Diamond-Studded 18K Rose Gold Plated Stainless Steel Case Asian Seagull Hand-winding Tourbillon Movement
's Favorite Watches Of Baselworld 2019
Baselworld 2019 arrived after a year of unparalleled drama in the watch industry. Watch brands have been pulling out of tradeshows, including SIHH and Baselworld, during a general atmosphere of uncertainty about the future of the watch industry, amidst a backdrop of general economic and geo-political turmoil. The big names in traditional watchmaking (typically owned by large luxury groups) have been stalwart in their reluctance to experiment with new marketing, product development, and distribution styles. The corporations are predictably taking slow, cautious routes forward while, once again, the smaller and more independent names in watchmaking are leading the way when it comes to what we would call "real innovation."What does all that mean for the new watches we saw at Baselworld 2019?Not on the lists below but definitely worth mentioning among fantastic 2019 novelties are the new Konstantin Chaykin Joker Dracula watches.That's a very good question because, perhaps surprisingly, the
Breitling Colt Chronograph Automatic Watch For 2015 Hands-On
Breitling is a tough one for me. I have for long appreciated the engineering that goes into their watches and the overall quality all that results in-I have, however, just never fallen in that deep, relentless love with any of their designs thus far. That may be over now, as I saw the Breitling Colt Chronograph Automatic hands-on this year at Baselworld, and at last I could say: this may be it.The devil is in the details, and the situation is no different this time around either. Pieces like those from the SuperAvenger or the Bentley collab’ collections always overwhelmed me (not in the most positive way) with their designs and, from the beginning, steered me away from being able to appreciate them on a finer level. The Breitling Colt may share a very similar case design as the Avenger, yet the former, with its 44mm case and, to my eyes much more fortunate proportions, somehow allowed me to approach it as a watch, and not as a flashy saucer that happens to tell the time. Sorry.