A-Z of all GADGETs
BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI Vacheron Constantin has expanded its Overseas family. The new Vacheron Constantine Overseas Self-winding (Reference: 4500V/110R-B705) features a deep blue dial and is fully draped in pink gold to offer an elegant and ostentatious sports-watch experience. The use of precious metal on a Vacheron Constantin is a familiar affair and the brand’s current catalog already … Read more
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN So, who else here thinks that 2020 has been a wild ride? We’ve had all sorts from the manufacturers this year with loads of cool watches still to come. Some of the biggest news came when lockdown closed business in Switzerland for a month, as the biggest watchmaker of them all, Rolex, decided … Read more
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN At long last Omega has gone some way to updating what is one of it’s most neglected and underappreciated model lines: the Constellation. While everyone rants and raves about sports watches which seem to get larger and larger, the Constellation has been working away diligently in the background. It’s like that co-worker that … Read more
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN The Royal Oak has been the quintessential high-end sports watch since its introduction in the 1970s. Designed by Gérald Genta the night before Baselworld in 1972, the Royal Oak succeeded in a couple of things: saving Audemars Piguet from financial ruin and making steel a luxury material. When it first went on sale, … Read more
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Some say that dress watches shouldn’t be more than 36mm in diameter, while others argue that around 40mm is a good size for all watches. So when Jaquet Droz made their Grande Seconde Quantième in 43mm, most people shunned it as another watch taking part in the inflation game that runs around the … Read more