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For the enlightened: Six watches from independent watchmakers to kickstart 2025

For the start of 2025, why not explore the interesting world of independent watchmaking with watches from independent watchmakers?

The Petrolhead Corner - Two of the Greatest Le Mans Rivals up for Auction

Rivalries… the battle between two people, two teams or manufacturers, two nations even. They have been part of racing since the very first one. Heck, they even say that the first motor race was held when the second car ever was built. Throughout the many decades of racing since the dawn of the car, there […]

Happenings: The Horological Society Of New York To Hold Classes In Chicago and Washington, D.C.

These next rounds of classes will be hosted by Oak & Oscar and Tiny Jewel Box.

Just Because - The 10:10 Position of Hands is so Deeply Rooted in Watchmaking that AI can’t Generate Anything Different

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is on everyone’s lips. It’s a topic that divides and generates strong opinions (pros or cons), and it will, in the future, become increasingly important, whether you like it or not. These tools, at least the tools that we, the public, can use (image or text generators such as ChatGPT), are […]

Jérôme Lambert’s Return to Jaeger-LeCoultre

Toledano & Chan Introduces the B/1.2, a Follow-Up to One of Last Year’s Breakout Independent Hits

If 2024 was defined by the rise of shaped cases and stone dials, it appears that 2025 is starting off with more of the same. Last year, Toledano & Chan had an unexpected hit with their debut watch, the B/1, which was a contemporary riff on the classic Rolex King Midas and similar avant garde designs, with a Brutalist inspired case shape and on-trend lapis lazuil dial. Now, for the brand’s second serialized release (they produced a pair of one-offs for auction last year  with cases crafted from carbon and meteorite) they’ve made a handful of subtle refinements to the original idea, added a mother-of-pearl dial, and introduced a dramatic, faceted crystal. It’s a more complex idea but shows in clear terms how the brand might grow with future releases, showing that they have plenty of tricks left up their sleeve and intend to keep their momentum going.  The new watch, dubbed the B/1.2, prominently features an asymmetrical sapphire crystal that echoes the lines of the angular case. Faceted and asymmetrical crystals are rare in watchmaking. Production of crystals in unusual shapes, particularly when made from sapphire, is challenging and expensive. Perhaps even more importantly, a crystal with facets will distort, to some degree, whatever is viewed through it, which is not ideal for time telling. It’s perhaps especially not ideal for time telling on a watch with a dial that does not include markers or numerals of any kind, like the B/1.2. But that underscores the whole...

HODINKEE Radio: Looking Ahead To 2025 - Part 2 With Mark & Rich

Considering what comes next for some of our favorite watches and the leading brands.

In-Depth: Why We Should All Be Paying More Attention To Vintage Movado

A spotlight on the storied Swiss brand and how it could better harness its heritage today.

The Petrolhead Corner - A Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance To Own a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinienwagen

Mercedes-Benz and racing go hand-in-hand. After all, it’s one of the most successful manufacturers in both pre-war Grand Prix, post-war Formula 1 and Endurance Racing, birthing many legendary cars. From the very early days of motor racing, the brand has been active in all sorts of categories. It won the 1914 French Grand Prix with […]

Photo Report: A Visit To Nomos Glashütte

A peek behind the scenes at the German watchmaker.

HODINKEE Radio: Looking Ahead To 2025 - Part 1 with Malaika & TanTan

Our wish list for next year, and more!

My Year in Watches: From Enthusiast to Employee

Over the next few weeks, members of the Worn & Wound team will offer their own personal reflections on their year in watches. Today, photographer Garrett Jones on turning his enthusiasm into a full time job in the watch industry, and acquiring his grail watch. The last year has been a wild ride, from meeting and joining the team here at Worn & Wound, reaching new heights among the Canadian Rockies, and even buying my long time watch grail, the Omega Speedmaster. I think it’s safe to say that each of these events on their own were major milestones, but the fact that this all happened within the last year is truly mind blowing.  In December of 2023, I flew from NYC to Austin, TX to hang out with some friends, and meet the Worn & Wound team. Unknowingly, this trip to Texas would begin a months-long journey resulting in me joining the team full time, something  I couldn’t have dreamed of in my wildest imagination. Just about a month after this meeting, I’d have my first article published on the blog, and several more would come out before I joined the team fulltime in May. While most people might feel nervous as they start a new job, I’ve never felt so excited (and nervous) as I did, especially since my “first” day was flying out to San Francisco for the Windup Watch Fair. At that point, I’d already met most of the team, and even worked with a few of them, but this would be the first time I got to truly “dive in” and work alongside everyone. Despite being a...

Introducing: Urwerk Brings A New Case Material To The UR-230 Polaris

The UR-230 gets the polar treatment right in time for the Holidays.

House Of Craft: A Conversation With Audemars Piguet's Ginny Wright On Brand Evolution, Speaking To New Audiences, And The Power Of Women In The Watch Space

An enlightening chat with the CEO of the Americas for Audemars Piguet.

The Road to Elegance with A. Lange & Söhne

One for the road: Six cool watches to consider for the last purchase of 2024

As we are nearing the end of 2024, why not consider one of these six cool watches as the final purchase of the year?

The Secret to Good Watch Design: The Art of Proportion

A principle of art that Raman Kalra find best at capturing why some watches work so well is that of proportion. Here he explains why.

Rado’s Continued Path to Success: Ceramics, Design & Craftmanship

Introducing: Noah Unveils The Follow-Up To Its Hit Timex Collaboration Watch

Now featuring a date and moon phase display.

CEO Shifts at Richemont: Jérôme Lambert Returns to Jaeger-LeCoultre; Laurent Perves Ascends at Vacheron Constantin

Introducing: Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter II

Steampunk Boogaloo.

Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter II Introduces A New Steampunk Chapter

New: Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter II

The 2nd collaboration of Louis Erard & Vianney Halter takes the distinctive styling of the Régulateur and fusing it with the Antiqua.

House Of Craft: Independent Watchmaker Simon Brette On His Journey To Watches, And What The Future Holds

In the third installment of our House of Craft video series, we sit down with one of today's most renowned young independent watchmakers.

Happenings: Bernhard Lederer To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York

The founder of Lederer Timepieces will discuss the history and evolution of the escapement.

Interview - What to Expect from Universal Genève when it Relaunches in 2026? Georges Kern Gives us all the Answers

About a year ago, Georges Kern, also known as the CEO of Breitling, made a resounding announcement for the watch community; the acquisition of historic brand Universal Genève and its planned return as a watchmaker in 2026. A brand known for its innovative designs and movements, benefitting from a certain aura in the collecting community, […]

Hands-on - The Arty, Fresh Paulin Modul D Manual Comes Straight from Glasgow, Scotland

While many will be familiar with anOrdain, the young brand specialised in accessible yet highly appealing vitreous (grand feu) enamel dials in all possible colours of the spectrum, there’s another brand coming from Glasgow, Scotland that should be under your radar; Paulin Watches. And the two are closely related, being owned by the same individuals […]

Revolution Expands To Thailand: Introducing Revolution Thailand

New Video: Brief introduction to Rudis Sylva in Les Bois

We visited Rudis Sylva, in a small village known as Les Bois in the Swiss Jura. And discover the fascinating history of the brand and the village.

Video - Artya Purity Stairway to Heaven Wavy HMS Sapphire

With ArtyA, the brand’s founder Yvan Arpa has formed a unique vision of watchmaking characterized by great creativity and bold designs. Over the past months though, the brand has focused on the production of more restrained, less polarizing skeleton movements, often housed in transparent sapphire crystal cases, forming the Purity collection. Today, we are taking a […]