By Wesley Wright Meteors and Pearls When I was asking Nick from Orion for a watch to review, we decided that one watch wasn’t enough. Two wasn’t even enough. So we landed on three. I, of course, will never turn down the opportunity to look at more watches than I bargained for. I have always had a fascination with exotic dials, from deep space feeling … Continue reading The Orion Hellcat 36 Specialty Dials
By Brent Robillard Breaking the Internet There has been plenty of deserved attention paid to the new Longines HydroConquest this year. The design, the proportions, and particularly the pricing have given us a lot to talk about. Having spent some time with the Mido Ocean Star 200, though, I have a question: how has this thing not broken the Internet? At C$1,190, or US$980, the … Continue reading Hands on with the Mido Ocean Star 200
By Brent Robillard The last time we visited Alexandre Beauregard in his Montréal atelier, he was assembling the first dials. This past weekend at the Toronto Timepiece Show, I finally had the completed Ulysse Saint-Pétersbourg in my hands. There is something especially satisfying about that progression. You remember the workbench, the pieces, and the person trying to bring it all together. Then, months later, you … Continue reading Spending Time with the Beauregard Ulysse Saint-Pétersbourg
