First introduced in 2014 at the Baselworld watch fair, the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity is the brand’s very first timepiece to feature a full silicium assortment. Two versions were launched in 2014, each limited to 250 pieces. The term “assortment” in watch parlance, refers to the “complete set of things that belong to together”, according to Berner’s Illustrated Professional Dictionary … More
What is the colour of the dial on Patek Philippe’s Ref. 7118/1 Ladies Automatic Nautilus? Is it blue and black or white and gold? Or dark blue and light blue? Well, this will surely not be a £50 question as the answer is pretty much straightforward and hopefully will not be accompanied with any complications. The answer is dark blue … More
Hamilton’s Ventura created history when it was “born” in 1957 and became the world’s first electric watch. The Ventura watch found even more fame after its starring role in the 1961 Hollywood movie Blue Hawaii on the wrist of Rock and Roll legend Elvis Presley who played Chad Gates. The Ventura had a characteristic shield-shaped case and it is now … More
Have you ever heard of the so-called black- and grey-striped James Bond NATO strap? How about the story that it was first seen on James Bond in the 1964 movie Goldfinger? Now, before calling the nylon strap that comes with the Omega Seamaster 300 “Spectre” Limited Edition the “James Bond NATO strap” and referencing the nylon strap the British spy … More
The James Bond theme song for Spectre, Writing’s on the Wall, written and sung by Briton Sam Smith, has scored a first for this long-running and highly popular movie franchise. In October 2015, Writing’s on the Wall became the first ever James Bond theme song to reach number one in the UK charts. Writing’s on the Wall is also the … More
After the Second World War, Germany and its territories were divided into four allied occupational zones with the Soviets taking the eastern half and the Allies (the United States, Great Britain and France) having the western side. It was a similar split for the German city of Berlin and the four-way occupation began in June 1945. Similarly, the Soviets occupied … More
The 24th James Bond movie, Spectre, directed by Sam Mendes with the screenplay written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth, was released in October 2015. Logan, Purvis and Wade are also credited for writing the story according to IMDb based on characters created by Ian Fleming (1908 to 1964). Fleming is well-known as the creator of … More