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Hands-On: The Panerai Submersible BMG-Tech 47MM

A tough-as-nails Submersible tested in the mountains by Jimmy Chin.

Sunday Rewind: Looking Back At Ten High-Value Out Of Production Watches

Looking back six years, these are Ben's picks for discontinued but not-to-be-forgotten watches, do they still deserve a second look?

Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked In Ceramic

A cross-section of old-school watch design and modern-day watchmaking ability.

Vault Introduces the V2 in Red Carbon-Ceramic Composite

Vault, a Swiss watch brand founded in 2013 by Mark Schwarz, has just unveiled the V2+ Red CC, a unique, left-handed variant of its unusual approach to time-telling. Inspired by a bank vault’s time lock mechanism – Mr Schwarz was both a police officer and banker earlier in his career – the brand’s watches feature a time display based on a planetary gear system, where each hour marker is actually a functioning planetary gear that travels around the dial. All of that ingenious mechanics is courtesy of UhrTeil, the complication and manufacturing outfit led by Andreas Strehler. Novel case material The new V2+ Red CC differs from earlier models with its left-handed crown and novel case material. The case is made of carbon-ceramic composite, which gives it the properties of both its constituent materials – the lightness and strength of carbon as well as the hardness of ceramic. Basically, ceramic is layered in between sheets of carbon, which is then submerged polymer and baked an autoclave to create the block of composite material. As a result, it retains the distinctive striped pattern of carbon composite. The tonneau-shaped case has a complex, multi-faceted design made up of five parts and is curved on two axis, allowing it to sit well on the wrist. It measures 39mm by 46.7mm and 15mm in height, which is thick but a necessity. That’s because the movement is essentially an automatic base calibre with a planetary display module on top. And as in the realm of such e...

Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In White Ceramic

Light, white, and super bright.

Bring a Loupe: A Commemorative Speedmaster, A Ceramic IWC Fliegerchronograph, And A Rolex Precision

Dishing up the best vintage watches from around the web.

Auctions: Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One For Only Watch 2019 Sells For CHF 350,000

A unique Tudor fetches serious money.

Rolex Two-Tone Watches Hit the High Notes

Once a sleeper in the vintage market, smart buyers are now developing a taste for steel-and-gold Rolesor Rolexes of all ages.

Photo Report: HODINKEE And Grand Seiko Celebrate High Craft And Mechanical Excellence In Los Angeles

A full roster of Grand Seiko's finest, and a crowd of serious enthusiasts, made for a most memorable evening.

Introducing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked Black Ceramic

Review: High Stakes – The Jacob & Co. Astronomia Casino

We bring you the details and our thoughts on the roulette-themed Jacob & Co. Astronomia Casino in rose gold, first unveiled in Baselworld 2019.

Introducing: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked In Black Ceramic

One of the hottest watches on the planet just got even hotter.

Introducing: The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One For Only Watch 2019

Another unique take on the Black Bay, now all the more black.

Throwback Sundays: Six alternative high end sporty watches to the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1a

We explore six watches to blow the stash of money in your piggy bank fund in anticipation of a PP Nautilus 5711/1a, as you are possibly never gonna get one.

Introducing: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In White Ceramic

Can you imagine a cooler summer watch? Yeah, didn't think so.

Introducing the Hand-Finished White Ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

Update: Longines gives its HydroConquest an all-ceramic makeover (with pricing and availability)

Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Orlinksi Red Ceramic

Hublot’s collaboration with Richard Orlinski births a Classic Fusion Chronograph as attention-grabbing as the French artist’s other works.

Introducing: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Black Ceramic

New: Casio G-Shock Glacier Gold 35th Anniversary Edition (With Full Tech Specs and Price)

2018 marks the 35th anniversary of G-Shocks, and Casio celebrates the occassion with the release of the GLACIER GOLD collection of four G-Shock models with glacier-inspired transparent designs.

Rare Watches: Jaquet Droz Tropical Bird Minute Repeater – high horology meets high art

Jaquet Droz's well known for automata, Métiers d'Art expertise, and spectacular timepieces: Tropical Bird Minute Repeater. Hands on, video and full details.

Perpetual High - The Perpetual Calendar Wristwatches of Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet has had a close relationship with the perpetual calendar complication from the very beginning - perhaps even before it was founded in 1875.

Review: High Flying Couple – The Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Refs. 7234R & 5524R

Patek Philippe expands its pilot's watch collection with two new additions this year. Here, we bring you our thoughts on the new Refs. 7234R and 5524R.

Watches in Slow Motion: Through the eyes of a high-speed camera (Video heavy!)

Ever wished you had super-speed abilities like Quicksilver, the fictional superhero from X-Men? Today, we look at some watches in slow motion under a super camera.

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a High-End Time-Only Dress Watch, from Our Archives

In this week's article, we are looking at six time-only dress watch, featuring Lange, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, JLC, and Moser.