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Up Close: IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet Le Petit Prince

Henry Cavill on Longines, his ultimate 3-watch collection, and clean versus busy dials

Henry Cavill tells us his favourite Longines watches, his philosophy on wearing watches, clean versus busy dials, and more.

Glashütte Original Rewrites Its 70s Playbook With a Cleaner, Bolder Integrated Sports Watch

The new 70s Collection strips away the chronograph and doubles down on what made the original era great

Benrus Type 3X: A New Chapter in Military Watch History, Built with Special Forces Veterans

Benrus isn't just reissuing old hits this time. The Type 3X is something genuinely new, and it has some serious input behind it.

Recommended Reading: "Bubble Backs" By Masahiro Endo Is An Education On The Original Rolex Collectors' Watch

If you've never collected Rolex Bubblebacks before, you should probably forget nearly everything you know about vintage watches. At least, that's what it feels like you should do when you start wading into the space. Things like reference numbers are much less valuable to remember than movements, case designs, printing details, and a general ability to just remember everything you've seen to get a sense of feel for what is right and what isn't. And trust me, a lot isn't. You could spend decades looking at these watches, but "Bubble Back" by Masahiro Endo, the owner of vintage retailer Private Eyes in Tokyo, is a great reference to jump-start your understanding of an iconic (and currently underappreciated) model. I mentioned this in last week's review of John Nagayama's "96," but the only watch I'd be more afraid to deep-dive into than the Patek ref. 96 is the Rolex "Bubbleback." It's not even an official model, but a nickname for Rolex watches made from 1933 to the mid-1950s with a domed, "bubble-like" caseback. So when you open Endo-san's book, you'll probably immediately be struck by the fact that none of the examples (except the later ref. 6062 and ref. 8171) have reference numbers. According to collectors, that's not the most useful thing for understanding the Bubbleback. Basically, every other detail matters more. We've previously published a story about the bubbleback with a lot of thoughts and tips for understanding these models, courtesy of Ken Jacobs and Justin Gr...

IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team: Purple Is the New Black

IWC drops a bold purple-dialed Pilot chronograph timed to the Singapore Grand Prix, and it's one of the more striking F1 collabs we've seen from Schaffhausen in a while.

IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Le Petit Prince Review: Two Materials, Two Personalities

I take IWC’s latest Le Petit Prince chronographs for a hands-on review to discover how two materials completely transform the same design. What We Love Eye-catching white ceramic case and deep-blue dial contrast Ceramic model is lightweight and comfortable to wear, despite its substantial dimensions Two distinct personalities across ceramic and steel What We Don’t Full white ceramic edition lacks everyday versatility Both models are still relatively thick on the wrist 46 hour power reserve is modest by modern watchmaking standards. Overall Rating: 8.6 / 10 Value For Money: 8.7/10 Design: 8.5/10 Wearability: 8.7/10 Build Quality: 8.5/10 To mark 20 years of its collaboration with the heirs of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, IWC expands its Le Petit Prince lineup with new Pilot’s Watch Chronograph editions in stainless steel and white ceramic. This was one of IWC’s main themes for Watches & Wonders 2026, with a wide range of models carrying the signature Le Petit Prince design. There are few collections as closely connected to IWC’s modern identity as the Pilot’s Watch, which carries a design inspired by the functional appearance of cockpit instrumentation. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph then combines this aviation-inspired design with one of IWC’s best-known mechanical strengths in watchmaking: chronographs. IWC Schaffhausen’s connection to the story of Le Petit Prince began in 2006, when the Swiss watchmaker started collaborating with the descendants of Fren...

The Unimatic UT1-PD Dive Watch Pairs 300M With Seiko Quartz Toughness

The Unimatic Modello Uno UT1-PD brings a 300m rating, MIL-STD-810H durability, and a shock-housed Seiko VH31 movement to a 250-piece run.

Timex Q Marbella: three grail-watch design cues at €209

40.5mm integrated steel case, H-link bracelet, exposed bolts, blue textured dial. Timex has picked three of the loudest Genta-era design tells and put them all on one €209 quartz. Here is whether it works.

