Results for Ceramic Bezel Insert

Introducing: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Black Sandblast-Polished Ceramic

Back in black.

Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked In Ceramic

A cross-section of old-school watch design and modern-day watchmaking ability.

Vault Introduces the V2 in Red Carbon-Ceramic Composite

Vault, a Swiss watch brand founded in 2013 by Mark Schwarz, has just unveiled the V2+ Red CC, a unique, left-handed variant of its unusual approach to time-telling. Inspired by a bank vault’s time lock mechanism – Mr Schwarz was both a police officer and banker earlier in his career – the brand’s watches feature a time display based on a planetary gear system, where each hour marker is actually a functioning planetary gear that travels around the dial. All of that ingenious mechanics is courtesy of UhrTeil, the complication and manufacturing outfit led by Andreas Strehler. Novel case material The new V2+ Red CC differs from earlier models with its left-handed crown and novel case material. The case is made of carbon-ceramic composite, which gives it the properties of both its constituent materials – the lightness and strength of carbon as well as the hardness of ceramic. Basically, ceramic is layered in between sheets of carbon, which is then submerged polymer and baked an autoclave to create the block of composite material. As a result, it retains the distinctive striped pattern of carbon composite. The tonneau-shaped case has a complex, multi-faceted design made up of five parts and is curved on two axis, allowing it to sit well on the wrist. It measures 39mm by 46.7mm and 15mm in height, which is thick but a necessity. That’s because the movement is essentially an automatic base calibre with a planetary display module on top. And as in the realm of such e...

Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In White Ceramic

Light, white, and super bright.

Bring a Loupe: A Commemorative Speedmaster, A Ceramic IWC Fliegerchronograph, And A Rolex Precision

Dishing up the best vintage watches from around the web.

Auctions: Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One For Only Watch 2019 Sells For CHF 350,000

A unique Tudor fetches serious money.

Introducing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked Black Ceramic

Introducing: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked In Black Ceramic

One of the hottest watches on the planet just got even hotter.

Introducing: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT SBGE248 With Yellow Gold Bezel

A sharp new color scheme for the Spring Drive GMT.

Introducing: The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One For Only Watch 2019

Another unique take on the Black Bay, now all the more black.

Introducing: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In White Ceramic

Can you imagine a cooler summer watch? Yeah, didn't think so.

Introducing the Hand-Finished White Ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

Update: Longines gives its HydroConquest an all-ceramic makeover (with pricing and availability)

Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Orlinksi Red Ceramic

Hublot’s collaboration with Richard Orlinski births a Classic Fusion Chronograph as attention-grabbing as the French artist’s other works.

Introducing: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Black Ceramic

Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 19-01 Natalie Portman Black Sapphire and Black TZP Ceramic Limited Editions

Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 19-01 Natalie Portman

Baselworld 2014 Rolex GMT Master ll “Pepsi” Bezel Returns In High Tech Cerachrom

Not Just Theoretical: Hublot Big Bang Ferrari “Red Magic Carbon”, King Gold Carbon and Ceramic

The culmination of a successful year with Ferrari, the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari “Red Magic Carbon” is representative of the brand’s evolution towards integrated watchmaking. The UNICO movement was designed and produced by watchmakers at the Hublot manufacture and while chronographs are not exactly a unique complication, Hublot’s flyback chronograph can be reset at any […]

BASEL BUILDUP: 8 days to go. Remembering the Rolex that blew up Baselworld 2016…

BASEL BUILDUP: Will it happen again? Will Rolex put a ceramic bezel on an existing watch and break Baselworld? Rumours abound we may see just that on the ‘Coke’ GMT-Master II, which has been mocked up here by those resourceful Rolex rumourmongers at Monochrome. Though, for ours, a gradated green dial on a Sea-Dweller would … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 8 days to go. Remembering the Rolex that blew up Baselworld 2016… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Introducing: Panerai Luminor GMT Ceramica PAM01460

In 40mm black ceramic, it's a first for the brand.

Introducing: The Formex Essence Ceramica Offers The World's First Ceramic Quick-Adjust Bracelet

A fully-ceramic challenger enters the arena with a watch to celebrate the brand's 25th anniversary.

New: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One in Red Gold & Plasma Ceremic

Jaquet Droz extends the Grande Seconde Skelet-One line with two new additions - one in traditional red gold, and the other in an ultra modern plasma ceramic.

Pre-Basel 2019: Chanel Monsieur Édition Noire

Weeks ahead of Baselworld 2019, Chanel has shared the fifth iteration of the Monsieur de Chanel in black ceramic.

VIDEO: The 5 big Rolex releases of Basel 2018, including a cool Pepsi and warm root beer, and a gem of a Daytona

Cola was the hot topic leading up to Baselworld 2018 when it came to speculation about new Rolex releases. Would the Big Crown twist the lid off a new ‘Coke’, a two-colour red and black Cerachrom bezel GMT-Master II model, or rather open a cold can of Pepsi, referring to the two-colour red and blue … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The 5 big Rolex releases of Basel 2018, including a cool Pepsi and warm root beer, and a gem of a Daytona appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Omega’s Speedmaster Moonwatch Does a Reverse Panda

Omega continues to widen its already diverse Speedmaster offerings with the Speedmaster Moonwatch in “reverse panda” livery. Available in steel or 18k Moonshine gold, the latest iteration of the classic chronograph features a black dial in mirrored black lacquer with contrasting white registers, along with a ceramic insert for the tachymeter bezel. It’s something of a riff on the Moonwatch with a white lacquered dial launched in 2024. Initial thoughts This is an appealing variation of a classic. It might bring to mind past models with similar “reverse panda” dials, but the double-layer lacquered dial looks and feels quite different from earlier dials. The glossy surfaces is a pleasing upgrade that gives this a little more refinement. Like other recent Moonwatch iterations, this facelift moves the spaceflight-qualified chronograph upmarket while still retaining its technical credentials thanks to the Master Co-Axial cal. 3861 inside. Admittedly this strays a little from the “tool watch” roots of the Moonwatch, which was originally a no-frills chronograph. But the upgrades are not merely cosmetic – the dial is actually superior in terms of execution and finish, as is the bezel, case, and most importantly, movement. The cal. 3861 is clearly a big step forward compared to its predecessor. The lacquered dials don’t cost that much more than the standard equivalent with a matte black dial, which makes them a good alternative for someone who wants a Moonwatch tha...