This week I was lucky enough to spend some time with the Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, reference 5524G. When someone in the office throws you the keys to their Ferrari and says “there you go”, you don’t need to be asked twice. Does this watch deserve your attention? After all, it’s available to buy at most Patek […]
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After what seams like years of trolling by the Tudor social media team, we finally get another dive watch inspired by Tudor’s diving and military heritage. Put aside thoughts of a Tudor Submariner re-edition – it will never happen. Gloss over the P01 nobody asked for, a quirky watch that has its own unique charm.
Imitation Game They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and when it comes to homage watches, it appears that anything goes. At all levels and price points, there are releases that at first glance look like direct copies, but are in fact trends where success breads success, be it in dial colour or
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SpaceX has successfully launched the first-ever all-private orbital mission, Inspiration4. In a twist to the watch community, IWC, a watch company known more for it’s pilot’s watches is boldly venturing into space in collaboration with the Inspiration4 crew. It’s not clear if any Omega Speedmasters have been used as standard flight gear as normal, but
Greed is Good Back in the 1980’s when I was a spotty teenager, the world was ours. Yuppie culture, bright red Porsches and Rolex watches. Gordon Gekko summed it up nicely, ‘greed is good’. As teenagers we thought he knew everything, and all that mattered was girls and cars. Sadly not much doing on the
