Its hard to make something new. Its especially hard to make something new when youre breaking away from nearly forty years of reliance on one of the most iconic designs in the history of watchmaking. Such is the weight on the shoulders of Audemars Piguet, who just unveiled a massive new modern collection calle [...]

While mostly known for its pilot watches, for the fourth year in a row, Bell Ross has partnered with the Renault Sport Formula One team to produce a series of watches themed after and fitted for use in motorsports. For Baselworld 2019, Bell Ross has put out four chronograph models as part of the RS19 family: The BR V3 [...]

At SIHH 2014, the Swiss watch maker Piaget introduced a new watch model called the Piaget Altiplano 38mm 900P (debuted here), which set a new record for the thinnest mechanical watch in the world. With a total case thickness of just 3.65mm, the Piaget Altiplano 900P attempted to once and for all end the fight of what prestigious wat [...]

The name Patek Philippe is among the most powerful in the entire watch industry. It is synonymous with class, conservatism, high auction values, price legitimacy, and some of the best looking traditional watches now, or ever. Patek Philippe remains an independent company whose secrets and plans are tightly guarded, and its [...]

What started with laser engraving on the side of a watch case is turning into a trend and serious art form for Piaget. Last year they released two watches with such laser engraving; the Piaget Polo Tourbillon relatifs. One was of a Paris skyline, and the other of New York. Eac [...]

Someone recently asked me a question about watches with 24 hour dials. That is, watches that display time in the 24 hour format versus the 12 hour format that we are mostly used to here in the US. Many digital watches do this with ease (switch back and forth), but 24 hour analog dial watches are much less common. In the US, 24 hour time is often referred to as mil [...]

A brand that never had to go to the neighbors, i.e., fellow Richemont Group brands, for a bit of inspiration or watchmaking prowess is Roger Dubuis. Their latest devilish machine is the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Diabolus In Machina, and it packs a minute repeater, a flying tourbillon, and a ho [...]

Most people havent followed Montblancs ascension to a high-end watch maker like I have. The path they made from even making timepieces in the first place to where they are now is interesting, and only took about 10 years. Villeret 1858 collection watches are among their highest-end [...]

Over the past few years, few brands have changed their offerings as dramatically as Montblanc. Fully embracing its legacy as the successor to the legendary and long-running Minerva Watch Company, the marque has turned its design focus away from aggressive, design-forward modernist pieces towards heritage inspired pieces celebrating the long history of the Minerva brand. For its 2 [...]

Calling it right now: The worldtimer should be the official complication of 2020. With more webinars being viewed, more Skype, WhatsApp, and Zoom calls being held, and more podcasts being recorded across multiple timezones than ever before, theres never been a better (or more practical) time to own a proper worldtimer than right now. And as if on cue, Montblanc ha [...]

There is something to be said for being the first to start it all.When you think of luxury diving watches, other brands might compete for attention, but the mere mention of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is enough to end all discussion on which is the most important diving watch in history. Which other watch can claim to have l [...]

Piaget Possession, with malachite dial and diamond bezel.Possession and Extremely Lady sound like fragrance collections, but they are actually two great new watch lines introduced by Piaget?at SIHH in Geneva. Together, they are right on target for todays ladies market, representing a few emerging trends in ladies watches. The most important o [...]

It should not come as a major surprise that a year after the successful debut of the original limited edition Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari watch, Hublot returns with two more versions. When I last checked (early July of 2014), the video of the original Hublot LaFerrari watch had over 450,000 views on our YouTube channel. Say that you will ab [...]

There are over a half a million kilometers of coastline in the world with over 2 billion people living within earshot of said coastline-and somebodys got to keep em all safe. The Bell Ross?V2-94 V2-92 Garde-C?tes watches celebrate the men and women of the globes many branches of the Coast Guard who do just that, with a pair of sporty and capable watches that l [...]

A week has passed already and SIHH is still but a blur And if I was to pick the blurriest part of all, it would be the windows of the booths-but only after the countless straight faces that fly past me in that utterly beige interior of the fair. When rushing from one 30 to 60 minute one-to-one appointment to the ne [...]

For 2020, Cartier has been expanding the still-fresh and highly satisfying Santos collection with new flavors. While the Santos Chronograph is getting a lot of attention given its additional mechanical complexity, this stealthy black variation of the three-hand Santos de Cartier Large Model is a fashionable stunner. There arent that many Cartier watches you can wear wi [...]

The Swiss watch maker Franck Muller has somewhat?of a Charlie?and the Chocolate Factory air?to it. With an elaborate production facility named Watchland outside of Geneva, oftentimes?over-the-top brand positioning, and watch collections with designs far from the traditional, it would not be too surprising if they were to announce that golden tickets were being hidden in [...]

For Baselworld 2016, Omega is making sure their Seamaster Planet Ocean line gets a refreshed look along with a METAS-certified Master Chronometer movement.?With a splash of orange, we welcome the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Master Chronometer watch in 43.5mm. You may have seen the teaser for this in your Instagram feed, and the reveal does not [...]

Japanese powerhouse Citizen has joined forces with Tokyo-based lunar exploration company ispace. As the new corporate partner of Hakuto-R, the worlds first commercial lunar exploration program, the famous watchmaker will provide its Super Titanium? to the upcoming missions aiming to make space travel far more common than it [...]

So, what watch does one wear to the Academy Awards as a first-time Oscar nominee? Admittedly, this was a new first-world problem for Tom Cross, who, as editor of the film Whiplash, recently received an Academy Award nomination for Best Editing one of five Oscars Whiplash is up for this year. UPDATE: Tom Cross [...]