One of the biggest surprises and crowd pleasing timepieces found at this year’s Baselworld 2019 was the new “Bell & Ross Bellytanker Bronze”, which integrates their “Vintage Collection”. For starters this watch doesn’t even come with the brands iconic “circle in square” design, highly recognizable among horology enthusiasts. Instead they went a more traditional route, with a very appealing color scheme. Continue reading “Bell & Ross Bellytanker Bronze” »
Chopard’s Mille Miglia collection debuted a pair of new editions in steel or steel and 18k rose gold for their motorsport-inspired watches at Baselworld 2019. Just like clockwork Italy has hosted these classic vintage car races for over 40 years, since it was rebooted in 1977; with Chopard releasing accompanying timepieces for most of this run, covering over a three decade long and still on-going partnership. Continue reading “Chopard Mille Miglia 2019 Race Edition” »
At Baselworld 2019 we witnessed the launch of a new line of watches by TAG HEUER with historic links, the “AUTAVIA ISOGRAPH”. These timepieces will be available in bronze or steel with several dial options. But, stay tuned for more variables to the collection that are set to come out soon in future releases.
Patek Philippe unveiled the new classic chronograph 5172G model at Baselworld 2019. This announcement signifies an addition to their catalog, while replacing the entire reference 5170. Although the new reference is more a mix of several previous Patek models than just an upgrade to its predecessor; Patek Philippe has nonetheless chosen this hybrid timepiece as their new chronograph. Continue reading “Patek Philippe Chronograph 5172G” »
In the latest Bell & Ross creation for Baselworld 2019 they have looked passed the cockpit instrumentation to seek out inspiration elsewhere. Their search landed on the US Air Force’s groundbreaking icon of pilot apparel, the MA-1 flight jacket. The “BR 03-92 MA-1” watch has been designed to pay tribute to the US Air Force’s now-legendary MA-1 “bomber” jacket. Continue reading “Bell & Ross BR03-92 MA-1” »
At Baselworld 2019 we got to see Patek Philippe showcase a new calendar display on their vintage inspired “Patek Philippe Calatrava Weekly Calendar”. Also enclosed in this 1950’s style case is a newly developed in-house mechanical movement. Continue reading “Patek Philippe Calatrava Weekly Calendar” »
Tudor released several timepieces at Baselworld 2019, but the most divisive piece came in the form of the new “Tudor Black Bay P01”. It looks like no other watch in their catalog to date, hence the initial surprise factor that comes along with it. Not all horology enthusiasts seemed to respond positively to this watch, but it has historical significance. Continue reading “Tudor Black Bay P01” »
In recent years Rolex has been getting creative with one of their most celebrated model lines, the “Sea-Dweller”. It began with enlarging the case from 40mm to 43mm, swapping movements and even adding a cyclops lens among other subtle and not so unsubtle modifications. Now for the first time ever Rolex has released a “Sea-Dweller” with some yellow gold, on the new two-tone reference 126603 edition, unveiled at Baselworld 2019. Continue reading “Rolex Sea-Dweller Rolesor 126603” »
Rolex has released an updated “Yacht-Master” at Baselworld 2019, now available in 18k white gold for the first time. The case size has also grown from 40 to 42mm and now houses the new Rolex caliber 3235 movement. Let’s take a closer look at the new “Rolex Yacht-Master 42” reference 226659. Continue reading “Rolex Yacht Master 42” »
It was back in 2011 that we saw Panerai release their first ever timepiece made out of bronze, but since then they have released a few follow-ups crafted out of this alloy. Now for 2019 the “Laboratorio di Idee” division of Panerai has released the new “Panerai Submersible Bronzo PAM 968”. Continue reading “Panerai Submersible Bronzo PAM 968” »
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