SIHH is the big show for many brands, which means if a brand like Jaeger-LeCoultre is working on something special, now is when we get to see it. This year, among quite a few wonderful pieces, JLC has shared the 2015 version of their Master Grande Tradition Grande [...]

For watch lovers, the most important feature of this limited-edition Casio watch isnt the particular design or base model used. Rather, it is the particular manufacturing technique used to create the snakeskin-style motif on the case and bracelet that is worth a great deal of attention. I say this because it is easy to neglect this technical feature and its implica [...]

The Perrelet Turbine Chronograph was announced more than a month ahead of Baselworld and we got the chance to see this interesting and dynamic watch in person while in Switzerland for last months show. Based on a new exclusive chronograph movement, the Turbine Chrono offers an interesting 60 minute chronograph register using a transparent cen [...]

Herme?s is quite a rare breed in the luxury watch industry, being a family-owned independent company particularly known for fashion and leatherwork. However, they are serious about watches too, and the Arceau watch designed by artist Henri dOrigny, with its distinctive wind-blown font and asymmetrical lugs, has also been around for a while.?The new Herme?s Arceau Chrono [...]

I am in Switzerland-in the Jura mountains to be exact-and it is snowing. As a California guy I dont see much snow. In fact, the only times I have really seen snow in my life has been in Europe. The place looks like something out of a Christmas card. There is white covering the ground and lining the trees while quaint little buildings spew puffs of smoke out of their chimneys. It is all ver [...]

The partnership between Bentley and Breitling is nothing new to watch aficionados. Bentley first approached the watch brand to design the clock in its upcoming Continental GT, and since then the two companies have designed some pretty incredible stuff together. For example, the?Mulli [...]

Today, Rolex is presenting its new-generation Rolex Explorer 36-in its full name the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer 36. With that reduced diameter it returns to the size of the original model launched in 1953 following the first ascent to the summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on 29 May that year. The [...]

Ive been wanting to review the Glashutte Original Senator Chronometer watch since it was debuted back in 2009. Part of the larger Senator watch collection, the Senator Chronometer has a beautiful symmetrical dial design and wonderful feature set that make for an attractive and technically superior timepi [...]

For 2015,?Omega releases a new version of their Seamaster Diver 300M Co-Axial Chronograph with another model in celebration of their sponsorship of the Americas Cup ETNZ team (Emirates Team New Zealand). A revised version of an existing model, this Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Co-Axial Chronograph ETNZ has a refreshed dial that is a b [...]

In 2016, the Patek Philippe Nautilus watch collection turns 40 years old, and a lot of the brands fans have been wondering what the important luxury Swiss watchmaker would come up with to mark the occasion. Today, we know the answer to that, and it is very large, gold, fitted with diamonds, and surprisingly not costing [...]

The reason why the Blancpain Villeret Pulsometer Flyback Chronograph watch is worth knowing more about is because it is the first attempt by Blancpain to incorporate their new high-beat mechanical chronograph movement into a dress watch. This is an opportunity for movement lovers to enjoy Blancpains answer to Zen [...]

Porsche Design completes what I believe is a trilogy of Heritage watches celebrating the brands history by recreating in a modern skin some of the brands most iconic pieces. For 2012 it is the P6540 that gets a new limited edition piece. Previous years saw the limited edition Porsche Design P6520 and P6530 watches. The P6540 Heritage Chronograph evokes a design that originally came [...]

While headquartered today in the hallowed Vallee de Joux in Switzerland, the story of Breguet begins in the heart of Paris, on the Ile de la Cite in the middle of the Seine river. It was here in 1775 that Abraham-Louis Breguet first opened his workshop, developing many of the innovations and techniques we take for granted in modern watchmaki [...]

You might want to consult with your horologist about your current levels of Orthorhombic titanium aluminides. They might be dangerously low, or even, gasp not present. If you are Orthorhombic titanium aluminides deficient, not to worry. Richard Milles new RM022 Aerodyne Dual Time Zone watch has got JUST what [...]

There are certain brands that always steal the show this time of year and certain others that tend to fly under the radar. Longines has had a couple pf sleeper hits the last few Baselworlds, with its heritage divers and the ultra-accurate VHP. This year, Longines brings us a new addition t [...]

Nearly every watch enthusiast has, at some point, daydreamed about creating a timepiece of their own design. Luckily for those who want to take their own watch design ideas to the next level, Montblanc announced on November 27 that they will host the Montblanc X Facer Design Contest. Held in conjunction with Facer, the worlds largest smartwatch face hosting and design [...]

Amid its varied and ultra-capable Promaster series, Citizen produces some of the most durable and purpose-built pilots watches on the current market. With their tendency towards bold case sizing, quartz complications, and visual hyper-complexity, these Citizen Promaster Air designs stand as formidable competitors to the higher echelons of the ubiquitous Casio G-Shock line [...]

I previously wrote about the new for 2010 Bell Ross Vintage Heritage collection and Vintage Original watches here. Though at the time I wasnt sure of their exact names (not sure if Bell Ross did either). In that post I discussed the Bell Ross Vintage Heritage BR 123 and 126 watches, as well as the beige colored Vintage Origina [...]

The race to create the worlds thinnest mechanical watch has been dominated by a handful of players in recent years, with few being as prominent as Piaget. The Piaget Altiplano series has been on the cutting edge of ultra-thin watch design for years, and for 2020, the brand has taken the next step forward to create the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept - the new wor [...]

In the vintage pilot watch community, few models command the kind of desire and reverence inspired by the 1953 Breitling Ref. 765 AVI. With its cleanly usable design and extensive track record in both civil and military aviation, the Ref. 765 AVI helped to define a generation of pilots chronographs and further cemented Breitling as one of the premier br [...]