Chopard Tycoon chronograph steel automatic Ref. 8961 Reviews

NEWS WATCHES

Omega Constellation Gents' 41mm Watch Hands-On
Now that virtually every Swiss watch name under the sun has its own integrated bracelet sports watch, it’s about high time that we start to see more diversity in design, available features, and broader, more wearable options for a wider range of wrists. Granted, it could definitely be argued that the long-running Omega Constellation is far from a dedicated sports watch (to be fair, the brand does have the Seamaster Aqua Terra filling this role), but it does still neatly fit into the current zeitgeist of watches marrying seventies and eighties-era nostalgia with fully modern proportions, finishing, and chronometric standards, even if its bracelet is more of a clever visual trick than a purely physical integration. And now that it’s available on a slightly larger 41mm case with what’s possibly the most comfortable rubber-backed crocodile leather watch strap I’ve ever laid across my wrist, the Constellation is primed for an entirely new generation of collectors loo
Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Ronde Des Papillons Watch Hands-On
What does it take to get a man excited enough to write about a woman’s watch? Something like this new-for-2016 Lady Arpels Ronde des Papillons timepiece from French Van Cleef & Arpels does the trick pretty well. This isn’t a watch destined for any time on my own wrist, but I truly appreciate the artistry, design, and technical features which make for a remarkable high complication ladies’ watch.While highly detailed, hand-made dials mixed with animated complications aren’t new to Van Cleef & Arpels, the company ups the ante a bit with each new model. Each of these watches exists in the brand’s coveted “Poetic Complications” family of products whose aim is it combine traditional watchmaking techniques with emotionally-charged dial displays aimed more at being fun and eye-pleasing as opposed to offering functional enhancements. In other words, Van Cleef & Arpels Poetic Complication watches are not trying to be tool watches, but rather