You’ve heard the story before; the story of a wristwatch designed in 1931 that could survive a game of polo. That wristwatch was the original Reverso. For the longest time, the Reverso was time-only – no complications. In fact, it wasn’t until 1990 – as the 60th anniversary coincided with a renewed interest in mechanical [...]

The post Review: The New Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon in Rose Gold appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

‘Tis the year for the retrograde display here at Vacheron Constantin. The grand dame of watchmaking has released no fewer than three models with the mechanism at Watches & Wonders 2023. The first model is the Traditionnelle Tourbillon Retrograde Date Openface, the most complicated of the lot. The next one is the Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date [...]

The post Review: The New Vacheron Constantin Overseas Moon Phase Retrograde Date appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

From sports watches to minute repeaters, world timers to perpetual calendars, Patek Philippe’s Ladies’ Collection has it all. Rather than relegating all its more feminine offerings to diamond-encrusted quartz purgatory, the brand caters to the ever-burgeoning ranks of female watch enthusiasts. Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R-001 In Watches & Wonders 2023, another [...]

The post Review: The New Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Grand Seiko’s Masterpiece Collection is pretty self-explanatory; it is simply a collection of the brand’s most artisanal pieces. Each member of the collection arises from the famed Micro Artist Studio located in Shiojiri, Nagano. The first Grand Seiko watch ever produced by the Micro Artist Studio was the SBGD201 in 2016. The watch was powered [...]

The post Review: The New Grand Seiko SBGZ009 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Flight travel is back in vogue as nations look to put the pandemic behind them for good. More countries are dropping border restrictions in effort to boost tourism, with the most notable examples in recent months being Japan and Taiwan. There’s no better time for a watch manufacturer to re-introduce travel time watches than now. [...]

The post Review: The New Patek Philippe Calatrava Travel Time Ref. 5224R-001 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Our writer, Frank, picks his three favourite watches from Watches & Wonders 2023 (that happen to be from three different countries). Armchair Picks: Frank’s 3 of the Best from W&W 2023 Another year, another Watches & Wonders successfully held. It’s always been the most exciting time of the year for the watch-crazed among us and [...]

The post Armchair Picks: Frank’s 3 of the Best from W&W 2023 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Patek Philippe presents a new Calatrava model featuring an original, 24-hour, central display of local and home time. The Ref. 5224R-001 is driven by the Calibre31-260 PS FUS 24H which comes with three patents. Press Release details with commentary in italics. Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time Ref. 5224R-001 The Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel [...]

The post New: Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time Ref. 5224R-001 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Patek Philippe presents the new Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R, featuring the manufacture’s patented annual calendar mechanism from 1996. Press Release details with commentary in italics. Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R is a regular production timepiece, with a retail price of USD61,510. Commentary Patek [...]

The post New: Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

A. Lange & Söhne introduces a chronograph model to the brand’s sports watch collection. The new Odysseus Chronograph model features the German manufacture’s first automatic chronograph movement. Press Release details with commentary in italics. New: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph is a 100-piece limited edition, boutique-exclusive watch. Price is [...]

The post New: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

In 2020, the world bore witness to something off the beaten path from Grand Seiko: an openworked, concept movement which incorporates a constant-force mechanism and a tourbillon as one unit on a single axis. This was the T0 Constant-force Tourbillon concept movement. While impressive, the T0 was an uncased, unwearable movement; it was not a [...]

The post Review: The New Grand Seiko Kodo Constant-force Tourbillon SLGT003 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

In the same way that the Overseas is Vacheron Constantin’s flagship sports line, the ‘Chronograph’ is the flagship model of the Overseas collection. Since its introduction in 1996, the Overseas has always been about sporty elegance. Now already in its third generation, no other Overseas model captures this spirit as well as the Chronograph. The [...]

The post Review: The New Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph with “Panda” Dial appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

The lives of human beings are heavily dictated by sunrise and sunset. For most of us, our day begins as the sun rises; we go to school, to work or to wherever it is we need to go. Then, as twilight approaches, we wind down, have dinner, relax ourselves, maybe have a nightcap before ending [...]

The post Watchscape and comprehensive review: The amazing Krayon Anywhere in White Gold appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Watch enthusiasts and non-watch enthusiasts see Bulgari pretty differently. The latter sees it as the brand that sells fancy jewelry while the former sees it as the brand that won’t stop breaking watchmaking records every damn year. The Bulgari Octo Finissimo line has been around for less than 10 years and already it has broken [...]

The post Review: The new Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

They say that “watch guys are also car guys”. It may be a stereotype but it is a stereotype for a reason – watch guys generally do appreciate automobiles as well. These are mechanical marvels breathed into life by craftspeople and given a soul by the nerds/geeks/collectors/enthusiasts/connoisseurs who obsess over them. Inevitably, this bond has [...]

The post Review: The new Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon White Gold appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Armin Strom, co-owned by Serge Michel and master watchmaker Claude Greisler, is a household name in high-end independent watchmaking. It’s hard to believe that the brand, in its current form, only presented its first watch 12 years ago. Since then, it has been responsible for some truly remarkable timepieces, such as the Mirrored Force Resonance [...]

The post Review: The New Armin Strom Tribute 1 Rose Gold appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

What a decade this year has been. It felt like the world collectively hit rock bottom and is now on the mend. At the risk of jinxing it all, it would seem like the worst is behind us. As we hit December and Michael Bublé’s Christmas album starts playing incessantly over the mall speakers, I [...]

The post Dear Santa: Frank Chuo Makes His Christmas Wishlist for 2022 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Grönefeld – managed by brothers Bart and Tim Grönefeld – is a household name in high-end independent watchmaking. The brand, based in the Netherlands, is known for its contemporary design, immaculate finissage and technical complications. For a long while, watches with technical complications such as the tourbillon, remontoire and deadbeat seconds were the only norm [...]

The post Review: The Grönefeld 1941 Principia Special Edition for Sincere Fine Watches appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Ferdinand Berthoud knows a thing or two about overachievement. Brought back to life in 2015 by Chopard president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, the brand needed just one year to win horology’s most coveted prize, the Aiguille d’Or. And as if that wasn’t impressive enough, Ferdinand Berthoud – named after the great 18th century horologist – went on [...]

The post Review: The New Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB3 SPC appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

The Patek Philippe Nautilus sports watch is the stuff of legends. Originally designed by the one and only Gerald Genta, the Nautilus hit the markets in 1976 in the form of the Ref. 3700, one of the pioneers of the luxury sports watch genre. Over the years, Patek Philippe’s resident sports watch line has evolved [...]

The post Review: The New Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5811/1G appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Lange revises their Zeitwerk with a new 2022 edition. Available in either pink gold or platinum. Both versions are not limited. In 2009, A. Lange & Söhne presented the first Zeitwerk timepiece, much to the shock and (followed by) awe of the global watch community. Its then unprecedented wristwatch concept stars large jumping numerals for [...]

The post Comprehensive Review: The New A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk appeared first on DEPLOYANT.