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 Audemars Piguet is no stranger to tapping into the minds of creatives outside of watchmaking for design inspiration and collaboration; Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack, Mathew Williams’ 1017 ALYX 9SM, and Marvel’s Spider-Man are just a few of the names attached to some recent AP drops. For its most recent release, the Le Brassus-based watchmaker turned to haute couture designer Tamara Ralph. Together, they unveiled the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon “Tamara Ralph” Limited-Edition watch at the designer’s runway show during Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. Merging the ultra-exclusive worlds of haute couture and haute horlogerie, this new iteration takes the design of the Royal Oak Concept Frosted Gold Flying Tourbillon and dresses it up in a delicious palette of shimmery pink, metallic bronze, fake watches and warm brown. If you’re unacquainted with Tamra Ralph, she is one of the most celebrated couturières in her field and has dressed some of the world’s most fa...

 While NOMOS is frequently celebrated for its thoughtful use of non-traditional colors, the Glashütte-based brand is also equally successful when it comes to creating watches with classic color profiles. That said, even when NOMOS works with traditional dial colors such as black, white, or silver, the company still manages to integrate a few subtle and unexpected design elements, and for its first release of 2024, NOMOS has launched a trio of Orion models with elegant black-matte dials. Featuring small accents in gold and silver, replika klokker the new NOMOS Orion Neomatik New Black watches are available in three different sizes, and they offer an elevated take on one of the brand’s most popular timepiece designs. All three of the NOMOS Orion Neomatik New Black watches are crafted from polished stainless steel and feature domed anti-reflective sapphire crystals above their dials, along with casebacks that are fitted with gently curved sapphire display windows. Similarly, the thre...

 When it comes to stuntmen, there’s one name that stands far above the rest: Evel Knievel. Even more than 16 years after his death, Knievel’s all-American performing persona and incredible motorcycle feats remain the gold standard of stunt performing for many fans, inspiring countless extreme sports events, tribute bikes, and even one of the most iconic children’s toys of the ‘70s. Pieces of Knievel’s actual riding history are vanishingly rare in the modern era, but Danish watchmaker REC has turned components from Knievel’s final stunt bike (the famous “Shark Jump” Harley-Davidson XR750) into a bold, uniquely technical tribute to the stuntman for the wrist. Like the brand’s previous releases, the limited edition REC TTT Knievel goes well beyond simply showcasing reclaimed material from a historic machine, this watch charismatically translates its subject matter into a stylish, solidly built statement piece. Like previous versions of the TTT (reviewed here), the REC TTT Knievel’s st...

 There’s no shortage of classic, collectible references throughout the more than 60-year history of the TAG Heuer Carrera, but some of the most distinctive and sought-after examples are the Carrera Dato models. With their unique asymmetrical layout featuring a single 3 o’clock subdial and an unusual 9 o’clock date window, Carrera Datos have long been celebrated for their quirky, pared-back ethos, and as part of its LVMH Watch Week 2024 novelties, TAG Heuer revives this classic silhouette in deep, charismatic teal green. replica uhren In addition to this new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Dato in green, the brand also brings this same dial hue to a dramatic new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon. The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Dato is certainly the more novel of the pair, and starts out with the contemporary 39mm wide “Glassbox” Carrera case in stainless steel. Since its introduction in 2023, the “Glassbox” has quickly become the de facto standard case design for any modern...

 With its name prominently engraved upon its bezel, the Bulgari Bulgari offers a simple yet instantly recognizable design. Additionally, while the Octo Finissimo might be the hot new collection in the company’s modern catalog, the classic Bulgari Bulgari is still the timepiece that is most emblematic of the Roman luxury marquee as a brand. Originally created during the 1970s, the Bulgari Bulgari has been produced in a wide variety of different forms throughout the years, and among its latest new releases unveiled this year at LVMH Watch Week 2024, rolex replica Bulgari has announced four different Bulgari Bulgari models crafted from either yellow or rose gold that represent an aesthetic return to the collection’s roots. The four new gold Bulgari Bulgari watches consist of two 26mm time-only quartz models, along with two 38mm date-displaying watches that are powered by automatic mechanical movements. Both quartz and automatic versions of the Bulgari Bulgari are available in either ...

