Longines recently launched a new collection based on designs from military watches produced in the 1930s. The Longines Military Heritage 1938 collection consists of three watches — the 3 Hand, 24-Hour and Chronograph model — which all have a simple layout with large white Arabic numerals and a minute track that contrasts the matte black dial, and is very easy to read. Moreover, the hour and minute hands, as well as the indices, have been coated with luminous material, for excellent legibility even in low light.

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This is the newest version of the Richard Mille RM 011 Automatic Flyback Chronograph “Felipe Massa.” It is now available in an ultra-light carbon composite case. It is powered be a caliber RM 011-S skeletonized automatic movement with adjustable rotor geometry. The functions include hours, minutes seconds, flyback chronograph, 60-minute countdown timer and annual calendar with date and month. The case measures 50 mm x 40 mm x 16.5 mm.

The chronograph allows the wearer to start or stop the chronograph via the pusher located between 1 and 2 o’clock, and its flyback complication allows it to be continuously reset — without stopping the chronograph like is required on standard chronographs — by pushing the second button located between 4 and 5 o’clock.

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Frédérique Constant, a brand that has only been around since 1988, has quickly gained a reputation for offering some of the most affordable in-house mechanical movement equipped Swiss watches on the market. And this year at Baselworld, they added another watch to the list: the Frédérique Constant Slim Line Moonphase Manufacture.

The Slim Line Moonphase comes in a fully polished 42 mm stainless steel case. It is “slim” at 11.3 mm in thickness, and wears nice on the wrist, but it should not be confused with an “thin” or “ultra-thin” watch, which is typically under 10 mm thick.

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Reinterpreting a historical reference for a new audience

Tudor has a rich catalog of superbly designed timepieces. They have crafted many watches which have gone on to become sought after by collectors, with prices reaching new highs at notable auction houses.

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This is the new Parmigiani Fleurier Ovale Pantographe with special telescopic hands that extend and retract as they sweep the oval shaped dial. “The hands are based on the pantograph - the instrument from which they take their name - and use the same principle of multiplying a length by a given factor to obtain movement on a larger or smaller scale.”

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This is the Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 4 which was unveiled during Baselworld in April. It is the fourth timepiece in a five piece series of complicated tourbillons. The Historie de Tourbillon is a tri-axial tourbillon, housed inside a 47 mm by 21.7 mm case. The tourbillon rotates on its three axes in a sapphire crystal bubble located at 6 o’clock on the dial. Read the full article HERE.

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James Dean’s prized possession was a pocket watch made by American watchmaker Standard USA with an American-made Elgin movement. Dean purchased the watch in late 1951 while he was a struggling young actor working in New York. It was his first big purchase, and he was so proud of it that he had his initial engraved on the cover. He considered it his good luck charm and wore it while acting, including in his breakout film “East of Eden.” Dean eventually gave the watch to Tillie Starriet, a Warner Brothers employee who he met during the filming of “East of Eden.”

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