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The Oris ProPilot X Gonzo Edition Is the Weirdest One Yet, and That's the Point
Oris closes out its Muppets trilogy with The Great Gonzo, and the ProPilot X platform finally meets a character as unhinged as the watch itself
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The Tudor Northflag GMT Is Back, and This Time It Actually Has Something New to Say
A decade after its debut, Tudor's explorer icon returns sharper, more refined, and with a GMT complication that changes the whole proposition.
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Glashütte Original Launches Two New Senator Chronographs for 2026, and They Could Not Be More Different
A cleaner dress flyback and a tool-watch navigator replace the outgoing Panorama Date models. Both are worth your attention.
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Legare Chapter 1 AGP Inverted: Wei Koh and Guillaume Tetu Launch One of the Most Mechanically Ambitious Debut Watches in Recent Memory
A brand-new independent maison arrives with two escapements, one differential, and zero compromises
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Understanding the Omega Ploprof: what it is, why it exists, and whether it is actually for you
It looks like nothing else on the wrist. Crown at 9, a red locking bezel button, a case shape that has divided opinion for 55 years. Here is the history, the current model, and the honest question of whether the Ploprof is a Ploprof for you or a very expensive nope.
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If Rolex and Panerai had a Baby
Kayden got a New watch, and he didn't have to think very hard about this one...
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Friday thoughts: does the one-watch collection actually exist, and could any WIS sit still with it?
The fantasy every enthusiast has at least once a year: sell everything, keep one watch, never scroll again. if we had to pick, we would keep an Explorer 39mm. but is it still a collection with one, and can any watch enthusiast actually sit still?
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The AD doorway: why walking into a Rolex boutique still feels like a test, and whether it has to
You slow down outside the door. you check your outfit. you wonder if you belong. then you either walk in and feel judged, or you walk on and feel silly. why does it still feel like this in 2026, and what could the industry actually do about it?
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Friday thoughts: why the hunt beats the buy, and why the watch in your head is always perfect
The three-week search, the forum deep-dive, the caliber compare tabs, the fantasy of it on your wrist. then the parcel arrives, and by Friday it is just a thing in a box. a confession, a little neuroscience, and a topic for the office drinks.
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Universal Genève Is Back, and the Real Headline Is the Compax
The legendary manufacture returns with six new Compax references, a proper in-house Calibre UG-200 chronograph, and the two configurations everyone actually wanted: Nina panda and Evil Nina reverse-panda. 39.5mm, column wheel, vertical clutch, 72-hour reserve, from CHF 15,500.
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4-Digit, 5-Digit or 6-Digit Rolex: The Three Eras, the Real Differences, and Which One Fits You
Every serial-obsessed Rolex conversation starts here: the reference number tells you the era, and the era tells you the spec. Acrylic vs sapphire, aluminium vs Cerachrom, tritium vs Chromalight, and why the 5-digit refs are the sweet spot most collectors quietly agree on.
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5 Watches and Cars I'm excited to see at Time to Drive Fest
5 Watches and Cars I'm excited to see at Time to Drive Fest
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The Best 4th of July Watches for 2026: Red, White, Blue and Everything Between
From a €120 flag-themed G-Shock all the way up to a €9k Omega Spectre, here are seven watches that hit the red-white-blue brief without looking like a costume. Steel Pepsi Rolexes, patriotic Hamilton chronographs and a Fossil that shows up to every cookout.
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The Holy Trinity of Watches: What Patek, AP, and Vacheron Actually Have in Common
Why Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin sit alone at the top of the watch hierarchy, why Rolex isn't in the conversation, and which of the three is the right buy depending on what you actually care about.
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Greubel Forsey Balancier QM: A New Hallmark and a Refined Take on the Brand's Accessible Classic
The Balancier gets a serious upgrade, and a new designation that could define how Greubel Forsey talks about quality from here on out.
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TAG Heuer Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph x Gulf: Titanium, Carbon, and the Most Iconic Livery in Motorsport
Light blue and marigold on a full-titanium case, with carbon and a limited-edition badge. TAG Heuer's Gulf collab just got very serious.
