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Just Because: Why Cut-Off Dial Numbers Exist (And Why They're Not Going Anywhere)

Dude, where's my six?

Hands-On: anOrdain Model 2 with Hammered, Enamel Dial

Founded in Scotland five years ago by industrial designer Lewis Heath, Anordain is one of the most unusual “microbrands” as it managed to master – straight out of the gate – one of watchmaking’s most prized crafts: vitreous enamel, often known as grand feu enamel in Swiss watchmaking. As a result, the brand manages to offer some of the most affordable watches with fired enamel dials, mostly priced under US$1500. Following the success of the inaugural Model 1 last year, the brand has just unveiled the Model 2, a compact, hand-wound, two-hander with a modern, minimalist design. Most notably, two versions of the watch feature a fired, translucent enamel done over a hammered surface. Like all Anordain’s standard enamel dials, the new hammered, enamel dial is done in-house. Located in Glasgow’s East End, Anordain’s workshop includes its own three-person team of enamellers that can produce eight to nine dials a week, usually in bright, unusual colours such as pink or a translucent bottle green. Design nuances Inspired by classic field watches – the no-nonsense wristwatches made for armies in the first half of the 20th century – the Model 2 was designed entirely in-house, from the case to the typography and hands. And just like vintage field watches that are small by modern standards, the Model 2 measures a discreet 36mm in diameter and 11mm in height. Its balanced proportions are indeed reminiscent of field watches, albeit in a more refined and formal ma...

Introducing: Seiko Presage Prestige Line Enamel Dial Spring Drive

For the first time, Spring Drive powers Presage watches.

Seiko Introduces the Presage Spring Drive Enamel Dial

Seiko has cultivated its Presage collection as one that offers watches featuring dials decorated with artisanal techniques like Shippo enamel or Arita porcelain, but at extremely affordable prices. Now Seiko has just rolled out the first-ever Presage watches powered by the brand’s best-known innovation – the Spring Drive, an electronically regulated mechanical movement previously only found in Credor, Grand Seiko and Prospex watches. And the Spring Drive has been combined with a decidedly more traditional face, with both new models featuring vitreous enamel dials. Available in either white or black, the enamel dials are once again produced by master craftsman Mitsuru Yokosawa and his team, who are adept at producing enamel dials of high-quality and in large quantities, but relatively low prices. The clean and slightly retro dial design, however, is the work of the design studio founded by Japanese industrial designer Riki Watanabe. After his death in 2013, the design of his work was entrusted to his colleague, who stuck closely to Watanabe’s ideals of functionality and beauty in the conception of the watch. The dial is characterised by a striking clarity thanks to the high contrast between the hands, hour markers and dial, as well as Arabic numerals in Didoni typeface, a favourite of Watanabe. Notably, the date is properly integrated into the dial design with a date wheel that matches the colour of the dial, while the combination of the contrasting...

Throwback Sundays: Six Blue Dial watches

Collectors seem to love blue watches. Sure, they say "Green is the new Black", but Blue remains close to our hearts. So for today, we pick six blue watches.

Bring a Loupe: A 1977 Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 3700/1, A Zenith Automatic Pre-Respirator, And A 1967 Rolex Submariner Ref. 5513 With Cartier Signed Dial

Another Friday, another round of watches from around the web.

Found: A Pair Of Sterile-Dial Glycine Airman Watches Sold At Naval Supplier Kroesen's

A military watch for the many.

Review: Warm and Delectable – The A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon with Pink Gold Dial

The A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon was first introduced in 2016. It is currently the most complicated watch of the Datograph sub-family.

Piaget: Mastery of Ornamental Stone Dial Watches

The 1960s saw Piaget’s ornamental stone watches become the choice of the bold and the beautiful, from Jackie Kennedy to Elizabeth Taylor and beyond.

Archimede Outdoor Protect Review: Case and Dial Perfection

he Archimede Outdoor Protect will not cost you a wheelbarrow full of cash and, while it’s not cheap ($890. on bracelet, $850. on rubber strap), it does offer surprising value. That's especially true when held against its case-hardened, Teutonic peers at Sinn and Damasko.

Introducing the H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept with Vantablack Dial

Panerai Introduces New Luminor with Iconic California Dial

Introducing the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon with Enamel Dial

The Omega Speedmaster Mark 2 with Racing Dial

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title="Available at Shop.Revolution.Watch" color="inverse" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fshop.revolution.watch%2F1969-speedmaster-professional-mark-ii-st-145-022.html||target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even before the Omega Speedmaster became the first and only watch on the moon, the technical Svengalis at the brand’s head office in Bienne,...

Collinsville Watch Co. Nautilus Review: The Chicken Sandwich Watch

Collinsville Watch Co. has been a friend of the Two Broke Watch Snobs podcast ever since the early days. Even back then Mike and I recognized the type of good work that Frank (the owner and operator of CW) was doing - making quality watches with great specs and design motifs that were significant and special.

New Release: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm (now in tropical dial!)

Hamilton reintroduces the new Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm, a perennial favourite among collectors of vintage military watches, this time with pre-patinated hands and indices.

Spot the Watch: Ellen DeGeneres rocking a black dial stainless steel Patek Philippe Ref 5960!

We spotted regular Spot the Watch feature person Ellen DeGeneres rocking another version of the Patek Philippe Ref 5960 in stainless steel.

Experiencing the Art of Enamel Dial Painting with Jaquet Droz

An exclusive afternoon with Jaquet Droz to learn how the Master Painter creates miniature enamel dials and for us to become an artist for a day.

Pensioner Discovers his £69 Explorer Dial 1963 Rolex Submariner now worth over £100,000

A pensioner narrowly avoids losing 95% of the value of his Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 purchased for £69 in 1966. Today, it's worth over £100,000.

Baselworld 2015: Breitling Updates To Superocean II With New Dial Colours And Sizes

For Basel this year, Breitling updates its SuperOcean line with the introduction of Superocean II, a bolder, better and more option varied range for diving watch fans out there. The main changes that have been implemented are a complete design refresh, partly based on feedback from customers of the previous Superocean line, with little tweaks to […]

Dial Designer Xavier Magaldi Merges Haute Horlogerie With Street Art

You might not expect it but within Patek Philippe’s design department works a genuine and actually quite famous artist; Xavier Magaldi. This by itself might not come as such a surprise, but Magaldi is not into still life paintings or even creations of a more impressionistic nature, no, Magaldi is into street art!  Though not […]

Panerai Reminds Us Of Their Iconic Dial Design In Singapore

The prototypical Panerai is easily recognised from a distance, thanks in part to the iconic crown guard flanking the case. This feature was added as a revision to the earlier “Radomir”, with the intention of adding a crown protecting bridge that would prevent water from entering the case. This shape that these two elements formed […]

Rare watches: The A. Lange & Söhne TOURBILLON Pour le Mérite piece unique white gold black dial

Rare watches: The A. Lange & Söhne TOURBILLON Pour le Mérite

Rare Watches: F.P. Journe Tourbillon Remontoir d’Egalité with a gorgeous mother of pearl dial

Francois Paul Journe. A talented watchmaker. I had the pleasure of meeting with FP way back when he was yet a nobody…and had just made his first tourbillon remontoir d’egalité. The original looked like it was made in his garage, and indeed it was. But recently, I had the pleasure of spending a week withRead More

Introducing: Dennison ALD Dual Time "Shades" (Live Pics)

After its disco-chic stone dial debut, Dennison goes simple and classy with new monochomatic dual time dials and polished steel link bracelets.