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.
Full visual show notes available at http://offhours.show/ep14
• Seiko Shippo Dial The Seiko Presage SPB075 features a guilloché patterned dial overlayed with vitreous enamel
• Slim Seiko Movement A limited edition, Seiko Presage SJE073J1 with the new 6L35 caliber
• Black Bay Fifty-Eight The most vintage looking Tudor Black Bay yet
• Longines Military Full-tilt fauxtina—a new watch from Longines that's not nearly as old as it looks
• Open Letter An open letter to the Swiss watch industry, from a frustrated millennial
• Longines Annual Calendar An annual calendar that is relatively more affordable than its contemporaries
• Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Patek Philippe was possibly the first to commercialize an annual calendar
• Omega Annual Calendar Omega's take on an annual calendar
• MIH Annual Calendar A simplified take on an annual calendar, whose mechanism was designed by Ludwig Oechslin for the International Museum of Horology
• 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
• Omega Seamaster 300 Omega's revamped Seamaster 300 now features a ceramic dial
• Frodsham Double Impulse Frodsham's double impulse chronometer, introduced shortly before Baselworld 2018 also boasts a ceramic dial
• Frodsham Double Impulse More details & macro photographs of Frodsham's double impulse chronometer from Justin Koullapis for Watches by SJX
• Derek Pratt One of the greatest of the lesser known watchmakers
• 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
• Laser Ablation Demonstration of a DMG MORI Lasertec 45, micromachining a model of the earth using laser ablation
• Nomos Neomatik Nomos introduced a different take on displaying the date to their line-up for Baselworld 2018
• 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
• Alexander Burhans Another German take on this form of displaying the date, created by Alexander Burhans in 1992
• Ochs & Junior A slightly different spin on the cut-out date display, by Ludwig Oechslin
• Garrick S1 A new movement in a new timepiece from English watchmaker, Garrick
• John Harrison The Google Doodle celebrating John Harrison's 325th birthday
• Andreas Strehler The official website of the talented watchmaker, Andreas Strehler, "engineer for the brands"
• Akrivia Official website of Akrivia
• Rexhep Rexhepi Chronometer A beautifully balanced & exceptionally finished movement from Akrivia for their new Chronometer Contemporain, introduced at Baselworld
• Voutilainen Regulator Repeater The only decimal repeater from Voutilainen to date that features a regulator dial
• 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 Interview A rare interview with Kari Voutilainen, from Oster Jewelers
• Quadruple Tourbillion Two tourbillons inside two other tourbillons, linked by a differential, crafted by Greubel Forsey
• Tourbillon of Tourbillons Antoine Preziuso’s twirling nest of tourbillons
• Kerbedanz Maximus Tourbillon Bigger isn't always better
• The Everywhere Watch A mechanical watch that can be programmed to display sunrise & sunset times nearly anywhere on earth
• Asulab The R&D arm of the Swatch Group
• Tissot T Touch A quartz watch with independently driven hour & minute hands that enable a range of possible things it can display
• Star Caliber 2000 A highly complicated pocket watch crafted by Patek Philippe, with a sunrise/sunset display that is similar to the Krayon Everywhere
• Masahiro Kikuno A timepiece created by Japanese watchmaker, Masahiro Kikuno, wherein the length of the hours change according to the time of year
• Marquetry Dials Patek Philippe's rare handcraft timepieces for Baselworld 2018, including marquetry & enamel work
• Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met has opened up its archives for anyone to download
