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 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...

 As the official partner of the French Air Force and the French Navy, it comes as no surprise that fan-favorite French watch brand YEMA continues to draw inspiration from the military to create new watches. Take, for example, the recently announced YEMA Urban Field watch collection, which offers two case sizes, three bands, and five dial colors to ensure a suitable flavor for just about anyone who appreciates a well-designed field watch. However, these field watches aren’t limited to the super casual look that’s customary for the genre — they also clean up nicely with a quick bracelet switch and are ready to be paired with more formal outfits.  The new YEMA Urban Field watches feature polished 316L stainless steel cases, available in 37.5mm (45mm lug-to-lug) and 40mm (48 mm lug-to-lug) sizes. The case profile is slim at just 7.80mm-thick and topped with a 1.80mm-thick double-domed sapphire crystal, which provides a neo-vintage look while also benefitting from the material’s re...