With watches like the new Villeret Tourbillon Cylindrique Geospheres Vasco da Gama and the Chronometrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph, Montblanc has gone all out for SIHH this year. While those are the sorts of dream-like pieces that make SIHH great, they only represent one part of the complex market in which Montblanc figh [...]

IWC Schaffhausen just recently released their third new model in the Portuguese lineup for the year, a line that looks to combine the love of travel and adventure with classic, elegant style. The latest model leaves no guesswork as to two of the major features its called the Hand-Wound Eight Days. Continue reading

Budget considerations notwithstanding, probably my favorite new-for-SIHH-2016 watch from the talented people in Glashutte, Germany, is the A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar in 18k white gold. It follows in the footsteps of the original 18k rose gold and limited edition platinum versions of the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetu [...]

First blue, and now green. Oris has fought the regular impulse to offer a black dial for the Oris Divers Sixty-Five 42mm watch, and instead has launched a new green-dialed version of their handsome vintage-inspired design. Green dial watches are rather uncommon, but Oris has elected for a deep green that they call oceanic, a [...]

Its easy at times for those of us in the relative bubble of the luxury watch hobby to forget that mechanical timepieces in this day and age are just that-luxuries, with little in the way of day-to-day utility for most people. Nearly every electronic device most of us interact with, from our phones to our cars, provides more accurate timekeeping with greater functionali [...]

Its rare enough to go hands-on with one of German watchmakings most interesting and iconic pieces, but three at the same time? Its a tough job, but somebodys gotta do it. We recently pinned down a trio of A. Lange Sohne Zeitwerk watches-each with their own distinct complication, d [...]

When I covered the inaugural Oris ProPilot X back in 2019, I wrote about how it was the first Oris in some time to really grab my attention in a serious way. Now, three years later, Im happy to say that the new, more accessible follow-up to the brands bold outlier takes the best parts of the original and makes the whole package just a little more casual. Just released fo [...]

Sponsored Post written by Rob CaplanIn 2012, Hamilton came out with a 46mm limited edition Navy Pioneer. This watch was a manual wind watch/clock combination that took design cues from the massive Hamilton marine chronometers from the 1940s that were produced during World War II. In 2013, Hamilton came out with a 40mm version of the watch. [...]

Italian and Swiss luxury house and watchmaker Bulgari introduces an emotion and art-heavy new set of special-edition watches for 2020. Based on the iconic Bulgari Bulgari timepiece collection, the 2020 BB Cities (Bulgari Bulgari Cities) watches come in nine different flavors, each with a different city name on the bezel and each accompanied by a limited-edition set o [...]

Three Two One Zero Ignition. Theres a distinct shift in tone as the voice of launch control breaks its stoic delivery to exclaim liftoff! - introducing a mixed air of relief and jubilance that fits the magnitude of the scene being broadcast live to the world. There is a loud hiss accompanied by a column of white steam, then a fiery blast at the base of the ro [...]

As far as I am concerned the lost IWC watch model is the Portofino. Yes, they still made the watch in at least a few varieties but you never hear about it. Perhaps this is a function of myself being in the US, but I have yet to see real marketing for the Portofino. It isnt a bad timepiece at all. Over time the IWC Portofino watch has changed, but right here is th [...]

For 2014, Blancpain introduced a brand new perpetual calendar watch with the Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Perpetual 8 Jours timepiece, and if youll pardon my language, it is pretty baller. How is a classy, high-end luxury watch with an elegant face something I would refer to as being a glitzy status watch, you ask? Well, [...]

Miami has always been known as the place where the hip and the famous live and vacation. So it should come as no surprise that the watch market in Miami is vibrant and unlike many other places in the world. Indeed, being one of the most important port cities in the United States and the gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, there exi [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.Swiss watchmaker Maurice Lacroix has recently debuted four e-commerce exclusive special edition versions of their popular and stylish Aikon (pronounced icon) Swiss made quartz watches. Proud that the Aikon quartz family of timepieces has been so successful in retai [...]

A few years ago, I visited my first Olympics event in Sochi, Russia, with Omega to appreciate the importance of the global event in terms of bringing people together as well as the impactful role that Omega plays as the official timekeeper-a role they have held since 1932 when the first mod [...]

One of the new 2015 Patek Philippe watches is an all 18k rose gold version of the Nautilus known as the ref. 5177/1R more specifically, the 5711/1R-001 and here it is in the flesh. Patek Philippe is a brand mostly known for its immaculately conservative mechanical timepieces that hearken to the past as well as high auction results. While the Patek Philipp [...]

Look closely, and youll notice a new GMT watch from Bell Ross for 2016. Ive appreciated the brands refined and legible GMT watches for a while, and this newest model is actually a melding of various watches from the brands modern history. So now lets take a look at the Bell Ross BR 03-93 GMT that I think a lot of people are going to enjoy. Before we dive into it, allow me to share two watch [...]

At SIHH 2017,?Parmigiani released an interesting and subtle new watch with the Toric Chronometre. It is actually a modernized interpretation of the first watch that Michel Parmigiani designed in 1996. The 2017 Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Chronometre is a bit larger, but in many ways is said to be a very faithful manifest [...]

Bell Ross has frequently looked to the world of aviation and motorsports for the design inspiration of their watches-for example, a lot of the dial layouts and design elements of Bell Ross watches are based on flight instrument panels. The newly released Bell Ross Vintage V1-92 V2-94 Bellytanker watches are inspired by a racecar from the 40s. The Bell Ross Vintage Belly [...]

Skeletonized watches are popular right now, and named for the view (complete or partial) of the watch movement in the dial. Some skeletonized watches provide glimpses all the way through the watch, while others provide mere hints of the gears and mechanism which together power the watch. The reason skelet [...]