The legacy of Gerald Genta continues to live on in multiple forms. We now look at the Octo watch with Bulgaris name on it, that for 2013, comes on a metal bracelet. Where did this story begin? The late designer resided in Monaco before his death (to cancer I believe). I think that while he worked in the watch industry for a large portion of his [...]

One of the coolest, most exclusive clubs in the world of watchmaking just got some new members. Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin, mad genius/tech guru/effervescent entrepreneur Elon Musk, musical wizard Brian Eno, and the makers of the Apollo 11 documentary are the latest recipients of the Stephen Hawking Meda [...]

The Longines Legend Diver was reintroduced by Longines in 2007 as part of their Heritage series and then in 2009 with a date version. Both of these watches were reissues of the original 1960s compressor style dive watch that had been updated and modernized for a contemporary wearer. This year, at Baselworld 2018 Longines has again updated the Legend [...]

Since Cartier reinvigorated its fine watchmaking department eight years ago, it has surprised us each year with one great complicated watch after another. This year, Cartier had a different kind of surprise: a resurrection of the Panthere de Cartier, which had been discontinued in the early aughts. Aside from a new Minute Repeater Mysteri [...]

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Today, Omega launched what is a very comprehensive, neatly?detailed, and of course, free online catalog of?60 iconic Omega Speedmaster Moonwatches. The Speedmaster marks its notable 60th anniversary in 2017 making this a big year for Omega and for one of the most popular and recognizable chronographs ou [...]

About two years ago after the release of the first Iron Man movie (not animated that is) I wrote a l [...]

Patek Philippe reinvented its primary ladies collection, the Twenty-4, last fall with a big launch party in Rome. It was a launch worthy of celebration. Its not every day one of the greatest - and most conservative - brands in the world revamps a collection, especially its leading ladies collection. And it was a full five-reference int [...]

As someone who came to the world of watchmaking through a love for cars and motorsports, Ive always been in love with chronographs. More than most, Ive found excuses for using that satisfying complication for everything from a quick blast up a hillside road to steeping tea, but in most of those cases theres always a nagging desire for more precision. The Citizen Pr [...]

Omega just launched a new limited edition collection of 18 pieces with the First Omega Wrist-Chronograph reference 516.52.48.30.04.001. Unlike previous Omega watches that are totally new with a vintage-inspired aesthetic, the First Omega Wrist-Chronograph combines new and old parts including a very attractively restored Omega calibre 3018 [...]

Classy-ish looks, gold case, Carrousel rather than tourbillon (dont worry if you dont understand what the difference is just watch the video above about 13 times and you might figure it out), minute repeater, highly skeletonized and exposed movement, limited to 10 pieces, [...]

The stand-out collectors (wealthy collector) Piaget watch for 2013 is the Emperador Coussin XL Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater (that we debuted here). In our previous article on the watch we discussed most of the technical specs and we wont repeat all of those here. This post is about hands-on with the slim and formal minute repeater a continuation of Piagets quest to offer as complet [...]

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Star Legacy Collection, Montblanc released two new chronographs earlier this year. As a precursor to SIHH 2018, the Montblanc Star Legacy Automatic Chronograph and the Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph proved to be nice additions to the collection and formidable 20th Anniversary releases [...]

Vintage looks with none of the drawbacks associated with old watches; thats one of the factors that makes vintage-inspired watches so attractive to watch enthusiasts. And judging from what we saw at Baselworld this year, this trend seems to show little sign of slowing down. Of all the new vintage-inspired watches announced at Baselworld 2018, one of the most exciting [...]

2019 represented the last year of Audemars Piguets attendance at the annual SIHH high watch and jewelry show. The brand has expressed no specific post-SIHH plans but says it will consider various locations around the world to host future new product events. In addition to being able to target better themes for new product launches, Audemars Piguet is goi [...]

Back in 2016, we had a chance to go?hands-on with the Corum Golden Bridge Round which was a departure from previous Golden Bridge watches by using a round case rather than the angular cases the collection had been known for. For Baselworld 2017, designer Dino Modolo helps return the?Golden Bridge?to its angular roots with the Corum?Gold [...]

This new Bulgari Daniel Roth collection watch joins the ranks (small ranks) of million dollar plus timepieces from the brand. Offering a wildly complicated movement and inspiration from the Daniel Roth brand that Bulgari engulfed into itself, this piece is one serious homage to a love of horology.Based on the commentary I have received thus far, people seem to dig the video Bulgari made [...]

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The first thing that came to mind when I first saw this image in an e-mail from Hublot was wait, what? I didnt get it. What was this? At first I thought the image of Bernie Ecclestone was some type of painting. I?am not familiar with his face, but I do know of his work as the guy who runs Formula 1 racing. The British Billionaires face was distorted with a painful [...]

Although watchmaking has had a close and highly visible relationship with cinema for nearly as long as there have been wristwatches, the increasingly cinematic world of video games remains an untapped market for watch brand tie-ins outside of small-scale cameos for Seiko in series like Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy. Its only fit [...]