Let’s be honest: even if the most intense action your timepiece sees all week is a brisk walk to the local coffee shop or a dunk in the kitchen sink, there is an undeniable satisfaction in strapping a piece of over-engineered gear to your wrist that was built to survive the absolute extremes....
Seiko is in the midst of its 145th anniversary, and with that comes a slew of new releases across the collection. Here I am going to be focusing on two dive watches in the Prospex line, one that takes the form of the 1965 format and the other a take on the Samurai . These are the HBC005 and the...
It’s been a whopping 145 years since the Tokyo watch-and-clock retail and repair shop that would become one of the biggest names in watchmaking opened its doors. Given this milestone, Seiko is celebrating its 145th birthday as watchmakers are wont to do: by releasing a series of specialized...
Jaeger-LeCoultre has been using the “Master” name in its watch collections since 1957, starting with the Master Mariner and expanding to now-legendary models like the Master Memovox with its pioneering alarm function. More recently, in 1992, the historic manufacture in Switzerland’s Vallée de...
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the post-MoonSwatch era , it’s that Swatch is a master of generating hype. Last week, it began with a series of cryptic advertisements. On the brand’s Instagram, it started with a colorful animation of what appeared to be a lanyard, followed by another...
While H. Moser & Cie. is often associated with streamlined minimalism (going so far as to forgo any logos on many of its dials), it's also a brand that knows how to surprise and delight. Among the releases at this year’s Watches & Wonders last month, the brand launched a nostalgic new twist on...
TAG Heuer has been the Official Timekeeper and Scorer of the Indianapolis 500 since 2004, continuing and building upon a legacy of motorsport timing that the Swiss brand has been forging since the 1960s. As one might expect, that legacy has included a number of special-edition timepieces...
A. Lange & Sohne's Saxonia Annual Calendar has been a presence in the brand's collection since 2010, and hasn't strayed very far from its original, elegant design. That is still mostly the case with the new Saxonia Annual Calendar 36 introduced just recently at Watches & Wonders, but in keeping...
The debut of the Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer was an undeniable standout at last year's Watches & Wonders, with the brand launching another colorful fleet of models within the collection in the latter half of the year. For the 2026 show , Nomos reimagined its newest fan-favorite yet again with...
The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 “Jumbo,” the Genevan maison’s quintessential sport-luxury watch in steel, was famously retired in 2022, but much like Michael Jordan and Tom Brady, the legendary timepiece has made a comeback or two (or three) in the years since, albeit always in strictly...
When it comes to Tudor watches in the 21st century, it’s easy to pinpoint the market leaders. The Tudor Black Bay, for example, has long been a fan favorite: for over a decade, it has dominated the waters of the luxury dive watch market, at least in its highly competitive price arena. The...
The IWC Ingenieur collection has been a mainstay of the brand’s portfolio since the mid-1950s, but it hasn’t always looked the same, nor even targeted the same niche consumer base, as it evolved over the decades. This sets the Ingenieur apart from other longtime IWC families, like the Pilots,...
