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Five Minutes with Alec Monopoly

Going Deeper - Ben Clymer the Collector

Introducing the TAG Heuer Monaco 1979 - 1989 Limited Edition “Le Mans”

TAG Heuer launches number two of five special Monaco watches, very appropriately, at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, in marking the watch’s 50th anniversary.

In Conversation with Ben Clymer: The Man Behind HODINKEE

Wei Koh sits down with Ben Clymer, founder of HODINKEE to talk about their 10th anniversary and how they’ve revolutionized the the industry with a website and e-commerce.

Povey’s Picks - Bonhams London 19th June 2019

Introducing the AP Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph, The Hour Glass Commemorative Edition

In celebration of The Hour Glass’ 40th anniversary AP announces the Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph, The Hour Glass Commemorative Edition in platinum

Gruen Airflight Jumping Dial

For pilots that needed a 24-hour time reference, the Gruen Airflight presented a clever if also quirky alternative to crowding the dial with markings.

Hands-on With The Panerai Luminor Marina PAM977

Hands-on with the new Panerai PAM977 and PAM978 with a brushed silver dial and stainless steel bracelet.

Introducing the Unlimited Zenith El Primero A384 Revival

Swiss watchmaker Zenith continues celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the El Primero movement with the unlimited El Primero A384 Revival.

Absolute Seventies: Beta 21 Quartz Funk

The creation of the Beta 21 quartz watch brought a revolution in case design that led to the creation of some of horology’s most extraordinary timepieces.

Five takeaways from the World Ocean Summit 2019

Oris Ocean Trilogy Shows the Way

With our oceans practically spilling over with trash, Oris does good by incorporating recycling into its Ocean Trilogy limited edition collection.

Mike Horn tells us why we need to protect the oceans (and get closer to nature)

In the Market for a Japan Racing Dial Speedmaster?

Revolution considers the origins of the Racing Dial Speedmaster and why the 2004 Japan Racing Dial is on a superb upward price trajectory.

Eterna and the Kon-Tiki Voyage Across the South Pacific

72 years after the legendary Kon-Tiki voyage, Revolution looks back at the Eterna watches that crossed the Pacific with the intrepid explorers.

Why Did It Take Casio So Long to Give Us the Uber-Cool G-Shock Full Metal 5000?

On a visit to Casio’s Hamura R&D; and Yamagata Premium Product Line facilities we discover why it took 35 years before the G-Shock Full Metal 5000 was possible.

Oris is Fighting for Ocean Conservation

The Entire History of Patek Philippe’s Perpetual Calendars

Revolution founding editor Wei Koh’s detailed, retrospective guide to the perpetual calendar movements of the exclusive Swiss maison.

Special Service: The IWC Porsche Design Ref. 3519 AMAG

Who would have thought that a decades-long feud within the Porsche family would result in one of the most iconic military watches of the 1980s?

Time to Move: Blancpain 2019

At Time to Move, Blancpain presented vintage military-themed diver’s and pilot’s chronograph steeped in lore and mystique.

75th Anniversary of D-Day: 6 June, 1944

We reserve a moment to remember one of the most momentous days of the 20th century, and the timepieces that soldiers on the ‘good’ side wore to war.

Introducing the Hand-Finished White Ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

Stronger from the Core: Casio G-Steel Carbon Core Guard GST-B200

The new G-Steel and Master series of watches by Casio are constructed with a Carbon Core Guard Structure. We break it down layer by layer.

Time to Move: Glashutte Original Raises the Bar

At Time To Move, Glashutte Original dazzled with supreme technical wizardry of its Senator Chronometer Tourbillon.

The Lovely Bones: Skeletonization and Skeletonised Watches

Watches are now showpieces as much as timepieces, and as levels of sophistication have increased, the inner workings deserve not to be hidden.

Made for Warriors: The Tornek Rayville TR-900

The story of the 1960s Tornek Rayville TR-900 and the Force Recon Battalion soldiers who wore it to war.

The Origin Story of the NATO Strap

Now a trend that has become ubiquitous throughout the watch industry, so-called ‘NATO’ straps owe their existence to a single point in British military history.

Classic in Modern Dress: Zenith Defy El Primero Fusée Tourbillon

Zenith flexes its modernist streak by combining two classical complications in a breathtakingly modern and athletic Defy El Primero Fusee Tourbillon.

The Beauty of Bespoke Blancpain

Blancpain gives Revolution a sneak peek at some of the incredible métiers d’art projects currently taking place in its workshops in La Vallée de Joux.

Introducing the Monaco 1969-1979 Limited Edition

TAG Heuer introduces the Monaco 1969-1979 Limited Edition, kicking off the first of five watches to be unveiled in commemoration of the iconic timepiece’s 50th birthday.