Maybe you have heard of Vulcain? If so, then like me it’s probably the cricket alarm watch that rings a bell in the old memory bank. Now owned by Promobe SA, a funding/VC outfit based in Luxembourg Vulcain is on a mission to make a comeback, which is great to see. The idea is most…
Category: Classic Swiss
Zodiac Super Sea Wolf: Moody Black Edition
Some black case watches look the business and this Zodiac Super Sea Wolf has a mix of steel and ceramic materials for durability plus that certain style. There are other variants of the 40mm Sea Wolf of course and we prefer the white or blue dial versions, but the black case model, just launched, has…
Mido Multifort Powerwind: Is This The Omega Homage For You?
We love classic Omega watches, most likely you do too. But there is that high ticket entry cost, with the Seamaster Aqua Terra automatics now starting at £5000 and a Prestige retro model retailing at £4900 all the way to £12,000. But what if you love that classic beads of rice bracelet, dress watch look…
Alpina Startimer Heritage, Bumper Auto Editions
Alpina has released two editions of a retro 1960s style bumper automatic. The bumper rotor was an early incarnation of the automatic watch, made famous by Bolton based watchmaker John Harwood in the late 1920s. After Harwood went bankrupt in the Great Depression in the 1930s, Swiss watch brands began to use the bumper automatic…
Ball Engineer II Moon Calendar: New Grey Dial Options
There are a range of new dial colours available for the Ball Engineer II Moon Calendar model, but we like the blue best. Yep, blue is the best selling dial colour generally with watches, so we aren’t going out on a limb. That said, the green is kinda nice too. If you’ve recently refurbished your…
ID Are Recycling, Refurbishing and Refreshing The Swiss Watch
You have to hand it to ID watch brand in Geneva, they are walking the walk when it comes to recycling. Steel made from scrap collected in the Alps, packaging from green waste, plus recycled and refurbished watch movements. This is a circular economic project that’s setting new standards. The Circular S then has the…
Ball Roadmaster M Chronograph: COSC Class But Overpriced?
Ball has a brand new Roadmaster M Chronograph and it is a COSC grade, 41mm titanium case model, with gas tube lume and and two dial colour/bezel colourways. We like the blue best. The bezel is bi-directional by the way. In-house movement and enhanced anti-shock resistance are two features worth noting. On the downside, the…
Hamilton Khaki Field Gets The 38mm Treatment
Hamilton has a new, slightly more compact version of its Khaki Field watch online. At 38mm it’s exactly right some might say, since a field watch really needs to be small enough to be tucked away under your North Face anorak, as you ramble the hills and moors. Especially in Britain, where it rains a…