Most Swiss watch manufacturers have an amazing heritage. Some even have old stocks of parts, or complete movements. NWC mag reckons that by taking a cue from the highly successful Led Zeppelin Remasters collection decades ago, watch brands can offer truly limited edition, bespoke pieces, which will attract high retail prices and collector interest. Let’s be blunt here, a limited run of say 1000 pieces … Continue reading The Led Zeppelin Remasters Approach
The word from Baltic, who have revived the handsome dual crown Aquascaphe dive model. Fair play. Our diving watch Aquascaphe Dual-Crown is back on our website. It is with great pleasure that we can now announce the return of the Dual-Crown in our permanent catalog. It retails at £650 by the way which NWC mag thinks is very reasonable for a compressor dive watch made to this … Continue reading The Baltic Aquascaphe Dual Crown is Back
One of the greatest names in motorcycling is set to make a comeback as BSA prepare to unveil their new bike at the NEC show in December. The thought occurs to NWC mag that the BSA brand is ripe for a watch partnership, with a brand that can create retro styled watches, with a 1950s/60s classic edge to them. You could also make an old … Continue reading BSA Set To Re-Launch at NEC MotorcycleLive
One of our fave watch designs of all time, the original El Primero gets a revamp from the modern day Zenith factory; here’s the press release on the A3817 Revival model. It has a real bold, primary colour punch from the dial compared to some other El Primero variants in the Zenith range. We like that classic chrono pusher look as well. Definitely a cheaper … Continue reading Zenith A3817 Revival is a Bold Delight
Latest incarnation of the Zenith El Primero retro editions is a serious piece of homage, and just released by Zenith for the new year. Here’s the press info; A legend is born again: Zenith is bringing back one of the earliest and most emblematic El Primero-equipped chronographs from the earliest days of the revolutionary calibre in the form of a Chronomaster Revival model. The A385 made … Continue reading Zenith’s Latest El Primero A385 Revival is a Fume Dial Beauty
Recreating the past is always a double-edged sword in watchmaking. You can get it right, like Zenith with their sharp dressed, perfectly balanced A384 homage to the original El Primero model. Or you can get it very wrong, like Breitling did when they committed the sin of making an AVI 765 revival in rose gold. You don’t make military watches with rose gold cases matey, … Continue reading King Seiko KSK Revival Is an Expensive Homage
News from Zenith earlier in October – new watch model to celebrate the Japanese store opening. We love the Zenith A series revivals of the famous El Primero watch, but that said, Zenith need some big new models to capture the interest of collectors who now have some superb Rolex Oysters, Breitling Top Time, cool TAG Carrera retro iterations etc to consider. Here’s the word … Continue reading Zenith Chrono Revival Keeps The El Primero Flame Alive
Remember the Mini Moke? Maybe not, as you’d have to be aged 50 plus most likely to recall the days when the Moke could be seen buzzing about British holiday resorts, or in re-runs of cult TV show The Prisoner. But if you love the Moke’s 60s vibe, then good news – MOKE International Limited announces the return of one of Britain’s great automotive icons. … Continue reading OK, It’s Not a Watch, But The Moke is Cooler Than an 007 Omega
