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A Pre-Baselworld 2016 launch from Ressence: the Type 5BB.

From the land of the rising sun: the Seiko Prospex Divers watch, in collaboration with PADI, for Baselworld 2016.

A. LANGE & SÖHNE presented a new limited edition of 200 watches, the GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE “Lumen” at the latest SIHH. It combines a brilliant moon-phase display with a mystically luminous outsize date that reflects the characteristic style of the brand icon. This is however, not the first time the brand is doing a limited edition Lumen run. It was previously used for the Grand Lange 1, without the moonphase.

We are being a bad boy as we get a sneak peek and a hands-on review of the new HYT Skull Bad Boy...to be released in next week's BaselWorld 2016.

In the past, Breitling’s calibres were assembled and refined to chronometer standards from commercially available ébauches, ranging from Lemania-based movements (the calibre B11 and B12 were based on Lemania 1873 and 187 calibres, respectively) to Valjoux 7750-series and ETA 2892 movements (the latter, equipped with Dubois Dépraz chronograph modules). Then in 2009, the company revealed […]

Romain Gauthier Logical One Natural Titanium: new for BaselWorld 2016.

Original Sin An erotic watch is, in several ways, the 18th-century equivalent of pornography in your smartphone. (Or, in a more primitive age, those cute nude ballpoints where a model’s black lace basque falls off when you invert the pen, a reliable way of livening up the dullest of meetings.) One, it is advanced technology […]

One of the secret episodes in the history of classic horology is the erotic watch: wearable tech - even wearable porn - that is centuries old. The watch with erotic scenes, at first static enamel or engraved pictures concealed behind flaps, later evolved into complex automata with miniature figures performing in meticulous, if mindless, metronomic […]

Swiss Watchmakers put their best into creating timepieces of excellent quality and value   A Matter of Perception Though Switzerland is often seen as a bastion of luxury watchmaking, with premium brands producing timepieces that cost as much, if not more, than automobiles, that is not to say that there is a dearth of affordable […]

Jacob & Co.’s Astronomia Sky takes the triple axis tourbillon even farther. For Jacob & Co, which has a history of creating amazing complications that the watch industry has never seen before (think of the Epic SF24, the Quentin Tourbillon and the Palatial Flying Tourbillon Jumping Hours and Minute Repeater), the Astronomia Triple Axis Gravitational Tourbillon, introduced in […]

Fresh off Baselworld 2016: the Angelus U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon.

Technical details: Dominique Renaud TWELVE FIRST's new revolutionary escapement system and oscillator.

In a way, how everyone knows everyone who’s anybody, in the business. Back in the late 1980s and early ’90s, mechanical watchmaking was beginning its incredible upswing towards what is now widely known as the “mechanical renaissance”. Big-name brands were once again becoming interested in progressing non-quartz watchmaking, and the small collectors’ market willing to […]

New for BaselWorld 2016: Jacob & Co's new Astronomia Sky and Twin Turbo. Two ultra-complicated watches.

We interview Daniel Riedo, CEO of Jaeger LeCoultre and discuss directions, technology and the maison's business.

The Tudor Submariner proved the value and reliability of Tudor’s watches like no other instance in horology. We dive deep into its origins to recount its unique tale and the lasting impression it has left in Tudor’s modern-day dive watches.

Introducing the new Kees Engelbarts Platinum Tsuba Watch, Piece Unique.

If there's anything to be left wanting, we all wish that the watch was phallic instead of tonneau. After all, that would be one more function, a plumbing device for gaping holes.

In Part 2 of our look back at BaselWorld 2015, here are REVOLUTION founder Wei Koh’s picks for the best watches for beauty and complexity.   Best Design Watches De GFrisogono New Retro It has traditionally been something of an uphill battle for jewellery brands to seize a piece of the emotional real estate in the […]

Longines Conquest Heritage in Bond movie Spectre sold!

Before we dive into the upcoming edition of BaselWorld 2016 that kicks off this March 17, take a moment to register the highlights of last year’s edition. Here, REVOLUTION founder Wei Koh’s favourite watches from BaselWorld 2015.   Best Sport Watches We are defining this loosely here, to refer to watches that are not quite […]

When it comes to minimalism, we think that there are very few watchmakers that have achieved what H. Moser & Cie. have accomplished. The Perpetual 1, for instance, is one of the most revolutionary and simplest perpetual calendars that the horological world has ever seen.  H. Moser & Cie. have decided to up the ante withRead More