Right before the start of Watches & Wonders 2023, I had the fortunate opportunity to visit Tudor’s new headquarters in Le Locle, where the sister brand of Rolex makes its in-house mechanical movements. The new Tudor Manufacture is an impressive... -

Grand Seiko adds its first mechanical chronograph to the sporty Evolution 9 line: the Tentagraph. The name is composed of the first letters of the high beat rate (ten beats per second), its long power reserve (three days), and the automatic... -

Chopard expanded their Alpine Eagle collection in big ways this year, with the introduction of the new high-beat Cadence that gets a full titanium case and bracelet, and they?ve finally given the watch one of their lovely L.U.C calibers. This... -

Named for famed Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Cartier Santos-Dumont was first introduced in 1904. It was designed specifically for Santos-Dumont by Louis Cartier, a personal friend of the pilot. It is still considered the first... -

The Mille Miglia is still around. I know it seems like Chopard is all L.U.C. and Alpine Eagle these days, but I promise the Mille Miglia�which commemorates the legendary Italian road race of the same name�is very much alive and well. Every year,... -

It had a crown instead of a pusher cap. It even has new wire lugs welded on. Not many watchmakers would be excited to service such a watch, but I felt this Alpina 941 deserved to be reborn. First of all, there are not many collectors who would jump... -

While the original Patek Philippe Aquanaut first made an appearance in 1997 as a more casual and youthful interpretation of the brand?s classic sports watch, the Aquanaut Luce is a more recent addition, having only just joined the catalog in 2004.... -

Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch for advertiser In an era of environmental change and diversifying values, Citizen aims to offer an even more enjoyable experience of time to more people around the world. As part of these efforts, Citizen has... -

The Tradionelle collection from Vacheron Constantin has seen some of the brand’s most impressive work. This is, by its own account where Vacheron comes to the horological playground, with a modern case platform in which the brand shows the world... -

The Calatrava Pilot collection, designed in 2015 to re-create Patek Philippe’s pilot watches from the 1930s, now welcomes a chronograph function for the first time. The Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph (ref. 5924G-001) with a blue-gray... -

In a few short years since its inception, Cartier has turned its Privé collection into somewhat of an industry sensation. Drawing from its archives, the annual introduction of newly reinvigorated styles has become vaguely akin to the ?In Memoriam?... -

Patek Philippe is not only renowned for sophisticated annual calendars, but the brand actually invented this useful complication. While wristwatches with perpetual calendars had been around for decades, it wasn’t until 1996 that the Geneva-based... -

There is something prevalent in the watch world: brands use specific design elements across every model in their collections. This makes it easy to identify that a specific watch was made by a particular brand. This is not necessarily a bad thing.... -

Change is hard, as they say. Particularly when the thing that requires it, wasn?t exactly broken in the first place. Rolex has found themselves in a near impossible situation of updating the near universally lauded 1165XX generation of the... -

Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch for advertiser Though often overshadowed by their counterparts to the west in Switzerland, French watchmaking has a rich and fascinating history. Step back in time to the late 1770s, and you might find... -

Loads of diamonds, sapphire, ceramic, and carbon fiber cases in all shapes, colors, and (XXL) sizes. Yes, Hublot once again delivered. For Hublot, extravagance is a part of everyday life. The everyday life of the fashion-conscious big spenders who... -

It is hard not to love a man who won’t stop doing the work he loves. Jean-Claude Biver’s close family members might have liked the accomplished patriarch to peacefully retire and enjoy his septuagenarian years engaged in quiet hobbies and... -

Made famous by the likes of Universal Geneve, Bulgari, and Parmigiani, micro-rotors are one of the small pleasures of fine watchmaking. Typically reserved for the upper echelon of timepieces, their reduced size requires reconfigured gear trains and... -

While not the biggest release from Tudor for Watches and Wonders 2023, the brand has made some meaningful changes to the Black Bay 31/36/39/41 line, with an updated movement, upgraded bracelet, and some new dial colors (and the discontinuation of... -