The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver has always been a favorite and the entry point watch into the Royal Oak Offshore collection. For 2021, Audemars Piguet has updated the Royal Oak Offshore Diver maintaining the same case proportions at 42 mm in diameter but this time the watch is equipped with ceramic crowns, a new dial with applied ‘AP’ logo at 12 o’clock, a new in-house automatic calibre 4308 and an interchangeable strap system that allows the wearer to switch between straps without the need for tools.
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News: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Collection Goes All Green with Five New Models
Right after St. Patrick’s Day, Audemars Piguet goes all green presenting five brand new Royal Oaks all featuring bright green dials. The new green dial models include a new Royal Oak Extra-Thin ‘Jumbo’ in platinum ref. 15202PT.OO.1240PT.01, a limited edition 41 mm Royal Oak Chronograph in 18K yellow gold ref. 26331BA.OO.1220BA.02 in a limited edition of 125 pieces, then a 50-piece limited edition 41 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon in titanium ref. 26534TI.OO.1220TI.01,
News: Presenting the De Bethune DB28XP Meteorite
The iconic De Bethune DB28XP now appears with a black zirconium case and a meteorite dial featuring distinctive geometric shapes and only 10 numbered timepieces will be produced. A crystallized moment, testifying to the very birth of a galaxy. De Bethune pays tribute to the pure and unrestrained force of nature. Created from a meteorite, the DB28XP Meteorite inspires and touches the explorer’s heart beating every human being.
News: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual UAE Limited Edition ref. 26613ST
Joining the other regional or country-specific limited editions of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar comes now a 75-piece limited edition for the United Arab Emirates. These limited edition pieces include the 50-piece limited edition in platinum with ice blue dial for Switzerland, the 100-piece in pink gold with pink-toned dial for Latin America, the 50-piece in stainless steel with a green dial for Hong Kong, the 88-piece collaboration with Horoloupe in titanium with a slate grey dial with red accents for China, the 20-piece in platinum with black dial for Yoshida in Japan, the 20-piece in white gold with a red dial for Thailand, and lastly the 20-piece in platinum with sand-colored dial for the Time Place in Indonesia.
News: Presenting the Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No Rad 500-Piece Limited Edition
Blancpain reinterprets one of its emblematic historical timepieces, the Fifty Fathoms "no radiations". This mid-1960s diving instrument, of which one version was used by the German Navy's Combat Swimmers, had the characteristic feature of being stamped with a "no radiations" logo indicating that Blancpain was not using luminescent materials composed of radium.
News: IWC, Panerai & Jaeger-LeCoultre Opening Boutiques in San Francisco
Three of the world’s leading luxury watch brands including IWC Schaffhausen, Panerai, and Jaeger-LeCoultre announced today the opening of their first boutiques in San Francisco at the Westfield San Francisco Centre and Westfield Valley Fair. This significant series of openings underlines the importance of the Golden Gate City as a West Coast hub not only of technology and commerce but also of watch collecting and fine watch culture. Never before have local clients experienced first-hand each brand’s unique lifestyle and culture the way it is possible through an immersive boutique.
News: Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team Heads for the America's Cup with Panerai as Official Timekeeper
The Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Italian team, led by Max Sirena, triumphed in the Series 7-1 in the Prada Cup over Ineos Team UK, ensuring the right to challenge the New Zealanders on the occasion of the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada, scheduled from the 6th to the 15th of March, 2021 in the Hauraki Gulf. For only the third time in history, an Italian team will compete in the America’s Cup Match. There have been only two precedents: in 1992 with the legendary Moro di Venezia led by Raul Gardini with Paul Cayard at the helm and in 2000, with the first Luna Rossa, entrusted to Francesco De Angelis.
News: Meet the 2021 Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One Models. Three New Limited Edition Versions.
Today, Jaquet Droz unveils three new unique limited-edition versions of the Grande Seconde Skelet-One. Its signature figure-eight design is formed by an entirely sapphire dial along with indexes and hands in 18K gold suspended above a brushed hours and minutes ring. At 6 o’clock, the large seconds hand that soars over the sapphire creates the illusion that it is floating, while directly below the tiniest details of a hand-crafted movement can be admired.
Experience: The Backgammon & Watches Society. By Invitation Only.
Despite the current global pandemic, is almost impossible to not get together with other like-minded individuals or hobbyists in a safe manner. While there are clubs for almost every hobby out there, there are only a handful of clubs where watch enthusiasts seem to be quite active. Clubs like Cars & Coffee and the PCA —Porsche Club of America— bring together car guys that happen to also be watch guys and when it comes to watch-centric clubs we can only think of the Red Bar Group or a small group of collectors that used to hang out in South Florida.
