Review: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15300
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is the iconic watch that you could almost attribute the revival of the manufacture to. It is the kind of design you either love, or hate. However for me, it was love at first sight and after owning it for some time, it is definitely [...]
Celebrating the new Patek Philippe World Time Moon
Patek Philippe certianly kicked off their 175th anniversary in style with the new Reference 5575 World Time Moon. For the first time ever, Patek has combined their legendary World Time with a Moonphase. A very complex dial but we love it! The Reference 5110 and 5130 World Timers are immensely [...]
A Revolution in Australia: Revolution Magazine
I cannot count the number of times I’ve purchased a magazine from the newsagent, only to take it home, read a few pages and think that my money could’ve been spent better elsewhere. However, this was not one of these experiences. Revolution is a popular magazine that has a strong [...]
2014 Watchmaking Oscars: GPHG is back!
It’s that time of year again, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève is upon is and there are 72 shortlisted watches in the running for various watches, most notably, the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix. This year we see offerings from many houses with numerous entries from Omega, Tudor, Blancpain and Montblanc. Each [...]
The Watchonado returns!
I do apologise to all my readers out there, you must be wondering why there has been such a silence lately. Unfortunately my little one has been keeping me to busy, but it’s great to announce that the Watchonado is now back. Stay tuned, some interesting blog posts to follow. [...]
Baselworld 2014: Patek Philippe’s surprises for the year
In 2013,rumours circulated that Patek Philippe would put an end to the production for their hugely popular 5960 watch that was the manufactures first in-house automatic chronograph. That was largely true until they officially announced that all precious metal versions of the 5960 annual calendar automatic chronograph, however they would introduce a [...]
Baselworld 2014: Rolex’s revered releases
Rolex was certainly a crowd pleaser this year at Basel. They hit the ball out of the park with the much anticipated “Pepsi” GMT-Master II. We are sure you have been reading a lot about this particular piece, however let’s look at their other releases, the Sea-Dweller 4000 and the [...]
Baselworld 2014: Celebrating the Moon Landing (again)
Developing further their moon watch heritage, Omega has announced at Basel 2014 a limited edition 45th Anniversary Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first to set foot on the moon on the Apollo 11 spacecraft in 2969, and as a result, Omega have released this 42mm [...]
Baselworld 2014: Finally a new Pepsi
Fresh from Baselworld 2014, Rolex has unveiled what many were waiting years for. A remake of the classic “Pepsi” GMT Master II. We like it! Although it is a shame it only comes in a white gold case. This will make it out of reach for many unfortunately. More Baselworld [...]
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