Porsche Design quietly announced a smartwatch that they designed for electronics manufacturer Huawei in the simply named Porsche Design Huawei Smartwatch. This follows a rather mature tradition of the design company working with third-party electronics manufacturers to produce higher-end designer versions of otherwise more mainstream products. For years the most el [...]

Even by the brands own avant-garde standards, Hublots original collaboration with acclaimed modern artist Takashi Murakami is an extravagant statement piece of a watch. First announced in January 2021, the Hublot Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami All Black blends the brands signature silhouette with Murakamis cheerful, high-impact Smiling Flower [...]

Cartier Santos-Dumont watch from 1912Most watch lovers know that Cartier was an early pioneer of the wristwatch, especially for men. It was not until the 20th century that wristwatches enjoyed any real mass production and the transition from pocket to wristwatch did not occur overnight. When Cartier [...]

The Glashutte Original Senator Observer was a sleeper hit for Baselworld 2015, but a timepiece you should certainly know about. Under the massive Swatch Group family of brands, German watch maker Glashutte Original is a favorite among many collectors and watch enthusiasts, offering classically inspired watc [...]

IWC Portugieser Chronograph Edition 150 Years wrist shotAt SIHH 2018 IWC released five different watch collections in celebration of the Schaffhausen-based companys 150th anniversary. Each of these collections is a limited edition and designated by the Edition 150 Years moniker. While most of the Edition 150 Years I [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.On June 10, 2017, Swiss watchmaker Longines and the brands ambassador Kate Winslet joined together at the brands Paris boutique to launch an exclusive and very limited timepiece collection: The Flagship Heritage by Kate Winslet. The occasion also marked the start of Longines online auction to benefit the Golden Hat Foundation, c [...]

Back in 2014, the German team of Grieb Benzinger that produces one-of-a-kind highly decorated watches debuted the Blue Merit (read our original article here) which was a lovely timepiece that began life as limited edition A. Lange Sohne. I encourage you to read that original article about the Grieb Benzinger Blue Merit to un [...]

The?humbly, yet implicatively titled Aviation collection possibly is the most widely recognized range of watches from Bell Ross. With its debut in 2005 it not only helped to bring the brand to a much wider audience, but also to ultimately make watches inspired by av [...]

The perpetual calendar is one of the most rare and desirable?complications to have in a watch, and few can claim mastery over this complication as Patek Philippe can. After all, Patek Philippe did introduce the worlds first perpetual calendar wristwatch way back in 1925. And if that werent enough, they even invented the annual calend [...]

Funny how the watch world has the power to bring people together. Things that would never normally happen, occur because of horology. Take for instance famous American basketball player LeBron James traveling to the small Swiss town of Le Brassus. Never mind that he donned a watchmakers white coat (if they had one long enough fo [...]

First of all, a Happy Chinese New Year to all our readers! Panerai enjoys a strong following in Asia and for the past seven years have released special edition watches to commemorate the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac is made up of 12 animals, corresponding to a 12-year cycle. Chinese New Year began yesterday on F [...]

Kicking off Baselworld 2018 with a vintage Bang! Omega breaks out its history cap with 2 new limited edition models. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Omegas launch of the Seamaster, Omega drops the Omega Seamaster 1948 Limited Edition? a Small Seconds model, and a Central Seconds model. Supposedly inspired by the British Ministry of Defenses request f [...]

Hublot debuted this watch in Shanghai during a public charity event where Mr. Maradona himself kicked a soccer ball to raise money for kids. If only it was that simple. Why the legendary Argentinian soccer (ahem, I mean football) player went to China for Hublot and his own watch is probably an amusing story. Suffice it to say that Diego Maradona fans in Argentina and abroad [...]

For 2014 and the brands 175th anniversary, Patek Philippe has released one of the?their?most complicated wristwatches of all time. This is no doubt inspired by the companys iconic Henry Graves Supercomplication pocket watch that was originally delivered in the 1930s and that will be re-auctione [...]

In whats become something of a tradition, Grand Seiko has just released a trio of watches in its Elegance Collection exclusively for the USA market at the Couture show in Las Vegas. (Youll remember a few years back when the brand launched its USA exclusive Seasons Collection at the Vegas trade show.) Variations on the classic manual wind dress watch SBGW231, each piece in this this trio is a take on the different sha [...]

Real quick, here is an interesting piece of history that is being offered up for auction on eBay right now. This is one of 17 original prototype Movado Museum Dial watches from what seems to be from the 1970s. According to the auction, these were artist proof models made in various styles and to be included in the permanent collection at the New [...]

It was only a matter of time, right? After?private equity investor-turned-ocean-explorer Victor Vescovos record-setting 2019 dive to Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the prototype?Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep Professional strapped to the robotic arm of his submersible is finally being made available in a slightly pared-back civilian variant. But its not j [...]

IWC recently announced a new version of their Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph watch that came out about two years ago. The great looking piece is probably one of my top pics from the brand at this time and now is featured in an even more sporty skin. This version is done in collection with the Volvo Oc [...]

Japans Citizen watches marked its 2021 new product launch season with its biggest punch: a high-end automatic watch with a brand-new movement that combines Swiss and Japanese techniques in the Caliber 0200 watch (debuted on here). The $6,000 USD product left many watch collectors feeling excited, but a bit priced out of the fun. It has been over a decade since Ci [...]

It might be reasonable to assume that the watch collector is a relatively recent breed of timepiece consumer. These are the types of people who make it a point to own a variety of watches, often focusing on the emotional versus the mere practical utility of each. The watch collectors of today are indeed a w [...]