First Look – The Zenith Chronomaster Sport Pink To Fig
While November is known as Movember, a moment when men are invited to grow a moustache in order to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as p...
02-10-2023 19:55
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Hands-on – The Striking Blue Glow of the TAG Heuer Mon
As a cornerstone of TAG Heuer‘s identity since 1969, the square-shaped Monaco chronograph is fuelled by associations with the race track. Named afte...
02-10-2023 19:55
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First Look – The Return of the Turbine-Inspired IWC Bi
The IWC Big Pilot has earned its cult status, as the oversized 46mm pilot’s watch is, without a doubt, one of the most emblematic and striking watch...
02-10-2023 19:55
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Buying Guide – Five Super-Stylish Dress Watches To Get
Subtlety, refinement and elegance in watchmaking is an art form in itself. It’s very easy to overdo it and end up with a watch that is just a bit, w...
01-10-2023 19:52
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The Petrolhead Corner – The “Built By Legends
Any car lover will instantly have a picture of a car in mind when hearing the words “Skyline†or “GT-Râ€. These three designations are linked t...
30-09-2023 20:00
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Hands-on – The Reservoir Airfight Chronograph Black
Since its inception in 2015, Reservoir has carved a niche with its distinctive retrograde and jumping complications. The brand draws inspiration from ...
29-09-2023 21:02
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In-Depth – Divers & Dive Watches, Everything You
Going underwater exposes our bodies to an environment that is not designed for humans. Humans cannot breathe underwater like fish, cannot swim like fi...
29-09-2023 21:02
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First Look – The Seductive Transparency of the ArtyA C
Founded by Yvan Arpa in 2010, ArtyA is synonymous with avant-garde, wildly creative watches, often incorporating unconventional raw materials like but...
29-09-2023 21:02
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Interview – Discovering the Work of Chinese Indie Watc
It’s not often we travel to China for stories on high-end mechanical watchmaking, even in the virtual sense. But, as the perception of watchmaking i...
28-09-2023 19:54
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Hands-on – The Armin Strom One Week First Edition
During Geneva Watch Days 2023, Armin Strom unveiled a revised version of its One Week model, originally introduced over a decade ago in 2010. The One ...
28-09-2023 19:54
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Introducing – The Mesmerising Beauty of the Louis Vuit
The French luxury powerhouse is securing its relatively young watchmaking division a firm position in the top echelons of watchmaking, now in the hand...
28-09-2023 19:54
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Introducing – The new Fratello × Minase M-3 “Nor
The shortest distance between Japan and the Netherlands is 9,208km, but that was no impediment to Fratello?s latest collaboration with Minase, nicknam...
27-09-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The New Size and Faces of the Nomos Club
Founded in Glashütte just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Nomos has created a distinctive design language that can trace its roots to the Bauhaus m...
27-09-2023 20:01
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First Look – The Europe-Only Platinum Tank Louis Carti
While the name Santos often comes to mind when speaking about Cartier watches, it would be more precise in this instance to talk about the brand’s f...
27-09-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Bell & Ross BR 03 Gyrocompass
It won’t come as a surprise that the Bell & Ross BR 01 and BR 03 collections, the French brand’s most emblematic watches, have a strong connection...
26-09-2023 19:49
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First Look – The New Openworked Look of the Certina DS
Certina?s solid and accessibly priced DS-1 three-hander is the descendant of the brand?s DS (double security) concept of 1959. Like the hard protectiv...
26-09-2023 19:49
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Review – The A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone i
In 2020, after 15 years of production and many variations, the Lange 1 Time Zone received a highly anticipated update. It was introduced in three diff...
26-09-2023 19:49
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First Look – The Funky Depancel Serie-R 80s Edition
The story behind Depancel, a young French brand, is all about inspiration from cars and motorcycles. The name comes from three different French car ma...
26-09-2023 19:49
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Hands-on – The Fairly Priced Patria Brigadier Tourbill
The roots of Patria go as far back as 1892 as the name was registered by Louis Brandt et Fils. Therefore, the same founding family as Omega? The brand...
25-09-2023 19:59
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Video Review – A Closer Look At The Nomos Ahoi Neomati
Colour is all the rage these days as many brands like to play around with different tones for the dial or hands and sometimes even the cases. Nomos is...
25-09-2023 19:59
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Introducing – The Arcanaut Arc II D?Arc Matter Colours
In lieu of something Swiss, Danish brand Arcanaut is releasing a unique collection made in Denmark that strays from the norm with dial materials and o...
25-09-2023 19:59
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First Look – The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 70th Annivers
This year, Blancpain has already unveiled several new versions of its emblematic dive watch, the Fifty Fathoms. We first saw a limited-edition 42mm Fi...
24-09-2023 20:04
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Buying Guide – Six Of The Coolest Military-Issued Or F
In tactical combat missions or survival situations, soldiers depend on various instruments to complete their tasks and stay alive. For some missions, ...
24-09-2023 20:04
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The Petrolhead Corner – Talking IWC Watches with F1 Ch
Cars and watches… It’s a topic that we’ve touched upon on multiple occasions, being one of the most natural matches possible. And for this reaso...
23-09-2023 20:00
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Introducing – TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph x Team Iku
The connection between TAG Heuer and motorsport is not to be demonstrated anymore. It’s basically set in stone. Furthermore when talking about the C...
22-09-2023 20:06
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First Look – It?s Raining Meteorites on the New Louis
If you thought meteorite dials were all the rage, wait until you see Louis Moinet?s latest unique piece, the Cosmopolis. Renowned for its Baroque-stag...
22-09-2023 20:06
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Introducing – Nomos Zurich World Time Rome x Gioieller
There are so many things to be said about Nomos, such as the brand’s unique sense of design mixing minimalism with fun colourful twists, the in-hous...
22-09-2023 20:06
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First Look – The New Adventure-Ready Hamilton Khaki Fi
Hamilton has a long tradition of crafting military watches. The brand became a contractor of the American army in the early 20th century. Inspired by ...
22-09-2023 20:06
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First Look – The Chinese Artistry Behind the New Celad
Singaporean collector Benjamin Chee has entered our watchmaking vocabulary with his insatiable appetite for refined watchmaking expressed through his ...
22-09-2023 20:06
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First Look – The IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Retrograde
One of the most accomplished motorsport athletes, Lewis Hamilton is equally famous for his racing pedigree (seven-time F1 world champion, on the same ...
21-09-2023 19:58
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First Look – Zenith Defy Extreme Chronograph Carl Cox
Zenith?s Defy Extreme erupted on the scene in 2021 as a high-testosterone brother to the already virile, heavy-duty, high-performance Defy collection....
21-09-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The Fascinating Narbel & Co Skel-1
The name of Philippe Narbel might not be on everyone’s radar, but that’s about to change. If you happen to already be familiar with his work, howe...
21-09-2023 19:58
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Introducing – The New Norqain Wild ONE Hakuna Mipaka L
The Wild ONE series, introduced last year, features a brand-new lightweight material called NORTEQ, both launches initiated by Jean-Claude Biver, an A...
21-09-2023 19:58
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First Look – The New MB&F Legacy Machine Split Es
MB&F has yet to introduce a luxury sports watch that instantly screams ‘luxury sports watch’. For now, the closest you can come to a sporty MB&F t...
20-09-2023 20:09
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Introducing – Charlie Paris Concordia GMT Automatic Co
A relatively young brand based in France (founded in 2014), Charlie Paris now offers a wide range of accessible watches, from elegant models to sports...
20-09-2023 20:09
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Introducing – The Updated Code41 NB24 Chronograph
CODE41 is a relatively new independent Swiss watchmaker that believes in sharing the creative process with watch enthusiasts, even calling its watches...
20-09-2023 20:09
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First Look – Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin Regulato
Given the brand?s continuous collaborations with designers, watchmakers, artisans and design studios, Louis Erard might consider changing its name to ...
19-09-2023 19:55
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First Look – The New MeisterSinger Stratoscope Golden
MeisterSinger, the renowned German watchmaker celebrated for its mastery of single-handed time reading, oddly did not offer watches with one of the mo...
19-09-2023 19:55
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First Look – The Corum Admiral 42 Automatic in Ceramic
One of Corum’s bold and contemporary designs, the Admiral is one of the brand’s main collections. As the name suggests, the model has a nautical i...
19-09-2023 19:55
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Introducing – The More Compact Oris Divers Sixty-Five
Coinciding with the advent of recreational diving, in 1965, Oris launched its first diver?s watch with a unidirectional rotating bezel, luminescent nu...
