Shinola was founded in 2011 with the goal of bringing watchmaking back to the USA. Over the past few years they produced a series of distinctive watches, one of the more recent additions to the range is the Runwell Sport Chrono. Each Runwell Sport Chrono uses an Argonite 5050 quartz movement, hand-assembled from 103 Swiss-made…
The Suunto Elemenum Terra is a watch with capabilities far beyond the automatic Swiss timepieces we usually lust after, it has a built in 3D compass, altimeter, barometer as well as the standard time and calendar function. The barometer allows the watch to log pressure trends which allows the wearer to make accurate predications regarding…
Military straps, otherwise known as NATO straps, were designed for use by pilots, special forces and other military personnel who’s life often depended on their watch remaining firmly attached to their wrist. The design is such that it’s almost impossible for the watch to fall off, even if one of the lug pins fail the…
The new Apple Watch Strap by Bexar Goods Co. is a significantly more appealing method of keeping the new iWatch clasped to your wrist than the straps currently offered by Apple – unless you’re partial to brightly coloured plastic. Each of these straps are made from 4 ounce American Bridle leather, and they come with the…
Bremont and Jaguar are both quintessentially British companies with a history of working together, when Jaguar recently restarted the E-Type production line to produce six “continuation” lightweights they partnered with Bremont to create a matching line of watches. This new line of Bremont Jaguar chronographs were hugely popular and so the two decided to create…
The Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Chronograph was designed to evoke the style and spirit of Italy’s most famous road race, the 1000 mile Mille Miglia. The chronograph pushers are both modelled on pistons, the strap has the tread pattern from a classic racing tire and the iconic Mille Miglia “red arrow” sign sits over the…
The Brian Redman Prototipo Chronograph is a new, limited edition series from Officine Autodromo. 500 units will be produced, with the first 100 being 18k gold plated, and the remaining 500 being raw stainless steel. Brian Redman is a racing driver who needs no introduction to any fan of classic motor racing, he completed in…
The new Burnham Watch by Oak & Oscar is another strong indication that the almost forgotten art of American watchmaking is making a much overdue comeback. At the heart of the Burnham is an automatic Swiss Soprod movement, this is housed in a 42mm stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal front and back. The…
Worn & Wound has been producing watch straps and accessories for a number of years now, all of their gear is made by hand in New York City from American leather, and high quality fabrics and components. This is the new Watch Roll by W&W, it’s made from genuine Harris Tweed with trim constructed of Horween Cognac Essex leather,…
The Vic Elford Prototipo Chronograph is a limited edition release from Autodromo, developed to commemorate the extraordinary victory by Elford at the 1968 Targa Florio where he famously turned a an 18 minute deficit into a 3 minute 42 second margin of victory. 224 units were made in this series, that specific number was chosen…
Tsovet is one of the leading lights of the modern American watchmaking renaissance, the company was founded by renowned timepiece designer David Bonaventura in California in 2006 and lists industrial tools, vintage automobile gauges, and avionics instruments as its primary influences. The SVT-AX87 (shown above and below) is powered by a Swiss made Ronda 513.1…
The TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6 is one of the newer iterations of the Monaco line, the series of watches was first unveiled by Heuer (before the TAG takeover in 1985) in 1969. The Monaco was made famous by Steve McQueen who wore one while filming Le Mans in 1971, since then the watch has…
