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Introducing: The New 140th Anniversary Grand Seiko Quartz GMT

Part of a trio of new GMT watches in the brand's Sport Collection.

Interview: In the Early '80s, Quartz Was King. This Man Had Other Ideas.

A conversation with Chronoswiss founder Gerd-Rüdiger Lang.

Braun Gents BN0278 Limited Edition: Iconic Quartz Watch Gets Automatic Treatment

Well, that's one way to ruin an iconic watch. Oh, and don't worry they're already sold out.

Just Because: Turns Out An Electromagnetic Pulse From A Nuclear Bomb Probably Won't 'Fry' Your Quartz Watch

Whew, one less thing to worry about.

Shinola Detrola The Champ: Benefiting Detroit’s Healthcare Workers Amid The COVID-19 Crisis

Shinola's Detrola collection is geared more toward color, materials, and fun than serious watchmaking. It balances style with affordability much the same way Swatch does. And the brand's new Detrola The Champ has one more thing going for it: it has turned a setback into a strength to benefit COVID-19 relief in the Detroit area.

Australia Is Burning: Time & Tide Watch & Act Charity Auction To Aid To Bushfire Crisis

Australia is burning up, so Time & Tide founder Andrew McUtchen has organized the Watch & Act charity auction. Going live on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 10:00 am AEST, the online auction is set to raise money for bushfire victims and wildlife by auctioning special watches.

Announcements: Watch & Act! Online Auction Launches In Aid Of The Australian Bushfire Crisis

Our friends at Time+Tide have organized an incredible charity auction to support a very worthy cause.

Business News: Hong Kong Crisis Batters Swiss Watch Exports

Turmoil there knocked five points off global Swiss watch growth in October.

Introducing: The 1969 Quartz Astron 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

An homage to a game-changing watch, from horology's most pivotal year.

Hands-On: The Grand Seiko Sport Collection SBGV245, With Quartz Caliber 9F82

Clean, lean, and Grand Seiko through and through.

Watch Spotting: Serena Williams Wearing A Rose Gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Quartz On The Wheaties Box

The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner achieves a milestone for any American athlete.

CWC 1983 Quartz Royal Navy Dive Watch Reissue

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New: Alpina introduces the Seastrong Diver GMT in quartz movement

Inspired by the oceans, Alpina introduces six new models of the Seastrong GMT joining the iconic Diver collection.

Spot the Watch: Bill Gates and a $50 quartz diver watch

If you have a cool net worth of USD 90.5 billion, what would your ideal wrist watch be? Which watch did we spot on Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and one of the world's richest man?

10 Historic Quartz Watches You’ve Got To Love

Ladies: Mechanical or Quartz?

During a recent press introduction of a new watch I was sitting next to an editor of a major fashion magazine. She was expressing her unhappiness about her watch. This had very little to do with the brand it was from, but everything with the fact that it was an automatic. She loved the watch, […]

Breitling Aerospace B70 Orbiter | Commemorating A Historic Journey

Unlike other well-storied brands, this watchmaker, dating back to 1884, isn’t shy about experimenting with new designs, materials, and even quartz movements, which have become rather taboo for many watch brands since the crisis in the 1970s and early 1980s. Breitling, however, has just released a new version of its Quartz Aerospace, with this one taking the name B70 Orbiter.

Pandemic Truths - Jean-Claude Biver

Who better than Jean-Claude Biver to reflect on the current crisis? He is an emblematic figure in watchmaking, with a career that’s spanned half a century, one that started in another, long-ago crisis caused by quartz watches. Always passionate and frank, Jean-Claude played a major role in the rise of mechanical watchmaking, contributing a large part to the boom of the 1990s. Working from his chalet in the ski town of Crans-Montana in Switzerland, Jean-Claude spoke to me over the phone. Here is our conversation. Jean-Claude’s selfie from his study This crisis sheds light on the weaknesses of our current economic systems. How has it impacted your business? Obviously it impacts us like everyone else, because no matter how good your sales team is, or how many stores you have, or how well situated they are – if there is nobody out there, it hurts your business. But we have developed a few ideas to keep business going. We are always trying to implement strategies to combat the situation. And all crisis create opportunities as well. When China was closed, we organised limousine services to bring one customer at a time to our boutiques that were open just for them. It created a sense of security, ease and comfort, so we actually managed to do some business, even during that time. This is going to be a long [crisis]. By the time it gets back to normal, we will have to be ready. Now is the time to bring in innovation again, in distribution and equally, in sales. How do you e...

