The latest watch releasing is the Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication Phoenix with five key complications: tourbillon, minute repeater, perpetual calendar, equation of time, and a star chart with astronomical indications. Each complications have their own functions that add up to a whopping 15 complications!

1. Minute repeater
2. Tourbillon
3-6. Perpetual calendar (date, day of the week, month, leap year)
7. Power reserve
8. Equation of time
9. Sunrise time
10. Sunset time
11. Sky chart
12. Age and phases of the moon
13. Sidereal hours and minutes
14. Seasons, zodiac signs
15. Striking mechanism torque

In the front of the dial, the perpetual calendar, equation of time, as well as sunrise and sunset indicators, along with a tourbillon can be found at six o’clock. The watch’s back includes the star chart, sidereal time, indicator for the season and sign of the zodiac, as well as a torque indicator for the repeater mechanism.

All this is powered by the hand-wound cal. 2755-B1, based on a movement originally unveiled in 2005 for the brand’s 275th anniversary. It has a power reserve of 58 hours and is compromised of 839 parts.

The case is made of 18k pink gold measuring at 47mm in diameter. The largeness of the case gives enough space for the hand-engraving. The most beautiful part about the case is that almost every surface of the case is covered with a phoenix motif, rendered in a style that takes loose inspiration from East Asian art.

The price of the Grand Complication Phoenix (ref. 9700C/003R-B187) is “upon request”, however, going by the SFr2m retail price of a similar watch from 2014, expect this to cost significantly more.

In the video below by Business Insider, We got to take a closer look at the Récital 22 Grand Récital which comes in red gold and platinum, each hovering around the $500K price range. During the video they will explain why exactly this watch costs almost half a million dollars.

The price ranges just under $1,000 and the Summit 2 is definitely a luxury smartwatch. In it’s market the only competitors are the Apple Watch series 4 or even the TAG Heuer Connected Watch. Recently I have gone over and reviewed the Summit 2 in a previous blog. Down below we have an unoboxing video of the Montblanc Summit 2 by ‘Droid Life’ which shows the first looks of the impressive Summit 2.

The Summit 2 was built with travelers, explorers, businessmen, and performance seekers in mind. You can reply to notifications right from the watch with a number of preset replies or alternatively use the inbuilt keyboard, handwriting, or voice dictation.

The two most important features of the Summit 2 are the pre-installed Timeshifter and Workout Coach apps. The Timeshifter app is approved by NASA and helps frequent fliers negate the effects of jetlag by offering personalised, easy-to-follow plans to reset the body’s circadian rhythm. For example, it will tell you when the perfect time to nap, eat, or rest would be. The Workout Coach is nice for the fitness gurus. It works as a great running companion that tracks your pace, time, and distance.

Most importantly, the biggest upgrade to the new Summit 2 is the battery life. Some hand issues with the Summit 1 which would run out of battery too quick. With the new Summit 2, a full battery life can last 4 to 7 days. To charge the Summit 2, Montblanc includes a magnetic charger that can juice up the battery from 0-100% in less than an hour. To add to the improved battery life, Montblanc also added a battery-saving time-only mode that disables all other smartwatch features, allowing up to a week’s battery life.

The 1.2-inch full circle AMOLED display offers several Montblanc dials, from the classic 1858 to the vintage Summit to the ultra-feminine Bohème Classic. The coolest feature is that you can create your own dial using the watch face configurator. There over a thousand different dials to choose from and design. The case is available in black DLC steel, stainless steel, two-tone steel, and grade 2 titanium. There are 11 straps to choose from to create over 70,000 individual looks.

The Summit 2 is a good companion for people on the go. The 42mm unisex case feels comfortable on the wrist and has the heft of a mechanical watch, and its clean design makes styling a breeze. It is a nice luxurious smartwatch that can time by replying to messages directly from the Summit 2 and other sick features.

The Summit 2 will be available from 15^th October and retails from SG$1,495.00.

Movement

Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset, Google Wear OS

Case

42mm in steel, black DLC steel, two-tone, or titanium; water resistant to 50m

Strap

Interchangeable straps of rubber, leather, or steel

This is in fact the second partnership between Omega and Fratellowatches as their first collaboration was the first Speedy Tuesday Speedmaster launched back in 2017. In addition to the orange center seconds hand, the new Ultraman also has orange hour markers, and a black and orange tachymetric bezel; the word “Speedmaster” is in orange as well. To pay tribute to the Japanese tv-show, there is a hidden silhouette of Ultraman in the small seconds subdial at 9:00.

The new H2O evolved from that initial design that offers new perspectives on the horological object.  This H²0 Brown comes on a stainless-steel case with an earthy brown PVD coating. At first glance, it looks soft when it comes to touch it feels as it has been polished by sea waters and feels nice and soft. Everything is round and fluid in this timepiece. On the backside we could see the roundness where the double barrel hovers over the two rhodium-plated bellows.

