Bronze Watches

Laco Takes to the Skies With Limited Bronze Pilot Edition 97

The countdown or — in watch terms, the count-up — is on: In 2025, Laco will celebrate its 100th anniversary. With the “Mission 2025,” a set consisting of five exclusive annual editions, the German brand has already initiated the celebration. Each limited edition represents a milestone in the tradition-steeped history of the company and its...

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Dec 17, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Mr Porter and IWC Present Limited-edition Big Pilot’s Watch 43 “Mr Porter Edition 1”

Mr Porter and IWC Schaffhausen created a special edition of the Swiss brand’s iconic Big Pilot’s watch. Limited to 500 pieces, the timepiece is a faithful interpretation of the original easy-to-read cockpit-instrument design born in the 1940s. It features a reduced 43mm bronze case with a titanium case back and a signature oversized conical crown. The case,...

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Nov 18, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Showing at WatchTime New York 2022: Montblanc Geosphere 0 Oxygen Limited Edition

Not long from now, WatchTime New York 2022 will return to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall, helping bring the watch world together for one of the biggest events of the fall. The three day exhibition will take place from October 21-23, with each day dedicated to showcasing the many fantastic timepieces of more than 30 participating...

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Sep 27, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Soaring to New Heights: Montblanc Releases 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Limited Edition 1786

In recent years, the 1858 Geosphere, a GMT timepiece which presents both the Northern and Southern hemispheres with two three-dimensional globes including day & night indication, has become one of Montblanc’s most popular and sought-after watches. At this years Watches & Wonders, the brand unveiled the the 1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygene, with an added stop function. However, there...

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Sep 13, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

The Isotope Old Radium is Offering Value for Money by Imagining a Past That Never Was

In recent years we have seen many new brands enrich the world of watches with innovative approaches. Among them is Isotope, which likes to give a different twist to everything they do, from its rather novel GMT timepiece to how they approach diving watches. With their latest release, the Old Radium, they continue this tradition...

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Aug 23, 2022 by Martin Green

Technical Evolution of a Classic: Rado Captain Cook Chronograph

It was a couple of years back that Swiss brand Rado first revived its successful diver’s watch that made waves in the early 60’s, the Captain Cook. Water-resistant to 200 meters, this original timepiece was equipped with a concave bezel for setting the dive time and a slightly domed dial. Distinctive sword and arrow shaped...

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Jun 1, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Norqain Brings Back The Freedom 60 GMT Bronze

The young Swiss brand Norqain opens a new chapter in the success story of the Freedom 60 GMT Bronze by adding a new limited edition, this time with a midnight blue dial. The vintage-inspired watch face is distinguished by a GMT scale in the center including a day-and-night indication. Old Radium Super-LumiNova coating on the...

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May 28, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Bronze Age: Reviewing the Oris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date

Following the current trend, Oris has encased its design icon, the Big Crown Pointer Date, in warm bronze — not only the case, but the bezel, the namesake big crown and even the dial. In this feature from our October 2020 issue, we tested the watch in real-life situations. Bronze, a metallic compound based on...

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May 7, 2022 by Martina Richter

Bronze Meets Sport in Mühle-Glashütte’s Latest, the ProMare Go Bronze

Mühle-Glashütte, a German watch brand that has been based in this famous horological town since 1869 and is a specialist of maritime timekeeping, introduces a special edition of its ProMare sports timepiece, the new ProMare Go Bronze. Limited to 300 specimens, the robust yet elegant sports watch is housed in a bronze case, sports-ready and...

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Mar 24, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Beautiful in Bronze: Bell & Ross Releases New BR 03-92 Diver Brown Bronze

Readability, functionality, precision and reliability in all elements and even under the most extreme conditions are the guiding principles behind most timepieces from Bell & Ross. Their unmistakable design is inspired by cockpit instruments and, despite their robustness and tool-watch character, they radiate a particular masculine elegance that even some female watch lovers cannot resist....

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Mar 19, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Bathed in Bronze: Oris Updates the Big Crown Pointer Date Bronze with New Bracelets, Dial Colors

Bronze watches are everywhere, and few brands have worked as much to capitalize upon the trend than Hölstein-based Oris. This week, Oris continues its place at the vanguard of the bronze wave while revisiting again one of its classic designs with the introduction of the updated Big Crown Pointer Date Bronze. The new watch –...

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Jan 26, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Bremont’s Online-Exclusive Broadsword Jet is the Latest Recruit to its Armed Forces Collection

In 2019, Bremont launched its Armed Forces collection, a series of watches developed in partnership with Britain’s Ministry of Defence and inspired by the legendary “Dirty Dozen” timepieces worn by British Army officers in World War II. As the sole luxury watch company permitted to use the signs, symbols, and Heraldic Badges of the U.K.’s...

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Dec 3, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Wine for the Captain: Reviewing the Rado Captain Cook Burgundy Bronze

Rado combines a nautically inspired bronze case with a lush, burgundy- colored dial and bezel insert in the most vibrantly colorful model to date in the Captain Cook collection, the Captain Cook Burgundy Bronze, which I had a chance to obtain for a review back in the winter. Scroll down for details. “It looks Christmassy.”...

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Dec 3, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Military Issue: IWC Introduces Spitfire Editions of the Big Pilot’s Watch 43 in Titanium and Bronze

Among the many new releases from IWC’s flagship Pilot’s Watch collection in 2021, the most significant has indisputably been the Big Pilot’s Watch 43, which brought a new, more wearable 43-mm size to the aptly named line of oversized aviator-style timepieces. This week, the manufacture unveils the Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Spitfire, offering it in...

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Dec 2, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

A Fuselage with Flair: Introducing the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Big Date Bronze

From the 80th Anniversary Edition of its Big Crown Pointer Date, to its mega-popular Carl Brashear dive watches, to last year’s commemorative Hölstein Edition and beyond, Oris is no stranger to using bronze in its watch cases. Up to now, however, the metal had yet to make an appearance in Oris’s aviation-inspired Big Crown ProPilot...

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Oct 14, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Reservoir Partners with Underwater Photographer for Hydrosphere Bronze “Greg Lecoeur” Edition

In 2019, French-founded watchmaking house Reservoir unveiled its first dive watch, the aptly named Hydrosphere, whose unique configuration added a diving bezel to the brand’s signature racing-inspired retrograde time display. One year later, Reservoir introduced the Hydrosphere Bronze, which added intrigue thanks to its use of the uncommon case material. This year, the maker revisits...

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Jul 6, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Tudor Introduces Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze: New Size, New Bracelet

Tudor returned to watch-industry headlines recently, for good reason, with the unveiling of the latest addition to its popular, “mid-sized” Black Bay 58 collection, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze, which offers not only the namesake bronze case but also the option to wear it on a solid bronze, Oyster-style bracelet. Featuring the aesthetics of previous...

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Jun 30, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

New Material, Same Grit: Introducing the Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Bronze

Hamilton is not a watch brand you often think of when it comes to using alternative or luxurious case materials. Best known for producing hardy steel sports watches and field watches, Hamilton has garnered a reputation for its utilitarian design codes and manufacturing, usually eschewing gold and even gold tones for its most popular collections....

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Jun 27, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sweet Treats in Bronze Wrappers: Introducing Three Oris Divers Sixty-Five “Cotton Candy” Editions

Oris is a brand that often catches attention even in a crowded field, and this past month at Watches & Wonders was no different. With releases like the Dat Watt LE and AquisPro Date Calibre 400, the Holstein-based brand once again proved its capability of producing particularly novel dive watches with unusual yet thoroughly useful...

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Apr 27, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

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

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