No, there is no typo in the name and our apologies to fans of Tom Hanks and movie buffs, we are not referring to the gripping 2013 movie “Captain Phillips” based on the true story, notably of the 2009 hijacking of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates which was commanded by Captain Richard Phillips. Hollywood actor Tom Hanks … More
Piaget’s Altiplano Chronograph is sleek and slim. Presented at the 25th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie held in Geneva in 2015, it houses the new Piaget Calibre 883P flyback chronograph movement that is just 4.65 thick. What’s more, its case is 8.24mm thick. This is an extremely slim movement and likewise, for its case. This explains why Piaget is … More
One of the more memorable highlights of the 2014 BaselWorld watch fair for us was Omega’s Speedmaster Apollo 13 Silver Snoopy Award paying tribute to NASA’s Apollo 13 Space Mission. This new Speedmaster “Snoopy” watch is very different from the 2003 Omega Speedmaster Snoopy Award (which also pays tribute to the Apollo 13 mission). First of all, it has a … More