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Introducing: The IWC Pilot's Watch Timezoner Chronograph Edition '80 Years Flight To New York'

A horological commemoration of a French flying boat's first transatlantic passage.

IWC Introduces the Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Chronograph “80 Years Flight to New York”

IWC’s latest limited edition is a surprisingly small run – 80 pieces to mark the 80th anniversary of the flight of the giant Latécoère 521 flying boat Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris from New York to Lac de Biscarrosse in Southwestern France. Starting on Bastille Day, July 14, in 1939, the flight was the first nonstop crossing of the North Atlantic by flying boat. A passenger on the 28-hour, 27-minute journey was French aviator Antoine de Saint Exupéry. And it happens that one of IWC’s most popular sub-collections of pilot’s watches watches is Le Petit Prince, named after the famous novel by de Saint Exupéry. So the Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Chronograph Edition “80 Years Flight to New York” is an offshoot of the Le Petit Prince collection, with a few tweaks. It retains the vaguely retro flavour, with Gothic-esque numerals and lozenge hands, but instead of the standard blue dial of Le Petit Prince, the anniversary watch has a brown metallic dial, matched with brown ceramic bezel. The edition is based on the Timezoner Chronograph, usually available only in the standard black and white livery of IWC’s basic Pilot’s Watches. It’s an unusual watch that combines both a flyback chronograph and IWC’s proprietary “timezoner” mechanism. Originally developed by the defunct watch brand Vogard, the timezoner mechanism has a rotating world time bezel linked to the second time zone, so turning the bezel moves the 24-hour hand in one-hour ste...

Introducing: The Patek Philippe World Time Chronograph Ref. 5930G For The Singapore Grand Exhibition

The contemporary complication gets a twist for the Patek Philippe Grand Exhibition in Singapore.

Vacheron Constantin Introduces the Cornes de Vache Chronograph in Steel

Originally available in platinum and then rose gold, the Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 is a well regarded vintage remake, being well executed and faithful to the original. It’s modelled on the ref. 6087 of the 1950s, which was characterised by pointy, horn-shaped lugs, hence the model name; cornes de vache translates as cow horns. Now it is available in stainless steel, making the Cornes de Vache the second Historiques model to be offered in the metal, after the Historiques 1942 and 1948 triple calendars. The steel case naturally makes it far more accessible, with a retail price that’s a third less than the same in platinum. Material aside, the specs of the new model are identical to the earlier precious metal versions. The case is 38.5mm in diameter, and contains the cal. 1142 movement. Now made in-house by Vacheron Constantin, the cal. 1142 is derived from the Lemania 2310. Vacheron Constantin has upgraded the movement in several ways, most notably with a free-sprung balance wheel. The dial is a pale grey with a fine “velvet” finish and red accents on the elapsed seconds track. All of the applied hour markers are 18k white gold, as are the hands. Notably, this is not the first Cornes de Vache in steel. In 2017 Vacheron Constantin produced a small run of 36 watches – with a steel case and dark grey dial – for American watch blog Hodinkee. Key facts and price Diameter: 38.5mm Height: 10.9mm Material: Stainless steel Water resist...

Bring a Loupe: A Wittnauer Alarm, A Gilt Doxa Chronograph, And An IBM Master Clock

The must-know watches for sale from around the web.

Brellum DuoBox Pandial Chronograph Review

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Hands-On: Three Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer Moonphase Chronograph 44.25mm In Platinum-Gold With Gem-Set Dials

Platinum, gold, and gem-set dials.

LeJour Chronograph 7733: The Poor/Smart Man’s Chronographe du Jour

I’m consistently on the hunt for vintage chronographs from these smaller brands, not just because they’re more attainable than their luxury brand siblings, but because they are interesting, rare, and varied in their aesthetics.

Bring a Loupe: A Royal Canadian Air Force Chronograph, A Rolex 1960 Rolex Oyster Perpetual, And A Universal Geneve Monodatic

Your weekly round-up of the web's best watches is back!

Hands-On: Tissot Heritage 1973 Chronograph

A watch inspired by the most exciting decade of Formula 1.

Bring a Loupe: A 1970 Heuer Skipper Ref. 7754, A 1955 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ref. 6567, And A 1942 Audemars Piguet Chronograph

This week's round-up from around the web ... and an auction house.

Hands-On: The Tudor Black Bay Chronograph Steel & Gold

A two-tone take on a hard-wearing sport watch.

Hands-On: The Farer Eldridge Chronograph Automatic

A mature, fun, and sporty offering from the UK brand with a love of bold color.

Time to Move: Blancpain Reissues the Mythical Air Command Flyback Chronograph

Blancpain reissues the mythical Air Command in a limited run of 500 pieces that remains true to the original.

50th Year of the Automatic Chronograph: Battle of the Haute Horlogers

In the rarefied realm of high watchmaking, “ultimate” is measured on a different set of metrics from usual.

Introducing: The Oris Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph (Live Pics & Pricing)

Don't call it a Brashear, its a new Divers Sixty-Five Chonograph in steel.

50th Year of the Automatic Chronograph: The Drive In-house

ETA’s decision to limit sales of movement blanks outside the Swatch Group spurred the development of in-house movements in the 21st century.

Junghans Meister MEGA Kleine Sekunde – Small Seconds Radio Controlled Movement

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Straton Watch Review: Legera Bullhead Chronograph

I was sent two case versions of the Legera Chrono: the standard Legera and the Bullhead configuration. I chose to focus on the Bullhead for this review because I figured you fine folks would be more interested in information on this version.

50th Year of the Automatic Chronograph: Who Came First?

Review: The Chronograph Reimagined – The Singer Track 1 Geneva Edition

If you thought the good looks of the Singer Track 1 couldn't be improved upon, think again. Enter the Track 1 Geneva Edition.

Gavox Watches Review: The Roads Chronograph – A Road Trip Watch

The idea is to evoke the ethos of each drive while also being worn while driving on those roads. Each watch features a roadbook for the long distance drive it's associated with. Each roadbook features a list of all the places to see and experience on the road. But it's not a Gavox timepiece unless there's an element of technological practicality...

A Class of its Own: The Richard Mille RM 11-03 Automatic Flyback Chronograph

Like the steepest mountains in the Tour de France, Richard Mille is hors catégorie, or beyond classification. Revolution charts the rise of the RM 11-03 to the status of ultimate collectable grail watch.

Review: Tutima Tempostopp. The other German chronograph.

Hands-on review of the magnificent Tutima Tempostopp, a Made in Germany marvel with an extraordinary story behind. Live images and video.

CEO of IWC Schaffhausen stars in the new social media campaign by Mercedes-AMG with the IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition

Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen stars in the new social media campaign by Mercedes-AMG, a long-standing partner of the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer.