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Halios Seaforth Review: How a Microbrand Dive Watch Won My Year
Reviewing the Halios Seaforth IV Titanium, a dive watch with titanium construction, great finishing, and everyday wearability.
Results for WOSTEP (Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Educational Program)
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Fratello
You Can Find Me In Da Club: Introducing The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Street Art Editions
Put your 34mm 1960s-inspired dress watch aside for a moment. Turn your watch-snobbery hat backwards for a second. Swap your tortoise-shell glasses for colored lenses for a night. Are you ready for a bit of a party as we approach the year’s end? Yes? All right, let’s dive into the new Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 […] Visit You Can Find Me In Da Club: Introducing The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Street Art Editions to read the full article.
Time+Tide
The De Rijke & Co. Capri proves minimalism can be sculptural
This design-forward Dutch brand's dress watch features a unique case, with a dramatically curved sapphire crystal and cleverly hidden lugs.The post The De Rijke & Co. Capri proves minimalism can be sculptural appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Kiwame Tokyo’s Iwao Is a Field Watch That Avoids Microbrand Gimmicks
Kiwame Tokyo introduces the Iwao, a thoughtfully designed field watch emphasizing clarity, balance, and detail.
Monochrome
Just Because - The Best on the Back, Seven More Watches with Drop-Dead Gorgeous Movements
Continuing on from last week’s Just Because story showcasing a selection of the most tantalising backsides, we revisit the topic to show you some more of the finest movements we’ve seen in our year-round watch journey. We bring together watches from indies, as well as established brands, for the sheer joy of looking at the […]
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This Affordable Stone Dial Watch Proves You Don’t Need a Luxury Budget
An affordable stone dial watch that prioritizes design, wearability, and restraint over luxury hype-without a five-figure price tag.
Deployant
New: Breitling Chronomat Automatic GMT 40 Malaysia Edition
Breitling commemorates Malaysia's 68 years of independence with a new limited edition Chronomat Automatic GMT 40 with a special dial.
Fratello
Photo Report: Tudor Nazaré Big Wave Challenge 2025
It’s late afternoon on a Thursday in mid-December when the call comes in: monsters are closing in on Nazaré. State-of-the-art satellite technology has detected the perfect kinetic sweep across the Atlantic, creating ideal conditions. This monster swell is heading straight for a small fishing village two hours north of Lisbon. But it’s not alone in […] Visit Photo Report: Tudor Nazaré Big Wave Challenge 2025 to read the full article.
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How British watchmaking has become synonymous with an adventurous spirit
Representatives from Nomadic Watches, Sher Watch Company, Christopher Ward, and Elliot Brown discuss their brands and watches.The post How British watchmaking has become synonymous with an adventurous spirit appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Fratello
Introducing: The JB300 Poulpro - Jacques Bianchi’s Technical Dive Watch Evolves
The JB300 Poulpro arrives as Jacques Bianchi Marseille’s latest take on a serious dive watch. It pairs some of the frivolous style of the earlier JB200 Poulpro with a more technical, titanium-based platform. This isn’t about flash; it’s about refining a recognized design language into something even more purposeful. In dive watches, there’s a fine […] Visit Introducing: The JB300 Poulpro - Jacques Bianchi’s Technical Dive Watch Evolves to read the full article.
Hodinkee
Should You Run A Marathon In A Richard Mille?
A famous Olympic timepiece hitting the auction block has us thinking about watchmaking, athletics, and endorsements.
Monochrome
First Look - The Voutilainen 28MPR, the Farewell Edition to the Exceptional Vingt-8 Series
Kari Voutilainen is one of the most respected names in independent watchmaking. Since founding his atelier in 2002 in the Swiss Jura, the Finnish-born genius has been creating timepieces that combine the best of traditional craftsmanship with true mechanical ingenuity. His watches won’t be mistaken for someone else’s work, with elaborate guilloché dials, exceptional finishing […]
Hodinkee
Introducing: Simon Brette Announces the Chronomètre Artisans Steel - His Most Bold Style Yet
With a color-shifting dial and soon-to-be-revealed stainless steel bracelet, the Chronomètre Artistans looks like never before.
Deployant
TGIFriday video: new wine club in Singapore - South Bridge Réserve
We met up with James Moon, the owner of South Bridge Réserve, a new wine club in Singapore, with a focus on the wines of Burgundy.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Timex Revives the Black Max as an Affordable Cult Classic
The Timex Black Max returns with a blacked-out case, motorsport-inspired dial, and modern updates that respect its cult-classic roots.
