Oris pays homage to the Monkey King with limited edition watch

Oris is excited to announce a very special limited-edition watch, co-created with the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Co. The Sun Wukong Artist Edition features a unique hand-painted cloisonné enamel dial and shows the Dragon King’s underwater palace, where Sun Wukong (more commonly known as The Monkey King) finds a weapon in the seminal 1961 Chinese animated feature-length film The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven . A second watch immortalizing the eternal story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, becomes Oris’s first to feature a hand-decorated cloi…

Oris Sun Wukong Limited Edition timepiece of 2000 pieces

Oris marks the 60th anniversary of the classic Chinese animated film, The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven, with a memorable limited-edition watch. The latest Oris co-creation, the Sun Wukong Limited Edition, a 2,000-piece limited-edition version of their high-performance Aquis Date diver’s watch that’s been designed and produced in partnership with the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Co. (SAFS). The watch celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Chinese animated feature film, The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven, which was produced by the Wan brothers…

Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403 debuts at Dubai Watch Week

Independent watchmaker Oris made an impressive debut of its Big Crown Pointer Date signature design with a new model powered by the in-house Oris Calibre 403 automatic at the recently concluded Dubai Watch Week. First introduced in 1938, the Big Crown Pointer Date has been in constant production for more than 80 years. The original had two distinctive features – an oversized crown so the watch could be operated by gloved airmen, and a central hand that pointed to a date scale around the edge of the dial.  The iconic watch has become Oris’s sig…

A stylish new pilot’s watch from Oris in bronze

Oris has been experimenting with bronze in its diver’s watches for years – now, for the first time, the independent Swiss watch company has given its highly competent Big Crown ProPilot Big Date fresh flair by casing it in bronze, too.  The warm tones of the new model come from its bronze case, fluted bezel and signature oversized crown, which are complemented by a deep black dial with printed golden indices. This is a true pilot’s watch, so the hands are filled with white Super-LumiNova® and the applied hour markers made from solid Super-Lumi…

Giza pyramids adorn the dial of a unique and extraordinary Swiss watch

Luxury Swiss Maison Les Ateliers Louis Moinet has created a collection of Eight Marvels of the World dedicated to eight of the most beautiful human achievements across the ages in the form of eight timepieces. Each of them is reinterpreted by Louis Moinet and its clan of artisans, whose burins, brushes and chisels shape the materials to reflect the finest craftsmanship. This initiatory journey encompasses eight one-of-a-kind creations, presented in the Louis Moinet travel trunk and priced at CHF 2.5 million or just over AED 10 million. The mar…

Oris Big Crown ProPilot with a dial inspired by the grasses of the Okavango Delta

Oris marks the 10th anniversary of Botswana’s aeromedical rescue organization Okavango Air Rescue with a limited-edition version of the Big Crown ProPilot that’s inspired by nature. The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition celebrates the landmark achievements of Botswana’s aeromedical rescue organization. Swiss entrepreneur Christian Gross and German-born Dr Misha S. Kruck founded the aeromedical rescue organization Okavango Air Rescue (O.A.R.) in Botswana in 2011 to service a sparsely populated country with lots of remo…

Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 41.5 mm series sport a sunburst dial finish

The new Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 41.5 mm series is both modern and avant-garde with heavy wide crown guards, and short angular semi-integrated lugs making this watch one of unique proportions that is considerably more compact on the wrist than other diver watches.  Oris Calibre 400 Series sets the new standard in automatic mechanical watchmaking. Conceived entirely in-house by the independent Swiss watch company’s skilled engineers, it offers elevated levels of anti-magnetism and a five-day power reserve, and comes with a 10-year warranty a…

ShopWorn a sustainable alternative to buying used luxury

MENA Newswire:  Luxury e-commerce startup  ShopWorn  is on track to hit $20 million in sales by year end. Initially fueled by the revenge shopping spree begun by Chinese consumers, leading ShopWorn to open a Hong Kong satellite, American consumers are now doing their own revenge spending on ShopWorn as a sustainable alternative to buying used luxury. ShopWorn’s circular business model of acquiring past seasons’ unsold luxury watches, jewelry, leather goods and other accessories directly from luxury brands or their authorized retailers tackles…

Hope Probe Tourbillon from Swiss watchmaker Louis Moinet

Hope Probe Tourbillon is a new one-of-a-kind creation dedicated to the extraordinary UAE space mission. Based on a technology exclusive to Louis Moinet, this satellite tourbillon timepiece contains an authentic meteorite fragment from the Moon and genuine Martian meteorite dust. “The UAE mission, dubbed the Hope probe, entered Mars' orbit following a journey of more than 300 million miles offering an unprecedented  and unique instrumental synergy, by exploring Mars' different atmospheric layers, revealing new and global perspective of …