This timepiece represents both science and art. It is pure innovation mixed with the symbolism of art. The fluidic system  and the mechanical caliber is a very advance technology made specifically for HYT by APRP. The watch brings out an ‘earthy’ feeling with the rich brown colored case, the platina, and the bridges. The red color evokes the blood of earth, lava. Adding the red fluid slowly replaces the transparent one, embodying the future. HYT makes this reference more enhanced by adding the red-tinted sapphire crystal case back.  At the back, the past, mechanical, red; at the front, the future, fluidic, transparent, who wouldn’t want this timepiece?

The Queen of Naples played a big part in the history of women’s watches for Breguet. These fabulous wristwatches combine mechanical movements with an oval shaped case where the exquisite dial is seen as an eye-catcher. What makes this concept so important is that all these watches and timepieces are created specifically for ladies which no other watchmaker could do. They come equipped with a variety of  beautiful dial options all crafted with precise detail.

The fascinating part about Breguet’s watches is that their beauty doesn’t just lie on the outside but also in the inside. These watches are very serious mechanical creations. The timepiece that portrays this best is the Tradition Dame, which the mechanics can be seen through the dial. The mechanics are very intriguing on a elegant and feminine watch. What adds more beauty is the subtle details such as the diamonds set around the bezel.

Breguet’s traditional dial features a  guilloche design on the dial while many other Breguet timepieces also feature a mother-of-pearl dial. Breguet has become a master in working with this fragile material and can not only engrave it but also offer it with refined guilloche patterns. Given that, the exceptional is that they are all created by hand. The result is however of such a refined elegance that it without a doubt would have pleased Abraham-Louis Breguet himself.

The first watch in the list is the Panerai PAM00795. It features a black sandwich dial with beige Super-LumiNova and are water resistant up to 30 bar/ 300 meters. The major difference between the new timepieces being released are the materials and movements used. The P.5002 is the manual wind caliber that powers both PAM00797 and PAM00795. The caliber can be well enjoyed through the sapphire crystal in the caseback. The PAM00795 is made from stainless steel while the PAM00797 from Grade 5 titanium, making it 40% heavier than the titanium case. The stainless steel Luminor 8 Days (PAM00795) has a retail price of $6.700,-, while the left-hand version (PAM00796) costs an additional $200,-. The titanium version (PAM00797) will set you back $7.100.

The PAM00796 is the third watch added to the Luminor 8 Days Panerai collection. The case is made from stainless steel, with the crown placed on the left side of the watch. The manual wound caliber is the P.5001, which is no different from the P.5002, only difference is the lack of the power reserve indicator on the dial. All three the watches come on a leather strap, with an additional rubber strap included as well as a screwdriver to swap them out.

The Luminor 8 Days Collection isn’t the only watches being released by Panerai. The new watch is the Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio. The 47-mm timepiece was inspired from a clock on display at Orologeria Svizzera, the original store of Panerai in Florence, Italy. The design is alike to the clock and serves as a simple and elegant watch.

Presented by Watchfinder & Co., a list of the five most unusual watches will be shown in the video below. The featured watches include Bell & Ross BR01-92 Horizon, Cartier Tank Basculante, Vacheron Constantin Complications Classique Saltarello Jump Hour, Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Snoopy Award, and the Hublot Big Bang Dark Jeans. Enjoy!

The Omega Speedmaster Hodinkee 10th Anniversary Limited Edition is inspired by a 1990s Speedmaster “Mark 40” owned by Clymer’s grandfather. This specific watch is the one that sparked the interest of watches for Benjamin Clymer. The timepiece was specifically a Speedmaster Day-Date ref. 375.0084 from 1996. The watch has a prolific nickname, “Michael Schumacher”, after ads featuring the watch and the F1 driver.

The Hodinkee Speedmaster is part of the Speedmaster CK 2998 Moonwatch remake collection. Each of these watches have the same 39.7mm steel case, aluminium bezel insert and the hand-wound, Lemania-derived cal. 1861 inside. Mixing together a MoonWatch with a Speedmaster is something very unusual but came out to be very well executed.

In the picture above, the left Speedmaster is the original model from the 1990s compared to the renewed version on the right. The key elements from the previous model version remained and were perfected in the new Hodinkee Speedmaster.

The twin central hands on the original (for elapsed seconds and the date pointer) have been merged into a seconds hand tipped with yellow “wings”. The timepiece has a solid back with the Speedmaster horse engraved on it. Around it you can find the engravements with commemorative text on its rim.

The remake edition is delivered on a grey leather strap that appears very nice. The Speedmaster Hodinkee 10th Anniversary is limited to 500 pieces, priced at US$6500. It’ll be available at Omega boutiques within the United States and also the Hodinkee shop online. Deliveries commence in November 2018.