The Alpiner Extreme Automatic Titanium
The new Alpiner Extreme Automatic Titanium represents the first all-titanium piece for a brand known for its robust and reliable sports watches, instantly recognisable by its red triangle logo, Alpina has been creating watches for demanding environments such as mountaineering, diving, and aviation since 1883. Traditionally, Gerald Genta is hailed as the inventor of the […]
Harley-Davidson 117 Low Rider Softail
The Harley-Davidson 2025 117 Low Rider Softail shakes off the staid image of the American marque. It’s a bike that covers all bases: from laidback cruiser to daily commuter or a sportier weekend thrill machine. Whatever the scenario, it impresses – it’s capable, confident and thoroughly rewarding to ride. For 2025, Harley-Davidson continues to build […]
Tudor Black Bay Chrono “Carbon 25”
In the realm of motorsport-inspired timepieces, Tudor’s Black Bay Chrono “Carbon 25” emerges as a formidable contender. This limited-edition chronograph, restricted to just 2,025 pieces, pays homage to Tudor’s enduring association with high-speed racing, notably its partnership with the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team. The watch’s 42mm case is a fine example […]
IWC Big Pilot Shock Absorber Tourbillon Skeleton XPL
With the Big Pilot Shock Absorber Tourbillon Skeleton XPL, IWC has found a way to truly protect one of the most sophisticated complications in horology. Ask the average person in the street to name a human invention that defies gravity, and they will inevitably say an aircraft. Ask the same question to passers-by in the […]
Bentley Continental GT Speed Hybrid
It’s all change at Bentley and the new fourth-generation Continental GT Coupé. The British luxury car maker has pensioned off the W12 powerplant and replaced it with a V8 PHEV engine. This electrified transformation has resulted in the fastest two-door GT coupé the company has ever made. It now produces a whopping output of 771bhp. […]
Breguet Classique Souscription 2025
Montres Breguet has kicked off its 250th anniversary celebrations with the release of the Classique Souscription 2025. Paying homage to the original pocket watch created by the brand’s founder to announce to clients his return to Paris, the 2025 model is a faithful modernisation and rendition of the original. The release is emblematic of the […]
All Around the World
In just six years’ time, it’ll be a century since Swiss watchmaker Louis Cottier – in response to increasing use of transcontinental trains, ocean liners and passenger-based aviation –created a timepiece whose rotating and fixed rings reflected the world time-zones which had been established in 1883. Since then, international transit has not only been democratised, […]
The Old Razzle-Dazzle
If Watches & Wonders 2024 was all about America’s Cup boats, 2025 was the year of the F1 car. On the IWC stand it appeared smashed and smoking – an actual crashed car from Brad Pitt’s summer blockbuster, F1. TAG Heuer went for a more traditional approach, giving it some stand space, while Tudor opted […]
Go ahead and jump!
We tend to think of digital watches as a purely 70s phenomenon, the logical next step after the introduction of quartz at the beginning of the decade, the last stop before the future arrived – or at least that’s how I felt when I first strapped on my Texas Instruments LED (finished in leather-effect plastic […]
Patek Philippe at Watches and Wonders 2025
Every year at Watches & Wonders Patek Philippe dazzles with its new releases. At the 2025 edition of the fair, the Geneva-based watchmaking powerhouse launched a series of pieces sure to delight even the most demanding of its clients. Among the new 15 references there was an exceptional new Calatrava model and an intricate Quadruple […]
