Another Glashutte Original watch that I was more than happy to play with this year was the new version of the Senator Perpetual Calendar watch. The movement inside the watch nor the name of this timepiece is new but the new piece is a real gem. For 2011 the size of the watch as well as the design ha [...]

You cant buy it. Well technically you can, but you need to fly to Monaco in September and bid really high. This is Harry Winstons entry into the Only Watch 2011 charity auction that I keep profiling when new entries are released. Harry Winstons offering is this Midnight GMT Tourbillon (ref. 450/MATTZ45PL.A). The reason I am giving it ext [...]

This episode features Ariel Adams and ABTW Managing Editor David Bredan as a guest host as John was away. We discuss the interesting topic of how Rolex prices have increased over the years and how it relates to the industry overall. We also talk about how watch launches can fail and the importance of honest communication, as well as who might be [...]

The IWC Yacht Club was reintroduced 10 years ago now when it was revived as part of the Portugieser family. Now, as part of Watches Wonders 2020 (online edition), IWC has given the Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph its third facelift and has finally introduced a bracelet option for this nautical s [...]

While its current guise as a watchmaker is relatively recent, Montblanc can trace its roots as a watchmaker back to 1858 through the historic Minerva nameplate. In todays heritage-obsessed luxury watch market, the brand is eager to showcase that lengthy history, and this strategy shines through most clearly in its 1858 collection. Fo [...]

Well aint that pretty I thought when checking out this new high-jewelry piece from Cartier this year. Too bad it is a womans watch. You could almost mistake it as a mens piece given its 42.8mm wide size. Called Temps Moderne de Cartier, this watch is a high-end testament to the classic film Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin.The timepiece is curiously [...]

This year in 2020 Japans Casio introduced an even clearer glimpse of the future of G-Shock. The world-famous bulletproof collection of highly durable G-Shock timepieces is more than 35-years-old, and Casio continues to produce both fashionable legacy models and technologically sophisticated modern G-Shock products with mainstream appeal for consumers beyond mere [...]

Fantastic! Jack Khorsandi says that word so often, youd think it was his middle name. The always up Khorsandi, in fact, has many things to be happy about hundreds of them. Literally hundreds. And most of them have a certain distinctively horseshoe-like letter of the Greek alphabet stamped on them. Yes, Jac [...]

Limited to 500 pieces, this reference AI6038-SS001-133-1 is one of the new 2019 models in the rather hot Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph 44mm watch family (originally reviewed on here). Priced at around $3,000 USD, this is more or less at the top of the stan [...]

While brands from across the industry have taken to reimagining historic releases over the past few years, perhaps none has leveraged its historic catalog as extensively or as effectively as Longines. Heritage inspired designs have become a backbone of the brands lineup over the past decade, and one of the first series chosen for reinterpretation back in 2012 [...]

Summer 2020 has already been a colorful time for Hublot. The past few months have seen an all-black interpretation of the Big Bang GMT along with theMillennial Pink Big Bang chronograph, and for its latest release the brand has complemented this soft pink titanium offering with a summery baby blue ceramic. The limited edition Hublot Big Bang Unico 45 Sky Blue makes [...]

Chronoswiss is likely a brand that doesnt need much introduction, even though we dont hear much about them. ?Ive reviewed some of their collection in the past, and they are well thought out pieces with impeccable construction and high-quality materials. ?Their latest model, a special editio [...]

To some watch collectors, reviewing the specification list is critical in selecting a watch to purchase. Potential buyers might seek out a dive watch with an abyssal depth rating, a?pilots watch that can withstand significantly more acceleration force than the human body can, or perhaps a watch with a power reserve measured in days or weeks rather than hours. Such specificat [...]

The most elaborate new Breguet watch released for 2019 is this skeletonized version of the brands ultra-thin tourbillon known as the Breguet Classique Extra-Plat Tourbillon Squelette 5395 (originally debuted on here). Today, I got hands-on with the 18k rose gold version (5395BR/1S/9WU) of the watch (which is accompanied by a platinum-ca [...]

Watch brands today are often criticized for not being innovative, not being daring, and for clinging on to the past instead of looking to the future. Sadly, there is some truth to this, especially when you consider the trend of vintage-inspired watches which is still going strong. Its great that brands are respecting and paying trib [...]

To mark the 90th birthday of Giotto Bizzarini, and celebrate his lifetime of incredible contributions to the automotive community, Italian brand?Bulgari sponsored a special class at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance auto event dedicated to the gorgeous vehicles which bear the master craftsmans name. Why would a luxury jewelry and watch maker get involved with bringing obscure Italia [...]

This week at Watches Wonders, Panerai has announced a considerable update to their Radiomir 1940 line-up. Alongside new 42 mm models featuring 3 Day movements, the brand has also launched the brand new Panerai 1940 10 Days GMT Automatic Oro Rosso. Featuring a sort of greatest hits of Panerai sty [...]

For SIHH 2019, Montblanc has been bombarding us with new releases, and for the first time in the last few years, Im quite excited about this. Montblanc is unveiling new Minerva pocket watch-inspired pieces to its Heritage collection. There are four Automatic models that are the focus of this article. Two more limite [...]

For 2020, Montblanc offers an interesting new limited edition of its Montblanc 1858 family (and from Montblanc Minerva factory) that mixes old and new. The watch is the Montblanc 1858 Split-Second Chronograph Limited Edition 100 (reference 126006), and it introduces a sporty execution of this typically more con [...]

An easy watch for IWC lovers to enjoy is this new model in the Ingenieur collection that incorporates a lot of what we enjoy about the brand. This may be the first time, or among the few times that IWC has used its rattrapante movement in an Ingenieur piece. Rattrapante is a fancy name for a split second chronograph, [...]