Various versions of the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk have been presented in nearly every gold alloy available. Gold alloys come in a remarkable array of styles, and A. Lange & Söhne even has its own proprietary gold alloy that it calls 18k Honey Gold. When the brand introduced the A. Lange & Söhne...
Building on its reputation for aviation-inspired timepieces that translate historical aircraft design into approachable mechanical watches, AVI-8 is introducing a new watch paying tribute to one of the most storied aviation units in American history. With the new AVI-8 P-51 Mustang Patriot...
Down South, there’s this brand called Jack Mason, ’round Austin way. I’ve chanced to meet the brand and its people more than a few times, and I can say without hesitation that it’s a good brand making good watches. One of the best-selling Jack Mason watches is the Strat-o-timer GMT, which you’ve...
In this episode of Superlative, host Ariel Adams speaks with Pascal Ravessoud, Vice President of Fondation Haute Horlogerie and President of the Cultural Council, about why education and cultural understanding have become central to the future of mechanical watchmaking. Pascal explains the...
Much of the modern watch industry is underpinned by not just faithfully reissuing popular vintage models, but altering them to better suit modern tastes and expectations. While this makes for a variety of great modern design, it also begs the question: What if vintage watches looked a bit more...
Welcome to just the second edition of The Flyback of 2026 — and the first that looks at 2026 releases! Well, except for one watch that I just had to comment on. In addition to that outlier, we’ve got a pocket watch-inspired watch, a green mother-of-pearl that saves dolphins, a special-edition...
One of the watch industry’s more interesting small outfits that I haven’t gotten to know very well yet is Label Noir. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Label Noir is a design collaboration firm and a product customizer that offers watches and iPhone cases. Not surprisingly, Label Noir creations...
Among the various releases from Zenith unveiled this year at LVMH Watch Week 2026 is a new version of the Defy Skyline Skeleton that pairs a black ceramic exterior with rose gold-finished internals. While this latest addition to the lineup is essentially just a new colorway of an existing model,...
For this year’s edition of LVMH Watch Week, Zenith is rolling out a slate of new releases expanding its Defy lineup. We’ve already covered two of them on the site so far: The Zenith Defy Skyline Tourbillon Skeleton and the Zenith Defy Revival A3643. But arguably, the sportiest of the bunch is...
If there is an important anniversary, there is a Swiss watch to celebrate it. You can count on that like clockwork. This time, the anniversary is of a very American variety, and it is the 250th anniversary of the United States itself, though this limited edition Laurent Ferrier watch doesn’t...
The original Marathon OSAR-D (Original Search and Rescue-Date) was simply known as the Marathon SAR-D (Search And Rescue Date), and today, it is noteworthy for being the design of many Marathon military watch dials until the company began to widely adopt using Tritium gas tubes as luminous...
In the years since its introduction in 2022, the Zenith Defy Skyline series has steadily been expanding to include additional sizes, materials, and complications. Among the brand’s latest releases presented at LVMH Watch Week 2026 is the Zenith Defy Skyline Tourbillon Skeleton, which is a...
