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The Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic Skeleton
The Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic Skeleton comes in both a gent’s version and a lady’s version. These timepieces from this American watchmaker are designed as the quintessential dress watches in an affordable price range. Hamilton has been quite prolific recently as it was featured in a Jack Ryan blockbuster hit. Hamilton has a loyal worldwide following that is has earned through dedic...
Ballast Odin Watch Review and Video Review
The Ballast Odin is one of the newer releases from Ballast Watches. The Odin is a casual, yet rugged watch with some elegant touches. A nice grab and go option being a quartz powered watch. The Odin comes in a variety of color options, grey dial, cream dial, dark copper dial, blue and finishes with PVD and Rosetone. The model being reviewed here is the black dial with brown leather nato styl...
Glashutte Original PanoMatic Inverse
Originally unveiled in 2008, the PanoInverse from Glashutte Original has seen great success. As always, this timepiece reveals its duplex swan neck fine adjustment on the dial side. Glashutte achieves this by reversing the components which makeup the movement so that the case back can be seen from the front alongside the hands and apertures. The Glashutte Original PanoMatic Inverse comes in only t...
The Hublot All Black Unico Is Finally Here
One of the most anticipated watches of the year is finally here – the Unico All Black from Hublot. This watch is the follow up to the first Unico, which was released one year ago. All Black watches from this Swiss manufacturer have been always around and are all limited to a numbered series of 500 pieces. The Unico combines the timeless form of the Big Bang series with the expertise of Hublo...
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition a Quantieme Perpetuel 8 Jours SQ
The name of the watch might indeed be a mouthful but certainly this gorgeous timepiece from Jaeger-LeCoultre is a ‘wristful’ with its eye catching aesthetics and its Avant Garde approach to Haute Horlogerie. This watch is yet another release by this masterful brand for SIHH 2014. This skeletonized pocket watch is an interpretation of a pocket watch made by JLC in 1928. In all fairness ...
NOMOS Glashutte Tetra Berlin
Nomos announced that it will be releasing a new series from its Tetra collection this year. The watches will honor Germany’s capital – Berlin. The collection is distinctively Nomos, as they carve their own path in watchmaking. As an independent brand, Nomos has always done things their way and their adoring fans have always supported them. The Tetra collection is a perfectly square wat...
Baume & Mercier Clifton Retrograde Date Automatic
Baume & Mercier has been on the rise recently with a spate of new and technically ingenious watches. This Swiss brand is showing the world that when it comes to watchmaking, they have the whole skill set. From chronographs to tourbillons, Baume & Mercier has been doing it all. This year, the brand has released a totally new watch with some very interesting complications. Introducing the Ba...
The New Casio G Shock Camouflage Chrono
Sharp… That’s all I’ve got to say. Casio in its most recent spate of releases has unveiled a Casio G Shock in a camouflage aesthetic. The watch carries all of the G Shock design elements that have made the line one of the most sought after in the world. What is really sweet about this watch is that the Camouflage design has a 3D effect. This Camouflage G Shock is featured in an ...
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver in White Ceramic
Rugged, strong, irreproachably functional – just some of the words that spring to mind when looking at this work of art. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver in white ceramic stands as the quintessential diving watch that is so versatile it can literally be worn for any occasion. The new Offshore Diver for this year is made from white ceramic. Ceramic is chosen by this esteemed brand...
The Rado Esenza Ceramic Touch
In the world of watchmaking, most of the innovations are geared towards men, but Rado has just released an amazing new collection and they have made it exclusively for women. Introducing the Esenza by Rado – the world’s first touch controlled ceramic watch. The Esenza has a unique oval case shape and, as stated before, is made completely in ceramic. This Esenza collection comes in both...
The Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph 100
When I first saw this watch, I didn’t believe it hailed from the Timewalker collection. The watch is ultra-sporty and it features so many aesthetic nuances that I had never encountered in earlier releases from the Timewalker series. However, I want to maintain that this watch is probably going to be their biggest seller, despite what I expect to be strong competition from the Meisterstuck He...
Zenith Pilot Montre D’Aeronef Type 20 GMT 1903
The Zenith Pilot Montre D’Aeronef Type 20 GMT 1903 honors the Wright Brothers, who were the first people to take to the skies 1903. This superlative wristwatch is launched in a wonderful limited edition series of just 1,903 pieces. Zenith was among the first watch makers to make watches that fit the bill for aviation. Aviation styled watches usually have a few things in common such as a prom...