Jon and Chris reflect back on some of the new timepieces released at Baselworld 2018, with a few old gems thrown in for good measure.
Seiko Shippo Dial
The Seiko Presage SPB075 features a guilloché patterned dial overlayed with vitreous enamel
seikowatches.com
Slim Seiko Movement
Seiko introduced a limited edition, Presage SJE073J1 with the new 6L35 caliber
seikowatches.com
Black Bay Fifty-Eight
The most vintage looking Tudor Black Bay yet
tudorwatch.com
Longines Military
Full-tilt fauxtina—a new watch from Longines that’s not nearly as old as it looks
wornandwound.com
Open Letter
An open letter to the Swiss watch industry, from a frustrated millennial
watchesbysjx.com
Longines Annual Calendar
An annual calendar that is relatively more affordable than its contemporaries
longines.com
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar
Patek Philippe was possibly the first to commercialize an annual calendar
patek.com
Omega Annual Calendar
Omega’s take on an annual calendar
omegawatches.com
MIH Annual Calendar
A simplified take on an annual calendar, whose mechanism was designed by Ludwig Oechslin for the International Museum of Horology
mih-watch.ch
Rolex Sky-Dweller
Rolex rolled out its take on an annual calendar, with the Saros System it introduced in the Sky-Dweller at Baselworld 2012
rolex.com
Omega Seamaster 300
Omega’s revamped Seamaster 300 now features a ceramic dial
omegawatches.com
Frodsham Double Impulse
Frodsham’s double impulse chronometer, introduced shortly before Baselworld 2018 also boasts a ceramic dial
thewatchnerd.co.uk
Frodsham Double Impulse
More details & macro photographs of Frodsham’s double impulse chronometer from Justin Koullapis for Watches by SJX
watchesbysjx.com
Derek Pratt
One of the greatest of the lesser known watchmakers
watchesbysjx.com
Omega Apollo 8
The movement in Omega’s limited edition Speedmaster for Baselworld 2018 has been sculpted by a laser to resemble the surface of the moon
omegawatches.com
Laser Ablation
Demonstration of a DMG MORI Lasertec 45, micromachining a model of the earth using laser ablation
youtube.com
Nomos Neomatik
Nomos introduced a different take on displaying the date to their line-up for Baselworld 2018
nomos-glashuette.com
Skagen Ancher
A date display that employs cutouts in the dial, similar to the new Nomos, produced by Skagen, which is owned by the Fossil Group
amazon.com
Alexander Burhans
Another German take on this form of displaying the date, created by Alexander Burhans in 1992
alexanderburhans.com
Ochs & Junior
A slightly different spin on the cut-out date display, by Ludwig Oechslin
ochsundjunior.swiss
Garrick S1
A new movement in a new timepiece from English watchmaker, Garrick
garrick.co.uk
John Harrison
The Google Doodle celebrating John Harrison’s 325th birthday
google.com
Andreas Strehler
The official website of the talented watchmaker, Andreas Strehler, “engineer for the brands”
astrehler.ch
Akrivia
Official website of Akrivia
akrivia.com
Rexhep Rexhepi Chronometer
A beautifully balanced & exceptionally finished movement from Akrivia for their new Chronometer Contemporain, introduced at Baselworld
watchesbysjx.com
Voutilainen Regulator Repeater
The only decimal repeater from Voutilainen to date that features a regulator dial
watchesbysjx.com
Voutilainen 217QRS
The new timepiece, with integrated retrograde date mechanism, that Kari Voutilainen unveiled at SIHH 2018 was also on display at Baselworld this year
voutilainen.ch
Voutilainen Interview
A rare interview with Kari Voutilainen, from Oster Jewelers
overcast.fm
Quadruple Tourbillion
Two tourbillons inside two other tourbillons, linked by a differential, crafted by Greubel Forsey
greubelforsey.com
Tourbillon of Tourbillons
Antoine Preziuso’s twirling nest of tourbillons
antoine-preziuso.com
Kerbedanz Maximus Tourbillon
Bigger isn’t always better
kerbedanz.com
The Everywhere Watch
A mechanical watch that can be programmed to display sunrise & sunset times nearly anywhere on earth
hodinkee.com
Asulab
The R&D arm of the Swatch Group
swatchgroup.com
Tissot T Touch
A quartz watch with independently driven hour & minute hands that enable a range of possible things it can display
amazon.com
Star Caliber 2000
A highly complicated pocket watch crafted by Patek Philippe, with a sunrise/sunset display that is similar to the Krayon Everywhere
youtube.com
Masahiro Kikuno
A timepiece created by Japanese watchmaker, Masahiro Kikuno, wherein the length of the hours change according to the time of year
youtube.com
Marquetry Dials
Patek Philippe’s rare handcraft timepieces for Baselworld 2018, including marquetry & enamel work
static.patek.com
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met has opened up its archives for anyone to download
metmuseum.org
