Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater CarbonDebuted at Baselworld 2018, one of the most interesting high-complication dress watches available today is this limited edition carbon CTP-cased Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon reference 102794. The wa [...]

In the beginning the watch gods created the wristwatch, and it was good.Up until the early 1900s, pocket watches ruled the day for mens timekeeping fashion. These were worn on a chain in a pocket, either in a vest or trousers. It was considered sissy for men to wear watches on their wrists. However, in 1904 Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont collabora [...]

Breitling has been anything but under the radar the last couple of months. With Georges Kern at the helm, weve seen almost endless releases of new Navitimers (to mixed reviews and polarizing?opinions,?even among our team) but Breitling surprised us with the new Breitling Chronomat B01 Chronograph 44 at Baselworld this year. Modestly redesigned with a contemp [...]

Alongside the 2015 Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication, Jaeger-LeCoultre also announced a new version of their Duometre Spherotourbillon featuring a platinum case and a moon phase indicator this is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Spherotourbillon Moon.Continue reading

It is a little hard for me to believe that it has been about four years since the launch of the original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver back in 2010. When we debuted the diver in steel we were excited to not only bring you the very first legitimate divers watch by Audemars Piguet [...]

Panerai is synonymous with the sea. After all, the brand made its name producing maritime instruments for the Royal Italian Navy. These days, Panerai no longer makes instruments for the military, but it stays true to its oceanic roots as a partner to various yacht clubs and regattas around the world. In fact, in 2006, Panerai even bought the vintage boat Eilean and took it upon themselves to have h [...]

Watches I recommend for anyone to own? That sounds a bit presumptuous, right? Well, it is, but hear me out. In what might end up being a new series of articles here on , Id like to share with our audience the timepieces that we as individual watch lovers and experts would recommend to any new or veteran collec [...]

Even among all the Royal Oaks and haute horology presented by Audemars Piguet for SIHH 2018, one could hardly overlook something as strange, bold, and exotic as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT. This is not one that grabs headlines for groundbreaking technology or radic [...]

As mechanical complications go, the chronograph stands as arguably the most versatile option of all. The applications of tracking an elapsed time on the fly are nearly endless, especially when overlaid with a second set of information to determine an average rate. Tachymeters are naturally the most common examples of this in modern watchmaking, but scales measuring eve [...]

Ever since I lifted?the recycled Eco Titanium case and matching recycled nylon strap of the PAM985?off the table at SIHH two years ago, I knew it was only a matter of time before Panerai took the eco-minded challenge to the next level. Well, that day is here with the new Submersible eLAB-ID PAM 1225 - an impressive new concept watch thats built using nearly 99 [...]

The venerable Hamilton Khaki remains one of the best field-style watches around with its retro military looks and adaptation to modern male aesthetics. Over the years, Hamilton has produced an endless variation of Khaki models, and the larger Hamilton Khaki collection today includes timepieces that you might not even traditionally bulk into the Khaki watch family. One that [...]

Let me tell you about the newest and (coolest) new method that a luxury watch company is using technology to help prevent anyone making replica, counterfeit or fake watches from the brand. I dont always know why companies care so much about this, but it [...]

Hi, hows it going?Just fine sir, care to view any fine Jaeger LeCoultre timepieces today? Well, I dont know. What makes these. Jaeger LeCoultre watches. better than what Ive got now?(sigh) Sir these are what we call, real watches. A a Jaeger LeCoultre watch represents an accomplishment combining elegance and discretion with a natural aura [...]

As a watch lover, I have pretty much always been attracted to diving watches. It was not until recently, however, that I was actually able to dive. After a fantastic time in Grand Cayman learning to dive and becoming certified by Divetech at the Cobalt Coast dive resort, an entire n [...]

Color, in many ways, is the current frontier of watch design. As brands across the industry are releasing designs with more dial colors than nearly any other time in modern watchmaking history, advancements in materials and case coatings have allowed cases and bracelets to become a new canvas for chromatic experimentation. With t [...]

Mention the Oris Aquis watch to timepiece lovers, and youll tend to get positive facial reactions but also little agreement as to what timepiece you are actually referring to. The Aquis family isnt the only assortment of divers style watches produced by the Swiss brand, but it is the largest. Right now on the Oris website there are over 40 Aquis versions, depending on [...]

Franck Muller Vanguard Gravity Lady TourbillonThe Franck Muller Vanguard Lady Tourbillon Gravity is the first ladies tourbillon in the Vanguard collection, but it is by no means the brands first ladies tourbillon. Franck Muller, one of the original independent brands, specializes in high complications and was the first wat [...]

The often overlooked Swatch Group brand Mido?has been producing Swiss mechanical watches since 1918, and their Commander line has been around since 1959. Its been something of a challenge for Mido to really stake a cohesive brand identity (in the United States, especially) but the Commander has been their most easily recognized line. It hearkens back to a more classic era tha [...]

According to Omega they were the first wrist watch brand to place a tourbillon escapement based movement into a wrist watch. This was back in 1947. I am by no means going to discuss what a tourbillon is or its history in this article. Suffice it to say however that the ancient complication designed by Breguet back in his lifetime was origina [...]

2017 marked a fantastic year for Only Watch, a Muscular Dystrophy charity that encourages watch brands to donate a unique model to be auctioned to benefit the research of the disease. Last auction, they were able to raise almost eleven million dollars to the cause, in no small part because of the brands graciousness in their donations. Among them, was C [...]