Bulgari Diagono Professional Acqua: Nicely Updated In 2008

I’ve always harbored a fair share of admiration for the “Acqua” dive watches from the Bulgari Diagono Professional watch collection.  Sober, as a dive instrument should be, yet subtly stylish, these self-winding timepieces have always seemed a very reasonable luxury watch alternative to the sometimes overwhelmingly profuse Rolex Submariner and Omega Seamaster.  

This year, Bulgari did a bit of freshening for the Diagono Professional Acqua, and the results are outstanding.  Continue Reading… »

Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921–A Most Charming Time Machine

The just-announced Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 is one of the most charming (and pleasingly eccentric) dress timepieces I have encountered in some time.  A surprisingly faithful reinterpretation of an historical wristwatch which Vacheron Constantin introduced in the early 20th century,  the “Historiques American 1921″ abounds with exquisite details.   Continue Reading… »