Black on black

Mr F looking the business in his murdered-out outfit sporting the Hublot Black Magic. Black on black FTW!

Hublot Super B Flyback Black Magic

This Hublot is a big departure from our normal style but we fell in love at first sight - hey, what can you do?! The Super B was the first Hublot of the Biver-era and is, although similar in size, somewhat more elegant than the brutal Big Bang. The Black Magic features a PVD-coated case with hardened rubber bezel & pushers, Tungsten rotor and Hublot-signature rubber strap.

Don't forget about the ladies..

Yacht-Master medium (35mm) in steel / platinum and Yacht-Master ladies (29mm) in 18ct yellow gold.. Tres chique!

Zenith Prime

A few weeks ago we got hold of this lovely Zenith Prime. The Prime uses a handwound version of the famous El Primero chronograph movement, one of the first automatic chronographs. This little marvel is very, very classy..

PAM 190

This Radiomir utilizes a handwound movement with 8-day power reserve by Jaeger-LeCoultre.. Tres Chic!

Luminova

Around '98 Rolex stopped using tritium. For just two years they used luminova before switching to superluminova. These watches can be identified quite easily: at 6:00 you'll see 'Swiss' instead of 'Swiss Made' or 'Swiss T<25'. These are commonly refered to as the 'Swiss-only's'.

My white friends

We got this white dialed Panerai Base (PAM114) in a trade. The white dials are not nearly as loved as the black ones, but the fan base is growing and in our opinion it's a awesome piece, especially for summers.

Rolex Milgauss 116400 GV

One of the watches we picked up yesterday in Cologne is this Milgauss 116400 GV - the green crystal model.

When introduced around 2007 the GV caused a lot of buzz and even commanded a premium over retail in the first months/year. Rolex also experienced some problems producing the crystal. Nowadays prices are a bit more reasonable and we think it's a very cool piece, very suited for everyday wear. Bullit-proof Rolex quality, nice size and heft, sober design with some unusual and quirky features.. killer cool.


As of yet this piece will remain in our personal collection.

Read all about the 116400 by clicking here.

Rolex Yacht-Master 16622

Together with the GMT featured below came this Yacht-Master reference 16622. When introduced, the Yacht-Master became an instant hit. Waiting lists at AD's and premiums for used examples were common practice, just ike they were with the Daytona until quite recently. The Yacht-Master was the first major change in years from the classic Submariner - both the GMT-Master and Seadweller look quite similar and the Explorer has always been somewhat of an ugly duckling.

The Yacht-Master is obviously the luxury edition of the Submariner. The case has the Daytona-style curves instead of the straight edges like found on other Oyster Professionals. The inlay is made of platinum. The same material was used in the frosted finish of the dial. It was the first Rolex of the sapphire-era using the maxi dial and hands.

Rolex GMT-Master II 16710

This GMT-Master ref. 16710 came to us last week featuring the classic pepsi-bezel. The 16710 is the last GMT using the old stye case (it was replaced by the 116710 ceramic) and is steadily increasing in popularity ever since it was discontinued.

Our 16710 is actually one of the last. The case is sans lugholes and the serial sports the additional T - 16710T in full. Connoisseurs might note that this is a so-called stick dial - the roman II in GMT-Master II is lacking the serifs.

Little swagger boy

Little I. rocking his Seadweller.. no one on the corner got swagga like us

Ingenieur in detail

F@TWW found some time to shoot a final set of pics of our Ingenieur. The Royal Oak, Nautilus, Ingenieur and others all have in common that a big part of the design is in the details.. the different finishes, the angles, the edges. Once polished by the wrong guy, the whole look can be ruined... But this one is in near pristine shape, proudly displaying it's powerful and rugged design. Killer piece.

This cardboard outer box is quite an unusual item to find with IWC

Full set with EU warranty.

IWC Ingenieur 3227

For a change of pace in a week filled with Rolex, we'd like to show you something else: the Ingenieur. The first models used a rather conservative design but IWC hired Gerald Genta to spice things up in the second half of the seventies. The result was the now iconic Ingenieur SL, a model that served as inspiration for the 3227.

This generation of Ingenieurs was (and still is..) made in quite a few different variations - AMG, chronographs, Zidane, Climate Action, 7-days and so on.. But this is the original version, no weird coops to be seen here. The size is still reasonable, whereas the newest versions tend to be a bit over the top. IWC however dropped this model from the line-up some two years ago and ever since it's been gaining popularity.

The movement in this Ingenieur is an IWC 'manufacture' which uses the Pellaton-winding system.

Rolex Submariner 16610

Our second new arrival for this week is this Rolex Submariner ref. 16610 Swiss-only with box and papers. A great classic that's rapidly increasing in price as a lot of people seem to prefer the old school Rolex style. The Swiss-only dial was only used around 1998-1999 as the transition from tritium to luminova was taking place.