In the modern world of wearable tech and internet-enabled everything, there’s something genuinely comforting about the idea that some of the world’s most capable professionals still rely on a traditional mechanical watch in their work. The Italian Navy (or “Marina Militare” in Italian) is a...
If you have been following our Orient coverage lately, you will have noticed things have been anything but quiet. Earlier this year, the brand showcased its first no-date Bambino, and then Orient Star also presented the meteorite M34 F8 Date, followed shortly by the bold M34 F8 Skeleton. But...
During lunch with Aurel Bacs and Alex Ghotbi from the auction house Phillips, I started wondering out loud, “When are watches art?” What sparked my question was last month’s Phillips auction, which was the highest-grossing watch auction in US history. The sale made a record US$75.8 million, and...
Ask any seasoned collector what his or her grail watch was upon first entering the hobby, and chances are the answer will be very different from what it is today. As our knowledge grows and our tastes mature, so too do the watches we aspire to own. Sometimes the grail gets bigger, sometimes it...
Breitling is no stranger to a racing inspired watch. Its history with the sport traces back to the debut of its Top Time collection back in 1964. Over the years the brand has most notably worked with Bentley Motors to create automotive-inspired wristwatches and dashboard-style clocks. In...
To the untrained eye or casual observer whose horological education begins and ends with whatever James Bond happens to be wearing, the Grand Seiko SBGH376 is just another nice-looking watch. But it’s also a deeply introverted masterpiece, engineered for the private satisfaction of those “in the...
For everyone from the most passionate watch collector to the total watch novice, dive watches are one of the most popular timepiece categories — despite the fact that almost no one goes diving with a watch. So what gives? Why should regular people on the street want a watch originally designed...
For 2026, Rolex had a pretty big year at Watches and Wonders Geneva. There was, of course, the much-debated high-end Rolesium and enamel Daytona, the revamped Yacht-Master II, or a new gold alloy named Jubilee gold for the Day-Date. Then, the Crown publicly showed the special edition steel and...
The Gebhard Duve-designed Audemars Piguet Disco Volante 5093 took the horological world by storm in the mid-1950s, and there’s no denying that it remains an exemplar of well-executed watch design today. With the combination of the ongoing Space Race and Mid-century futuristic design movement...
