watches archives | designboom | architecture & design magazine https://www.designboom.com/watches/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:31:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ZENITH DEFY Extreme Felipe Pantone watch captures time chromatically https://www.designboom.com/design/zenith-defy-extreme-felipe-pantone-watch-10-20-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/zenith-defy-extreme-felipe-pantone-watch-10-20-2022/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:30:45 +0000 tim spears I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=935665

the chromatic watches of art are limited to just 100 editions.

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zenith reveals hidden creative history behind its watchmaking icons https://www.designboom.com/design/zenith-history-watchmaking-icons-10-19-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/zenith-history-watchmaking-icons-10-19-2022/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:30:47 +0000 tim spears I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=937257

Famed for its emblematic models – whether rare vintages or contemporary collaborative editions – as much as for its key movements, Zenith’s timepieces are icons that transcend the industry. The brand acts at the forefront of Swiss watchmaking, as it shapes the future by daring to challenge new heights in technical performance as well as […]

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slim & titanium-cut pocket watch ‘mecascape’ by CODE41 shows clockwork mechanism https://www.designboom.com/technology/slim-pocket-watch-mecascape-code41-08-30-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/slim-pocket-watch-mecascape-code41-08-30-2022/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:15:37 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=924961

the mechanical pocket watch from the swiss watch brand is cut from grade 5 titanium and has a thickness of 7mm.

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smartwatch casio G-SHOCK GA-B001 features built-in bluetooth & integrated bezels & band https://www.designboom.com/technology/smartwatch-casio-g-shock-ga-b001-08-29-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/smartwatch-casio-g-shock-ga-b001-08-29-2022/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:45 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=924615

the new casio G-SHOCK series is structured with a glass bonding to reduce the lug part’s volume and has a dual LED light.

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ressence type 1 REV grail watch draws inspiration from philippe de champaigne’s 1646 ‘vanitas’ painting https://www.designboom.com/design/ressence-type-1-rev-grail-watch-04-28-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/ressence-type-1-rev-grail-watch-04-28-2022/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2022 02:30:00 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=896203

Magic happens   As Benoît Mintiens and Alain Silberstein join forces, the Ressence Type 1 REV Grail watch proves magic is possible. The collaboration between the two friends — Mintiens, the designer and founder of the Belgium watch brand, and Silberstein, a famed watchmaking architect — realizes a unique, distinctive timepiece that is equally as […]

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covered in vantablack®, h. moser & cie.’s blacker than black watch seems to disappear https://www.designboom.com/design/h-moser-blacker-than-black-vantablack-04-13-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/h-moser-blacker-than-black-vantablack-04-13-2022/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:01:22 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=891978

the watch is covered with the blackest substance ever produced artificially, from its dial to its case, right down to its integrated bracelet.

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sherpa watches resurfaces OPS and ultradive true compressor dive watches https://www.designboom.com/design/sherpa-watches-ops-ultradive-nepal-04-04-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/sherpa-watches-ops-ultradive-nepal-04-04-2022/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:45:00 +0000 tim spears I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=887598

sherpa watches resurfaces and modernizes two iconic, true compressor dive timepieces from the depths of collectors' safes: the OPS and ultradive.

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Rolex unveils new outstanding watch lineup including refreshed models https://www.designboom.com/design/rolex-new-outstanding-watch-lineup-refreshed-models-03-31-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/rolex-new-outstanding-watch-lineup-refreshed-models-03-31-2022/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:50:09 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=888494

Now, almost seventy years after the release of the first GMT Master in 1955, Rolex displays its new eye-catching model dubbed GMT Master II

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The Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch has dropped and it’s causing shopping chaos https://www.designboom.com/design/omega-swatch-bioceramic-moonswatch-03-28-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/omega-swatch-bioceramic-moonswatch-03-28-2022/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:01:21 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=887544

swatch has collaborated with omega in the new bioceramic moonSwatch 11-piece collection, reimagining the omega speedmaster moonwatch.

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Ressence unveils modern, minimal Type 8 timepiece with domed dial https://www.designboom.com/design/ressence-unveils-modern-minimal-type-8-minmalistic-timepiece-03-28-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/ressence-unveils-modern-minimal-type-8-minmalistic-timepiece-03-28-2022/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:45:27 +0000 tim spears I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=885960

the modern and minimal watch design marvels with a rotating domed minute dial that then houses the smaller hour dial within.

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