Zero West has a penchant for basing its collection on historic British moments. Specifically, the brand focuses on remarkable events that took place geographically near Zero West’s studio in Emsworth, UK. The South Coast of England has played host to many naval and airborne activities, but the TT-58 represents the Tourist Trophy sports car race at Goodwood motor circuit in 1958. I had the ch

After a successful three-watch collaborative effort last year, the guys from Furlan Marri are back, remaining true to their creative nature. Instead of riffing off their existing catalog, the new Furlan Marri Disco Volante genuinely surprised me.Small brands tend to find a stable recipe for success and stick to it. And this is true even as they, like Furlan Marri, move away from the shadow of debu

I have handled a lot of watches over the past 30 years. To my knowledge, though, I had never held a Borgel-cased watch until sometime last year. Now I own two Borgel pieces, and they’re worth sharing. Both are Movado Sport models from the ’50s and are lovely regardless of the case maker.My interest in watches from the ’30s through the ’50s continues to uncover fantastic gem

Last year, I bought a digital sports watch to keep track of my running and rowing sessions. Since I’m very much an amateur athlete, I went with a Coros Pace 3, an entry-level exercise tracker. I got it on a Velcro strap because I heard it helps with adjustability, and honestly, it’s very comfortable and secure. Recently, Delugs introduced a very similar strap called the Delcro, and it&

Earlier this year, Cartier introduced a new watch for men, Calibre de Cartier. A few years ago, Cartier introduced the Santos 100 to fulfil the demand for a more masculine watch, the Calibre de Cartier is their next-gen masculine watch with in-house movement. And perhaps this new model does the trick even better!I tried on the Calibre de Cartier during one of their events and I must say that I was

Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.022This is our 7th Speedy Tuesday and we love the feedback we get from you! This week’s Speedmaster dates back to 1969 and it is a caliber 861 ‘Professional’ watch. It is a Speedmaster Professional 145.022 and while you can get one for a decent price and without too much hassle these days, this particular watch from one of our readers from the f

To a lot of people, Patek Philippe equals mechanical and complex complications such as a perpetual calendar, minute repeater or even a chronograph. However, let’s not forget that Patek Philippe also has a powerful collection of subtle Calatrava timepieces. Today, we will have a look at this Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227. At first sight, the?Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227?seems to be a Calatra

Last year after BaselWorld, I visited Louis Vuitton to see their new collection of watches and I was quite impressed by their high-end collection and absolutely stunned by their new Travel Watch: the Escale Worldtime'. Louis Vuitton stands for traveling and it speaks for it self that the brand had to come up with a great – and different – world timer watch. Well, they did. The presente

I am pretty sure you are familiar or at least heard about Stowa watches. This German brand is well-known for its classic Flieger watch. The Stowa company, lead by Jorg Schauer, was founded in 1927 by Walter Storz and is located in the German Black Forrest. Stowa currently has about 20 employees.Together with the German on-line edition?of WatchTime, Stowa is in for an interesting design contest. Yo

Most people who know me know that I’m not a huge ‘modern day’ IWC fan. This week two incidents made me have the IWC Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince as 52Mondayz watch for this week anyhow.IWC Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince edition, ref IW3270 04 52Mondayz, week #29The first matter was the news that Georges Kern stepped down from IWC and went to Breitling. Mr. Kern was one of the reasons t

In early 2016 Seiko re-launched their Seiko Turtle with a big wave. In a short time 4 variants splashed in: a black (SRP777), a gilt (SRP775), a blue (SRP773) and a pepsi (SRP779) version (read more here). Later on, some editions were added. For example, the PADI version and the green version. The watch scene embraced the return of the missing turtle, so I decided to dedicate an episode to it. And

When I picked up the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Small Seconds with the red dial at the SIHH last January, I was convinced it is some limited or special edition.At first, I thought I wouldn’t even ask whether this is the case, but as soon as I put it on my wrist, I wanted to make sure. “It is not a limited edition, but it’s for our regular collection.”. Wow. It was my

Most watch enthusiasts seem to have an interest in tool watches. Watches for professional use, basically. Whether that’s for diving, flying, or racing, doesn’t matter.These professional watches often don’t see any action other than desk work or the occasional swimming pool. That doesn’t stop us from having a preference for these watches though. For this article, I selected

I've been doing Watch Strap Review for about six years now. During this time, we have introduced several new brands to you. Last month we took a closer look at some serious heat from our friends at Two Stitch Straps. It’s always a pleasure to reconnect with the brands we’ve worked with before, but it's equally exciting to learn of a new one. Like the brand we are going to talk about to

In an industry already saturated with grey and black-dialed dive watches, it takes a brand like Doxa to make a collector really sit up and take note. The new and evocative Doxa Whitepearl dive watch is a new interpretation of the rugged and retro Sub 200 series a subaquatic watch that extends the brand's relationship with color, now in a 7th shade.It isn’t just dive watches that Swiss-based

You can opt for a BP with a standard black dial with white numerals and indexes or retro-colored ones in the Heritage version - or silver in the Edition Las Vegas, or deep Le Petit Prince blue, if you’d prefer. Of all these dial executions, the IWC Big Pilot's Watch IW501015 is by far the wildest. Unexpected, even, although what once was blue now turns green in the world of watches. Green is

We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. While the daily routine is largely focused on the most recent developments in the world of watches, the most fun for many of us lies in the world of vintage watches. It's a world full of history, remarkable watches, incredible stories, and quirky details. It inspired us to come up with a series of articles focusing on the best w

It’s charming, it’s elegant, and it’s playful at the same time. It is so far removed from Mido’s standard production that the brand could reissue it any time. Why we would welcome the modern reinterpretation of the Melik-Mido? Let me explain.I was waiting in line at the airport in Italy after the Mido cliff-jumping event I reported on here. COVID regulations made the proced

The design stage of the VPC Type 37HW is now behind us. Still, we have done some fine-tuning over the past few weeks, which I am happy to show you. We are now fully engaged in the technical development and the hunt for the right manufacturers. And that has proved to be quite the ride. As with many of the steps involved, this is usually not public, so I am happy to share some behind-the-scenes. Her

There's a pro at the wheel. He's going to make sure that I enjoy a day at the Tour de France with Tissot to the fullest. Former French pro bike racer Kilian Patour, who rode for Credit Agricole and Team Garmin-Slipstream alongside the likes of Thor Hushovd and Bradley Wiggins, is going to be the driver of the Audi Q5 in Tissot livery. Driving a car in a bike race requires special experience and sk