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More Sunday Meditations: 6 watch recommendations for those with new money

This week, we turn our attention to the new money crowd. Very different requirements from last week's old money picks, as we would all imagine. On y va !

Pierre Jacques: The Silent Force of the Swiss Watch Industry

First Look - Louis Erard Unveils its First Regulator with a Grand Feu Enamel Dial

Louis Erard pursues its mission of delivering traditional handmade decorative techniques at accessible prices. Usually the preserve of top-tier brands, dials decorated with métiers d’art techniques like guilloché or enamel command hefty prices. Luckily, Louis Erard thinks differently and is determined to offer its appreciative public original watches with beautifully executed dials that won’t break the […]

Introducing: IWC Unveils The First Fully Luminous Ceramic Concept Watch

A Ceralume Pilot's Chronograph made its debut on Lewis Hamilton's wrist at the Monaco Grand Prix.

IWC Manufactures the World’s First Luminous Watch with Pioneering Ceralume Technology

Inside The Manufacture: A Photo-Filled Visit To Les Boîtiers de Genève And Les Cadraniers - F.P. Journe’s Newly Re-Inaugurated Case And Dial Manufacture

But first, we return to Journe's home headquarters in old town Geneva to see how things have grown.

Will the Monaco Be TAG Heuer’s New Answer to the Ultra-Modern Sport Watch?

Introducing: Serica Expands Its Field Watch Offering With The New 6190 M.S.L Chronometer

New dials and colors form an elegant tribute to the golden era of sport watches.

First Look - The Serica 6190 Chronomètre M.S.L, the Updated Field Watch

Despite being a relatively young brand (founded in 2019), Serica already carries a consistent collection of retro-inspired sports watches – field, dive and GMT. A project of Je?ro?me Burgert and Gabriel Vachette (both behind French magazine Les Rhabilleurs), all watches are designed to be used and abused with sturdiness, precision and style in mind. Today, […]

Introducing: Ming Brings Back The Dive Watch With The 37.09 'Bluefin'

Major water-resistance with relative thinness, all in addition to major looks.

Buying Guide - Fed Up With Brightly Coloured Watches? Back to Basics with Six Classic White Dial Watches

Are you done with in-your-face splashes of colour? Are you fed up with blue, yellow, red, green or perhaps even pink and purple? Well, you’re in luck because we’ve been eyeballing a couple of very impressive watches with simple yet ever-fashionable pristine white dials. This almost blank canvas can serve any purpose, from simple single-handed unisex […]

Geneva Report: Gem-Set and Jewelry Watches from the 2024 Watch Fair

Auctions: Seven Things I Learned From The Spring Watch Sales And Trying To Make Sense Of The Up-And-Down 'Market'

Incomplete and totally subjective, but the first big auction season is in the books, so it's time to talk about some of the results, good and bad.

Toledano & Chan’s B/1 Is the Most Interesting Watch Design of the Year

Hands-On: The Amida Digitrend Brings Back The '70s With Its Digital Driver's Watch

A jumping-hour driver from the '70s leaps back into gear.

Auctions: Christie's Geneva Watch Auction Postponed Until Tuesday Due To Cyberattack; Potential Bidders Encouraged To Contact Christie's

Anyone interested in bidding has been directed to phone one of the auction house's regional headquarters. Meanwhile it's unclear how far the impact of the cyberattack has reached.

Hands-on - Is the Platinum Rolex Perpetual 1908 with a Guilloché Dial Really That Good?

When it was unveiled last year, the Rolex Perpetual 1908 made quite a strong impression. I know that the brand doesn’t want to call it the successor to the Cellini line but the reality is that it is an Mk2 Cellini. The inaugural models were surprisingly appealing despite their minimalist, almost empty dials. Rolex isn’t […]

Reading Time At HSNY: Diamonds Are A Watch’s Best Friend

Behind the scenes at one of the world's most unique and comprehensive archives of horology.

Breaking News: Unique Patek Philippe Steel Sonnerie Minute Repeater Sells For $17.3 Million In Return Of Only Watch

While the Christie's website was down, it didn't stop the bidding for Patek, Journe, Rexhepi, and others.

First Look - Meet the New Arinis Collection, the Lake Diving Watch from Elka

Microbrands are reshaping today’s watchmaking landscape in remarkable ways. These small-scale ventures craft enticing timepieces, leveraging modern technology, marketing strategies, and the combined expertise, passion, vision, and business acumen. What’s particularly striking, at least for some, is their ability to deliver well-designed, high-quality watches at compelling prices, often packed with features typically associated with much […]

Watch Spotting: At An International Meetup For Universal Genève Collectors

...in Genève.

Rewriting History: Singapore Watch Club x Vacheron Constantin Historiques Chronograph ref. 47101

Grail Watch 11: Sartory Billard SB07 “Ghost”

Watch Spotting: Lando Norris Celebrates Winning The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Wearing Richard Mille

Plus, Tom Brady and Ed Sheeran bring out some seriously cool Royal Oaks.

Grail Watch 11: Sartory Billard SB07 ‘Ghost’

Event - Taste of Time - Indie Watch Event in the Netherlands

Watches & Wonder is just behind us… and that means a huge number of new watches for us to cover in articles and videos, and for you to discover. And now, we are planning an event where you can get some hands-on time with some of these new timepieces if you didn’t have the time […]

A Full List of All 47 Unique Lots for Only Watch 2024

One To Watch: Cornell Watch Co. Aims To Put A Spotlight On American Watchmaking

The 1870 CE is a fitting introduction for a new company that aims to shine a light on the past and present of American watchmaking.

Book Review - Wheels & Watches, A Book for and by Car Enthusiasts and Watch Aficionados

We’ve said this on so many occasions already… In the world of mechanical wonders, nothing is as closely related as cars and watches. Both are fueled by passion, both are mechanical (or we want them to be mechanical), both are objects to be collected and enjoyed as the perfect toys for boys (or girls). There’s something […]

The Anatomy of a Sports Watch