Results for The 1969 Automatic Chronograph Race

Review: TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T

In a stunning industry move, TAG Heuer launches the impressive Carrera Heuer-02T, which can easily be known as the most affordable Swiss-made tourbillon watch today.

Naturally Sweet - The New Lange 1815 Watch In Honey Gold

I like yellow gold. I know this is not a popular choice by any means, but I’m not going to apologise for it or anything. There is something about the unabashed richness of the hue in question that I find impossible to ignore. Rose gold, when used sparingly, can impart incredible warmth to a timepiece. […]

Thoughts On The Winners Of The GPHG (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève)

As a schmucky, self-proclaimed know-it-all who has never agreed with the results of ANY awards program – I stopped watching the Oscars because they infuriate me so much – the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève is precisely the sort of affair that’s guaranteed to raise my blood pressure. I’m simply too opinionated, but at least […]

The New Face of the Rolex Deepsea in Stunning Blue

Michele Sofisti of Girard-Perregaux on the new releases for Baselworld 2014 (Video)

Girard-Perregaux came to Basel this year with a more classically implemented Constant Escapement L.M in Rose Gold, the Tri-Axial and the Neo-Tourbillon. Listen to CEO, Michele Sofisti on more about this innovative trio of watches.

Monster Unleashed: The Devon Tread One “ExoSkeleton”

We always like to tell people that the watches made by Devon are what you get when you let an American design a watch –not a watch rooted in European tradition, not a watch that looks back to the Golden Age of American watchmaking, not a watch that casts a misty eye, through rose colored […]

The Best Watches Of Baselworld 2014 (Part 1)

Sure, I get it. There is an immediate emotional response to “top ten” lists. For the masochists, there is the list of the top ten hottest women on the planet who could put a serious beating on you. Topping this is former Olympian and UFC champ Ronda Rousey affectionately known as the “Arm Collector” for her penchant for snapping her opponents appendages.

Eterna and the Wimbledon of the Alps

REVOLUTION SWITZERLAND’s team joined Eterna recently for the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad tennis tournament in the Bernese Alps where some of tennis’ big international names came to play on the high-altitude clay courts. On the program, three Swiss tennis men-Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli-all played and lost, leaving Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny to […]

Cartier Chronographs; Two Watches, One Heart

Chronographs are probably the most popular complication. They are pretty affordable (for a complication) masculine and have a sporty appearance that most men like, weather we’re talking mono poussoir chronographs or the three button chronographs, it’s a type of watch that we find in almost any watch collection. Cartier has currently two interesting chronographs in […]

Swords Into Tourbillons: The Inversion Principle Tourbillon By Fonderie 47 And David Candaux

Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, better known as the AK-47, is easily the most recognizable and, unfortunately, most widely produced and distributed assault rifle in the world. Designed in Russia in the aftermath of World War II, it was meant to put the most firepower possible into the hands of as many Soviet soldiers as possible, as […]

Promiscuous Wrist: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Minute Repeater, Annual Calendar & Equation Of Time

Despite the fact that the Promiscuous Wrist, by definition, gets around a lot, it (or I, I should say) has never had the chance to test-drive a watch with an equation-of-time complication. For that matter, we’ve never had a run around the block with an annual calendar either. So, when the chance came to kill […]

Franck Muller and the Making Of A Manufacture

A Conversation with Vartan Sirmakes, Co-founder of Franck Muller It is impossible to examine the rise of Franck Muller Watchland as one of the most technically creative, fully integrated and totally verticalized manufactures in Swiss watchmaking without tapping into the brilliant mind of the brand’s co-founder, Vartan Sirmakes. Sirmakes got his start with a case-manufacturing […]

Riding The Sea Change

The Rise Of Patek Philippine’s Nautilus The year of the Nautilus was 1976. Out in the wider world, the space race had recently culminated in the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission that saw a US Apollo craft dock with the Soviet Soyuz 19 in space - an extended act of diplomacy. The Cold War was at the uneasy stage of hiatus known […]

The Philosophy Of Awesome

I am trying to learn how to Dougie. For those of you who are not as sentiently tapped into the zeitgeist of rap culture, this is a dance that involves you moving from side to side whilst rolling your shoulders, ironically enough, kind of like Axl Rose. This is important for me because I like […]

Photo Report: Watch Spotting At The Hodinkee Happy Hour [October 2026]