Monochrome
First Look - Seiko Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver GMT SPB534 Seashadow
Seiko’s Prospex diver series has long established the brand´s reputation for serious underwater engineering, in particular with the 1968 300m water-resistant Professional Diver (6159), which stands as one of the brand’s earliest defining tool watches. That same character lives on in the modern Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver GMT series, introduced in 2023 as Seiko’s first […]
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Seiko’s Latest Prospex LX GMT Steps Further Into Grand Seiko Territory
The Seiko SNR058 is a US-only Prospex LX GMT combining Spring Drive accuracy, Zaratsu-polished titanium, and warm gradient design.
SJX Watches
Monochrome Turns to Habring² for the Seconde Morte
The Monochrome Montre de Souscription 4 Seconde Morte (MdS4) is a limited-edition collaboration between the team at Monochrome Watches and Austrian independent Habring², built around the brand’s signature jumping seconds complication. Powered by the hand-wound A11S calibre, the watch reflects the marque’s focus on technically robust, thoughtfully refined movements and offers a straightforward value proposition. Limited to 33 individually numbered pieces and sold exclusively through a short souscription-style sales window, the MdS4 highlights both Habring²’s technical merit and Monochrome’s aesthetic sensibilities. Initial thoughts Richard and Maria Habring are outliers in the field of independent watchmaking. Among the sole guardians of the Austrian watchmaking tradition, the husband and wife team produce a range of deceptively technical (yet honestly priced) watches. This rare combination makes the brand’s watches appealing to many insiders like the team behind the Dutch website Monochrome Watches, that have just announced their latest 1930s-inspired collaboration. While the watch and its movement are the work of Habring², the team at Monochrome turned to designer and Time+Tide contributor Pietro Pilla for the Art Deco-inspired dial design. The discreet black dial features applied Roman numerals that alternate with delicate teardrop-shaped indexes, a choice that helps prevent the dial from looking too crowded. The printed railroad scale that rings the dial i...
Fratello
Introducing: The Monochrome Montre De Souscription 4 By Habring²
Our friends over at Monochrome and Habring² are building quite a history together. Their first collaboration, in 2021, celebrated Monochrome’s 15th anniversary. The online watch magazine and the Austrian watchmaking couple teamed up once more in 2023. Their sophomore release, a split-seconds chronograph, raised money for charity. Today, we get a third collaboration in the […] Visit Introducing: The Monochrome Montre De Souscription 4 By Habring² to read the full article.
Monochrome
In the shop - The MONOCHROME Montre de Souscription 4 Seconde Morte
For our fourth MONOCHROME Montre de Souscription, we are teaming up once again with independent Austrian watchmaker Habring², a brand dear to our hearts with whom we created our first MdS watch. Following the instant success of the Montre de Souscription 1, a monopusher chronograph with a salmon 1940s-inspired sector dial, we’re staying true to our passion […]
Deployant
Dear Santa 2025: Peter makes his wishlist for the year
Rounding up this year’s list, Peter makes his list for all to read. And as usual we begin with the philosophy behind the series. Dear Santa 2025: Peter makes his wishlist for the year The raison d’etre for these Dear Santa posts was first shared on my post from 2023 and 2024. As it stillRead More
Monochrome
First Look - Zeitwinkel Updates Its Classic 082° Central Second Watch
For more than 15 years, Zeitwinkel, an independent watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, has quietly crafted mechanical watches focused on precision, clarity, and long-term reliability. Founded in 2006, the brand produces all its movements in-house and builds every watch by hand in small numbers. Its collections, including the 273° with large date, the 188° with small […]
Time+Tide
Anders & Co continue the stone dial trend with a Swedish spin
With five colourful stone dials and a super slim case, these Swedish dress watches punch well above their price point. The post Anders & Co continue the stone dial trend with a Swedish spin appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
SJX Watches
Seiko Pours a “Root Beer” Prospex LX GMT
Seiko has introduced the Prospex LX GMT SNR058, a luxury-leaning sport watch inspired by the constellation and intended exclusively for the US market. Executed in Zaratsu-polished titanium with Diashield coating, it pairs a richly textured gradient dial with a Spring Drive GMT movement more commonly associated with Grand Seiko. In doing so, the SNR058 blurs the line between Seiko and its grander cousin, inviting comparison not on branding, but on tangible quality. Initial thoughts According to Seiko, this US-exclusive special edition evokes the North America Nebula in the Cygnus constellation, named for its resemblance to the continent. It is, presumably, a coincidence that the dial also recalls a frosted glass of root beer; arguably a more recognisable symbol of the US market than any nebula. Regardless, either reading feels apt for a United States-only edition. On paper, the Prospex LX line blurs the line between the Seiko and its grander cousin. The collection holds up well next to similar watches from Grand Seiko, pairing a more assertive, utilitarian aesthetic with a more cohesive bracelet design. Branding aside, it also presents stronger value proposition thanks to its Diashield-coated titanium case and bracelet; the equivalent models from Grand Seiko come dressed in heavier stainless steel, which scratches (but can also be refinished) more easily. The Prospex LX GMT also benefits from a toolless micro-adjustment system for the bracelet, something increasingly sought...
