The new openworked Caliber 7139 debuts in a Code 11.59 and Royal Oak, while the non-openworked Royal Oak gets an attractive new edition in blue ceramic.
Fundamentally, mechanical and quartz movements do the same thing: they both tell the time. But the ways in which they both do it couldn’t be more different. Not to get into a comparison guide here, but in a nutshell: a mechanical watch is powered by a mainspring that’s either wound by hand or...
One thing that we’ve learned quite clearly over the last decade or so is that there are a lot of different ways to release a limited edition watch, particularly a collaborative limited edition. Our friends over at Monochrome have a particularly interesting way of doing it, with their Montre de...
The watch culture in the Netherlands has been steadily growing over a good number of years, and we’re able to show another new and rather neat watch project to the already diverse group of brands and watchmakers stemming from our small country. Founded by two Dutchmen with a deep passion for...
Hands-on review of the Ulysse Nardin Diver Chronometer in titanium and rose gold. In-house UN-118 movement, 300m water resistance, and strong secondary value.
Following several years of quietly building its watch program, Leica is continuing its push into premium mechanical watchmaking with a steady expansion of the Leica ZM 1 and Leica ZM 2 watch collections. These flagship pieces run on the brand’s first proprietary movements, the hand-wound Caliber...
After several years working closely with Greubel Forsey, Michel Nydegger has now spent a year and a half at the helm of the brand founded by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey. With a deep, first-hand understanding of the manufacture, its philosophy, and its people, Nydegger offers a thoughtful...
Louis Vuitton’s third independent watchmaking collaboration pairs a travel focused GMT wristwatch with a modern Sympathique clock that can wind and synchronise it, then wraps the whole thing in a set of bespoke titanium trunks.
