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Business News: U.S. Steel Watch Shortage Good For Gold

U.S. retail sales of gold watches rose 19% in value in the first half of 2019, according to the NPD Group.

Juvenia Sextant: An Early Settler of the Avant-Garde Watch Scene

Juvenia has worked to cultivate a niche of abstract visual elements since the 1920’s that had separated them from the rest of the Swiss brands as the guys that were “out there.”

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

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

H10: The Green Room Interviews: One Watch For Life?

Aldis Hodge, Aurel Bacs, Jean-Claude Biver, and others make some pretty tough decisions.

Throwback Sunday: Six Recommendations for a Stunning Two-Hand Watch, from Our Archives

In this week's Throwback Sunday article, we take a look at some of the finest two-hand watches that are available in the market right now.

Auctions: What The Upcoming Sale Of A Restored Rolex 6062 'Pink Stelline' At Christie's Could Mean For The Vintage Watch Market (Updated With Auction Result)

Hello, Pink Stelline, we meet again. Has something about you changed?

Throwback Sunday: 6 Watch Recommendations for TV Talk Show Hosts

In this week's Throwback Sunday, we look at the watches TV talk show hosts should sport. The pieces we've selected are rather classical, yet with a refreshing twist at the end. Read on to find out what we have chosen!

Throwback Sunday: Six Watch Recommendations for the Upcoming Singapore F1 Grand Prix, from Our Archives

It is just one week before the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, and we decide to kickstart it with a selection of automotive related watches. Click here to find out what we have selected!

Spot the Watch: John Wick, a pencil and the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moonphase

In John Wick 2, we spotted a surprising timepiece on the wrist of an assassin that John Wick takes out using a simple writing instrument.

Watch The Throne: How Jay-Z led the way for Audemars Piguet to dominate hip-hop’s wrists - and lyrics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Though he famously remarked, “I’m not a businessman - I’m a business, man,” Jay-Z’s got 99 problems with that old corporate adage, “If you fail to prepare, you prepare to...

Phillips Presents Elvis Presley’s Diamond-Set Omega for Geneva Watch Auction: Seven

Phillips Watches presents a diamond-set Omega wristwatch formerly the property of Elvis Presley, certified by both the Elvis Presley Museum and Omega.

Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Recommendations for an Entry-Level Vintage-Inspired Diver’s Watch, from Our Archives

In this week's Throwback Sundays article, we take a look at six vintage-inspired watches, featuring brands such as Tudor, Oris, Seiko, and Longines.

The F.P. Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante for Only Watch 2017

(Wrist) Watch Presence: Horology’s first foray in elevating watch into timepiece

Wrist presence might appear to be a modern construct from the first avant garde watches like Royal Oak but it's been something pioneered centuries ago.

Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Recommendations for Valentine’s Day Gift, from Our Archives

In this week's Throwback Sundays, we take a look at our archives and selected six different watches that will work as the perfect Valentine's Day gift.

The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette’s Watch with Nicholas Parsons on BBC Four

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Speake-Marin Watch, from Our Archives

In this week's Throwback Sundays article, we feature six Speake-Marin watches from our archives, ranging from the Piccadilly to the Double Tourbillon.

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Versatile Watch, from Our Archives

In this week's Throwback Sundays, we feature six versatile watches from Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Chopard and Panerai.

Throwback Sundays: Another Six Watch Recommendations for a Father’s Day Gift

In this week's Throwback Sundays article, we feature six watches that we reckon will make an excellent Father's Day gift.

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Perpetual Calendar Watch, from Our Archives (Part 2)

We look at yet another six perpetual calendar watches, from Jaeger LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, MB&F;, H.Moser & Cie., and Bovet.

Handwound Watch Owners… This Is For You!

Are you the owner of a perpetual calendar from Patek Philippe or the H. Moser & Cie Perpetual 1? If you are, you’ll know that such watches are designed to not require adjustment until the year 2100. The highly complex movement is able to distinguish the number of days within a month and whether it […]

The Watch for Action Heroes: Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Amagnetic

We don’t think about magnetic fields often and though they are thoroughly pervasive in our high technology environments, we tend to think of magnets as these little buttons of fun used to “hover and drag” metal cars across table tops. It’s time we grow out of childish notions and understand that magnetic fields are generated […]

Beaucroft Introduces the Arc, an Elegant Everyday Watch with Impressive Specs

The microbrand/independent scene in the UK is truly one of the most exciting in the world, with dozens of brands vying for attention and an always growing community of excited watch enthusiasts eager to experience just about everything on offer. This is very much the vibe every time we attend British Watchmakers’ Day and have a chance to experience it firsthand, and honestly it’s invigorating in a way to be placed in an enthusiast environment that feels familiar but also very specific to the UK.  One of the more interesting brands to emerge from this scene is Beaucroft, based in Cambridge. Beaucroft is not the flashiest or highest profile microbrand in the UK, but they’re on the rise, and they tend to make an impression when you actually see the watches in person. Garrett was such a fan of the Element when he saw one he decided to purchase it for himself. My moment of conversion came at British Watchmakers’ Day 2025, where I still regret not purchasing the Penfold Special Edition released that year. Their newest release has been dubbed the “Arc” and is an update of the Seeker model originally launched in 2023.  The Arc leans into the design language that was established with the Seeker and the brand has continued to refine in every model since, namely flowing, natural case lines paired with dynamic, colorful fumé dials. The dramatic curved mid-case is, according to the brand, inspired by the Bridge of Sighs over the River Cam, not far from Beaucroft’s head...

