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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.

Introducing the Lange 1 Time Zone “25th Anniversary” Edition

A. Lange & Söhne continues the celebration of the iconic Lange 1’s 25th birthday with the Lange 1 Time Zone “25th Anniversary” edition.

The Skinnier Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph

AP new Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph is a skinnier new form of the hefty iconic timepiece powered by one of AP’s workhorse integrated movements: the caliber 2385.

Ross Povey’s Wrist Round-Ups from Spring Auction Weekend 2019 in Geneva

Ross Povey wrist checks some friends of Revolution while in Geneva during the 2019 spring auction weekend.

Highlights From The Phillips Hong Kong Watch Auction: EIGHT

Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo heads to Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Watch Auction: EIGHT.

Panerai’s New Lo Scienzato for 2019 Adds New Technologies to a Powerful Caliber

The Panerai Luminor Tourbillon GMT a.k.a the Lo Scienzato adds some new technology to the watch.

Highlights From The Phillips & Blackbird: SPORTS Auction

Phillips, in Association with Bacs & Russo, will hold its first ever watch auction curated by an Asian collector on May 27th in Hong Kong.

Time to Move: Jaquet Droz Unveils the Grande Seconde Chronograph & the Magic Lotus Automaton

Jaquet Droz unveils its first chronograph and a new Dual Time look in its Grande Seconde collection and wows us with a unique Zen garden automaton.

Time to Move: Harry Winston Unveils the Last Chapter of Its Histoire de Tourbillon

At Time to Move, the jeweller and watchmaker offered a number of impressive novelties. Here’s what you need to know about them.

A taste of honey: The making of the Oris for Revolution Divers Sixty-Five ‘Honey’

A taste of artisanal gin and a 1959 Les Paul gave rise to this partnership timepiece.

Time to Move: Breguet Unveils the Classique Tourbillon SQ 5395

This year, the Swatch Group pulled out of Baselworld to stage its own event called Time To Move. Here are 2019 novelties from Breguet.

Time to Move: Glashütte Original’s New SeaQ, a Dive Watch Inspired by the Manufacture’s Own History

The SeaQ, Glashütte Original’s new watch for 2019, revives an old icon from 1969 and expands it into a full collection.

Time To Move: Introducing the Speedmaster Apollo 11 Limited Edition in Steel & More 2019 Novelties

This year, the Swatch Group pulled out of Baselworld to stage its own event called Time To Move. Here 2019 novelties from Omega.

Time to Move: Blancpain Reissues the Mythical Air Command Flyback Chronograph

Blancpain reissues the mythical Air Command in a limited run of 500 pieces that remains true to the original.

Taming the Beast: Hasselblad H6D-100c

Sometimes here at Revolution, we got our hands on the Hasselblad H6D-100c, one of the best cameras on the market today.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Minute Repeater claims ‘New Level of Excellence’ for Chiming Watches

Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled a new minute repeater with perpetual calendar that “brings new levels of excellence to its mastery of chiming watches”.