A DIVER’S WATCH IN ORANGE The Planet Ocean collection which encompasses the Seamaster family welcomes two new recruits – an automatic three-hand and a chronograph – which each reinterpret the orange shade which decorated the first pieces produced in 2005 At Baselworld in 2005, a new piece by Omega drew onlookers to its stand: a … Continue reading SEAMASTER PLANET OCEAN 600M CO-AXIAL MASTER CHRONOMETER
ON A SPECIAL MISSION Sixty years ago, the watchmaking company created the first modern diver’s watch for the deep-sea missions carried out by the “Nageurs de combat” (Combat Swimmers) military unit. Today, a 300-piece limited edition pays homage to the courage of those ocean experts. When he joined Blancpain in 1950, Jean-Jacques Fiechter set out … Continue reading FIFTY FATHOMS NAGEURS DE COMBAT
THE REFERENCE Often copied, seldom equalled, it sails across the waves of fashion. We take a closer look at the mythical Submariner watch, a must-have for all fans of the brand with the crown logo. The Submariner, the first watch to be watertight down to 100m, has been a big hit with fans of underwater … Continue reading OYSTER SUBMARINER
THE WORLD WITHIN REACH OF THE WRIST A new model has come to swell the ranks of the Polaris collection and was launched at the SIHH earlier this year. This limited edition made by the “Grande Maison“ is specially aimed at big travellers. In 1968, Jaeger-LeCoultre marked the history of watchmaking with the launch of … Continue reading POLARIS GEOGRAPHIC WT
MAKING ITS MARK A collection based not on a particular model but on a kind of material: this is the idea behind models made from carbon in a very contemporary style. Following a collaboration with Bamford, a company specialised in made-to-measure casing for timepieces, TAG Heuer launched the Monaco watch made from highly attractive carbon. … Continue reading AQUARACER CARBON
BLUE INTENSITY While summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere, Hublot has released a shaped watch all dressed in blue, with a dial revealing the workings of its complex mechanism. This limited edition of 100 pieces is available only from the brand’s stores. While its name could belong to a jazz ensemble, the … Continue reading SPIRIT OF BIG BANG BLUE
THE FUN INHERITANCE This limited edition has all the charms of a diver’s watch, but also attracts the eye with its retro style, resulting in a wonderful journey back in time. It’s impossible not to associate the 1970s with a breath of freedom and aesthetic dynamism. This richly creative period combined a light touch with … Continue reading FIFTY FATHOMS BATHYSCAPHE DAY DATE 70S
A DIVE INTO URBAN STYLE With this model equipped with a new automatic calibre, the brand has made a timepiece with an impeccable finish and useful features for daily life. For many years, diver’s watches have been a feature both of our underwater leisure activities and our daily life on dry land. For some, they … Continue reading FIFTY FATHOMS BATHYSCAPHE QUANTIÈME ANNUEL
PORTRAIT OF A WATCHMAKING SUCCESS The Fifty-Eight, the latest addition to the Black Bay collection, takes inspiration from the first timepiece that was watertight down to 200m made by Tudor for the design, and a new movement developed by the brand, for the mechanism. True sagas never die but expand over time. This is perhaps … Continue reading BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT
WATER AWAKENING The brand celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Memovox with the launch of the new Polaris collection. All the original attractions are preserved, including the alarm function. 1968. Young people came together, determined to change the world. The same year, Jaeger-LeCoultre unveiled its revolutionary watch. The Memovox was the first diving watch with … Continue reading JAEGER-LECOULTRE – POLARIS MEMOVOX