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Baltic Scalegraph: The Vintage Racing Chronograph Gets a Permanent Home and Three Fresh Dials
Champagne, blue, and grey join an updated case, making the Scalegraph Baltic's most refined chronograph yet
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I Regret Buying These 5 Watches (And 4 I Don't)
5 watch collecting mistakes that cost me thousands of dollars — and 4 watches that saved my watch collection. This is a full watch collecting guide for 2026 covering the biggest watch buying mistakes new collectors...
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Grand Seiko Refreshes the Entire Evolution 9 Collection With New Bracelets, a Micro-Adjust Clasp, and the Spring Drive UFA Calibre
Nine new references, a better bracelet, and the Spring Drive UFA making its way into classic Evo9 cases. Here's what actually changed.
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Amida Digitrend OSII Black: The Revival Gets Darker, and Finally Gets Lume
The prism-display jump-hour gets a blacked-out treatment and some much-needed low-light legibility
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The New Ulysse Nardin Freak [X] Is Smaller, Thinner, and Easier to Live With Than Ever
The second-generation Freak [X] gets a new micro-rotor movement, a 41 mm case, and an interchangeable strap system, making Ludwig Oechslin's wild idea more wearable than it's ever been
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The Doxa SUB 200 T.Graph II Is Back, Smaller, Cheaper, and Here to Stay
Doxa's beloved dive chronograph returns as a permanent collection piece, with a tighter case and a price that actually makes sense
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Rolex Datejust Green Ombré Lacquer Dials: The Quiet Hit of Watches and Wonders
Rolex's first fully lacquered ombré dial lands on the Datejust 36 and 41. The references involved, how the dial is built, and why this one keeps selling out before it lands in display cases.
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Extreme Watchmaking Revealed: The Formex Aria And How It's Made
Formex may be a relatively young name in Swiss watchmaking, but the brand has already made a name for itself thanks to its unique approach. Founded in 1999 and based in Biel, Formex has built its identity around combi...
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The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Comes Down to Earth in Steel, two Sizes, and Regular Production
Fifty years of the Laureato, now in full steel, 36mm and 39mm, and actually available
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The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Collection: Steel, 36mm, and a Blue Enamel Killer
Last year's 50th-anniversary limited becomes a four-watch core collection. Two new 36mm references, a 39mm steel-and-enamel halo piece, and the in-house GP4800 in every case.
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Zenith and Naoya Hida & Co. Team Up for a Double-Signed G.F.J. Calibre 135
The Le Locle manufacture launches a new collaboration program, and its first partner is the most talked-about independent in Japan
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Bring a Loupe: A Heuer Dato 12, A Rolex Bombé, and-What's That?-An F.P.Journe Élégante?
All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.
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Rolex Bracelet Types Explained
Rolex has made many lasting contributions to the world of watchmaking since its foundation in 1905, not the least of which has been an array of massively popular and widely emulated bracelet designs. Here we take a close look at every type of Rolex bracelet, what makes it special, and which Rolex watches, if any, are using them today. Rolex Oyster Bracelet Rolex’s iconic Oyster bracelet is the template from which many other three-link bracelet styles have been drawn. Its name comes from its association with the Oyster case - introduced by Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf in 1926, and the most water-resistant watch case that had been made up to that point - and for which the original version of this bracelet served as an extension. Oyster bracelets are recognizable for their wide center links bordered by thinner end-links. Rolex patented the design in 1947 and fitted one on a watch in 1948. In the early versions, the links were riveted; these were phased out in favor of a “folding” style in 1967, which eventually gave way to the modern, solid-link style in 1975. Oyster bracelets come equipped with the accompanying Oysterlock clasp, a triple-deployant metal clasp with a safety-lock mechanism. Three-link bracelets like the Oyster and its various descendants are particularly popular on sports watches and dive watches, and this bracelet appears, as you’d expect on most of Rolex’s most popular “professional” models, including the Submariner, GMT-Master II, Explorer,...
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I Sold My First Grand Seiko and Bought My First Rolex Instead
I sold my first Grand Seiko.And the first expensive watch I ever bought myself.For a Rolex Explorer 36.This video is about two sales I didn't take lightly — the Grand Seiko SBGX355, a watch that should have been per...