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By unveiling its new Speedmaster CK 2998 Limited Edition, OMEGA is continuing one of its most popular watch designs. The original OMEGA CK 2998 was released in 1959. For collectors, this watch – with its Alpha hands, symmetrical case and…
The models composing the Classique collection are pieces of timeless aesthetic that symbolise the ultimate Breguet style. The new rose gold Classique Extra-Plate 5157 is a symbol of class and a timeless addition to the collection. Its self-winding movement with…
Abraham-Louis Breguet was the brain behind many inventions in the watchmaking world. In addition to the tourbillon and the pare-chute shock protection device, he also is the origin of the idea of the split-seconds chronograph, a complication that will soon…
Breguet is enriching its new generation of Marine watches with a creation housing three horological complications. In addition to an alarm, the Marine Alarme Musicale 5547 displays a second time zone as well as the date. Breguet Marine Alarm Musicale…
Rolex is extending its GMT-Master II range with a new version in ‘Oystersteel’, equipped with a bidirectional rotatable bezel and a 24-hour graduated two-colour Cerachrom insert in red and blue ceramic. The lugs and sides of its Oyster case have…
“We’ll see you on the other side” 50 years after the Apollo 8 mission, the first to orbit around the moon, OMEGA is releasing its newest “Dark Side of the Moon” timepiece. Unlike previous “Dark Side” models, this release houses…
In 1993, the Seamaster Professional Diver 300M was launched for the first time. Its design and ocean technology signalled OMEGA’s return to the world of diving watches and also ignited the brand’s partnership with the figure of James Bond. Now,…
Conflict, although devastating, often drives innovation; and OMEGA’s new Seamaster Limited Edition timepieces are rooted in World War II history. Between 1940 and 1945, OMEGA delivered more than 110,000 timepieces to the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) for use within…
A new manufacture calibre, with a power reserve of three days, appears in six new versions of one of the Italian brand Panerai’s best-sellers, with updated technology and new aesthetic details. For many years the ‘Luminor Logo’ with its masculine, but simple…
In 1950 the first Memovox model started Jaeger-LeCoultres history of mechanical watches equipped with an alarm. The Memovox Polaris model from 1968 has now inspired the Grande Maison for its Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris collection, which is derived from the looks of its predecessor in a variety…
The Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases Equation of Time GMT (Ref. PAM00920) is the first of Officine Panerai’s creations to have moon phase indication and a new system using polarized crystals to indicate the date. The new made-to-order timepiece which can be personalized,…
Panerai introduces a new version of one of the most surprising creations: The Lo Scienziato Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Titanio (Ref. PAM00767) with a 3D-printed titanium case and the P.2005/T skeletonised movement with tourbillon regulator. With its titanium case 3D-printed using the technique of…