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Zenith at Watches & Wonders 2024: Defy Divers and Chronographs

Hands-On: The New Grey And Black Rolex GMT-Master II In Stainless Steel

Sure, it's "just another GMT," but more options aren't a bad thing.

Hublot at Watches & Wonders 2024: Big Bangs and Bold Color

Introducing: A. Lange & Söhne Makes The First Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon In Honeygold – And It's A 'Lumen' (Live Pics)

Two of the most coveted tricks in Lange's bag are now in one of the best watches they've ever made.

Panerai at Watches and Wonders 2024: Submersible Luna Rossa Is the Flavor of the Year

[VIDEO] Hands-on Impressions of the Beautifully Slender Grand Seiko SLGW002 and SLGW003

Grand Seiko’s Evolution 9 series has, since its inception, been a collection that has veered toward the sporty. The outright sports models are commanding in their wrist presence for sure, but even the “standard” Evolution 9 watches have a robust quality to them that makes them ideal daily drivers. Now, for Watches & Wonders 2024, Grand Seiko has introduced an all new branch of the Evolution 9 collection with a pair of watches they have specifically identified as being in the dress category: the SLGW002 and SLGW003, featuring the all new manually wound 9SA4 caliber.  The cases, crafted in rose gold for the SLGW002 and Brilliant Hard Titanium for the SLGW003, measure 38.6mm in diameter and 9.95mm tall. The lines of the case recall other watches in the Evolution 9 collection (these watches still have a ton of wrist presence thanks a wide stance and clearly executed facets) but are more refined overall. Also, like other Evolution 9 cases, these wear as if the center of gravity is lower, and the watch plants satisfyingly on the wrist, and especially in titanium it feels very ergonomic.  The big news here though is the new movement that allows for such a sleek rendition of the Evolution 9 principles. The 9SA4 caliber is effectively a hand wound version of the 9SA5, Grand Seiko’s next generation high beat rate movement with their proprietary dual impulse escapement. But Grand Seiko has done more than simply strip the 9SA5 of its winding rotor. Much of the gear train has...

Rolex at Watches & Wonders 2024: A guilloché dial 1908, full gold Deepsea, new Cerachrom colorway, gem-set Daytonas, Day-Dates and more

Introducing: The Rolex Deepsea Goes Full Gold (And Blue)

A new Ringlock system in ceramic plus an RLX titanium caseback underscores this new pro diver of the deep.

Introducing: The Rolex GMT-Master II With Grey And Black Ceramic Bezel

It's not the coke that people expected, but it's a solid under-the-radar option for the lineup.

Cartier at Watches & Wonders 2024: The new Privé Tortue and Santos-Dumont Rewind steal the show

Montblanc at Watches & Wonders 2024: A Zero-Oxygen, Hardcore Dive Watch and More

The extra colorful F.P. Journe Elegante Gino’s Dream is an ode to friendship and watchmaking passion

Introducing: Grand Seiko Introduces A New Green Textural Dial Design And Ever-Brilliant Steel To Its Evolution 9 Collection

Will mint green be the final boss of the green dial trend?

Introducing: Grand Seiko Recreates Its Very First Watch With A Night-Sky Dial And Rose Gold Case

This new Grand Seiko First harkens back to 1960 with sparkling navy blue.

Introducing: Grand Seiko's New SLGW002 And SLGW003 'White Birch' With A Brand-New Manual Hi-Beat Movement (Live Pics)

From the white birch dial to the satisfying click of a new manual movement, Grand Seiko may have just dropped their best dress watch in years.

Introducing: De Bethune's New Kind Of Grande Complication Takes 22 Years Of Watchmaking And Puts It Into One (Double-Sided) Watch (Live Pics)

What better way to appreciate so many of De Bethune's technical innovations than to wear them all at once?

Hairsprings: Origins, Progress, and (Dare I Say) Exciting Future

The tiny, delicate, nearly impossible-to-create hairspring is the one of the biggest advances for modern scientific technology there is. Here Joshua Munchow takes a dive into the muscle of the beating heart of most mechanical watches: the hairspring.