Last month, we carved out time in New York Watch Week's busy schedule for a good ol' Hodinkee Happy Hour at Grotta Local. It was a wonderful way to kick off events like the FHH Watch Summit, Watch Time, Windup, and Indies.NYC—and not to mention—give everyone who was in town a chance to catch up with one another.  The evening was filled with great craft beers, pizza, and even better conversations and watches. If you made it out, thank you so much for coming. If you didn't, keep an eye on our site and Instagram for the announcement of our next Hodinkee Happy Hour RSVPs. Until then, you can enjoy a photo recap of the night and the watches in the room by scrolling below. Vacheron Constantin Malte Dual Time Regulator in 18k yellow gold (Ref. 42005/000J-8901). ... with a beautiful engraving. Plus, a hunter-style exhibition caseback. A. Lange & Söhne Langematik Perpetual (Ref. 310.025F) on a bracelet. A Bangalore Watch Company Peninsula Professional (Agumbe) with a green circular brushed dial. A vintage Rolex Day-Date (Ref. 18038) in 18k yellow gold with a President bracelet and a blue dial; a RZE UltraHex Titanium Digital (UTD). A vintage Universal Genève "Ferrovie dello Stato" (FS) Mark 2 railway watch. The caseback. A vintage Seiko cocktail watch and a Bulgari Serpenti in stainless steel. A Rolex Day-Date President (Ref. 1803) in 18k yellow gold with a champagne dial. A 41mm TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300M Calibre 5 Automatic with a blue dial; a Rolex Day-Date President (Ref....

Introducing - Awake Brings new Vignette Dials and a 38mm Case to the Son Mai Silver Leaf

Founded in 2019, French independent brand Awake is now quite well known for its creativity, craftsmanship, and thoughtful approach to watchmaking. After its early space-inspired Mission to Earth watches, the brand moved in a more sophisticated direction in 2024 with the introduction of the Son Mai Silver Leaf collection, which brought a genuine métier d’art […]

Introducing - The New Ming 51.01 Halo, a Contemporary Dress Watch in Crystallised Titanium

The dress watch is enjoying a grand comeback, marking a return to more compact, elegant wrist companions. While a strict definition of the dress watch will always spark controversy, dress watches tend to have clean, often minimalist dials, slim profiles and an understated but refined appeal that speaks to the other prevailing trend of ‘quiet […]

Introducing: The Crystallized Titanium Ming 51.01 'Halo'

What We Know If there’s one thing to be sure of when it comes to Ming, it’s that expectations are a fool’s errand — every time you think you’ve got a handle on where the brand is headed, you can be sure that their next release will come at you from the opposite direction. So it is with their latest release, the Ming 51.01 Halo: a stripped-down reinterpretation of a dress watch and a dramatic departure from the ornate, architectural offerings we’ve seen from the brand in recent months. The new watch is a bare bones take on a Ming, with a new movement, a new 37mm case, and a material execution wholly novel for Ming. Starting from the inside out, the Halo is driven by a modified version of the La Joux-Perret Calibre 7380. The ultra-thin caliber, which is here dubbed the La Joux-Perret for MING Calibre 7380.M1, is a manually wound 3hz movement with a 90-hour power reserve. Here, the base movement has been dramatically redecorated with extensive handwork, anglage, and varied black coatings on the bridges and mainplate. Critically, it’s also just 2.7mm thick, which lets the new 37mm case (also a compact 43mm lug-to-lug) come in at just 8mm thick. That thinness is accentuated by the incredible lightness of the 51.01 Halo, courtesy of a somewhat new material for Ming: Crystallized Titanium. I say somewhat new because titanium has been a tried-and-true option for Ming over the years, but this crystallized titanium brings with it a look and character unlike anything we...

What makes the new Glashütte Orginal Seventies collection a strong integrated bracelet contender?

What makes the new Glashütte Original Seventies collection a strong integrated bracelet contender? Zach goes hands-on to find out...

Introducing - The new Garrick S8, Compact, Skeletonised, Hand-Made

A time-only watch may seem like one of the simplest expressions, but it’s not necessarily easy to make, nor does it necessarily come equipped with a basic, straightforward movement. Remove the dial and the challenge multiplies, as every visible component is expected to withstand close inspection. The new Garrick S8, the latest creation from the […]

Hands-On: The Sinn EZM 19 - A Mission Timer Designed For The Command Room

Some watches are designed for the cockpit, the dive site, or the open road. The new Sinn EZM 19 has a rather different workplace in mind — the command room. Developed with Tomas Stanke, senior fire director and head of the Hattingen Fire Department, this mission timer addresses a less obvious challenge in emergency operations. […] Visit Hands-On: The Sinn EZM 19 — A Mission Timer Designed For The Command Room to read the full article.

Shaping the Tourbillon: The Unsigned Carriages

Behind many historical tourbillons were the carriage makers: specialist watchmakers who designed and built the rotating cages containing the balance and escapement. Their work helped establish the reputations of the brands that sold these watches, yet their own names rarely appeared on the finished movements. This five-part series explores their craft and the records they left behind, tracing the contributions of Ernest Guinand, Auguste Grether, Albert Pellaton-Favre and his son James C. Pellaton. This opening instalment examines how their work entered the watchmaking trade and why identifying the makers with precision remains so difficult. The unsigned escapements On September 14, 1914, the Bern daily Der Bund reported the death of Albert Pellaton of Le Locle, a master of precision watchmaking, and sent its readers to the watch section of the Swiss national exhibition, then open in the city. Eight tourbillons were on show, on the stands of Paul Ditisheim, Zenith and Girard-Perregaux, among others. All of them, the paper wrote, came from Pellaton’s hands, except an enlarged model on the Zenith stand, made by one of his nine sons. The newspaper knew who had made the tourbillons, yet the watches in the cases carried only the names of the firms that exhibited them. A few firms did name their maker. When Paul Ditisheim’s chronometer No. 16’639 scored 94.9 points at Kew in 1903, the Revue internationale de l’horlogerie credited Albert Pellaton for the escapement, togeth...

