Rolex just produced a brightly coloured Oyster Perpetual, with a bubble design dial that really will divide opinion. It’s kinda 60s pop art, almost cartoonish. You either love it or loathe it, no doubt about that. The 41mm watch has a steel case, has a COSC level, Cal 3230 series movement inside, plus the trad Oyster foldover bracelet. The dial colours are a fusion of … Continue reading Watches and Wonders: Rolex Oyster Goes Bubblegum Pop
Ball has a new black dial variant of its Engineer II Moonphase model, which is available on pre-order for £1875. It’s a limited edition of 1000 pieces and you can get free engraving on the case too, plus each model is numbered. With the usual gas tube lume, plus 40mm case and day/month feature, this makes an inetresting dress watch choice. It has 100m of … Continue reading Ball Engineer II Moonphase, Now With Black Dial
This is a great little watch, sharp details, slim on the wrist and a reliable movement inside too. Unidirectional, 120 click, ceramic bezel and a nice bracelet too. Got a lot going for it at $415, so we say top work Island Watches. That multi coloured dial layout has the Ball Watches vibe for us and that’s a good look. Here’s the word; “The Islander … Continue reading Islander Watches Port Jeff is A Scuba-Doo
The latest dive chronograph from Doxa is a handsome 42mm wide model, with a Swiss Sellita movement inside, a unidirectional bezel and 200m of resistance. Pretty enough in blue dial format, there are five other colour options coming soon. Expect more info when Watches and Wonders officially gets going later this week, but yellow, orange and turquoise dials are all on the menu. Nice little … Continue reading Doxa Sub 200 C-Graph II: Steady As She Goes
Nivada Grenchen has fresh stocks of its Super Antarctic retro automatic online. The 38mm wide three hand watch has a Swiss Soprod movement inside which is based on the ETA 2824 stalwart. Sapphire crystal, plus a range of dial colours and plenty of lume on the hands and markers all add up to decent spec for the money. Thos big 3, 6 and 9 numbers … Continue reading The Super Antarctic Is Back At Nivada Grenchen
Torgoen has given its T48 GMT watch range a refresh for spring and there are four dial colours to choose from; orange, cream, grey and er..lighter grey. Neither grey variant does it for us, but this is a big watch at 44mm across, plus that protected winding crown adds some more oomph on the wrist. Inside it’s a quartz 515 from Ronda and the crystal … Continue reading Torgoen T48 GMT Gets a Refresh For 2023
Indie brand La Touraine has launched a new Voyager GMT model. Here’s the word; “Powered by the renowned Seiko NH-34 self-winding automatic movement that is viewable behind the sapphire glass caseback, Voyager GMT is designed to ensure ultimate accuracy and durability as you trot the globe. With case colour options you can get your GMT in black or silver to make Voyager stand out no … Continue reading La Touraine Voyager GMT
Ball have a revamped Chronometer on their site, with their trademark gas tube lume, a healthy 300m of depth resistance and a 42mm case width. It’s a limited edition too. The movement is COSC level, and at this price level you don’t find that many Swiss rivals with COSC certified movements plus 300m of range underwater. Formex springs to mind as a Swiss dive watch … Continue reading Ball Engineer Master II Chronometer: COSC Utility, Dive Ability