Breitling Continues to Expand the Navitimer Collection with Time-Only and GMT References

The Navitimer is one of a very small handful of watches that is quite simply an undisputed classic. If you say the name, it conjures an immediate image in the mind’s eye: a busy pilot’s chronograph with an uncommon (but completely useful) slide rule bezel. It has the look of a real flight instrument because in a very real sense that’s exactly what it is. But the very idea of what a Navitimer can be has changed a lot in recent years, with the introduction of references that skip the chronograph entirely. The Navitimer is now more than just a single iconic watch, it’s a collection of aviation inspired watches that use the classic as a starting point but branch out into all kinds of new areas.  It’s the kind of thing that purists, frankly, sneer at. But it’s an undeniably shrewd move by Breitling to get the Navitimer name out there, and the watches on the wrists of new customers who may not be interested in a toolish chronograph whose design hasn’t changed much for decades. So now, in an expansion of the collection tied to Breitling’s 140th anniversary, we have a new Navitimer GMT and Automatic 41.  The Navitimer Automatic 41 is perhaps the most straightforward execution of the Navitimer aesthetic, sans chronograph, yet. It’s not the first Navitimer in a 41mm case without a chrono complication, but it is the first without a date at the 6:00 position. This dateless execution is considerably cleaner and will probably be of greater appeal to enthusiasts than ...

Did Furlan Marri and Auro Montanari create the best sub three thousand dollar Swiss flyback chronograph ever?

In-Depth: The Rolex 6062 Triple Calendar Moonphase, And Why It Remains The Biggest Star In All Of Vintage Rolex

With five examples appearing at auction this fall, it's never been a better time to take a deep dive on my favorite Rolex reference ever.

Recommended Reading: Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Expected, And We May Have To Subtract A Whole Second From The World's Clocks

Melting poles push for a "negative leap second" scenario.

eBay Finds: A Colorful NOS Swatch, a Classic Omega, and a Military Issued CWC

eBay Finds is back! This bi-monthly installment will feature a selection of watches currently listed on eBay that have caught the eye of editor Christoph McNeil (@vintagediver). If you come across any hidden gems on the ‘Bay drop us a note at info@wornandwound.com for potential inclusion! Vintage Omega Constellation Vintage Omega Constellations are highly sought after, especially the classic pie-pan dial with dog leg lugs like this sweet 1966 example. The steel case is in great shape, even though it’s likely felt the touch of a polishing wheel. The dog leg lugs still show their chamfers and the observatory medallion on the back is nice and clear. The silver pie-pan dial looks original and is in excellent condition. The caliber 561 Chronometer movement is clean and runs well per the seller. It comes on an original Omega beads of rice bracelet, but I don’t think it is original to this watch. Overall very clean example of a very desirable vintage Omega. View auction here Squale Sigel Diver  Next up is a rare vintage Squale Medium diver. This example is a Squale Sigel, with black dial and two-tone acrylic bezel insert. This Medium Squale case is 34mm wide, with a slightly asymmetrical shape. The case shows some honest wear, but nothing bad. The black dial has some patina on the lume and hands, as well as on the two-tone acrylic bezel insert. That said, vintage Squale divers are hard to find and always in demand by collectors. This one even has the correct ‘Von’ si...

Felipe Pikullik: One of the New Generation of Independents Specializing in Superlative Hand Finishing and Hand Made Watches

Felipe Pikullik’s watches are characterized by their fine decorative finishing, but as Alexey Kutkovoy discovers, he has ambitious plans to go much much further down the hand made path.

Introducing: The 42mm Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Is Back – Now In Titanium Or Rose Gold – And It's Really Good (Live Pics)

After last year's "Act 1" 70th anniversary model in steel, these two new releases round out the lineup for Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms range in a smaller form factor.

Found: A Rare Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Single-Button Chronograph Formerly Belonging To Famed Racer Henry Segrave And Amelia Earhart To Be Auctioned In Monaco

Patek Philippe single-button split-seconds chronographs from this era are basically impossible to find – one with this provenance might be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.