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Vario Empire, Now With Mother-of-Pearl Dial Options

Vario has launched a range of limited edition Empire watches, with four variants, all featuring mother-of-pearl dials. These have the Miyota 6T33 handwound mechanical movement inside and are limited to 50 pieces in four different dial combos. We like the blue hands and polished bezel one the best, but there’s plenty of choice. All of them are 38mm across and just 11mm high on the … Continue reading Vario Empire, Now With Mother-of-Pearl Dial Options

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Best Swiss watches

Vacheron’s Overseas Chronograph Ltd Edition

If you’ve won the lottery, inherited a fortune or just claimed your monthly expenses from the Houses of Parliament, then a Vacheron Constantin Overseas chronograph at £37,700 is a worthwhile investment. It’s a straight rival to a Rolex Daytona, Patek Grand Complications or perhaps a JLC Polaris, a true luxury watch, with an in-house movement (twin barrels btw) and that cachet of rarity too. Just … Continue reading Vacheron’s Overseas Chronograph Ltd Edition

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Formex Essence 39, Now With Red Wine Dial Colour

There is something almost mystic about a beautiful red wine, like say a Malbec, Groot Constantia from South Africa or a classic Chateauneuf du Pape, Barolo perhaps. Your NWC editor has sampled them all back in his drinking days, which were long before World War Woke was declared and all fun was cancelled. Great days, raucous nights, all the better for the power of the … Continue reading Formex Essence 39, Now With Red Wine Dial Colour

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Classic Swiss

Ball Engineer II Gets a Copper Colour Option

Ball has added a copper tone dial colour option to its Engineer II Moonpahse Calendar model and we aren’t so keen on it, although you might like it. If you do, then the intro pre-order price is £1810, which saves you a bit on the standard RRP of £2420. It’s 40mm wide, sapphire crystal and the usual gas tube lume, plus we like that day … Continue reading Ball Engineer II Gets a Copper Colour Option

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Zelos Starfighter Is About To Launch

Just a couple of days until the new Zelos Starfighter becomes available to buy and this watch will appeal to science fiction, astronomy and physics fans alike. With a relatively modest 41mm case it’s not too in-your-face, but the two dial finishes of Aventurine and Meteorite both catch the eye. At night you have lots of lume on the hands, bezel and chapter ring markers. … Continue reading Zelos Starfighter Is About To Launch

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Say Hello To The Cerberus Series 1 Skeleton

Cerberus Watches is a venture created by two watch repair guys from Nottingham in the UK. They looked at many Indie brands and Swiss brands and thought they could create something interesting and good quality, for not too much money. The result is Cerberus Watches and their skeleton dial automatic is on Kickstarter now if you fancy buying into it. It has already hit its … Continue reading Say Hello To The Cerberus Series 1 Skeleton

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Island Watches Brookville: Tiff Blue Vibe, Top Value Package

Sometimes you just need a Tiffany blue dial watch that suits everyday wear, special days out or makes you feel good wearing it. Sure a Rolex Oyster might be nice, but this Island Watches Brookville ticks the right boxes at $349 too. Inside the 38mm case there’s a hi-beat Miyota auto movement, sapphire crystal on the front, see thru caseback, steel bracelet and 100m of … Continue reading Island Watches Brookville: Tiff Blue Vibe, Top Value Package

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Kickstarter Watches: Aerotec Ace AX GMT: Vivid Styling, Decent Spec

We just spotted this one on Kickstarter and as it’s already funded it’s going ahead. Say hello to the Aerotec Ace AX GMT diver. It’s an interesting dial finish too, with a sort of textured effect which looks like the surface of the moon. Seiko NH34 movement, 200m of resistance and a sapphire crystal. The lume is unusual too, in that it’s placed almost like … Continue reading Kickstarter Watches: Aerotec Ace AX GMT: Vivid Styling, Decent Spec

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