The Seiko Bell-Matic, the first Japanese wrist alarm, a gem from the 1960s and 1970s.
Read MoreREVISITING THE SEIKO BELL-MATIC’S HISTORY
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Thor Heyerdahl and one of the Ra models / Credit: Michel Lipchitz/AP
THOR HEYERDAHL’S OTHER EXPEDITIONS
While we know Thor Heyerdahl mostly for his famous KonTiki expedition, in relation to the Eterna KonTiki’s history…
Read MoreFOUR ADVENTURES WITH THE ROLEX GMT-MASTER
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From the Sahara Desert to the North Pole, the Rolex GMT-Master is quite the tool watch.
Read MoreTHE MOST ELEGANT CARTIER TANK À GUICHETS
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The Cartier Tank à Guichets, a peculiar iteration of the Cartier Tank that first arose in the late 1920, and has only been revived a few times since.
Read MoreDISPLAY CASEBACK OR NOT: THAT IS THE QUESTION
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The see-through caseback has existed since the early 1900s, starting with pocket watches, and continues to develop more as watchmaking evolves…
Read MorePATEK PHILIPPE ‘DASHBOARD’ CLOCK – ONLY WATCH 2021
Up for auction on November 6th is very special, unique Patek Philippe - inspired by the Roaring Twenties…
Read MoreOMEGA DE VILLE HISTORY
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The Omega De Ville seriously flies under the radar as one of Omega’s most important watches since the 1960s. Not only the first watch to bear the famous co-axial escapement…
Read MoreTHE NUCLEAR JAEGER-LECOULTRE, THE GEOPHYSIC
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic was originally made in 1958, the International Geophysical Year, to withstand the strong magnetic field of the North Pole…
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The new Patek Philippe Nautilus ref. 5711/1A-014
THE HYPE BEHIND GREEN WATCH DIALS: ROLEX, PATEK, AND THE REST…
Green dials from most of the major watch brands in 2020 and 2021, what’s with all the hype?
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1923 Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph Officer’s Watch / Credit: Sotheby’s
THE FAMOUS PATEK OFFICER WATCHES
At the beginning of the last century, Patek Philippe made some very special officer watches that have stood the test of time…
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Futurematic with ‘Porthole’ dial / Credit: Oracle Time
THE JAEGER-LECOULTRE FUTUREMATIC: THE ULTIMATE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT
In the early 1950s, the mighty Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, debuted a new kind of automatic watch…
Read MoreMY FAVOURITE BOND WATCHES
With the newest James Bond movie and the last one with Daniel Craig hitting the screens, we decided to take a look back through the classic ‘Bond watches’ and pick some of our favourites…
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1960 Longines High Frequency Cal. 360 competition chronometer / Credit: Christie’s
LONGINES’ FIRST HIGH FREQUENCY MOVEMENT
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In the 1950s, Longines started to look towards technology to keep its edge in the extremely competitive watch market of the day…
Read MoreTHE SEIKO 5719/45899 MONOPUSHER CHRONOGRAPH
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Seiko began to prepare for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in 1961. Part of that preparation was creating a series of watches, chronographs, that are still revered today…
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Rolex Deep Sea Special no. 1, sold by Christie’s and attached to the Trieste in 1953 / Credit: Christie’s
THE ROLEX DEEP SEA SPECIAL
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A legendary Rolex that once made it to the bottom of Marianas Trench…
Read MoreTHE SEIKO GIUGIARO 7A28-7000
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While car designers have worked with watch brands in the past, the combination of Japanese watchmaker, Seiko, and famed Italian car designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro was…
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The ‘Go-As-You-Please’ Race, as seen with a magnifying glass / Credit: J. G. Francis
FLEAS AND WATCHES: A REAL CIRCUS
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Probably none of you have heard of fleas and their relation to watchmaking before, but it is a very interesting history…
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