Replica Watches
July 19, 2024
Over the summer, the watchmaking duo of Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner presented what was to be the final edition of Urwerk’s UR-210 watch, a classic of contemporary independent watch design that had become, since it launched in 2012, the reference I most associated with their company. Recently, they’ve announced the followup to the UR-210
READ MOREIntroduced last year, the UR-100 was a sort of back-to-basics for URWERK. Besides retaining the ultra-bold design of all the brand’s creation, it was simplified, more compact, more focused – a sort of throwback to the early days of the brand, with the UR101/102. After inaugural editions in black or silver, followed by a Gunmetal
READ MORENovelty watches are usually cheap and cheerful. Just ask Timex, busy pimping Charlie Brown’s beagle. Or Romain Jerome, a brand that went under trying to sell novelty watches for 15 large plus (e.g., the Tetris-based Moon Invader). Judging from the Urwerk EMC Time Hunter Stormtrooper, Urwerk shares RJ’s ill-fated belief that really expensive novelty watches
READ MOREYou can call Urwerk watches by many names, but shy or conservative aren’t part of this vocabulary. Daring, bold, provocative, futuristic, unusual, these are perfect ways to describe these complex and avant-garde creations. Apart from the watches inspired by sci-fi and space exploration, one of the most striking models ever was the UR-105 T-Rex, a
READ MOREIt’s become a point of discussion within the watch collecting community of how many times, a watch brand will choose to announce an existing watch, in a new color and call it a new watch. What causes these discussions to often turn ugly is when a color that’s applied to an existing watch, doesn’t quite
READ MORENew this year is the TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300M with a ceramic bezel (hands-on here in more versions). While it’s also available in other colorways, the blue and black of this particular reference seemed perfectly suited to the blue skies and deep blue ocean surrounding Maui. There is a lot to like about this watch,
READ MOREThe Urwerk UR-105 TTH ‘Tantalum Hull’ is the last iteration of the brand’s highly acclaimed UR-105 series. Partially housed in tantalum, a rare metal that is very difficult to machine and polish, the appearance of the material and its various attributes made it a worthy choice for Urwerk, a brand that is not afraid of
READ MORELast year, one of Urwerk’s most emblematic watches, the UR-210, bid adieu. Luckily, Urwerk fans were not in mourning for long before the next-generation UR-220 Falcon Project materialised in September 2020. Retaining hallmark features of the dearly departed UR-210, the UR-220 proved to be a sleeker and slimmer vessel thanks to its carbon case and
READ MORECelebrating two decades of collaboration, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jacob & Co. have united for two all-new watches, under the Jacob & Co. CR7 Epic X moniker. The inaugural timepieces, which honor Ronaldo’s global football domination and the timekeeper’s affinity for elevated watchmaking, sport profoundly personalized designs of the flagship Epic X. The first model, “Flight
READ MOREThe MP 09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis Rainbow 3D Carbon trend certainly isn’t slowing down anytime soon. In fact, watchmakers are continuing to stretch their creativity when it comes to multi-hued timepieces. Case in point: Hublot is blazing a new technicolor trail with its newest piece of wrist candy. The limited-edition MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis, which was unveiled
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