Hands-on – The Sero Watch Company Signature, a Compact Everyday Dress Watch from the Netherlands

Launching a dress watch collection today is not that easy, especially when enthusiasts have already seen decades of Calatrava-inspired cases, engraved dials, and heat-blued hands coming out in every price segment imaginable. But refinement can matter just as much as reinvention. For Sero Watch Company, the goal was not really to create the most original […]

The Chapter 7 Skeleton is BA111OD’s most refined, best-value integrated bracelets sports watch yet

BA111OD's new Chapter 7 Skeleton makes a case for the best value, best-looking skeletonised integrated sports watch you've seen so far

This Platform Aims To Combat Counterfeiting By Giving Your Watch Its Own DNA Sequence

Year over year, it's becoming increasingly important for luxury brands to back their products with traceability for precious materials like gold and gemstones, both for regulatory and compliance bodies and for conscious consumers. Traceability has become a greater concern with the rise of counterfeiting and the growing demand for transparency in ethical material sourcing. We have seen several watch and jewelry brands taking matters into their own hands by establishing their own traceability programs, from Rolex to Breitling, as well as the entire LVMH group. Here, many brands are relying on the expansion of blockchain technology to create digital passports for their wares. However, one company is taking things even deeper to a forensic level. In 2016, Haelixa started with a mission to streamline traceability within supply chains by developing a patented DNA-based technology to verify product origin and authenticity. "The first application of our DNA markers started at the supply chain level with raw materials," explains Klemens Link, Haelixa's Director of Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection. "We began with textiles but have since expanded into precious metals as well as gemstones. We can apply our DNA-based nanoparticles to rough stones directly at the mine or to rough gold directly at the refinery." On the other end of the spectrum, Haelixa can also implement its technology beyond raw materials and directly to finished goods. "Here, the value proposition is different...

Audemars Piguet × Swatch Royal POp: Here’s What We Know!

Swatch has been teasing us for the last week about a secret release scheduled to debut on May 16th. The teasers refer to the Swatch POP (a watch introduced in 1986), a lanyard, a “clac” sound, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak, and a Sistem51 mechanical movement.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared […] Visit Audemars Piguet × Swatch Royal POp: Here’s What We Know! to read the full article.

Stowa Introduces the Field Watch Terra Collection

Far from the splashy and blingy arenas of the dive and dress watch world, the humble field watch nevertheless represents a key corner of every watch enthusiast’s heart. Versatile, wearable, and most importantly, durable, the field watch is getting its time in the sun with new releases from big brands like Tudor and Sinn, but it’s also remained a stalwart hero of the microbrand world. Straddling that gap is the German brand Stowa, who has been making mechanical watches since 1927. Known largely for their Bauhaus designs, their Fieldwatch collection occupies a more recent niche in the brand’s history. The new Stowa Terra Fieldwatch designs are keeping that adventurous spirit going.  Three new colorways debut with the Terra designation: Soil, Forest, and Desert. Following the field watch mantra of “less is more” each Terra model measures in at 38mm in diameter and 11.50mm in height to make for a relatively effortless wear on the wrist. Across the three models, the case is stainless steel and finished in a gray PVD coating for a tactical look. The Soil model sports a brown dial, with the Forest and Desert featuring “khaki” green and beige respectively. All three colors are muted and earthy, contrasting with the red minute markers around the minute track, a red Stowa icon below 12 o’clock, and the red-tipped seconds hand. In classic field watch fashion, there is no date window, and an inner 24-hour ring adds even more concentricity to the dial.  Black steel ha...

Fresh From The Fair: Mike’s Favorite Watches And Wonders 2026 Releases

This year marked my second year at Watches and Wonders, and guess what: I enjoyed 2026 a lot more than the previous year. In fact, if I include Geneva Watch Days and historic Baselworld visits, this year was a standout. While I didn’t walk away with any must-haves on my list, I relaxed a bit […] Visit Fresh From The Fair: Mike’s Favorite Watches And Wonders 2026 Releases to read the full article.

Watches & Wonders: Hands-On with IWC’s Pilot Venturer Vertical Drive, a New Kind of Space Watch

Space is having a huge moment right now, and if you’re at all like me, you’ve been transported to a time in your youth when you were soaking up anything space exploration related as much as the sun. Well, IWC is going to keep space at the forefront of everyone’s mind here at Watches & Wonders as they’ve just released their Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, their first watch engineered and certified for spaceflight.  I actually got to see this watch back in February while I was out in Los Angeles with IWC at Vast’s headquarters. Vast is the company building what is set to become the first commercial space station, Haven-1. And that context matters, because this isn’t just a “space-inspired” watch. The Venturer Vertical Drive was designed for actual use in orbit, and it’s already been certified for flight in partnership with Vast.  Historically, space watches have basically just been modified aviation watches, but IWC took a different approach here. Instead of adapting something that already existed, they started from a much simpler question: what does a watch actually need to do in space? The answer led to a few decisions that feel genuinely new, starting with the most obvious one - there’s no crown. From an outsider’s perspective, this feels almost like a flex (and it kinda is). But the way that IWC CEO Chris Grainger-Herr explained it during our live presentation was that in a zero-gravity environment, as astronauts are moving through tight spac...