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Review: The new Longines Railroad
We take a look at the new Longines Railroad, a watch based on a model that Longines produced in the 1960's for railwaymen.
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Type XX Breguet
The 1954 French military flyback chronograph - reborn in-house in 2023.
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Spot the Watch: Escape Plan and a Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon
For this weeks Spot the Watch we are revisiting the 2013 film Escape Plan to see if a Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon was used.
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Sartorial Musings: Decoding the Dress Code for gentlemen
Sartorial Elegance: we take a look at the dress code for gentlemen, and help you decode it, so you will always turn up correctly dressed for the occassion.
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Review: Hublot BIG BANG UNICO ALL BLACK SAPPHIRE
Hublot throws its lot into the ring with its 's Big Bang Unico Sapphire. With this new entrant, Hublot builds a foothold in the new fad of fancy watch case materials, the arms race of the Sapphire crystal. Other high-end or rather highly priced brands like Richard Mille and MB&F; have also joined in the match. Richard Mille's RM 056 in sapphire is in the 7 digit price range while MB&F;'s HM6-SV is almost half a million dollars.
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Review: Rolex Yachtmaster 40 Everose Rolesor Ref 116621
We review the new Rolex Yachtmaster 40, the first Yachtmaster to feature a combination of stainless steel and Rolex's proprietary Everose Gold.
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Review: Breitling Avenger Hurricane
We review the Breitling Avenger Hurricane, fresh from this year's Baselworld. Find out what are our thoughts on this massive, and good-looking timepiece!
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Review: Sinn 910 Anniversary Split-Seconds Chronograph Watch
Sinn releases the very special 910 Anniversary split-seconds chronograph, an understated but generously well designed piece. As already established since the brand's earlier days, Sinn truly has an eye for quality without the woes of ‘over engineering’ things.
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Spot the Watch: Brad Pitt
We have spotted Brad Pitt wearing some interesting timepieces and a couple of watches were a surprise to us. So enjoy this weeks addition of Spot the Watch
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Review: Patek Philippe Ref. 5396 Annual Calendar with new dials featuring Breguet numerals
Patek Philippe releases the new dial variants to the Ref. 5396 Annual Calendar. Available in 18 K white gold and 18 K rose gold, the new annual calendars are beautifully made classic timepieces that as Patek Philippe would say, heirlooms in its own right.
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Spot the Watch: Ben Affleck, Hollywood Actor and Director featuring Breguet in Batman vs Superman!
This weeks Spot the Watch features Ben Affleck, who is playing Bruce Wayne in the new Batman vs Superman movie. See what we have spotted in this weeks STW.
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Game Changer: Richard Mille RM 027 Tourbillon
Mechanical watches and tennis don’t often go hand-in-hand - that is, until Richard Mille decided to do something about it with the RM 027 Tourbillon At the ripe old age of 24, current world number one Rafael Nadal’s knees are a mess. Tendonitis and other injuries suffered as a result of the wear and […]
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California Love
With its mix of Roman and Arabic numerals, the so-called California dial has become one of the most sought-after Rolex watches of the modern era.