News: FVF Genève FVF1 Tourbillon Superligero by Franc Vila
Franc Vila was born in Valencia, Spain and after studying science, art, and philosophy he started crafting high-end leather goods which fully immersed him in the world of luxury. At the same time, his fascination for mechanical timepieces led him to learn horology and launch a namesake watch brand in 2004 after creating his very own first timepiece. With his love for horology and the ambition to create one of the most beautiful watches ever imagined, he combined functionality with a unique upsidedown ‘figure eight’ design inspired by the world of ‘luchadores’ —Mexican professional wrestlers.
News: Presenting the Breitling Top Time Deus Chronograph Limited Edition
Breitling is pleased to announce its partnership with Australian lifestyle brand Deus Ex Machina. Deus Ex Machina —God from the machine— roared into Australia’s cultural consciousness in 2006, with some neatly customized motorcycles and a quaint notion that doing something is more fun than just owning something. Deus Ex Machina is a step bigger than a brand: it’s a culture. Their openness and enthusiasm strike a chord with people, wherever they are.
News: Richard Mille Announces Partnership with F1 Team Scuderia Ferrari
After partnering with other watch brands like Girard-Perregaux, Panerai, and Hublot, Scuderia Ferrari is now partnering with Richard Mille who started a partnership with Aston Martin in 2016 and that ceased recently. Today, Aston Martin has announced its partnership with Girard-Perregaux. Richard Mille will also back not only Ferrari’s Driver Academy, a breeding ground for up-and-coming talent but will also be an active supporter of the Ferrari Challenge series. Since 1993 this renowned single-model motorsport championship has brought together thousands of gentleman drivers competing throughout the globe.
News: Girard-Perregaux Partners with Aston Martin Lagonda and Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team
After partnering in the past with watch brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre and Richard Mille, Girard-Perregaux has been announced as the Official Watch Partner of luxury British automotive manufacturer, Aston Martin. The Swiss Manufacture is one of the oldest names in watchmaking, known for making peerless exemplars of Haute Horlogerie. The two brands will collaborate on upcoming limited-edition timepieces. In the relentless pursuit of speed, time is the overriding concern.
News: Hublot Big Bang Unico Red Carbon Alex Ovechkin Limited Edition
Hublot and Hublot Friend of the Brand Alexander Ovechkin have teamed up to create the Hublot Big Bang Unico Red Carbon Alex Ovechkin ref. 411.QV.1123.NR.OVK21, a limited edition watch made in honor of ‘The Great Eight’, as the Russian ice hockey superstar is affectionately known. The new watch has a lightweight 45 mm carbon fiber case fused with bright red inserts and comes on a red velcro strap.
Breaking News: Former Employee Files Lawsuit Against Chicago's C.D. Peacock for Alleged Racketeering and Corruption
Per the lawsuit documents filed on February 11, 2021, Suzana Krajisnik, a former employee of C.D. Peacock, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. C.D. Peacock, a Rolex, and Patek Philippe authorized retailer has been accused by Ms. Krajisnik of allegedly engaging in racketeering and corruption.
News: Panerai Platinumtech Luminor Marina PAM 1116
With its craftsmanship and experimental proprietary technologies, Panerai enhances the essential qualities of its materials. In the wake of the 70th anniversary of the Luminor collection, named for the luminescent substance first patented in the middle of the last century and an enduring signature of the brand, Panerai once again celebrates its iconic collection with the Platinumtech Luminor Marina PAM 1116.
News: Patek Philippe Three New Twenty-4 Models
Continuing the renewal of its Twenty-4 collection, Patek Philippe presents three new expressions to epitomize timeless feminine elegance. The “manchette” or cuff-style models with quartz movements now include a new version in 18K rose gold with a chocolate brown sunburst dial and the Twenty-4 Automatic, in a round case, offers two new models, one in steel adorned with an olive green sunburst dial, the other in 18K rose gold, its dial gilded with a rose gold sunburst.
News: Presenting the TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph
To celebrate the just-announced partnership between TAG Heuer and Porsche, the watch brand is releasing the TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph. ‘Carrera’ has been an icon of a name that has been associated with TAG Heuer and Porsche for generations, therefore, it was a natural choice for the first creative product collaboration.
News: TAG Heuer Partners with Porsche
Fueled by a common history with innovation and motor racing at its core, led by visionary families whose values of entrepreneurship, precision, and performance propelled them to the forefront of their respective industries, TAG Heuer and Porsche join forces to unveil an extensive partnership that will set a new standard for brand integration.
News: Piaget Polo Skeleton in Blue and Slate Grey
There are few finer expressions of horological art than that of ‘skeletonization’ which is the intricate reduction of dials and movements to their bare minimum in order to reveal the true, beating heart of a watch in all its mechanical glory. Creating a skeleton watch requires vision, confidence, time, and the considerable skill and experience of numerous specialists.
