The first new Oris watch for 2019 is this handsome and functional Oris ProDiver Dive Control Limited Edition timepiece. Once again working with their preferred Swiss commercial diver consultant, Oris has developed a well-specced diving instrument that also doubles as a handsome lifestyle watch with this years color theme being black and yellow (a personal favorite [...]

Ive never been seasick before. But right now, Im gripping the sides of a red and white buoy thats heaving to and fro, at the mercy of a fresh two-meter swell rising out of the Pacific, and I desperately need to puke. All around me, raindrops scatter the surface of Potrero Bay as it rises and falls, but I dont feel them under the thick 3.5mm hood of my wet [...]

Whats your favorite season? seemed to be the refrain most commonly echoed throughout the Couture Time tradeshow held this past weekend at the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas. Of course attendees werent debating the merits of a specific time of year, but rather the quartet of season-themed watches introduced by Grand Seiko at the show-four brand new dial executions built [...]

This sure isnt an Omega watch you see every day. In fact, I am not even sure how widely watches like this square cased De Ville X2 are sold in America. This piece is only a few years old and comes in a few versions I think it is still sold in retail stores. This model is the Omega De Ville X2 Big Date. Seen here in steel, [...]

This, I shall point out early on, will be less of a hands-on about the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic and more of a burst of thoughts about the modern Jaeger-LeCoultre, as we have it today. Usually I have a clear vision on what I think about a watch and its brand, but here I have more mixed feelings of concern and hope [...]

Watches, regardless of whether they were designed to be worn on ones wrist or carried in the pocket, can be unbelievably?complicated, irresistibly?desirable and, consequently, very expensive. The best of the best, one is often led to believe, are the ones fetching top prices either by selling well above [...]

In a brand lineup dominated by traditional design and finishing, few Breguet lines are as loyal to the watchmakers past as the Tradition series. With an overall form that harkens back to the Breguet subscription pocket watches that began production in 1796, its fair to say that the design decisions of the Tradition are extremely classical in inspiration. Whil [...]

This is probably my favorite Richard Mille watches for daily wear. That is of course, if I owned one. I have worn one though, and I must admit its charms beguile me. The name of the watch Extra Flat is also sometimes known as Ultra-Thin. No one can agree! But what I can agree on is just ho [...]

Welcome back to an original feature, My First Grail Watch. Well, no, thats not entirely right. This is not another chapter in our Grail Watch series of articles, but then again, it could be. Late last year, upon visiting the highly exclusive London?watch [...]

Among Panerais sudden heap of new models today, the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM661 stands out for its carbon case. One good thing about Panerai and their naming conventions is that you can at least get a broad sense of a watch from its model name, especially if you are already familiar w [...]

Last year we saw Jacob Co. secure an impressive partnership with hypercar royalty Bugatti. Now, the first ultra-high-end, completely bespoke Jacob Co. watch created in collaboration with Bugatti makes its debut: the Jacob Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon. Its what [...]

I am always curious as to what the thought process is when admirable watch makers design watches after cars. They never seem to look too much like the cars they are modeled after. this might be a bit of an exception as at least th [...]

For Baselworld 2017, Grand Seiko made the announcement that they are now independent from Seiko as an autonomous brand. They are marking the occasion and honoring their history by rereleasing their first watch line from 1960 as well as a brand-new modern reinterpretation for 2017. The Grand Seiko SBGW251, SBGW252, and SBGW253?are rereleases of the simple [...]

John is live at CES 2015 and well, I am not. But we are back with a new HourTime show talking about new smartwatches at CES, the HYT Skull, Montblanc Timewalker Urban Speed with smart e-Strap, and IWCs lovely, pricey, and oddly named Portugieser Annual Calendar.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 169 here. The direct MP3 download i [...]

The humble wristwatch - especially of the mechanical variety - has, according to my logic, entered the age of functional jewelry. The operative notion here is that, rather than wristwatches being relied upon for their performance in utility, they are rather highly communicative objects we w [...]

One of the most useful mechanical complications I saw at Baselworld 2011 was the time switching mechanism on the new Breguet Classique 5717 Hora Mundi watch. Aside from having a very clever feature for travelers, the Hora Mundi mixes contemporary looks with Breguet classicism. That sounds like a bit of a irony, but they seemed to pull i [...]

The Porsche Design Timepiece No. 1 is the first watch to debut from the new independent Porsche Design watch brand. We first spoke about the upcoming Porsche Design Timepiece No. 1 here, when discussing Porsche Designs plans to produce their own watches after breaking up with long-term production partner Eterna.You can see tha [...]

Breitling recently released the wildly simple yet attractive Superocean Heritage based on diving watch designs from the 1950s. It was a controversial watch as some people failed to see its inherent beauty and appeal. Of course, observant enthusiasts noticed that it was just this simplicity that made the Superocean Heritage stand out. Br [...]

Written by Robert Baggs for After years of patiently waiting for just the right venue, Seiko have finally opened their first UK-based boutique in London, and its grand opening showed it not only houses a selection of Seiko and Grand Seiko pieces, but has some horological masterpieces to show as well. Getting to attend its grand opening was a fun time and a chance to see and learn about some in [...]

When I first laid eyes on the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Grand Feu only one question formed in my mind Does it come with a tuxedo? Im going to need a tux to pull that off. With a dial of super heated Gran Feu enamel, JLC has found a clever way of adding some visual flare to a very delicate and minimal dress watch design. Continue reading