About a month ago, Mike and I visited the Swatch Group office in Eschborn, Germany. It was an excellent opportunity to meet our friends from the company who we had not seen in a long while. Furthermore, they were gracious enough to present us with... -

German watch brand Laco is known for its pilot watches, which have a long tradition rooted in so called “B-Watches�, or observation timepieces used by military pilots. Now the brand introduces a new colorway in its budget-friendly Augsburg and... -

Don?t you love it when a watch brand seems everlasting and single-minded" Vacheron Constantin, for instance, was founded in 1755 and has been in pursuit of timekeeping perfection ever since. Now that?s horological street cred. I am a guitar guy.... -

Despite offering a rather distinct and unusual appearance, the Isotope Hydrium series has ultimately proven to be a rather versatile platform, and in the years since making its first appearance, the Hydrium case profile has lent itself to a variety... -

Ask any five aviation enthusiasts what their favorite fighter plane is, and chances are you?ll receive five different answers varying widely among era, role, and country of origin. Chances are, also, that at least one of those five enthusiasts will... -

It?s almost the end of the month, but I could not leave you without another Watch Strap Review. We might take a few weeks off in June, but rest assured, we will return with some more ateliers soon. Until then, however, I have an exciting brand for... -

This edition of Micro-Brand Digest will be focusing on some of the brands that exhibit at our Windup Watch Fair. Every year upon walking into the fair during setup, the editorial team often gets their first look at many of the exhibiting... -

When you are like me, you have tried wearing a smartwatch at least once. While they have a lot going for them, their staying power remains limited once the novelty has worn off, at least in the collection of a watch enthusiast. The difficulty is... -

Fratello On Air returns with a look at six divers under ?1,000 each. We could do this episode any time, but summer is the perfect time due to casual wear and loads of water-related activities. We’ve picked a fairly wide range of pieces from a wide... -

It?s payback time. For Laurent Picciotto, it is. Picciotto is the founder of the Chronopassion boutique at 271 Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. And that?s not your run-of-the-mill watch shop. The brands in the store are of the exotic kind, and it reflects... -

Independent Swiss watchmaker Andreas Strehler wasn’t entirely happy that so few people are able to enjoy his watches. You see, most of his pieces run north of $100,000 and, due to his traditional production process, take over a year to deliver. In... -

Isotope is now seven years old. While still an ankle-biter in the horological world, the brand has grown and developed enough to feel like a new logo and branding are in order. To celebrate its anniversary and the new logo, Jose Miranda approached... -

For French watchmaker Pequignet, the Royale Saphir is signature of the brand?s haute horlogerie capabilities. It originally debuted in 2019 adorned in a bright blue hue with a design that highlights the three counters of the legendary triple jump... -

  Nestled in the heart of the midwest is Kansas City-based Dryden Watch Company ? a small brand with some of the best offerings in the microbrand watch space. Dryden initially offered an affordable mech-quartz chronograph and then quickly followed... -

Yes, the MoonSwatch is old news by now, and the dead horse has officially been beaten well into nirvana. And one can consider the MoonSwatch a cash cow, with Swatch having sold considerably more than a million pieces to date. After all, the Swatch... -

Michiel Holthinrichs has always been on a very personal path to horological enlightenment. Having trained as an architect, his method of watch design is marked by a fresh, studious approach. How it shows is in the way Michiel seems to have a deeper,... -

Over this past month, a substantial part of the Fratello writers team wrote about their favorite currently available sub-?1K timepieces. And it has been a great exercise that has revealed many different options. We all agree that there is no real... -

In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh made their record dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench within the Trieste bathyscaphe, a feat not equaled until 2012 by James Cameron in the Deepsea Challenger. The story of the Trieste is the stuff... -

This article was originally published in the March/April 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Olaf Köster. Without much fanfare, Tudor has elevated the Black Bay to the status of a Master Chronometer. This classic timepiece... -