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Zenith Christophe Colomb
Zenith recalls the pioneering days of exploration with its tourbillon alternative In 1916, Zenith produced a new escapement called the Echappement Colon - Colón being the Spanish word for Columbus, and échappement the French word for escapement. This Lépine-style chronometer movement was 20½ lines in size and was awarded three first prizes by Neuchâtel’s observatory […]
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How a Tourbillon Works
With a little help from Jaeger-LeCoultre, we uncover the workings of the tourbillon. The purpose of Breguet’s inspired creation was to combat the poise errors found in the balance, balance spring and escapement in vertical positions by rotating these timekeeping elements. (For more on the tourbillon and its history, read “A Brief History of […]
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Baselworld 2016: Zenith Academy Tourbillon Georges Favre-Jacot
Zenith's Academy Tourbillon Georges Favre-Jacot offers a futuristic take on Haute Horlogerie. Its powerful design and innovative materials reveal an unprece
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Baselworld 2016: Zenith El Primero Classic Car
Zenith's tricolour is back again with the Zenith El Primero Classic Car; with a twist. The dial is said to mimic the engine's pattern. With the Manufacture'
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Baselworld 2016 First Impressions - Omega
Speeding In Let’s speed into this one. There are two stars of the hour in the lineup of Speedmasters this year: one, the reissued Speedmaster CK 2998 and the other, the Speedmaster Master Chronometer Chronograph Moonphase – one, the blue one (that we’re sure you’ve already seen on multiple Instagram wrist shots already) – and the other […]
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Dossier: Brief History of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
At the end of 1952 and through the beginning of 1953, the first French navy’s scuba diver unit was created, as a result of cooperation between the French Navy and the Secret Services. The naval branch was to become known as “Commando Hubert”, though the Secret Services branch was not given a specific name, operating […]
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Review: A. LANGE & SÖHNE GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE “LUMEN”
A. LANGE & SÖHNE presented a new limited edition of 200 watches, the GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE “Lumen” at the latest SIHH. It combines a brilliant moon-phase display with a mystically luminous outsize date that reflects the characteristic style of the brand icon. This is however, not the first time the brand is doing a limited edition Lumen run. It was previously used for the Grand Lange 1, without the moonphase.
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Review: HYT Skull Bad Boy. Hands-on, live photographs, specs and price.
We are being a bad boy as we get a sneak peek and a hands-on review of the new HYT Skull Bad Boy...to be released in next week's BaselWorld 2016.
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Breitling, A Manufacture
In the past, Breitling’s calibres were assembled and refined to chronometer standards from commercially available ébauches, ranging from Lemania-based movements (the calibre B11 and B12 were based on Lemania 1873 and 187 calibres, respectively) to Valjoux 7750-series and ETA 2892 movements (the latter, equipped with Dubois Dépraz chronograph modules). Then in 2009, the company revealed […]
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After Hours: Part 2 – The Art of Erotica
Original Sin An erotic watch is, in several ways, the 18th-century equivalent of pornography in your smartphone. (Or, in a more primitive age, those cute nude ballpoints where a model’s black lace basque falls off when you invert the pen, a reliable way of livening up the dullest of meetings.) One, it is advanced technology […]
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Affordable Swiss Luxury
Swiss Watchmakers put their best into creating timepieces of excellent quality and value A Matter of Perception Though Switzerland is often seen as a bastion of luxury watchmaking, with premium brands producing timepieces that cost as much, if not more, than automobiles, that is not to say that there is a dearth of affordable […]
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Technical details: Dominique Renaud DR01 TWELVE FIRST
Technical details: Dominique Renaud TWELVE FIRST's new revolutionary escapement system and oscillator.
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APRP: Training Ground for the Exceptional
In a way, how everyone knows everyone who’s anybody, in the business. Back in the late 1980s and early ’90s, mechanical watchmaking was beginning its incredible upswing towards what is now widely known as the “mechanical renaissance”. Big-name brands were once again becoming interested in progressing non-quartz watchmaking, and the small collectors’ market willing to […]
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BaselWorld 2016: Jacob & Co – Astronomia Sky and Twin Turbo
New for BaselWorld 2016: Jacob & Co's new Astronomia Sky and Twin Turbo. Two ultra-complicated watches.
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Review: Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon
If there's anything to be left wanting, we all wish that the watch was phallic instead of tonneau. After all, that would be one more function, a plumbing device for gaping holes.
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Recap Part 2: The Best of BaselWorld 2015
In Part 2 of our look back at BaselWorld 2015, here are REVOLUTION founder Wei Koh’s picks for the best watches for beauty and complexity. Best Design Watches De GFrisogono New Retro It has traditionally been something of an uphill battle for jewellery brands to seize a piece of the emotional real estate in the […]
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Recap Part 1: The Best of BaselWorld 2015
Before we dive into the upcoming edition of BaselWorld 2016 that kicks off this March 17, take a moment to register the highlights of last year’s edition. Here, REVOLUTION founder Wei Koh’s favourite watches from BaselWorld 2015. Best Sport Watches We are defining this loosely here, to refer to watches that are not quite […]
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Flying High With IWC
The Pilot’s collection is the spotlight this year, and we take a look at the best of this well-loved family of watches.