For a watch-enthusiast raised on traditional analog timekeeping, jump-hour watches do not necessarily present the easiest or most intuitive way to read the time on their dials, but they inarguably offer one of the most dynamic ways to do so. Instead of a slow-moving central hand to indicate the...
Try to think of an objective fact about watches. If you’re anything like me, it’s a task that sounds simple at first, but quickly turns into a surprisingly difficult thought experiment. After some head scratching, my attempt at this exercise ended with a relatively short list, made up mostly of...
When it comes to truly functional analog tool watches, the Citizen Promaster Navihawk A-T stands alone in the rarified air for which it was designed. Inspired by the cockpits of fighter jets, the Navihawk series packs serious functionality into a robust, aggressive package meant to meet the...
Dive watch specialist Doxa has been busy with collaborations lately. Retailer editions, small runs, watches tied to a place or a partner. We have seen it with the SUB 200 Azure and SUB 200 Dune created for Caribbean retailer Art of Time. Same watch, same idea, just a different flavour each time....
With a history of chiming watches dating back more than two centuries, the minute repeater complication is especially important to Girard-Perregaux, and the Swiss brand has just unveiled a new highly complicated chiming watch for its latest release of 2026. Featuring a minute repeater,...
The 150 Heritage pocket watch, the Neo Frame Jumping Hour, and the skeletonized Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar might have stolen most of the limelight when Audemars Piguet presented many novelties in January. Nevertheless, the pieces I was probably most curious to see and try on were a series of...
Geneva-based independent brand Akhor presented its inaugural Le Temps en Équilibre collection in 2025, built around a patented dual-disc display system, and it was immediately recognised for its innovative dial concept and proprietary movement. The new Lumière Blanche editions expand the concept...
I will begin this discussion about watch brand CEOs and timepiece company leaders by stating two important points immediately. The first is that there is no definitive educational path to becoming the leader of a watchmaking company. Watch brand CEOs are made as a result of working enough...
With Watches and Wonders inching closer, prediction season is in full swing. Watch enthusiasts everywhere are debating what the big brands might release this year. As always, most eyes are focused on Rolex, so some of the Fratello team opened Nano Banana and generated the Rolex releases we...
