Montblanc is now one of the most exciting brands under Richemonts wide umbrella-thanks in no small part to Jerome Lamberts leadership, the man who played a key role in making?Jaeger-LeCoultre the powerhouse that it is today. And with SIHH 2015 just weeks away, the company has just released details of its latest watch, [...]

The release of the A. Lange Sohne Odysseus was one of those moments in watch media and enthusiast circles that left me excited about the product and utterly exhausted by the din of reactions and hot takes. A month out from its release and I am finally able to put word to thought about whats not just the first regular production steel Lange but one wit [...]

Introduced at Baselworld 2012, the Hamilton Intra-matic was the follow-up to the Thin-O-matic and it took the vintage inspired trend a step further, towards what I would call modern vintage. Aside from the movement and the flush mounted crystal, one could almost believe that the Intra-matic was NOS (new old stock), found in your?Granddads?drawer, minty and forgotten for over fifty years.The [...]

It seems as if cross-industry partnerships and co-branding in the watch world is something that more and more big names are starting to do. Just a few days ago, I was tasked with reporting on the partnership between TAG Heuer and Aston Martin with the launch of a new supercar that - surprise, surprise - comes with a free w [...]

Theres no more ubiquitous luxury watch in the world than the Rolex Submariner and for 2020 the family gets upgraded with nine brand new watch models. While many works of high horological art go completely unnoticed on the wrist by the general populace, nearly everyone from royalty to children in remote regions of the world can identify the classic Submariner profile. W [...]

Bell Ross added a new complication to the BR-01 series with the BR-01 93. The BR-01 93 GMT adds the a second timezone function that is displayed with a second hour hand on a 24 hour graduated bezel. This automatic-winding timepiece is geared towards travelers. By setting the 24 hour clock to Greenwich Meantime, the local time can be calc [...]

Special Content for BulgariFiner details of watchmaking, including different finishing techniques and proprietary movement construction solutions are very much common knowledge among watch enthusiasts. Haute joaillerie, or high?jewelry, on the other hand, is a more rarely discussed element in these c [...]

A few years ago in 2007 Longines released its new Master Collection Retrograde watch collection. It was meant to be part of the brands 175th anniversary and began to showcase some interesting movements made exclusively for Longines by ETA. Offered in both 18k pink gold and steel cases, the Master Colle [...]

Tomorrow on May 2, 2015, world boxing champions Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will fight in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand and you know the luxury industry will be there too. Hublots tenacity in working with a range of sports that the more conservative Swiss watch industry has traditionally shunned continues to pay off, and today, Hub [...]

Baselworld 2014 marks the fifth anniversary of visiting the massive watch trade show event and at this point, our March/April pilgrimage to the third most populated city in Switzerland (not actually saying much) is met with gracious welcome by many of the brands who produce the best watches i [...]

For over 20 years, the Portugieser Chronograph has been an elegantly sporty cornerstone to IWCs product lineup. For the majority of that time, however, the average Portugieser Chronograph model has been powered by a modified version of a readily available caliber from Valjoux or Sellita. While in-house movements have been available in limited edition or high-end [...]

One of my favorite A. Lange Sohne watch designs of all time is the famous Datograph and to think the design is over 11 years old now! For 2012 Lange is revisiting the Datrograph with a new and updated model that retains the desirability of the original watch. The new model will be called the Datograph Up/Down (Update: it was origin [...]

Watches like this make a great argument for why you need to have more than one watch. How could a singular timepiece style match how you feel all the time? Unless that is, you just dont pay any attention to what you are wearing on your wrist. This Oris Chronoris watch is a perfect example of this fact. If I had one of these watches I would ce [...]

Longines is treating us to the modern interpretation of a classic by reissuing the Longines Pulsometer Chronograph for 2015. This watch stands out immediately for its retro-styling and eye-catching dial that features an unusual chronograph scale. A tachymeter, used for measuring speed over a known distance, is a common chro [...]

A cool new chapter opens for our ever-growing collection of horological art prints with the first addition of a colorful artwork! The Rolex GMT-Master reference 6542 and 1675, as well as todays 126710BLRO (in steel) and todays Rolex 126719BLRO (in white gold) are all lovingly called the Pepsi by watch enthusiasts the world [...]

About a year ago exactly, Hublot debuted their very first Hublot Big Bang UNICO Sapphire watch (hands-on here). It was and, I believe, still is the most affordable high-end sapphire-cased watch around at least for its level of complexity with a price of about $58,000. It was followed up by a black smoked version called the Hublot Big Bang UNICO Sapphire All Black (ha [...]

When designing this i-Gucci watch I have a feeling I know what Gucci was aiming for. The goal was probably to produce a Casio that hip urban fashion types want to wear Those that for whatever reason dont want to wear a Casio. Compared to your standard G-Shock, the i-Gucci is more sleek, has a metal case, more simple dial, and looks less like a piece of modern Japanese technology. [...]

As a limited edition for 2012 Graham releases this new dive watch version of the Chronofighter called the Chronofighter Prodive Professional. Highlights include a bold design, monopusher chronograph and 600 meters of water resistance. One cool thing that Graham seems to suggest is that the chronograph can be used underwater. If this is true, then the watch does in f [...]

I got a sense that Grand Seiko was just getting warmed up with the announcement of its 60th Anniversary pieces last month, and boy was that ever putting it mildly. Continuing the anniversary comes reference SLGA001-a burly 600 meter titanium dive watch equipped with a groundbreaking new five-day Spring Drive movement thats objectively better than its predecessor in ne [...]

For better or worse, cryptocurrency has become a massive part of the modern investment landscape. Proponents of various cryptocurrency systems promote these digital currencies as the money of the future: completely digital, decentralized, and able to adapt to the new challenges of an increasingly online world. As a brand dedicated to championing the avant-garde, Hublot [...]