 Among all of the various materials Hublot uses to create its watches, SAXEM is easily one of the most high-tech and unusual. Similar to sapphire, SAXEM is incredibly hard and transparent, although the colors that can be achieved with it are more rich and vibrant than what is possible with synthetic sapphire. Hublot first started working with SAXEM in 2019, and while the brand has only produced a few watches made from this inherently modern transparent material, the Nyon-based manufacturer has just announced a new SAXEM model as part of its novelties unveiled at LVMH Watch Week 2024. Created as a limited edition of 100 examples, the new Hublot Big Bang Unico Green SAXEM takes the core blueprint of the brand’s 42mm Big Bang chronograph and gives it an entirely transparent green external structure, which extends to both its case and rubber strap. The first Hublot watch to feature a SAXEM case was the green SAXEM Big Bang MP-11 from 2019, and just last year in 2023, Hublot announced a...

 Following the unveiling of its innovative lab-grown diamond technology in 2022, TAG Heuer is adding another Plasma Diamant d’Avant-Garde model to its catalog as part of its novelties for LVMH Watch Week 2024. This TAG Heuer Carrera Date 36mm Plasma Diamant d’Avant-Garde watch with yellow diamonds follows last year’s pink diamond variant and marks the second colored diamond created by the watchmaker. This is not just your run-of-the-mill gem-set watch; TAG Heuer’s use of diamonds within its Plasma Diamant d’Avant-Garde line is purposefully inventive — avant-garde, if you will. For instance, the winding crown, replique montre attached to a 36mm white gold case, is masterfully cut from a single, 1.3-carat, yellow lab-grown diamond. Furthermore, the dial, which TAG Heuer calls a poly-crystalline dial, was created by growing a large number of diamond crystals as one piece, resulting in a myriad of reflections and light effects. There’s also another large lab-grown yellow diamond on th...

 When we debuted the Zenith Chronomaster Sport back in 2021, we said: “What we have with the Zenith Chronomaster Sport is a luxury chronograph with an attractive mainstream design but a movement that will impress even the most jaded or seasoned watch enthusiast.” Almost exactly three years later, the collection still stands up to that claim, as it is still equipped with a modern version of Zenith’s mouth-watering “Striking 10th” movement with a 10-second central chronograph hand and the ability to measure time down to 1/10th of a second. Launching the collection into 2024 are three new references, a green bezel version on a steel bracelet or rubber strap, replica watches and an all-gold, gem-set version, a first for the Chronomaster Sport. Gem-set chronographs are my kryptonite, so we’ll start with those — my Chrono24 notepad is full of obscure, ostentatious, and fantastic gem-set El Primeros and Daytonas listed for sale, and so, naturally, I love it when this dying genre receives...

 The Casio Pro Trek series is the brand’s lineup of feature-packed sports watches specifically created for hiking, camping, and exploring the great outdoors. While the Pro Trek collection has always had its own unique identity and offered features that aligned with its outdoor-inspired concept, it has really only been within recent years that the Pro Trek range has started to aesthetically lean into the source of its inspiration and acquire a design language that truly feels different from the rest of Casio’s modern catalog. Expanding upon the latest series of models with hybrid analog/digital displays and angular octagonal cases is the Casio Pro Trek PRW6900BF-1 Bonfire watch, which was first announced in November 2023 and features a number of design details that are inspired by campfires, bushcraft, and large outdoor gatherings around an open flame. Historically, Casio Pro Trek models have featured round case profiles and offered appearances that largely resembled many of the bra...

 For a brand that’s been in operation since 2015, how is Jack Mason only now entering into our collective horological consciousness? Jack Mason’s Strat-o-timer GMT — a classically styled GMT featuring Miyota’s new 9075 flyer GMT movement — certainly helped put the brand on the map, but to truly understand story behind the Texas-based brand, we need to dig into the brand’s history and learn just how Jack Mason came to be. If the name Jack Mason sounds quintessentially American, there’s a good reason for that. Jack Mason was born deep in the heart of Texas when several co-founders, including Peter Cho, decided to launch the brand. Now, plenty of watch brands are established by watch enthusiasts looking to bring their passion project to life and market it to like-minded watch fans. That is not Cho’s story. Cho is happy to admit that after graduating from the New York-based Parsons School of Design and landing a job with the Movado Group, repliki zegarków he certainly wasn’t in it bec...