Colombian brand Auret launches the Mederi, a 12-sided watch with a Swiss heart

Auret debuts the Mederi, a 40mm Swiss-made watch with guilloché fumé dials, a Sellita SW260 movement and distinctive Colombian design.

The 2026 GPHG Winners: Rexhep Rexhepi Takes Home The Aiguille d’Or

The watch industry gathered in Geneva on Saturday, November 7th, for the 26th edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). The annual awards recognize achievements across the watchmaking industry, from traditional complications and precision engineering to artistic crafts and jewelery watches. This year, the ceremony also welcomed the Director-General of UNESCO, adding a […] Visit The 2026 GPHG Winners: Rexhep Rexhepi Takes Home The Aiguille d’Or to read the full article.

Business News: The 2026 GPHG: Rexhep Rexhepi Wins The Aiguille d'Or For The RRCHF

The 2026 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), the watch industry's top awards show, where the best and brightest watchmakers in the world are showcased, just wrapped up in Geneva, with xxtk taking home the top prize "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix, for the TK XX TK . The ceremony marked the first outing under new GPHG jury president, Wei Koh, and it was (almost) entirely in English for the first time in an effort to appeal to a more international audience. Hosted by Stéphane Bern and Arianne Alcorta prizes were awarded across a hot of categories celebrating achievements in watchmaking during the year and throughout the industry's storied history. Category Winners: 'Aiguille d'Or' The grand prize and most important win - essentially 'watch of the year' among those entered the jury chose xxtyk Time Only Chopard took the prize for "time only' with its L,U.C. 1860. Chopard's Karl-Friedrich Scheufele in his acceptance speech noted the award came on the 30th annniversary of the beginning of the maison's manufacturer. in Fleurier. The elegant timepiece bested strong offerings from Bulgari with its new Octo Finnissimo as well as Naoya Hida for the NH Type 8A. TanTan wrote a great hands on about the watch that you can read here. The Cho"watches displaying only analog time indications (hours, minutes, seconds) by means of two or three hands on a solid dial, devoid of any other type of indication, complications, or gemsetting."  Essential Essential watches, defined by the GPHG, a...

Introducing: The Archi Works × AVW The Diplomat 1.87

Even if you’re only mildly interested in vintage watches, you’ve probably heard of Amsterdam Vintage Watches and its fearless owner, Jasper “King of Vintage” Lijfering. As the second-generation owner of the family business, he has taken it to the next level with extensive social media and YouTube content — and, above all, by establishing himself […] Visit Introducing: The Archi Works × AVW The Diplomat 1.87 to read the full article.

Live Stream - Watch the GPHG 2026 Ceremony, the Oscars of the Watchmaking Industry

As every year, it is time for the watch industry to celebrate watchmaking, watchmakers and watches in general. The so-called 2026 Oscars of the Watchmaking industry, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2026, is about to begin, and the best watches introduced during the year will be awarded. From time-only watches to chronographs and […]

Happenings: The 2026 GPHG Livestream

Tonight, the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève returns to Geneva for the 26th edition of the watch industry's most prestigious awards ceremony. And this year marks a significant first: The GPHG ceremony will be conducted in English for the first time. The ceremony takes place at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva, where the winners of 19 prizes across 14 categories, including the coveted Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix (best watch overall), will be announced. The event begins at 6:30pm in Geneva (12:30pm in Eastern Standard Time). The move to English is part of a broader effort to make the GPHG more accessible to the global watch community. This year also brings changes to the award categories, including replacing the former men's and women's categories with new ones organized around the watches' characteristics. 84 watches (78 wristwatches and 6 mechanical clocks) are nominated, and they have traveled around the world as part of the GPHG exhibition, with stops in Mumbai and Bangkok before arriving in Geneva. The watches will be on display at Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Geneva from October 29 to November 15, and after the ceremony, the winning watches will travel to London, where Watches of Switzerland will showcase the models in a public exhibit. For more information, visit the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève online. 

The Petrolhead Corner - The Cavën Hommage 26 is an Unexpected Restomod… Gallardo?!

Nope, your eyes are not deceiving you. Although it’s not called the Lamborghini Gallardo anymore, this is very much based on the car that saved the fabled Italian carmaker from extinction. Sounds a bit dramatic, but following a number of rather troublesome years through the 1990s and Audi’s buyout in 1998, the Gallardo needed to […]

Introducing - The Horologically Unique HU-02 Brings Robert Cart’s Chronoscope into a Wristwatch Format

A young indie brand from Singapore, Horologically Unique is the project of a watch enthusiast who started an account on Instagram named @horologically_unique, and while originally wanting to sell part of his collection, he quickly changed his mind and decided to create watches the way he wanted them to be. The first project, the Horologically […]