19-09-2023 19:55
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Introducing – The Enticing Arnold & Son Luna Magn
Boasting one of the largest spherical moon phase displays in watchmaking, Arnold & Son?s Luna Magna collection continues to grow with the incorporatio...
18-09-2023 20:00
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Hands-on – My Personal Thougths On The Lebois & C
If you’ve been keeping an eye on MONOCHROME Watches, and I sort of expect you have, you might have seen this handsome little devil pop up before. It...
18-09-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The Cartier Tank Cintrée Réédition, now
The Cartier Tank is undoubtedly among the most significant watches ever created by the French house. But there’s not just one Tank: there are multip...
18-09-2023 20:00
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Buying Guide – A Quintet of Tantalising Black & G
Although we all love the classical combinations like stainless steel and blue or a silvery-white dial against a brown leather strap, it’s the striki...
17-09-2023 20:00
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The Petrolhead Corner – Become The King Of Cool With T
The Ford Bronco is one of the most iconic American 4x4s, introduced in the mid-1960s as a compact off-roading vehicle. It was designed to be cost-effi...
16-09-2023 20:03
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Hands-on – Getting Ready to Race with the TAG Heuer Mo
The TAG Heuer Monaco invites you to step into a world where time is not just measured but celebrated. A place where history meets modernity, and every...
15-09-2023 19:59
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Introducing – Enter The Dragon With The Seiko 5 Sports
“I fear not the man who has practised 10,000 kicks once, but the man who has practised one kick 10,000 timesâ€. Probably the most famous quote by H...
15-09-2023 19:59
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Introducing – IWC Introduces The Big Pilot G63 In Armo
IWC Schaffhausen has been partners with Mercedes and its AMG sub-brand for quite some time now, both through the road cars and its Formula 1 team, Mer...
15-09-2023 19:59
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Introducing – The New Delma Blue Shark IV Takes You to
Delma, a Swiss watch brand born in the late 1920s, gained recognition for its high-quality diving watches in the 1960s. Iconic models like the Perisco...
15-09-2023 19:59
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First Look – The Europe-Exclusive Grand Seiko Heritage
It’s a known fact Grand Seiko loves to play around with colours, shapes, textures and all sorts of other details. This often results in a mix of his...
14-09-2023 19:57
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First Look – Vacheron Constantin Métiers d?Art Tribute
Vacheron Constantin has long demonstrated a commitment to perpetuate and encourage the traditional and often rare métiers d’art skills. The brand’...
14-09-2023 19:57
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First Look – The New “Destro” Gerald Charl
The Gerald Charles brand was established by the esteemed Swiss watch designer Gerald Charles Genta, renowned for creating some of the most iconic time...
14-09-2023 19:57
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First Look – The Ubercool Tudor Pelagos FXD Now Comes
The diving heritage of Tudor can be basically split into two chapters. On one end you have the very retro-inspired Black Bay line-up, and on the other...
14-09-2023 19:57
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Introducing – The Stone-Grey Dial of the Glashütte Ori
In 2015 Glashütte Original did something genuinely original and strayed from its course of August, classical Saxon watches by launching a groovy colou...
14-09-2023 19:57
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Introducing – Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Midnig
Presented in 2018, the Altiplano Ultimate Concept earned the record for the thinnest watch in the world with its incredibly thin 2mm profile, making i...
13-09-2023 19:58
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Introducing – A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Perpetual
During its initial release of the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar in 2021, A. Lange & Söhne presented two versions: a pink-gold model with a dark grey dial...
13-09-2023 19:58
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First Look – Omega Introduces The Seamaster Planet Oce
Timekeeping in sporting events is of the utmost importance to not only determine a victor but also to start a race simultaneously for everyone involve...
13-09-2023 19:58
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First Look – An Eye-Catching Green Dial for the Vacher
As the oldest manufacture in continuous production, Vacheron Constantin has an unrivalled heritage and a devotion to Haute Horlogerie traditions passe...
13-09-2023 19:58
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First Look – 3 New Seiko Presage With Enamel or Urushi
Seiko is a force to contend with in the watchmaking arena and rarely a fortnight goes by without a fresh release. The latest offering from the giant J...
12-09-2023 19:59
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Hands-on – The Impressive Citizen Series 8 880 Mechani
The debate surrounding travel watches, particularly GMTs, is always about whether we’re dealing with an office GMT or a flyer GMT. Although there’...
