Back in 2019 Breitling launched a limited edition Superocean watch in partnership with Ironman, the famously grueling triathlon series that has bred champions and fostered feelings of inadequacy for decades now. Yesterday in Los Angeles the two launched another collaboration in the way of a duo of Endurance Pro Ironman watches from the brands Professional collection [...]

Swiss watch company Longines, who last year re-released their VHP (Very High Precision) series of Conquest sports models powered by thermo-compensated quartz movements, has recently announced the expansion of the VHP collection to include several updated chronograph models. Improved with the advent of a perpet [...]

Lovers of dive and ceramic watches will rejoice today as Omega debuts the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black models as the references 215.92.46.22.01.001 (black mostly monochromatic),?215.92.46.22.01.002 (blue accents), 215.92.46.22.01.003 (red accents), and the 215.63.46.22.01 [...]

Ever wondered what it is like to work with Ariel Adams?I certainly did, and in the last four months, I have been treated to a spectacle beyond my comprehension, leading to a vague understanding that perhaps I have stumbled into a place that I was meant to be. Now, if you are a regular follower of (ABTW), I will not presume to know who you are. However, I can certainly say that you ar [...]

For SIHH 2019, Panerai is putting its fancy Carbotech material to work in two new watches. Carbotech is a special composite developed by Panerai that is lighter than titanium and stronger than stainless steel. This makes it an excellent material for Panerais large watches. This is your first loo [...]

January 20, 2014 is the first day of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva representing some of the most important watch brands around. It is one of the two major watch trade shows of the year, the other being Baselworld. SIHH includes all of The Richemont Group brands plus other SIHH partners for a total of 16 watch and jewelry makers: Cartier, Aud [...]

For 2014, Blancpain released an interesting new tourbillon piece, known as the Villeret Tourbillon Volant Une Minute 12 Jours timepiece, which I now present to you hands-on here. This is also a good time to mention that at the outset of Baselworld 2014, the team more-or-le [...]

At SIHH 2017, Swiss Parmigiani debuted a new version of their best-selling Tonda 1950 collection with a moonphase-equipped variant known as the Parmigiani Tonda 1950 Lune. Offered in a a steel case, the watch seeks to blend value and complexity, for an attractive dress watch with some horological nerd appeal.The watch industry today [...]

John and I, this time sitting side-by-side, discuss an array of new and interesting watches. Next week, I will be out of town at SIHH 2010, but weeks after that will be rich with content from the show!We talk about pick-up artists and how watches are used in that artistry. A Franck Muller $2.7 million watch, currently the worlds most complicated w [...]

In my opinion, the Roger Dubuis Excalibur watch collection is going to receive a lot more attention from collectors over the next few years. These are current underdogs of value and style, and run the gamut from micro-rotor-based automatic movements to complex double tourbillons. Somewhere in the middle is this single flying tourbillon Excalibur refere [...]

Although it may not garner the same overwhelming enthusiast attention as its Seamaster or Speedmaster series, the Omega Constellation series serves as both a showcase for the brands dressier design sensibilities and a testbed for its in-house movement designs. The retro-styled Constellation Globemaster sub-line is a perfect example of this, reinterpreting the look [...]

If there was ever a watch that defined a brand it is the Khaki line for Hamilton. They have actually imparted the Khaki name on scores of watches, but the Field Khaki is the basic original military watch that started the trend. A popular watch for decades the original models were tiny by to [...]

As Patek Philippe celebrates their 175th anniversary, the major auction houses are celebrating too. Auction houses have done very well over the last few years, thanks to the brands popularity among collectors, when it comes to their rarest and most exclusive timepieces. On November 9, 2014, in Geneva, Christies will hold its [...]

Fan of high-end quartz watches? Breitling has a nice new piece for you. What is high-end quartz? Well not cheap quartz! The perception that all quartz watches are cheap is a bit of a shame. It is true that you can buy a quartz movement based watch for a few bucks, but high-end quartz watches are out there and they have their fan following for sure. [...]

Richard Mille?is releasing a new?world timer watch after?their?RM 58-01 from?back in 2013, and this one is called the Richard Mille RM 63-02 World Timer Automatic. It is not a tourbillon, but it has got a brand new in-house movement, and this new world timer still sticks to the philosophy of the brand that the watch should be as easy to use as possible. This was achieved i [...]

Ive long been on record as saying that a field watch may be the most accessible watch design for most guys. Typically less bulky than a dive watch, more simple than a chronograph and more fitting for daily use than most dress watches, field watches have a lot to offer. While Ill admit this is a simplification, when someone is [...]

Its growing harder and harder to recognize Grand Seiko as the cult watch that it once was, no thanks in part to its justifiable rise in popularity and passionate fanbase in the United States. But the North American fans that buoyed the brand on this side of the world for the better part of the last decade have yet to be acknowledged for th [...]

Being an entry level nice watch from the Swatch Group, Hamilton has the budget to experiment a great deal with designs. The Hamilton logo itself is art deco in tone, and many vintage Hamilton watches exuded art deco design while the brand was still American owned. With the Below Zero Diver watch, I can see a direction that Hamilton may be going in.Continue reading

I am not always sure what Jean-Claude Biver is thinking. The machine-gun minded Swiss CEO covers so many bases when deciding what new Hublot watches are made that it can be almost impossible to predict what will come next. However, I do know one thing: Mr. Biver is watch lover. It might sound ironic, or silly, but when a watch [...]

A career path in watchmaking is not something very often offered to kids leaving school. Before we know it, were off to college or straight into the world of work without so much as acknowledging the continued existence of horology. These days, Im so ingrained in the watchmaking industry, it stuns me when people express amazeme [...]