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• The G-Shock GSQUAD. Finally!

  By Shaun on February 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  As well as all the above sensory trackers, the Casio G-Shock GBD-H1000 will also be able to give you a VO2 max estimate, evaluate training status and fitness level and measure training load as well as recovery time. It would… Read More ›

• The Norqain Freedom 60 Chrono

  By Shaun on February 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In keeping with its vintage spirit, a box sapphire crystal with anti-glare covers the warm, cream-coloured, domed dial – note that a black-and-white “reversed panda” dial is also available. Featuring a tri-compax layout with a date window (same colour background… Read More ›

• Citizen And Bulova Announce Withdrawal From Baselworld 2020

  By Shaun on February 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The troubling trend of withdrawals from the 2020 Baselworld trade show continued this morning, with Japanese industry giant Citizen announcing that both Citizen and its stablemate brand Bulova will not be attending the show. In its official statement, Citizen cited… Read More ›

• Jean-Claude Biver: A Retrospective. Share, Respect, Forgive

  By Shaun on February 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Phillips Perpetual is delighted to showcase an exhibition illustrating one of the industry’s most influential and charismatic figures and his life-long passion for watches. We are honoured to present Jean-Claude Biver: A Retrospective. Share, Respect, Forgive at the final location… Read More ›

• Resisting the obvious

  By Shaun on February 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I spotted the Omega Speedmaster 326.30.40.50.02.001 in a store window yesterday for the princely sum of £2,800. That is actually priced about right for what it is, with box and papers, and I continued to stare for some time. It… Read More ›

• The ANORDAIN MODEL 1

  By Shaun on February 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Obviously there’s much more to the Model 1 than the dial, but everything on this watch is there to show off the enamel, and with good reason. Very few materials achieve the depth of color that enamel does, and, given… Read More ›

• Bulova’s new automatic WW2-issue Hack Watch

  By Shaun on February 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Bulova is releasing a new version of its WW2-era Hack Watch with an automatic Miyota movement. This edition of the Hack Watch features a 38mm case, a vintage-inspired 12/24-hour field watch-style dial, a leather NATO-style strap, a grey or silver… Read More ›

• Double wristing

  By Shaun on February 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A few weeks ago, Nicholas Kenyon and I got into a bit of a row over whether it was a crime or indeed sublime to double wrist a mechanical wristwatch and an Apple Watch. Kenyon was firmly in the sublime… Read More ›

• Chinese Watch Sales Woes

  By Shaun on February 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Before that though, you’re going to hear a conversation about something more somber. The biggest, most unexpected news in the watch world in 2020 has been the COVID-19 coronavirus. It’s obviously big news beyond its impact on the watch industry… Read More ›

• The Swatch Tokyo 2020 Olympic watch collection

  By Shaun on February 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The two models are known as the BB Kurenai Red and the BB AI Blue. A third model is called the Tokyo 2020 Blue, which offers a simpler design without Olympic branding, a crown at three o’clock, and a day… Read More ›