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15 October 2018 |
TAG Heuer,
30 minutes on the wrist,
The TAG Heuer Monaco Sixty-Nine has, since its launch, represented the perfect synthesis of the concepts behind the brand's DNA: avant-garde and legacy. A dream, to have on your wrist a watch equipped with digital and analogical display (an electronic and a mechanical caliber), which the Monaco Sixty-Nine made a ...
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10 October 2018 |
Rado,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Baselworld 2018,
Hi-Tech plasma ceramic is undoubtedly one of the most interesting patents of modern watchmaking, and it is one of those technologies that best combine the characteristics of a ceramic case (and its superior scratch resistance) with the (opaque) sheen of metal. In its gray version, it approaches the gleam of ...
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07 October 2018 |
MIDO,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Baselworld 2018,
With the launch of the 2018 Mido Baroncelli Big Date Caliber 80, this is actually the sixth time I have reviewed a Mido watch that belongs to one of the brand's historical collections, the Baroncelli. The hands-on review of the Big Date adds to the long list of articles aimed at celebrating the brand's 100th Anniversary, a ...
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06 October 2018 |
Zenith,
30 minutes on the wrist,
The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is an international event that has reached such a high level of participation that is now difficult to contain. Among our friends there were at least two people taking part in the event, including Olivier - better known by his "Milan-ese" nickname on Instagram - and Ezio ...
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05 October 2018 |
ROLEX,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Baselworld 2017,
Although the last years were, in ROLEX language, pretty much focused on the arrival of the new Rolex Sea-Dweller 126600, the new Rolex Yacht-Master 40mm 116621 Two Tone Everose Steel Chocolate Dial, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona Steel and Cerachrom and, this year, the Rolex Deepsea 126660 and, above all, the ...
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04 October 2018 |
A.Lange & Söhne,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Haute Horlogerie,
Perpetually Yours,
SIHH 2016,
Welcome to Glashütte, the Silicon Valley of German Haute Horlogerie The last time we talked about an A.Lange & Söhne was at SIHH 2018 and the timepiece was the 2018 Triple Split, a complicated yet unique timepiece. Today we will talk about one of the brand's super-complicated watches, a timepiece that is ...
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03 October 2018 |
Franck Muller,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Haute Horlogerie,
Touching with your own hands the most complicated wristwatch ever made after having introduced the most complicated watch in the world, the Vacheron Constantin 57260, and meeting the man, who has literally hand-sketched its mechanism, is a privilege that very few people are granted. The watch I'm talking about is the ...
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02 October 2018 |
Baume et Mercier,
30 minutes on the wrist,
SIHH 2017,
Baume et Mercier is the only brand to actually partner with two iconic brands of American motor racing: Shelby Cobra and Indian Motorcycles The Baume et Mercier Shelby Cobra collection has been today complemented by the partnership the Swiss brand signed with Indian Mororcycles but there's no doubt it still is ...
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01 October 2018 |
OMEGA,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Baselworld 2016,
Its name is Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch CK2998 Limited Edition and that particular alphanumeric code indicates that Omega decided two years ago to rewrite their history backward, going from 1969 back to 1957, with the very same intensity and enthusiasm that they used to project the Speedmaster into the future. The year 1969 represented ...
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30 September 2018 |
Hamilton,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Baselworld 2018,
Hamilton’s history is inextricably linked to the Khaki Field and its classic three-hands-watch with a double scale - a military-inspired watch – and it is also linked to the supply of watches with specific characteristics to the American Navy. Even without wanting to call into question the roots of the Khaki ...
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