This New Casio G-Shock Pilot Watch Corrects Its Own Hands After a Hit

The Casio G-Shock GRAVITYMASTER GWR-B3000 adds shock detection that re-aligns its hands after impacts. A look at the new Tough Movement, specs, and pricing.

In-Depth: The Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Pocket Watch

Just last week, we published a Reference Points video on the Patek Philippe split-seconds wristwatch. The complication itself—a.k.a. the rattrapante—is incredibly important in the brand's history, forming the backbone for some of its greatest and most coveted watches of all time. However, you can't talk about the history of the split without understanding Patek's pocket watches. It's a story that eventually led to one of the brand's most meaningful relationships with a supplier that helped it grow into a powerhouse, a relationship that would last over a century. Instead of going deep in the weeds on pocket watches in our main Reference Points, we're spinning it off into this secondary article—an addendum of sorts—for those who want a bit more background. The story won't be exhaustive; Patek continued to make split-second pocket watches long after they began making the same complication in wristwatch form, and some such watches deserve (and have had) their own standalone stories. There are also many different versions because Patek, at the time, didn't make things in batches the way they would starting in the 1930s. You could probably write 20,000 words on these pocket watches, but rather than go that deep, here's an overview of Patek's split-seconds pocket watches, with a focus on Victorin Piguet's movements. Understanding Patek's History of Split-Seconds Pocket Watches (1878 to 1970s) and the Importance of Victorin Piguet If you read the first part of our story, y...

Ressence: the belgian independent rewriting what a watch looks like

No crown, no hands, an oil-filled dial and a founder from industrial design. Ressence started in Antwerp in 2010 and just released its first fully in-house calibre. here is the whole story.

A Decade of Seiko Dive Watch Reviews: Our Most Recommended Picks

From affordable everyday divers to serious tool watches, these are the Seiko models that stood out most during a decade of hands-on reviews.

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.

Every bracelet needs a micro-adjust: a summer rant to the watch industry

It is July, my wrist has grown two millimetres since Tuesday, and my clasp is not ready. a serious question, delivered with love: why is on-the-fly micro-adjust still a Rolex + tudor + Omega perk instead of an industry standard?

The WristBuzz watch wiki: 323 terms, one reference that actually answers the question

From Nivachron to besançon, from ISO 6425 to the quartz crisis. a working glossary built for people who read spec sheets for fun and want the concrete answer, not the marketing line.

The Doxa T.Graph Dive Watch Just Came Back, and It Already Has a Limited Edition

Topper and Doxa unveil the SUB T.Graph II 'Great White,' a 100-piece limited edition with a fully lumed no-date dial, navy lacquer accents, and a shark caseback.

Determining The Best Tissot Watch

Follow along with this guide for specs on the best Tissot watches, as determined by our audience.

Bulova’s Affordable Dive Watch Gets Four New Summer-Ready Colors

Bulova doubles the Caravelle Sea Hunter lineup with four new dial colors for 2026, starting at $375. Here's what changed and what stayed the same.

Studio Underd0g 02Series Gen 2: The Cult Field Watch Gets a Proper Refresh

More colors, a reshaped case, and a movement upgrade, the 02Series Gen 2 fixes almost everything the original left on the table

The Bulova Sail4th Snorkel Dive Watch Is One of the Better America 250 Releases So Far

The Bulova Sail4th Snorkel pairs a patriotic design with the Snorkel's hybrid ceramic case for the Sail4th 250 tall ships event.

The Timex Marlin Jet Automatic Watch Gets an America 250 Edition

The Timex Marlin Jet Automatic America 250 is a 38mm limited edition of 500 pieces, with red-white-blue styling, a domed crystal, and an exhibition caseback.

Philippe Stern, the Man Who Made Patek Philippe the World's Most Admired Watch Brand, Dies at 88

The honorary president who kept the family independent, survived the quartz crisis, and built a generational legacy

MB&F; HM12 The Guardian: The Robot Watch That Actually Transforms

MB&F;'s twelfth Horological Machine is a flying-tourbillon wristwatch that docks inside a 15 kg, nearly 400 mm tall transforming robot companion, and only 36 will ever exist

Raymond Weil's A.R.T. Collection Is the Brand's First Integrated-Bracelet Watch in 50 Years

Geneva's family-run value brand finally enters the sporty-chic bracket, and it's worth paying attention to