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Recap – The Best Dress Watches of 2025

As the end of the year draws nigh and the festive season is about to kick off, we need to look back at what has been a rather surprising dozen months for the watch industry. Although the market isn’t at its best, we’ve rarely seen so many watch launches. As every year, the MONOCHROME team […]

Best Mickey Mouse Watches: History and Highlights

Mickey Mouse is one of the world’s most iconic and recognizable characters and the smiling face of Disney Entertainment, whose vast universe of properties today encompasses everything from Cinderella to Spider-Man to Star Wars. The world first discovered Mickey way back in 1928, in the groundbreaking  black-and-white cartoon Steamboat Willie. It was one of the very first cartoon films with synchronized sound and a milestone achievement for Mickey’s co-creator, Walt Disney, who had founded his eponymous animation studio with his brother Roy O. Disney five years earlier, in 1923. Today, that studio is a worldwide force in entertainment and Mickey Mouse’s image can be found on just about every type of merchandise you can imagine - including wristwatches from a surprisingly diverse range of producers and at a wide range of price points. Nearly a century after first appearing on a watch’s dial, Mickey Mouse continues to claim a small but enduringly popular niche in the world of horology. Here is a brief overview of Mickey Mouse watches from the 1930s to Disney’s centennial year of 2023. [toc-section heading="Ingersoll-Waterbury and the First Mickey Mouse Watch"]   Photo Credit: Secondhand Horology Mickey’s instant popularity with audiences was such that it was only five years after his debut that the character found himself on the dial of a wristwatch. The circumstances behind the creation of the first Mickey Mouse watch, produced by the American watchmaker Inge...

The ABCs of Time – All About the Different Crystals Used in Watches Today

If you’re not a big watch nerd like us, you likely don’t give a lot of thought to the glass covering watch dials. It’s not just a generic window and a bigger deal than you might think, as we’ll see in this instalment of the ABCs of Time. Some enthusiasts even demand one type over another, […]

Orion Watches Founder Nick Harris on Growing His Brand Through Adversity

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most of you reading this right now won’t know the name Nick Harris. Don’t worry, I’m not calling anyone out; if you weren’t a dedicated Seiko modder on the right forums at the right times, it’s not a name you’re likely to have come across. Nick, despite being an accomplished watchmaker and avid enthusiast, just isn’t as well-known as the brand he created, Orion Watches. It’s not a huge surprise. As enthusiasts, we tend to have a better memory for brands and watches than we do for people (how many of us have pulled some variation of the classic, “I can’t remember his name, but he had that great vintage Sub”), and that tendency easily extends to brands, even small ones. It’s easy to forget that many of the brands we talk about on Worn & Wound, and so many of the watchmakers that get us excited, aren’t really “brands” in the typical sense. Many of our favorite brands aren’t machines operating with marketing departments, state-of-the-art production facilities, and overflowing C-Suites. What we broadly call “brands’ are usually the result of the passionate work of one, or maybe two, dedicated creators, their brand names and logos serving more as a personal maker’s mark than as an identifier for a sprawling and impersonal corporate structure. The consequence here is that it can be easy to conflate these small one-man shops with their more established brethren. That can make it particularly diffi...

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – F.P. Journe Chronomètre Optimum

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – the Breguet Expérimentale 1

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Breguet Classique Chronométrie 7727

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Carrousel

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Bovet Récital 28 Prowess 1

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Ultra-Complication Universelle RD#4

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – A. Lange & Söhne Double Split

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement L.M.

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Urban Jürgensen UJ-1

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Rolex Land-Dweller

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Patek Philippe Advanced Research

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Montblanc TimeWriter I Metamorphosis

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Louis Vuitton Tambour Twin Chrono

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Chronograph Moon

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – IWC Portugieser Constant-Force Tourbillon

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A.

The Revolutionary List: 24 Technically Brilliant Watches – the Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie

The Revolutionary List – 24 Technically Brilliant Watches: the Ferdinand Berthoud Naissance d’une Montre 3

The Revolutionary List – 24 Technically Brilliant Watches: the Chopard L.U.C Grand Strike

The 2025 Hamilton Gift Guide: Four Iconic Watches, One Holiday Pop-Up

If you’re tired of gifting the same old “this-made-me-think-of-you” mug with a quote, Hamilton is once again stepping in to save your season. Our annual Holiday Gift Guide with this classic brand is back and it’s giving a whole lot of enthusiast charm, character, and just the right amount of cinematic sparkle. This year’s lineup celebrates five standout timepieces, each matched to a distinct persona in your family or immediate circle of friends. Think of this as your shortcut to giving a gift that actually feels thoughtfully chosen vs. that last-minute pick up. The post The 2025 Hamilton Gift Guide: Four Iconic Watches, One Holiday Pop-Up appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Best Solar-Powered Dive Watches For Every Budget

While solar-powered quartz technology has been around for decades, it’s still a relatively new innovation in the centuries-old watch world. I wouldn’t say the solar-powered revolution has fully arrived (especially as contemporary enthusiasts continue to find appeal in the craftsmanship of mechanical calibers in an increasingly digital world), but the technology has undoubtedly become more reliable and refined in recent years. The convenience and ease of being able to charge up your watch in both natural and artificial light sources, as well as the security of the long-lasting battery life, actually lend themselves well to more high-stakes and tactical situations. Riffing on that theme, I’ve scoured the watch industry for the best solar dive watches on the market. Down below, you’ll find what I believe to be the most compelling solar divers out there for your reading pleasure, offered at a wide range of price points so everyone can get in on the fun.  [toc-section heading="Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Dive Titanium"] Case: 44mm, Material: Super Titanium, Water Resistance: 200 meters, Caliber: E168 Solar, Price: $575 It was Citizen who truly revolutionized the genre of solar-powered watches in the '90s. The brand was the very first to launch pieces that could power up with both sunlight and artificial light sources with the launch of its Eco-Drive technology, and it remains a leader in the category today. While Citizen has quite a number of solar-powered watches that...