 It has been a few years since I’ve reviewed any watches from France/California-based March LA.B. I’ve always liked the brand’s visual aesthetic, and in a lot of ways, the company was ahead of the curve on the trend of smaller watches being popular for men. Not all of its men’s watches are small, but it certainly isn’t a company that makes mega-sized men’s timepieces. This 41mm wide “Bonzer” is about as large as March LA.B watches get, and it’s a very handsome sports watch with a designer twist. This particular collection is a limited edition of 99 pieces produced in collaboration with the French online watch retailer Ocarat, making this timepiece the March LA.B Bonzer Edition Ocarat watch. March LA.B positions the Bonzer as part of its “surfers” collection of diver-style watches, which is more swimming and beach lifestyle-themed than purely utilitarian. The “Montre de Surf” collection from March LA.B currently includes two watches that, at a glance, are quite similar. They include...

 The United States is firmly committed to baseball, and many Americans tend to think of the sport of cricket as just “weird European baseball” (if they ever think of it at all). However, cricket is actually far older than baseball, and with an estimated 2.5 billion fans around the globe, cricket also holds the title of being the world’s second most popular sport. To celebrate its role as the Official Timekeeper of Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, Oris has partnered with the historic Marylebone Cricket Club to create a limited-edition version of the bronze Big Crown Pointer Date as its first new release of 2024. Paying tribute to the famous weathervane known as “Father Time” that sits atop the clock tower overlooking the pitch on the Lord’s grounds, replica uhren the new Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Father Time Limited Edition will be produced in a batch of 1,926 examples as a reference to the year (1926) that Sir Herbert Baker, the architect of Lord’s Second Grand Stand, gifted the...

 Virtually all of the watches Mondaine produces are visually inspired by the famous clocks that can be found throughout Switzerland’s railway stations, although the Stop2Go model holds a special place in the Swiss brand’s catalog, as it is the only one that actually emulates the unique motion of the clocks’ hands. With that in mind, although Mondaine has been producing wristwatches with this same core design since 1986, the Stop2Go is a more recent addition, with the very first execution appearing only slightly more than a decade ago in 2013. As one of its most noteworthy new releases of 2023, Mondaine announced the return of the quirky yet charming Stop2Go, and one of the major updates to accompany this second generation of the model is that its crown has been entirely eliminated in order to provide the watch with a round profile that more closely mirrors the appearance of the famous Swiss railway clocks. Originally designed by Hans Hilfiker in 1944, the Bauhaus-style clock that s...

 Right in the middle of 2023, Carl F. Bucherer dug deep into its archives and pulled out a banger in the form of the Heritage Chronometer Celebration. While the release preceded the public announcement of Rolex’ acquisition of the brand’s parent Bucherer company, it perhaps shed a bit of light on why that move made sense for Rolex. While there’s every indication that replica uhren Rolex’s purchase was a strict asset move (and maybe motivated by its long relationship with Bucherer), it doesn’t hurt that it included a luxury brand like Carl F. Bucherer. For its part, with the release of four new Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Chronometer Celebration watches, all limited to 188 pieces, Carl F. Bucherer seemed to be reminding everyone of a few things: It has a rich history, it knows how to do reissues right, and it can make a killer bracelet. While the original that inspired these watches was smaller with a similar but different bracelet, the Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Chronometer Celebrati...

 Watch tastes and wearing preferences do not exist in a vacuum. I’ve been privy to countless conversations in which watch lovers argue the “proper” way to do this or that and suggest “appropriate” styles and designs for people to wear. One of the things that has continued to bother me over the years is how watch lovers of equal education and sophistication can seemingly disagree about very simple things such as preferred watch sizes, colors, and materials. Polarizing opinions are sometimes very difficult to understand but the more I think about it, the more I notice that subtle things often dictate the majority of choices watch consumer make – such as how shirt sleeves can determine the size of watches you choose to wear. Of course, on the most basic level, shirt sleeves will prevent a lot of people from wearing timepieces that don’t physically fit under their cuffs. This is especially true with dress shirts, rolex replica and people don’t always like how their timepieces are push...