Results for Fumé Dial

Auctions: Single-Owner Rolex Submariner 'Explorer Dial' 5512 Sells For Over $250,000

A watch you don't see every day.

My Watch Story: Naming Your Watches, A Rolex With A Domino's Dial, A Grandfather's Croton Nivada Grenchen, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Self-Winding Now in Pink Gold with a Blue Dial

The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Self-Winding gets the blue and gold treatment, at Watches & Wonders Shanghai.

Bring a Loupe: A Luxurious Royal Oak, A Gilt-Dial Explorer, And A Double-Signed Grand Seiko 61GS

We've got it all covered in this week's round-up of vintage watches from around the web.

Patek Philippe 5370 In Platinum With Blue Grande Feu Enamel Dial

Kudoke 2 Nocturne: A New Edition With Handcrafted Movement, Artistic Dial, And Sensational Value

Stefan Kudoke’s time has arrived. All the long years of learning, obsessing, wondering, and hard work are now paying off for the German watchmaker and engraver, whose gorgeous Kudoke 2 won the Petite Aiguille award at the 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). And Elizabeth Doerr finds the brand-new Kudoke 2 Nocturne just as enchanting; she explains why here.

Introducing: The Seiko SPB171 Presage Arita Porcelain Dial Limited Edition

A lesson in capturing the beauty of the abstract.

Introducing: The BWD X Badgerworks TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 with Tropical Coffee Dial

Cortado, cold brew, cappuccino, Carrera.

2 New Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Models With Vintage-Vibe Sepia Brown Dial For 2020

Vacheron Constantin launches two new brown-toned FiftySix models – Self-Winding and Complete Calendar – in 5N red gold cases. Elizabeth Doerr likes their retro vibe very much. What do you think?

Bring a Loupe: A Malachite-Dial Datejust, A Mint Longines, And A Grail Heuer Skipper

The week in vintage watches from around the web.

Introducing: The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater With Blue Dial

A sleek new take on Lange's original chiming watch.

Introducing: The Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Self-Winding With Sepia-Brown-Toned Dial And Matching Calfskin Strap

Warm and soft like a cozy sweater.

Review: Tranquility on a Dial – The Grand Seiko 60th Anniversary Limited Edition SBGW264

We bring you the low-down and our thoughts on the Grand Seiko 60th Anniversary Limited Edition SBGW264, inspired by the white birch trees of Shizukuishi.

Best of Watchville: Frank Geelen's Daniel Roth Small Seconds With Salmon Dial

The Monochrome founder's thoughts on researching, finding, and buying a watch.

Breitling Introduces the Top Time “Zorro” Dial

Following the faithful and well-received Navitimer 806 and AVI Ref. 765 1953 re-editions – both very much instruments for pilots back in the day – Breitling has now recreated a distinctly different watch from the archives – the Top Time “Zorro”. And while the new Top Time takes its cues from the past, it will be sold entirely online via Breitling’s website, at least initially. Produced from the 1960s to the 1970s, the Top Time was Breitling’s simpler and more affordable line of chronographs designed to appeal to younger buyers – which is also the rationale behind the new remake. Unlike the Chronomat or Navitimer, which were mostly no-nonsense tools equipped with slide-rule bezels for pilots to do in-flight navigation, the Top Time did away with the slide-rule bezel and relied on a more generic style emblematic of the era. The Top Time limited edition Despite being an entry-level mode, the original Top Time had a starring appearance on the big screen: a Top Time ref. 2002, with a “reverse panda” dial and a fictional Geiger counter, was worn by Sean Connery in Thunderball. The very watch worn in the movie sold for £103,875 at Christie’s in 2013, not long after surfacing at a car boot sale where it was purchased for £25. While the “panda” or “reverse panda” variants are arguably the iconic versions of the Top Time, the new remake is modelled on the more unusual Top Time ref. 2003 equipped with a gold-plated case and “Zorro” dial (or the r...

‘Member Movado’s History? I ‘member (A Brief Pre-Museum Dial Memoir): Reuniting with Movado – Part 2

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Introducing: The Greubel Forsey QP À Équation In Red Gold With Chocolate Brown Dial

A new look for one of the brand's most complicated creations.

Introducing: The Montblanc Heritage Monopusher Chronograph In Steel With A Salmon Dial (Live Pics & Pricing)

A new take on a vintage classic.

Found: A Unique Philippe Dufour Simplicity In Stainless Steel With Eastern Arabic Dial

There is rare, and then there is unique. This is the latter.

Introducing: The Grand Seiko SBGW264 60th Anniversary Limited Edition With Engraved Dial

A special anniversary calls for a special watch.

Blancpain’s Mastery of the Dial

While the true beauty of mechanical timepieces is almost always on the inside, Blancpain’s métiers d’art collection makes a compelling case otherwise.

Just Because: Why Cut-Off Dial Numbers Exist (And Why They're Not Going Anywhere)

Dude, where's my six?

Hands-On: anOrdain Model 2 with Hammered, Enamel Dial

Founded in Scotland five years ago by industrial designer Lewis Heath, Anordain is one of the most unusual “microbrands” as it managed to master – straight out of the gate – one of watchmaking’s most prized crafts: vitreous enamel, often known as grand feu enamel in Swiss watchmaking. As a result, the brand manages to offer some of the most affordable watches with fired enamel dials, mostly priced under US$1500. Following the success of the inaugural Model 1 last year, the brand has just unveiled the Model 2, a compact, hand-wound, two-hander with a modern, minimalist design. Most notably, two versions of the watch feature a fired, translucent enamel done over a hammered surface. Like all Anordain’s standard enamel dials, the new hammered, enamel dial is done in-house. Located in Glasgow’s East End, Anordain’s workshop includes its own three-person team of enamellers that can produce eight to nine dials a week, usually in bright, unusual colours such as pink or a translucent bottle green. Design nuances Inspired by classic field watches – the no-nonsense wristwatches made for armies in the first half of the 20th century – the Model 2 was designed entirely in-house, from the case to the typography and hands. And just like vintage field watches that are small by modern standards, the Model 2 measures a discreet 36mm in diameter and 11mm in height. Its balanced proportions are indeed reminiscent of field watches, albeit in a more refined and formal ma...

Introducing: Seiko Presage Prestige Line Enamel Dial Spring Drive

For the first time, Spring Drive powers Presage watches.

Seiko Introduces the Presage Spring Drive Enamel Dial

Seiko has cultivated its Presage collection as one that offers watches featuring dials decorated with artisanal techniques like Shippo enamel or Arita porcelain, but at extremely affordable prices. Now Seiko has just rolled out the first-ever Presage watches powered by the brand’s best-known innovation – the Spring Drive, an electronically regulated mechanical movement previously only found in Credor, Grand Seiko and Prospex watches. And the Spring Drive has been combined with a decidedly more traditional face, with both new models featuring vitreous enamel dials. Available in either white or black, the enamel dials are once again produced by master craftsman Mitsuru Yokosawa and his team, who are adept at producing enamel dials of high-quality and in large quantities, but relatively low prices. The clean and slightly retro dial design, however, is the work of the design studio founded by Japanese industrial designer Riki Watanabe. After his death in 2013, the design of his work was entrusted to his colleague, who stuck closely to Watanabe’s ideals of functionality and beauty in the conception of the watch. The dial is characterised by a striking clarity thanks to the high contrast between the hands, hour markers and dial, as well as Arabic numerals in Didoni typeface, a favourite of Watanabe. Notably, the date is properly integrated into the dial design with a date wheel that matches the colour of the dial, while the combination of the contrasting...