The Citizen’s Latest Gets Indigo Washi Paper Dial

Next month Citizen’s The Citizen collection brings a new look to its exceedingly accurate high-end quartz watches. Still accurate to five seconds a year, or better, with a perpetual calendar and scratch-resistant titanium case, this limited edition introduces an indigo-dyed washi paper dial, produced using traditional craft methods. Initial thoughts Citizen’s The Citizen collection, which celebrated 30 years of questionable naming just last year, remains somewhat obscure even amongst watch enthusiasts. That’s unfortunate, as it has nothing to do with the quality of the watches, which are excellent and often handsome. And while the line now includes mechanical watches, high-end quartz is where The Citizen really shines. No two examples are the same. Though frequently compared to Grand Seiko’s cal. 9F movement family, I would argue The Citizen’s A0 line of solar quartz movements are of a different breed, more comparable to Seiko’s cal. 3X Astron movements or even Casio’s high-end G-Shocks. These share solar charging, a perpetual calendar, and a power-save made that pauses the hands to save energy when the watch is not in use. However, The Citizen’s aesthetic differs widely from those of the Astron and G-Shock, favouring the sharply reserved style that has defined chronometry-focused Japanese watchmaking for decades. The other key difference is autonomy. Unlike Astrons and G-Shocks, which can vary by as much as 15 seconds per month without network synchronisat...

Hands-On: the Raymond Weil A.R.T. Collection

Raymond Weil celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, Weil founding his eponymous brand in 1976. And the brand’s first integrated-bracelet watch is a nod to the seventies era of experimentation: where, in the face of impending quartz dominance, watchmakers produced bold designs like they had nothing to lose. This was the era of the Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, both launching the concept of the luxury sports watch—in essence, a classier and far pricier interpretation of the Go Anywhere, Do Anything ethos that once took its inspiration from military and field watches. Only this time, going anywhere is to Monaco or St. Moritz, and doing anything is jumping off the back of a yacht into the waters of Bali.  Fifty years later, the integrated bracelet watch has never been more popular. Perhaps it’s the trickle-down effect from the cachet of those two OGs, which have taken off so much that people are willing to snap up an anniversary Nautilus desk clock, or storm your nearest Swatch store for a plastic Royal Oak. Or it’s the promise of a certain inherent and integrated toughness, eschewing the notion that we won’t ever reach 1,000-ft deep-water depths and still make it back to the boardroom. In fact, skip the beach-to-boardroom mentality. This category is all upscale by comparison, and the A.R.T. series — which, according to Raymond Weil, stands for “art, refinement, and timekeeping,” with the latter perhaps seeming redundant — captur...

Timex and Todd Snyder Bring Back the Affordable Marlin Mesh for $199

The Timex Marlin Mesh brings back the Milanese bracelet on the classic 34mm case, now with a quartz movement and a $199 price.

Steinhart Ocean 39 GMT vs Vaer G2: Which Pepsi GMT Is Better?

See how the automatic Steinhart Ocean 39 GMT compares with the quartz Vaer G2 Meridian and which affordable Pepsi GMT we would choose.

11 Dress Watches Under $1k We Reviewed That Impressed Us

Explore the best dress watches under $1,000 that we'd actually buy, including mechanical classics, standout quartz picks, and overlooked microbrand options.

Fratello On Air: Sleeper ’90s And ’00s Watches Worth Waking Up For

Welcome to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we discuss sleeper watches from the ’90s and ’00s. It was an interesting period for timepieces, representing a transition from smaller, often quartz-powered models to mechanical ones. Let’s just say that watchmakers were finding their collective feet again with interesting results. Still, there were gems, […] Visit Fratello On Air: Sleeper ’90s And ’00s Watches Worth Waking Up For to read the full article.

Luminox USAF Stealth Series 3400 Review: A Vintage Military Watch With a Story to Tell

A hands-on review of the vintage Luminox USAF Stealth Series 3400, a military-inspired quartz watch that has spent decades on one owner's wrist.

Best Watches for Weekend Wear: Relaxed Picks We’ve Reviewed Hands-on

Our favorite weekend watches after hands-on testing, including relaxed quartz, dive, GMT, chronograph, and microbrand picks across every budget.

Unimatic Goes Poolside with Six New Limited-Run Tool Watches

The new Unimatic Swimming Pool Collection pairs shimmering poolside dials with the obscure Seiko VH31A quartz movement across six limited references.

First Look - The Titan Edge UltraSlim Mechanical, an Accessible Take on Ultra-Thin Watchmaking from India

The new Titan Edge UltraSlim Mechanical isn’t a new idea. Let’s just say it is the next step in a story that started over 20 years ago. Back in 2002, Titan launched the quartz Edge, a watch that became famous for being incredibly thin. Nearly two decades later came the Edge Mechanical, proving the brand […]

Best Microbrand GMT Watch Alternatives to Mainstream Choices

We reviewed the best microbrand GMT watches and independent travel-watch alternatives, from affordable quartz picks to flyer GMTs and premium GMT divers.

Timex Atelier Gets Its First Chronograph Watches, and One of Them Costs $2,250

The Timex Atelier line just added its first chronographs—a 42mm titanium automatic and a 40mm quartz—and the pricing raises some fair questions.