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Complicated Colors In Watchmaking

Colors play an important role in watchmaking. Often not so much on the technical side but for sure on the visual one. They greatly contribute to the character of a timepiece. While paints and lacquers can relatively easily be made in any color desired, other materials are much harder color, but that didn't stop some brands from pursuing it anyway!

By Martin Green

Blue Dials Of Baselworld 2018

When I started last year with 'Blue Dials of Baselworld' I did not expect it to become a reoccurring topic. Earlier this year at the SIHH, we already saw enough blue dials to warrant a similar article and this year at Baselworld....well, judge for yourself!

The Casual Cool Of The Cartier Tank MC

Of all the watch models that Cartier has created over the years, the Tank is among the most famous, as well as the most formal, yet this steel and blue Tank MC is changing that by being casual cool!

The Blue Dials of Baselworld

If there is one place to scope out new trends in watches, it is Baselworld! Sometimes you see a specific complication emerge with different brands at the same time. At other times cases or movement designs seem to follow a similar trend. This year there were surprisingly many watches with a blue dial!

Haute Complication: De Bethune DB28 Kind of Blue Tourbillon

De Bethune watches don't seem to come out of Switzerland, but straight out of space! Their high-tech designs present traditional Swiss watchmaking in such a progressive shape that you get groundbreaking watches. This applies especially to the DB28 "Kind of Blue" Tourbillon.

Haute Living Watch of the Week: Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 and 1966 Blue

This week we feature two watches, both vintage, in one new – or rather, old – color. Girard-Perregaux, one of the elite Swiss heritage brands, appeals to its archives for inspiration from authentic models introduced in key eras. Girard-Perregaux’s two flagship models, 1966 and the vintage 1945 are being reissued in the traditional blue color […]

Best Blue Dials of 2013

Watchmaking is entering a blue period, with dials in all shades of this vibrant color, and not just for sports watches. Blue dials have traditionally been used for the dials of diver’s watches because it is widely believed to be the most highly visible color underwater. The Omega Seamaster Good Planet combines it with orange […]