NEW SCHOOL
23rd July 2020
Whether you were rave, old school or breaks, it was all about the ‘tech’ with little ‘no’ – and the same goes for these horological firestarters, spiked with no-limits, cutting-edge innovation and designed with all-nighters in mind. Glowsticks and whistles at the ready, party people – and that includes the search party.
Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore Watch
67351 | £31,400
Zenith
Defy Classic Watch
72005 | £6,500
Hublot
Big Bang Meca-10 Watch
69691 | £18,200
Bremont
U-2 Jet Watch
69975 | £4,095
Tudor
Black Bay Watch
65612 | £3,470
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BALANCING ACT
The new, breathlessly titled ‘Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold Double Balance Wheel Openworked’ is a symphony of horological virtuosity, from the case’s shimmering texture to the movement’s ensemble of intricately crafted micro mechanics.
1969: THE DAWN OF WATCHMAKING'S MODERN AGE
Fifty years ago, to the background of Vietnam, Led Zeppelin and the Moon landings, Switzerland was undergoing its own revolution – the first spin of the chronograph’s winding rotor, to be precise.
THROUGH THE PORTHOLE
What began as an indie startup based solely on a nautical motif has, in four short decades, become the Hublot we now know: massive, in every sense of the word.