Top Stories watches
Regulars
14 Stunning Timepieces From The Greatest Watch Show On Earth
Gadget nuts have CES, kids at heart get Toy Fair, video gamers have E3, but if it’s watches that ring your bell, you’ll want to head over to Basel, Switzerland for Baselworld. It’s where the world’s horological masters gather to unveil their latest timekeeping works of art. And these are the most wonderful of this year’s whole bunch.
Breitling Emergency II: A Satellite Distress Signal On Your Wrist
Breitling’s original Emergency watch first launched back in 1995 and was able to broadcast a distress signal on the 121.5MHz analogue band allowing ships, planes and other vehicles to track it. But if your approximate location wasn’t already known, it made locating the signal a bit tricky. So Breitling is introducing an upgraded version of the watch — the Emergency II — that adds the ability to send a distress signal to satellites circling overhead, so no matter where on Earth you’re lost, you can be found.
Swatch Sistem51: Finally, Mechanical Movement On The Cheap
When Swatch figured out how to simplify and automate the production of Quartz watches, it made the technology extremely affordable and accessible to anyone who still wanted an analogue timepiece. But even with rumoured smart watches on the horizon, more traditional timepieces with mechanical movements are still very much desirable. And Swatch has found a way to finally make them affordable for all watch enthusiasts.
An Introduction To Complications: The 21st Century Watch
Against all odds, it seems the wristwatch has found a place all its own in the 21st century. In fact, watches are experiencing a surge in popularity. Not only are heavy hitters buying investment grade pieces, but a younger generation is also discovering the beauty of mechanical watches for the first time. So with new digital gadgets and wearables constantly flowing into the market, what is keeping the wristwatch relevant?
Hublot’s LaFerrari Watch Complements The Car You Can’t Afford
Is there any greater social faux pas than showing up to a social event in a $US1.3 million hybrid super car without a matching timepiece on your wrist? Thankfully those who took a leap of faith and pre-ordered the new LaFerrari supercar can now breath a sigh of relief as Hublot has revealed the complementing MP-05 “LaFerrari’ watch that’s a mechanical masterpiece in its own right.
An Introduction To Complications: The Tourbillon
Let’s face it, there are a lot of well-engineered and beautiful inventions that you wouldn’t exactly call useful (here’s a good example). In watchmaking, the pinnacle expression of such a creation has got to be the tourbillon.
All Music Boxes Should Look Like Bond Villain Speedboats
MB&F is known for its horological creations that eschew the form factors of traditional watch design. But the company has now taken its expertise in designing mechanical timekeeping wonders and applied it to the world of music boxes, resulting in what looks like a cross between a hydroplane and a retroriffic time machine.
