The Streamliner has its fans all over the industry, but that doesn’t mean it is that well known outside of watchmaking. With the latest addition to the Streamliner family a quietly complicated entry, the industry’s best-kept secret superstar...
So, you get on a plane. You get off the plane. You get in a cab. You check into your hotel. You jump in the pool. You call home. And you do all these things on time because you have a worldtimer on your wrist. I’ve never fully understood why... -
The new Speedmaster Moonwatch Master Chronometer was not even on my short-term wish list, as I already have a few Moonwatch references, but I simply could not resist. This time, I was initially (and finally) aiming for the Omega Speedmaster Dark... -
It?s not just colorful dials that are having a moment, we?re also seeing different textures and materials brought into play, often to incredible effect. ?Exotic? materials have long been used to craft watch dials, from meteorite to all manner... -
Roll up, roll up! The summer has hit The Hague, and Fratello is keen to celebrate. After the fizzing success of March Mania, we are back with the Summer Splash. A new knock-out competition conceived to find the very best summer watch out there,... -
When we talk about Seiko dive watches, so much of the conversation revolves around the affordable enthusiast favorites. Basically anything with an SPB prefix in the reference number, which covers your Willards and the modern interpretations of... -
Oris has demonstrated its organizational commitment to environmental initiatives, particularly those devoted to the world’s oceans, in various ways throughout its product line. (The Dat Watt and Okavango Limited Editions, both released in the past... -
Although the current luxury watch market is awash with tributes to motorsports and classic cars, the vast majority of this automotive inspiration is decidedly Eurocentric. While brands like Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bentley, and McLaren have a... -
This year, at Geneva Watch Days 2021, Breitling brings us three chronographs inspired by a fairly surprising topic: ’60s American sports cars. The Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, and Shelby Cobra are featured within a new capsule collection of... -
I love the UR-100 and I think I’ve made this particularly clear over the last however many months. I’ve covered a couple of new versions of this fantastical model. If you take a look at the entire lineup of the UR-100, I think you’ll notice... -
If you want to be a part of the next phase of watch collecting trends, consider this a tip: watches tied to beverages. We?ve already seen limited editions paying tribute to the negroni and the King of Beers this year, and now Timex is getting... -
It’s been a bit of a wild ride over the past month for one of our favorite independent brands: MING. On social media platforms, pictures began surfacing with hour and minute hand misalignment. The MING x Massena LAB watch, with its independent... -
Geneva Watch Days 2021 is already shaping up to be a landmark time for the luxury watch industry, but for Ulysse Nardin the event takes on a special significance. 2021 marks 175 years since the marque?s founding in 1846, and to celebrate this... -
Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin turns 175 years old this year, and the brand has used the milestone to great effect, launching numerous new timepieces in commemoration, including the Diver X Skeleton, Lemon Shark, and Blast Hourstriker, among many... -
With a history stretching back nearly 90 years and wearers hailing from every walk of life ? from children to rock stars, pop artists, heads of state, and astronauts ? the Mickey Mouse watch is an enthusiast genre unto itself. The watches featuring... -
If a job is worth doing, then it’s worth doing properly. At least, that’s how the saying goes. It seems that Bvlgari has heeded these words of wisdom, and, at Geneva Watch Days 2021, it has made the most of the occasion by launching five new... -
Ocean conservation has been an integral part of Swiss independent marque Oris? ethos for years now, with many of the brand?s releases centered around preserving the world?s waterways. Oris does far more than raising awareness for environmental... -
Back in February 1958, under the heading of Project NS186-200, three pre-production samples of a new Bulova ?submersible wristwatch? were delivered into the charge of the US Navy?s Lieutenant Commander W F Searle in Building 214 in Washington... -