As Bell Ross retreats into the history of timepieces to create more vintage, original, and heritage timepieces, we see an increasingly interesting range of retro designs as only Bell Ross can do it. This year Bell Ross has gone all the way back to the origins of the wrist watch with the WW1. The name means wrist watch 1, but not so ironically sounds like world [...]

Watches like the Parmigiani?Ovale Pantographe come along only once in a rare while. This is a timepiece myself and others on the team have been more or less smitten with for years given its mixture of fantastic design, historical roots, and emotionally charged technical fascination. Of course, a niche-appeal timepiece such as this isnt for all tastes, but if you are sympathetic t [...]

At Baselworld 2016, Omega finally delivers on their promise to update the popular Seamaster Planet Ocean collection with Master Chronometer-rated, in-house-made movements. This is also the first major update to the Seamaster Planet Ocean collection since the debut of the 9300 movement-based Seamaster Planet Ocea [...]

This is the Bell Ross WW1-90-S, a recent model inspired by WW1-era pocketwatch conversions, where the lugs were loops of wire soldered onto the case. This one has the automatic ETA 2892 base with (I assume) either Soprod or Dubois-Dupraz modules for big date and power reserve. We first covered the Bell Ross WW1 watch collection here.The case is gorgeous, mirror polished and very well made inde [...]

We like to feature the work of friend, WatchAnish, who takes a decidedly lifestyle and fashion approach to covering the world of watches. Here is some coverage from him of a London boutique opening for Parmigiani. It offers a hands-on look at the people and context of such events:The 14th of May was very special for Parmigi [...]

Today in London, Montblanc has surprised us with the launch of its Montblanc Summit smartwatch: built on the Android Wear platform with a massive round touch screen and packed with?functionality, the Montblanc Summit is the brands and, in fact, Richemonts first try at producing a fully capable smartwatch. Interestingly, it is also?one of [...]

Star Wars fever is back this year, as later in 2015, the popular science fiction movie franchise sees its seventh film with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We recently learned that Nixon from California will be producing some exclusive Star Wars watches, and it is no secret that many modern, avant-garde luxury watches were inspired by story u [...]

One of the greatest strengths of Casios seminal G-Shock series is its immense variety. There is a G-Shock to serve very nearly every taste, and for those looking for a more premium experience than its traditional resin offerings, Casio produces a bevy of designs in stainless steel. While this Full Metal series is comparatively more refined, Casio still allows these models [...]

German brand A. Lange Sohne is just one of those brands that you can reliably expect to be impressed by; they have a reputation for crafting highly complicated watches to the highest level of quality and refinement. This year we see a number predictably lovely pieces, among which is the?A. Lange S [...]

Early spring brings with it warmer weather, longer days, and of course a distinctive pastel look across much of the world. These delicate floral tones are a long-running spring fashion staple, but are relatively uncommon in luxury watchmaking. Oris aims to change that as part of its 2021 novelties, bringing three springtime pastel colors to the wildly popular bro [...]

Today I am at SIHH here in Geneva. But most of you are not. Too bad As part of luxury watch brands further embracing the Internet, they are welcoming modern times by live blogging at the event. Finally, the Internet is their friends. How far we have come in just a few years. In addition to other brands such as Jaeger-LeCoultre, my favorite German luxury wa [...]

We have said this before and will say it again: while?unceasingly impressive from a technical point of view, traditional minute repeater wristwatches?tend to have a soberingly underwhelming sound when operated and experienced personally. This is the?result of thick case [...]

The big news from Cartier for 2010 is the Calibre collection of watches. While they did release a few impressive highly complex watches (not to mention a tourbillon version of the Calibre watch), those arent going to be volume models. The Calibre will be a much more affordable timepiece with a fresh and modern look along with the Cartier name. As a [...]

Since it was codified in the mid-60s, the Grammar of Design stylistic philosophy has been a recurring theme in Grand Seiko design. This angular, faceted, highly polished aesthetic has come to define the look of the Japanese brand in contrast to some of its Swiss rivals, and even today this uniquely Japanese visual language helps to shape the look of Grand Seikos newest offering [...]

Maurice Lacroix launched their first in-house calibre in 2008. Since then, the Saignelegier-based brand has upped its catalogue of in-house-made movements to 13. As well as focusing on in-house development, the company has been churning-out an impressive 90,000 watches a year. In light of such productivity, [...]

One of the pre-SIHH releases that got my attention was the IWC Pilots Watch Timezoner Spitfire Edition The Longest Flight, a limited edition piece that trims down 2016s Timezoner Chronograph. There is an appetite for wearable travel watches, and while this Timezoner doesnt really get there, its an interesting halfway point that pares do [...]

Here is a rare watch from favorite German luxury watch maker A. Lange Sohne. If you can take yourself back to the bubble building times of the year 2000, youll recall just how sexy the idea of a tourbillon watch was. This w [...]

Right around the turn of 2015 when it seemed liked the watch industry as a whole was scouring its archives for inspiration and loading up on faux gilt and beige Super-LumiNova paints, Oris was already priming the Divers Sixty-Five-an obscure reference from the height of the Sixties, resurrected for what would soon become the years runaway hit, some 50 years after it was largely forgotten. Here is the Oris Diver [...]

Few brands have a richer or more diverse back catalog of watches than Longines, and over the past several years, the marque has explored some of its most interesting historical references through the Heritage collection. These have ranged from revived skin divers to war-era field watches and funky 70s racing chronographs, and for summer 2020, Longines has taken the [...]

The first IWC Ingenieur went on sale some time during the mid-fifties and was designed to be a watch for scientists and technicians. However, the Ingenieur has undergone significant changes in recent years, not just in its design, but also in its purpose. The Ingenieur today is more of sports watch that is targeted at petrolheads and racing enthusiasts, b [...]