12-09-2023 19:59
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Introducing – Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Th
In the extensive range of anniversary timepieces unveiled by Audemars Piguet to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Royal Oak in 2022, one ...
12-09-2023 19:59
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First Look – MB&F Announces the New M.A.D.1 Green
A little over two years ago, we were among the first to bring you the story of MB&F’s superbly creative ‘Thank You‘ watch. This Horological Mach...
12-09-2023 19:59
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First Look – Circula Gets Serious about Diving with th
Circula has been hard at work to reestablish itself in the watchmaking industry. Originally founded in 1955, the company focused on selling its watche...
11-09-2023 20:04
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Interview – Patrick Dempsey on TAG Heuer, Porsche and
Juggling between acting, directing, car racing, his family and philanthropy, Patrick Dempsey also manages to squeeze in time for his role as TAG Heue...
11-09-2023 20:04
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First Look – The Gold Allure of the New Vacheron Const
The Overseas is Vacheron Constantin?s luxury sports watch proposal, a well-furnished collection that was redesigned in 2016 and now boasts a wide sele...
11-09-2023 20:04
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First Look – The Laurel-Inspired Seiko Presage Enamel
There are good reasons why this watch might seem familiar at first glance. Indeed, many elements of its dial and overall design have already been used...
11-09-2023 20:04
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Buying Guide – Five Exceptional Watches with Super-Len
Whether you like watches with manual or automatic wound movements, one of the key attributes of a mechanical watch is its power reserve. We regularly ...
10-09-2023 20:07
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The Petrolhead Corner – Three Amazing Cars Up For Auct
As summer draws to an end, so comes to an end the season of car events and auction weekends. One of the latest in the year, but also one of the very b...
09-09-2023 20:02
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Introducing – New Accessible Brand Balmont, and its Fi
Balmont… (B)+(A)+(L)+(MONT)RE. There you go… but that will need explaining. Behind this new brand, which specializes in adventure-themed instrumen...
08-09-2023 20:08
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First Look – Edox Launches the Neptunian Grande Réserv
The name Neptunian should be familiar to dive watch fans and has recently been used by Edox for a genuinely competent instrument, the 1000m water-resi...
08-09-2023 20:08
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Introducing – Batavi Shows its Casual-Chic Side with t
Batavi, the Dutch watchmaking company known for its accessible, stylish watches, is bringing its next collection to the table. Known as the Atelier, i...
08-09-2023 20:08
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First Look – The New Jacques Bianchi JB200 Poulpro
Jacques Bianchi watches are related to a watchmaker whose workshop overlooked the port of Marseille. Back in the early 1980s, he created a so-called d...
08-09-2023 20:08
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First Look – The new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronosprint x
An exciting partnership was struck in 2021, uniting two powerhouses obsessed with harnessing speed. The alliance between TAG Heuer and Porsche was so ...
07-09-2023 20:05
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First Look – The Updated Bell & Ross BR 03 Collec
We’ve told the story of Bell & Ross many times, and most of you will be familiar with its most emblematic watch, the BR Instrument. A circle within ...
07-09-2023 20:05
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Introducing – The Swatch x Blancpain Bioceramic Scuba
We knew it was coming… Not only Swatch’s latest collaboration with a higher-end watchmaker from the Swatch Group was teased by the brand, but we e...
07-09-2023 20:05
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In the shop – Pre-Orders for the MONOCHROME Montre de
Two weeks ago, we introduced MONOCHROME’s third collaboration watch, the Montre de Souscription 3. Once again celebrating the art of independent wat...
07-09-2023 20:05
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Introducing – Chronoswiss Delphis Venture & Delph
Regulator dials, jumping hours, retrograde minutes and oversized onion crowns are classical displays employed by Chronoswiss, the former Munich-based ...
06-09-2023 20:14
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First Look – The New Seiko Presage Style60?s GMT Limit
The history of Seiko comprises multiple milestones. Founded in 1881 by Kintaro Hattori, and primarily manufacturing pocket watches, the first wristwat...
06-09-2023 20:14
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Introducing – Zenith Gives its Chronomaster Original a
The A386 is the most emblematic reference from Zenith?s 1969 trilogy of watches showcasing the brand?s El Primero high-frequency chronograph movement....
06-09-2023 20:14
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First Look – The New Seiko Prospex Alpinist GMT Limite
In order to celebrate the 110th anniversary of its first-ever wristwatch, the all-important 1913 Laurel, Seiko is releasing today a series of watches ...
