Dear friends of the cultivated madness!
Following my latest addition – which, as I’ve really stretched my budget with this watch, will be my last for a while – I thought it was about time to take stock.
There are currently 15 watches in my collection,…
Saturday, 13 June 2026, 7:42 CEST
Touchdown! Frantic cheering from the crowd!
Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000, Reference 16600, M-se…
Continue readingDear friends of the cultivated madness,
I stumbled across a new release that I think is worth showing:
the Isotope × Revolution Mercury Limited Edition
Case: Steel
Diameter: 38 mm
Height: 10 mm
L2L: 44.5 mm
Water resistant: 100 m
Movement: Caliber I-7…
More depth: The IWC GST Aquatimer, reference IW3536-01
The IWC GST series:
In 1998, the GST series replaced the sporty watches developed in collaboration with F.A. Porsche and Porsche Design in the IWC Schaffhausen portfolio.
The four model series, c…
Dear friends of cultivated madness,
Vulcain brings a new retro diving watch, but without an alarm: the Vulcain Skindiver Nautique, modeled after the Vulcain Nautique Sport from the 1960s, comes with a matte black or vertically brushed blue dial.
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Continue readingDear friends of the cultivated madness,
Mido is expanding its Commander 1959 portfolio with another model. The Mido Commander 1959 “Pixel” has a typical '60s design… [/sarcasm]
Case: steel
Dimensions: 37 mm / 10.5 mm
Movement: Mido Kaliber 80 (E…
Dear friends of the cultivated madness,
according to WatchTime magazine, Rolex is finally pulling the plug on Carl F. Bucherer watches. After years without profits, Rolex is ending the Carl F. Bucherer watch brand and vacating its sales areas. WatchTi…
Continue readingDear friends of the cultivated madness,
according to WatchTime magazine, Rolex is finally pulling the plug on Carl F. Bucherer watches. After years without profits, Rolex is ending the Carl F. Bucherer watch brand and vacating its sales areas. WatchTi…
Continue readingto mark the 65th “birthday” of “Astérix”, created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, something new is coming out of France: the Chronofixe × Seconde/ Seconde/ Astérix, limited to 500 pieces. The watch doesn’t just feature a comic character printed on the dial; the details have also been lovingly adapted – the discerning reader will notice the inscription on the bezel and the date disk…
Case: steel
Diameter: 37 mm
Height: 12.8 mm
Lug to…
