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MBandF Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold

MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual In 18k Yellow Gold

First launched in 2015, the Legacy Machine Perpetual has been crafted since in red gold, platinum, white gold and titanium. A new 18k yellow gold case with striking blue face now joins the series. Beginning with a blank sheet of…

Ultimate Diving Watch: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms X-Fathoms

A Collector, Who Doesn’t Want To Be One: @watchleo

A skeleton quartz Swatch and a bunch of computer style models first caught his attention for watches. However, an OMEGA Speedmaster Professional his mother bought him in 1993 remains his most beloved mechanical timepiece of that time. He also loves his dad’s…

Collectors Choice Watch_1505 Vacheron Constantin_Overseas Chronograph

Swiss Craftsmanship In The Persian Gulf: @watch_1505

If you are willing to frequently travel between Kuwait and Switzerland, you must be a true watch enthusiast. There, the horological journey of @watch_1505 began during a University stay in 1979; “It’s hard to not fall in love with watches…

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15202ST in Stainless Steel

Sustainable Collecting: @uhrenbeweger

A Junghans from his grandfather is not only the very first mechanical watch he owned, but also the oldest one. The date 12.09.68 is engraved on its caseback. For a long time it was hidden in a drawer, but now…

Zenith Elite 40.5mm

Zenith Unisex Elite Classic And Elite Moonphase Models

Amongst several others, Zenith used LVMH Watch Week in Dubai to introduce two new unisex models to its Elite Collection in the form of an Elite Classic and Elite Moonphase. Both are housed in 40.5mm (18-carat rose-gold or stainless-steel) cases…

Zenith EL Primero A384 Revival

Zenith El Primero A384 Revival Ref. 03.A384.400/21.M384

This year at Dubai’s LMVH watch fair, Zenith brought back the spirit of the 1960s with a brand new El Primero edition. The El Primero A384 Revival was first introduced last year, as the brand celebrated 50 years since becoming…

TAG Heuer Carrera 160th Anniversary

TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition

In 1860, TAG Heuer – known as Heuer at the time – was founded by Edouard Heuer in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. To honour the 160th anniversary, the Swiss luxury watchmaker is introducing the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition…

Ulysse Nardin Blockchain Technology in Mechanical Watches

Ulysse Nardin To Deploy The First Tamper-Proof Blockchain Warranty Certificate

Since November 4, 2019, for each purchase of a new Ulysse Nardin watch from an official reseller network, a free and tamper-proof extended warranty certificate, anchored in the most widely used and robust public blockchain, is generated and digitally signed…

Richard Mille RM61 01 Ultimate Edition Yohan Blake

Richard Mille RM 61-01 Ultimate Edition Yohan Blake

The RM 61-01 was unveiled in 2014 and is a younger sibling of the tourbillon RM 59-01 worn by Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake, who has been a member of the Richard Mille family since 2012. This ‘Ultimate Edition’ heralds the…

Zenit Pilot Type 20 Rescue

Zenith Pilot Type 20 Rescue and Pilot Type 20 Rescue Chronograph

Earlier this year at LMVH in Dubai, Zenith put two modern new models in the spotlight that put the brand’s aviation heritage into the spotlight. The Pilot Type 20 Rescue (Ref. 03.2434.679/20.I010) and Pilot Type 20 Rescue Chronograph (Ref. 03.2434.4069/20.I010)…

Zenith Defy 21 Land Rover Edition

Zenith DEFY 21 Land Rover Edition

Back in January at Dubai’s LVMH 2020 watch fair, watch manufacturer Zenith introduced several new models created in cooperation with a number of acknowledged artists and brands. One model was developed in partnership with British automotive manufacturer Land Rover and…

Audemars Piguet Code 11 59 Cover

The Complex Case Of CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet

The case of the newest collection CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet has a complex architecture which required the use of dedicated tools and sophisticated hand finishing techniques. It has an octagonal middle case with a round extra-thin bezel and stylised arched lugs.…