06-09-2023 20:14
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First Look – The New Zeitwinkel MAKS Series With Colou
Zeitwinkel is one of those watchmakers that many haven?t heard of, but it?s popular among collectors and dedicated watch enthusiasts for attention to ...
05-09-2023 20:15
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First Look – The New Gradient Face And Movement Of The
Inspired by the iconic 1968 Memovox Polaris dive watch with its underwater alarm, a modern Polaris collection was released in 2018 by Jaeger-LeCoultre...
05-09-2023 20:15
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Interview – The Return of L.Leroy Watches and What To
Named after the illustrious 18th-century watchmaker Charles Leroy, L.Leroy was acquired in 2004 by Miguel Rodriguez, founder of the Festina Group. If ...
05-09-2023 20:15
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Introducing – Horage Supersede Date Collection
Horage is an independent Swiss brand that?s shaking up the industry with well-priced, in-house collections that include tourbillons and micro-rotors. ...
05-09-2023 20:15
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Just Because – Predictions for the Upcoming Swatch x B
We certainly can’t hide the fact that the Swatch x Omega Moonswatch, a collaboration bringing the style of the Speedmaster Moonwatch into a far more...
04-09-2023 20:01
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Introducing – Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Th
When it comes down to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin – as we call it, the real deal for an RO – the current reference is the 16202...
04-09-2023 20:01
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Introducing – The Grand Seiko SBGJ273 Yuka-Momiji Hi-B
As we’ve said on multiple occasions, many of Grand Seiko‘s watches are inspired by Japanese art, culture and nature. One of the most striking them...
04-09-2023 20:01
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Buying Guide – The 5 Best Watches From The Geneva Watc
After another week of a smorgasbord of watch news presented in the heart of Geneva, it’s time to have a first look back at what we think are the wat...
03-09-2023 19:59
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Introducing – The New Oris Artelier S, As Pure As It G
Oris is mostly known for its dive watches and instruments for pilots, some of them being part of the most focussed pieces on the market. Think about t...
02-09-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The Stunnning De Bethune DB28XP Kind Of
With Geneva Watch Days in full swing, independent watchmaker De Bethune launches a futuristic spacecraft combining the slim silhouette of the DB28XP a...
02-09-2023 20:00
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The Petrolhead Corner – The Legendary Alfa Romeo 33 St
If you can look back at more than 110 years of building some of the sexiest and most successful road and racing cars in automotive history, there’s ...
02-09-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The New Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon
Arnold & Son?s obsession with the Moon has manifested itself with not one but two separate collections dedicated to our neighbouring satellite. The br...
02-09-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The New Hautlence Sphere Series 1, And I
Hautlence has been quiet for a few years but in 2022 we saw a resurgence of what is one of the most creative and expressive independent watchmaking co...
02-09-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The Reservoir Airfight Chronograph
Reservoir is a relatively new brand founded in 2017, but it really established itself using unconventional dials with jumping hours and retrograde com...
02-09-2023 20:00
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Introducing – The New Bulgari Serpenti Misteriosi And
Among the six novelties Bulgari will unveil during Geneva Watch Days are four extraordinary high jewellery secret watches. The brand?s famous mascot, ...
31-08-2023 20:03
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Introducing – The New Ulysse Nardin Blast Free Wheel M
During this year’s Geneva Watch Days, Ulysse Nardin unveiled the captivating and innovative Blast Free Wheel Marquetry. This creation showcases the ...
31-08-2023 20:03
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Introducing – The New HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity
The new HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires is as hypnotic and technical as the earlier edition of the HYT’s mechanical fluidic watches fitted...
31-08-2023 20:03
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Introducing – The Eucalyptus Green Ressence Type 3 EE
Ressence basically threw out the rulebook when it launched its first watch back in 2010, and did it again a couple of times after the inaugural Type 1...
31-08-2023 20:03
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Introducing – The Diamond-Paved Urwerk UR-100V Stardus
Urwerk, the indie brand that Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner created, beckons with its futuristic designs and original way of portraying time. Renow...
31-08-2023 20:03
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Auction – The H. Moser x MB&F Streamliner Pandamo
Amazing things can happen when two independent-minded watch CEOs join forces to create something special for the upcoming Only Watch charity auction. ...
30-08-2023 20:14
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