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[VIDEO] The Seiko Astron SSH151, an Award-Winning Tech-Forward Timepiece
Seiko launched the Astron in 1969, changing not just the brand’s trajectory but the way watches were made. The first commercially available quartz wristwatch, it arrived in solid gold and cost ¥450,000, about $1,250 at the time, or roughly $10,000 in 2025. Though “vintage” to modern eyes, its design was surprisingly luxurious and quietly radical, blending traditional finishing with industrial design cues in a way only Seiko could achieve. The exterior, however, was not the main story. The caliber 35SQ inside is what rewrote horology. With a quartz oscillator vibrating at 8,192 Hz, it delivered accuracy far beyond the mechanical watches of the day. It was not only a proof-of-concept that pushed horology into the 20th century, it also proved that Seiko was willing to innovate in an industry steeped in tradition. The post [VIDEO] The Seiko Astron SSH151, an Award-Winning Tech-Forward Timepiece appeared first on Worn & Wound.
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Timex Revisits Its Military Past With an Affordable Field Watch
The Timex x Avirex TA-25-A is an affordable field watch inspired by early U.S. military timepieces and classic Timex heritage.
Worn & Wound
The Lord Elgin “Chevron” Direct Read 7775 Jump Hour: Mid-Century Watch Design at Its Peak
Never has there been a more attention-grabbing timepiece in my watch box than the Lord Elgin Direct Read 7775, commonly nicknamed the Chevron by enthusiasts. Every collector has a watch (or two, or three, or four, or five, or…) they’ve always wanted to add to their collection but can’t, for reasons like price, availability, or both. The Chevron has been near the top of my list for many years. When it was released to the public in 1957, it cost customers $79.50, the equivalent of roughly $917.67 in 2025. While fortunately not fetching that price on the market currently, a rough condition example can still set a collector back hundreds of dollars. The disheartening state of my wallet has made acquiring one infeasible and, even more so, impractical. However, when I saw a Chevron in good condition pop up on eBay for a solid price a few months ago, a good friend of mine and I worked out a deal to acquire it and finally add one to my collection (thanks again, Mike!). Now, with an example of my own, I can rest assured knowing that my years of yearning were not in vain–this watch is truly a joy to own. History and Rundown on the Direct Reading Line When my love for the Chevron model first began, very little information regarding the watch’s history was available online. Outside of the occasional blog post or auction listing, there were no published articles or deep dives available (or at least easily locatable). Research conducted for this article was sparked when I ca...
Fratello
A Close Look At The Rolex Submariner Date Desk Clock Ref. 909010LN
Not too long ago, Rolex added a surprise Submariner Date desk clock to its collection. If you are familiar with the brand’s accessories, you know that a variety of cufflinks are available to match your Rolex timepiece. But with the introduction of the new Rolex Submariner Date desk clock, the ultimate accessory is now an […] Visit A Close Look At The Rolex Submariner Date Desk Clock Ref. 909010LN to read the full article.
Hodinkee
Hands-On: The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean For 2025
A closer look at the fourth generation of Omega's modern dive watch, which was recently redesigned for 2025.
Time+Tide
The Longines Ultra-Chron Classic embodies the brand’s greatest strengths: value, heritage, performance
Longines revives the original Ultra-Chron from 1967 with this 2025 release, and it's a proper time capsule - just with a modern 5Hz movement.The post The Longines Ultra-Chron Classic embodies the brand’s greatest strengths: value, heritage, performance appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.