’s best enjoyed outside. What could be better than to flee the grays of day-to-day life and recharge one’s batteries in the great outdoors? The new SeaQ in a rich reed green colorway by Glashütte Original is perfectly suited for...

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Apr 8, 2021 by WatchTime

Bigger Case, Deeper Dive Rating, and Three New Colorways: This is the Zenith Defy Extreme (with Hands-on Photos)

Today at Watches & Wonders, Zenith unveiled the latest extension of its cutting-edge, “resolutely futuristic” Defy collection, called Defy Extreme. The new collection, which the manufacture describes as “all-terrain 1/100th of a second chronograph[s],” encompasses three models and essentially represents the most supercharged version of the Defy, with a larger and more accentuated silhouette to...

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Apr 9, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Once In a Century, Times Three: Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques American 1921 Collection

Might there be another “Roaring Twenties” at the end of the dreadful pandemic era that has ushered in this decade? It’s too early to say as of yet, but if so, Vacheron Constantin has created the perfect timepiece for celebrating. The Historiques American 1921 takes its Art Deco design DNA from a timepiece issued by...

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Apr 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Silver and Gold: Tudor’s Black Bay 58 Gets a Precious-Metal Refresh

It’s no secret that Tudor’s Black Bay has been one of its most successful collections in recent times, and the success of the Fifty-Eight sub-family within that collection has been evident since its release in 2018. Last year, capitalizing upon this success, Tudor unveiled a new blue variation of the Black Bay Fifty-Eight to much...

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Apr 8, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

A. Lange & Söhne Showcases a Classic High Complication in New Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar

Twenty years ago, A. Lange & Söhne produced its very first wristwatch with a perpetual calendar, the Langematik Perpetual. In the years since, the Saxon manufacture has installed the prestigious complication in seven other models, mostly in combination with a chronograph, tourbillon, or both. Unveiled today at watches & Wonders, in a move many would...

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Apr 8, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Prince of Tides: Introducing the Oris Dat Watt Limited Edition (with Live Photos)

Oris has introduced a limited-edition Aquis with a rather unique, gradient blue-gray dial (Ref. 761 7765 4185-Set) that was created in cooperation with the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat to support its mission to conserve the Wadden Sea, the world’s largest tidal system and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009. Based on the 43.5-mm Oris...

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Apr 8, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Montblanc Blends Sand Tones with Bronze in 1858 Geosphere LE 1858, Inspired by a Reinhold Messner Desert Trek

Since its launch in early 2018, the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere has held a central spot in the brand’s vintage-influenced 1858 collection, and also served as a de-facto flagship for some of its most innovative designs and concepts. This week at Watches & Wonders, Montblanc unveils the latest Geosphere with a distinctive design inspired by adventure...

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Apr 8, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Rolex Ventures Into Two-Tone Territory with New 36-mm Explorer in Yellow Rolesor

In its inaugural appearance at this week’s Watches & Wonders virtual exhibition, Rolex reached into its rich past to present a new version of its legendary Oyster Perpetual Explorer — sized at the same modest-by-modern-standards dimensions as the original model from the 1950s and outfitted in the brand’s two-tone steel-and-gold Rolesor case and bracelet. Launched...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Meet the Next Generation of the TAG Heuer Aquaracer (with Live Photos)

The new Aquaracer from TAG Heuer is called the Aquaracer Professional 300. It still features the previous generation’s signature 12-faceted bezel, but has been equipped with a new set of sword hands, octagonal indexes, a new folding clasp with fine adjustment, and a date window at 6 o’clock (with a round magnifying lens), resulting in...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Oris Goes Pro with the AquisPro Date Calibre 400 (with Live Photos)

Oris’s new professional diver’s watch, the AquisPro Date (Ref. 01 400 7767 7754-07 4 26 64BTEB), is the latest model to be equipped with the brand’s in-house Calibre 400 automatic movement. Boasting elevated levels of anti-magnetism, increased accuracy, a five-day power reserve and a 10-year guarantee, Calibre 400 was just recently awarded the technical prize...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

A Nautical Send-Off for the 5711/1A: Patek Philippe Nautilus in Sunburst Olive Green

After the brand’s announcement that the Ref. 5711/1A-010 in stainless steel would soon be discontinued, Patek Philippe is now launching a final model in stainless steel with an olive green dial (Ref. 5711/1A-014) – a hue that never existed before in the Nautilus collection and has become extremely popular in recent years. The 40-mm case...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

From Cockpit to Compact: IWC Introduces the Big Pilot’s Watch 43mm (with Live Photos)

Since its successful revival as a military-styled luxury icon in 2002, IWC’s iconic Big Pilot’s Watch, has spread its wings, one might say, to encompass a veritable fleet of offspring, over several different product families, with complications ranging from chronographs to perpetual calendars and even a “Heritage” limited edition in titanium that replicated the 55-mm...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Hand-Wound and History Bound: Breitling Premier Heritage Collection

With the launch of its Premier collection, a contemporary revival of a 1940s gents’ dress watch, in 2018, Breitling firmly established its mission of reaching beyond a sporty, aviation style and entering more elegant market territory. This week, the watchmaker introduces a vintage-influenced extension of the collection, appropriately dubbed Premier Heritage, which encompasses three classic...

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Apr 6, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

THE WATCH LIST

Deco by Design: Six of Our Favorite Watches Inspired by Art Deco

Art Deco, as a descriptor, has become a little overused in the luxe-focused world of watch marketing. Too often, in the absence of a better term, the style is used as a catch-all word for any blend of geometric forms and vintage air. While the verbiage has no doubt worn away its welcome for many,...

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Apr 6, 2021 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

A Hands-On Review of the Certina DS PH200M Dive Watch

With the DS PH200M, Certina raises one of its early divers’ watches up to the surface. Not only is the design authentic, the construction is, too. We give it an in-depth look in this review from our May-June 2019 issue.

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Apr 6, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

Interstellar Style: Introducing the De Bethune DB28XP Meteorite

Inventive Swiss independent watchmaker De Bethune has unveiled the latest addition to its eclectic catalog, the new DB28XP Meteorite, a limited edition of only 10 pieces that continues the cosmic themes that the maison has explored through its timepieces in recent years. As its name indicates, the new watch uses a meteorite dial, following in...

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Apr 5, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Screen Time: 5 Watches That Pay Tribute to Movies

Many watches have appeared in movies, and some have become nearly as famous as the stars who wore them. But only a handful of watches have been created specially for movies, in partnership with the filmmakers themselves. Here is a rundown. OMEGA SEAMASTER DIVER 300M 007 EDITION Omega has been outfitting cinematic superspy James Bond...

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Apr 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Understated Divers: A Comparison Test of the Oris Aquis Date and Sinn U50

Oris and Sinn have released smaller versions of their popular dive watches, the Aquis Date and U50. What can these 41- and 41.5-mm-diameter newcomers do? Find out in this comparative review from our October 2020 issue, with original photos by Nik Schölzel. “Honey, I shrunk the U1” is the headline of Sinn’s ad for its...

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Apr 5, 2021 by Jens Koch

Introducing the Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Aqualand 200m (with Live Photos)

Japanese watchmaker Citizen has unveiled the latest addition to its professionally-focused Promaster line, the new Promaster Eco-Drive Aqualand 200m. The new model is the first new addition to the Promaster collection since last fall’s Satellite Wave GPS, and is the most recent update to the Aqualand sub-collection since spring of 2019. The news also comes...

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Apr 4, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

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