The vast majority of watches are round—quite simply because that’s the shape of their main component, the wheel. In addition to this prac...
Following the recent discontinuation of Patek Philippe’s Nautilus 5711 and the iterating of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak 15202—both iconic...
Collectors have a certain wanderlust for Switzerland. There is a romance about visiting the artisans, dial factories, and workshops nestl...
The revival in vintage fashion has led to a minor style detail making a discreet comeback of its own: the sector dial. This segmented min...
Open your eyes. Turn off your alarm. Sit up in bed. Grab your watch from the nightstand. Wind it. If there is a purer daily ritual for th...
I am a sucker for vintage triple calendars. I have always and will always love them. But there are days where you just need a reliable, d...
Watches are the Rube Goldberg machines of timekeeping. Energy starts in the mainspring, rushes to the escapement, teeters back-and-forth ...
It’s Friday morning and you’re buttoning your cufflinks when you begin to answer an almost-insoluble question: Which watch will you wear ...
The tourbillon’s patent was filed exactly 220 years ago, in 1801. Nowadays, the tourbillon has two faces – its purest, traditional form, ...
In today’s world of luxury watchmaking, there are quite a few brands that are known as the top echelon of horology. However, three stand ...
A dress watch is going to be subjective to the person who wears it. Many choose to wear an nontraditional Submariner or Daytona with a tu...
As cultural norms and economies shift, wearing ostentatious timepieces in varying warm hues of gold or clad in diamonds can and will fall...
Call it like it is, watches with integrated bracelets are continuing to have their moment in the spotlight over the last few years, prima...
On the list of watchmaking complications, at least in mainstream luxury watchmaking, I’d be pretty quick to argue that it’s hard to get m...
As much as I enjoy reporting on the latest news from the watch industry, both good and bad, I always enjoy it when stories like this roll...
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