Oris releases limited edition to save Wadden Sea

Oris introduces another watch created with the intention of making the world a better place in line with their Change for the Better projects. This time the watchmaker has produced the Oris Dat Watt limited edition to conserve the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in conjunction with the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWWS) and its mission to conserve the Wadden Sea, the world’s largest tidal system. The latest project with CWSS, a tri-lateral organization covering Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands works to conserve and protect the W…

Oris cotton candy watch elicits a smile

With spring comes fresh hope, and with it, more so than ever this year), light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. The new Divers Sixty-Five Cotton Candy has a simple ambition – to bring a smile. It picks up the all-bronze case, bezel, crown and bracelet combination engineered by Oris for the Hölstein Edition 2020, and adds a peppy palette of dial colors in either sky blue, wild green or lipstick pink.  The 38 mm case is intentionally unisex, while bronze creates its own story with its patina during the natural, charming process of oxidization.…

Montres Etoile launch Islamic-Gregorian dual dial tri-retrograde watch

Swiss watchmaker Montres Etoile announced the launch of its first complication, an automatic, tri-retrograde, Islamic Lunar and Gregorian Dual - calendar timepiece with moon face. This complicated wristwatch based on an automatic Swiss made movement is completed by a complication module made by Agenhor in Geneva and is housed in a steel watchcase.  The watch is available through select retail partners across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman & Kuwait in time for the Eid gifting season as well as at boutiques and POS in Switzerland, Korea, China …

Italian gourmet chocolate that makes you swoon from La Lu

La Lu gourmet chocolates, delightfully delicious creations fashioned from the finest ingredients in Italy intended to satiate the most discerning of tastes, luxuriously smooth in finish and ultra-refined in texture, crafted into a fascinating array of products is now available in the Middle East in time for the holy month of Ramadan. The chocolates can be ordered online from the company’s  website . A passion for all things chocolate is what drives the inspiration behind each of La Lu gourmet Foods’ products. Designed by the finest Italian mas…

New Swiss watch a technical tool for professional divers in the region

Oris’s professional diver’s watch, the AquisPro Date, is the latest watch to be equipped with Oris’s in-house Calibre 400 movement. Boasting elevated levels of anti-magnetism, superior accuracy compared to a chronometer, a five-day power reserve and a 10-year guarantee, Calibre 400 is the new standard in Swiss Made automatic mechanical movements. The AquisPro Date is a natural home for Oris’s high-performance Calibre 400. Designed to serve professional divers on saturation dives, it’s a highly technical tool watch chosen by divers who work on …

Oceanco, Pininfarina and Lateral join forces to recalibrate yacht design

Kairos is the result of a first-time collaboration between renowned design studio Pininfarina and large custom yacht builder Oceanco, with technical design and engineering development provided by Lateral Naval Architects. The superyacht has been designed to provide a life onboard that is without boundaries and developed around an E-Hybrid propulsion system that uses batteries as the primary source of energy. Created in harmony with Oceanco’s NXT initiative on sustainability and innovation, Kairos gives an insight into how technology that is cu…

Hudson’s Bay and Coach announce collaboration

Two timeless heritage brands, Hudson’s Bay Company Collections and Coach, come together to launch an accessories capsule collection with distinct elements from the two brands’ most recognizable details: Coach’s horse and carriage print, based on its first house logo and the iconic HBC green, red, yellow and indigo Multistripe. The collection includes a tote bag and zip wallet, available in two colors, available today online or through the Hudson’s Bay App, and will arrive in select stores by the end of March. Crafted of Coach’s sturdy coated c…

Tonda rose gold rainbow - an ultra feminine watch

To reflect the fact that every woman is unique, Parmigiani Fleurier presents a sumptuous new Tonda line, available in different versions to fulfill every desire. The manufacture's watchmakers have struck a delicate balance between technical accomplishment and the finest jeweller's art. Refined yet understated, the new Tonda Métropolitaine rose gold rainbow Opal embodies every aspiration of the modern woman, making each moment of the day unique. Reflecting today's multicultural and multifaceted society, this new line of timepieces, …

Hublot launches big bang Premier League watch

Hublot, has introduced a limited edition Big Bang e connected Premier League watch, a new evolution of its connected Big Bang with a dedicated application, new dial and new strap, in purple, the iconic color of the Premier League. The 200-piece limited-edition watch has a lightweight case in satin-finished and polished titanium. It's based on the Hublot Big Bang e connected watch launched last year, with a number of additional features tailored to the Premier League fan experience. The strap, which is available in the Premier League's …

Limited edition club by Nomos Glashütte released

Distinctively fine watches have been produced in Glashütte for 175 years - an anniversary the watchmaking company NOMOS Glashütte celebrated with the release of two special limited edition models. And now the third is here: Club by NOMOS Glashütte comes in three new colors, each limited to 175 pieces. The three names: Club automatic onyx, Club automatic navy, Club automatic olive. This popular model with domed sapphire crystal glass is available in beautiful shades of green, blue, and black (galvanized). Within these timepieces, the NOMOS move…