Are you hitting the slopes at Zermatt this season? We at NWC magazine are trudging through slush to Aldi, but if you live that celeb influencer lifestyle then you’ll want an example of the latest Zenith collab, the Defy Fusalp, on your wrist. It’s skeleton dial, dashing white or black case colours, plus the in-house automatic movement all add up to limited edition luxury. Just … Continue reading Zenith Defy Fusalp: Cool Winter Collab?
The TAG Carrera is a classic chrono design and it’s nice to see different dial colours apart from the usual black or blue. Why not make a white one for Christmas? That’s what the collab gurus at Watches of Switzerland thought and we agree, it looks sharp. That bold white dial, with black sub-dials and markers has a real Penguin classic, book cover simplicity about … Continue reading Collabs: Snow White TAG Carrera is a Festive Winner
Some watches have got that summer Point Break vibe, you know, where you learn to surf on the FBI’s time and accidentally end up robbing banks and jumping out of aircraft without a parachute. Easily done. What better accessory for that hi-octane ride than the new Zodiac Super Sea Wolf, which not only has a cool name in the shape of White Cap, but is … Continue reading Super Sea Wolf White Cap – Surf’s Up Dude
The latest from Zelos, as a popular bronze case model makes a comeback. Nice that it’s a little bit slimmer in profile, plus you get 300m of resistance for not too much money. For us, the Bronze Frost, featuring a white dial is one of the sharpest lookers in the range. All the Hammerheads are 44mm wide by the way, so pretty beefy. Here’s the … Continue reading Zelos Hammerhead Bronze is Back
The great thing about Kickstarter is that it offers a democracy of ideas and design details. You can choose from a palette of inspiration, going back three centuries in watchmaking and then fuse some modern day touches in there. The result can be something bold and bright like this Shirahama dive model, by Namica Watches, available to order on Kick. It’s overfunded and I mean … Continue reading Kickstarter Watches: Big in Japan? Namica Says Yes
There are some watches that just look right; case size, colours and perfectly designed details. The GS GMT 20th Anniversary edition is one of those watches that will always look great, with that blue/white bezel combo, spring drive indicator, 44mm case and that crisp, snowflake dial finish. Limited to just 1500 pieces worldwide, priced at £6300 in the UK. You know what, that’s probably not … Continue reading Grand Seiko GMT Anniversary is a Winner
The Citizen Calibre 2100 in white is one of those perfect watches. It’s a bit different from the pack, look at the case shape. The dial design has a symmetry and is packed with features. Then there’s the limited production run of 2100 watches worldwide, so yeah, collectable too. Here’s the word from Citizen and the RRP is £795 on this one. Citizen’s most iconic … Continue reading Ltd Editions: Citizen Calibre 2100 White Dial
Here’s a release we missed back in September, but just because we love the quirky dial of this yacht racing chronograph, we thought we’d give it a mention. Here’s the word from Crafter B; Crafter Blue has been creating premium quality, high-end dive watches for people such as ocean explorers, oceanographers, and water photographers for quite some time now. The latest addition in their product … Continue reading Crafter Blue Hyperion: Chunky Chronograph
