British independent brand Pinion revives one of its earliest designs for a modern audience. Founded in 2013, Pinion launched the Pure the following year. That period also marked my renewed interest in watches after wearing a titanium Seiko for 15 years. I still own that Seiko today. Back in...
When I heard Gagà Laboratorio was launching its first dive watch, the Aqualab, I was skeptical. The brand’s distinct identity made me question how it would translate into a sportier, tool-oriented direction. That’s a testament to how unique its design language is—not a criticism of its existing...
The team at IFL Watches doesn’t sit still. It’s been barely a month since the brand unveiled its fun Citizen Tsuyosa Calavera. For the latest project, IFLW chose a new platform for its artwork. To celebrate the idea of freedom, the brand created hand-painted dials for two Festina On The Square...
Independent watchmaker Sylvain Pinaud launched his first timepiece, a monopusher chronograph, in 2018, followed by the Origin, a time-only watch, in 2021. Over the past few years, his work has earned recognition with connoisseurs and within the watchmaking industry, with several awards at the...
Not a brand that typically follows established categories, Gagà Laboratorio is approaching the dive watch segment in much the same way it has approached everything else: by reinterpreting it through its own design language. The result is a timepiece that is less about adhering to traditional...
At the start of the year, an illustrious historic name returned to the world of watchmaking: Henri Grandjean. Once renowned for its highly precise chronometers and intricate pocket watches, Henri Grandjean was a master watchmaker from Le Locle, Switzerland. His work is on display in some of the...
Barrington Oxford Single Winder, £225 Barrington’s latest addition to their winder range is the new Oxford Single Winder, designed to keep every automatic watch perfectly wound while protecting and displaying your timepiece securely. Its compact footprint allows it to fit anywhere in your home...
Well, forget whatever other watches may have been released in the past few weeks. Admittedly, many of them were efforts by brands to get in before the Watches and Wonders rush, and what I’ll say is there are 50 other weeks of the year during which a brand can release new models. Maybe they...
Just before the doors to Watches and Wonders open, several brands not officially part of the event are also launching new watches. One release I’m very excited to see in person this week is the new Singer Reimagined DualTrack. Along with a chronograph, a GMT complication is one of my favorite...
For a change in our regular Sunday programming, we’re not looking at specific watches selected for a shared theme or feature, but rather turning back the clock a year. With the 2026 edition of Watches & Wonders literally only days away, and the news coming in fast and frequent, we thought it...
