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That Time Franck Met Snoopy and It Got a Bit Crazy…

Auctions: Forget Jeff Bezos, This Billionaire's Mission To Space – And The Watches That Went With It – Are Doing Nothing But Good For Society

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Our Predictions In The Artistic Crafts Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Our Panel Is Split, But Not By Much

It could not be a more diverse bunch of crafts in the 2021 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève Artistic Crafts category! We have exquisite guilloche combined with rare blue gold, peacock marquetry, an art dial made of enamel and silk thread, an automaton with exquisite enameling and engraving costing half a million, and two more engraved masterpieces. How to choose a winner from all this art?

Our Predictions In The Mechanical Exception Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Clocks Rock! But Should They Even Be In This Category?

So what do we have here? A watch with an innovative escapement style, two minute repeaters, an ultra-thin timepiece, and two clocks: the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève has never seen such a wildly different bunch in one category – not even the Mechanical Exception category, which is kind of a fun free-for-all in terms of mechanical creativity. Join our panel's discussion right here.

Our Predictions In The Iconic Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Our Panel Has a Favorite But Wonders If This Category Should Be Scrapped Altogether

The Iconic category emphasizes men’s or women’s watches from a brand’s emblematic collection, meaning one that has had a lasting influence on watchmaking and its history as well as having been on the market for more than 20 years. Five of the watches pre-selected here are either time-only or time with date; one lone chronograph completes the set.

Our Predictions In The Men’s Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), Again Close But Not Quite Unanimous In Our Pick For Winner

It might be hard to find six more diverse pieces! Three shaped watches, two with visible movement parts, one gimmicky “troll” watch, one Japanese timepiece, one by a fashion brand turned serious watchmaker, and one designed by one of the best watch designers of all time. Whew, this is gonna be tough!

Ulysse Nardin UFO Clock: Not Your Typical UFO Sighting, But It Quite Literally ROCKS!

The Ulysse Nardin UFO clock was inspired by historical marine chronometers as well as the movement of the waves and tides. It is a gorgeous mechanical creation showcasing the creativity of Ulysse Nardin and its willingness to push the bounds of what is expected. Joshua Munchow takes a closer look without getting too seasick.

Cheerful, crazy and cheeky: Another six great recommendations for quirky but fabulous watches

We take the off-beaten path with something different in this week's article - courtesy of a slew of quirky and more unusual watches.

Weekend Rewind: Jason Heaton Explores a Shipwrecked Drug Boat While Wearing An AP Royal Oak Offshore Diver

Oh the places the ROO will go!

Modest but fabulous: Six best Accessible and Uncommon Watches

In this week's article, we will be taking a look at some of the more accessible and uncommon watches for the budding collectors.

Oldies But Goodies: Yet Another Six More Rare and Discontinued Watches of the Yesteryear

In this week, we are uncovering gems in the horological space, with six rare and discontinued watches that we think are incredible in their own ways.

Introducing: The Doxa Sub 200 Whitepearl Is Anything But Vanilla

A new color for an already vibrant line of dive watches.

Hands-On: The Clear CasiOak I Bought For My Long-Awaited Summer

I picked up the G-Shock GA2100SKE-7A with warm weather in mind. How's it doing so far?

Vintage Watches: A 1978 Rolex Day-Date With Spanish Day Disc, A 1972 Patek Philippe 'Beta 21,' And A 1950s Heuer Autavia Dashboard Stopwatch Retailed By Abercrombie & Fitch Co

From classy to funky to kitchen, this week's vintage drop runs the gamut.

Cheerful, crazy and cheeky: six great recommendations for quirky but fabulous watches

How do you add life into your watch collection? In this column, we will help you by seeking out six quirky watches with ununsual deisgn twists!

Heitis Chronograph ST19 V2: Well Built, But Not Inspired

Rather than be your run-of-the-mill fashion chrono, the new Heitis is set to be your “go anywhere, do anything” watch with a touch of class.  Now, usually if you try to jam to many characters into one movie, you end up with a jumbled mess that rarely achieves anything it sets out to do.  Will a watch be the same?

Laws In The World Of Wine And Spirits: The Good, The Bad, And The Idiotic

As with every aspect of our lives, the world of wine and spirits is heavily regulated. Growing grapes, making the stuff, distilling, selling, even (perhaps especially) drinking it. Here Ken Gargett takes a light-hearted look at some of the newer and crazier laws and regulations around the world.

Why I Bought It: Vacheron Constantin Malte Squelette – Reprise

Once upon a time in a small watch shop in a (relatively) small California town before GaryG really knew much at all about Vacheron Constantin as a brand and company. there was a display case. And a watch: the Vacheron Constantin Malte Squelette.

Shaken Not Stirred: The Drinking Habits Of 007 James Bond (And Why They Bought 8,400 Gallons Of Coca-Cola For ‘No Time To Die’)

“I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink,” James Bond says to Vesper Lynd in Ian Fleming’s first 007 novel, 'Casino Royale.' And so starts the adventures, not solely libationary and culinary, of one of the great fictional characters in the world. Rarely has anyone, fictional or not, influenced the eating and drinking habits of humanity to the extent managed by MI6’s finest. Ken Gargett takes a look at a few of Bond's favorite tipples, and there were quite a few.

Why I Bought It: The Corum Bubble Vintage – Reprise

Ian has a fairly narrow frame of reference when it comes to buying watches for himself: his taste runs to independents, in-house movements, and superlative hand-finishing. So why on earth did he buy a Corum Bubble, which is from a big (for him) brand and outfitted with an ETA 2892 movement with an industrial finish? And it's huge!

Oldies but Goodies: Six Rare and Discontinued Watches from Our Archives

Last week, we did a feature on some watches with unusual case shapes. In the article, we did cite that there were quite a few interesting watches that were created in between the 1990s and 2000s. We decided to dive further from there and explore watches that were produced during that period. We think thatRead More

Christopher Ward C1 Worldglow: The C1 Worldtimer, but brighter?

I mean, how many times are you going to need to know a time zone in the pitch blackness?  Unless Carmen Sandiego has stolen all electricity and the sun, you’ll probably be able to track the time for her whereabouts just fine without the extra lume, gumshoe.

Cartier Tank à Vis and Santos Galbee: why I bought both!

Sharon Tan shares with us the story of how she came to buy the Cartier Tank à Vis, via the route of a Cartier Santos Galbee.

Why I Bought It (For My Wife): An Engraved Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classique – Reprise

This is a family affair: a story of Ian's wife Brigitte, her horse Gucci, his father Neil, and an engraved Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classique. And this is a good example of how and why you might want to commission a work of art on the back of a Reverso.

Our Predictions In The Chronometry Category Of The 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Our Panel Is United, But Not Unanimous

In the GPHG Chronometry category, we find mechanical watches that contain at least one tourbillon, and/or a special escapement, and/or another development improving precision timekeeping. What we don't find, though, is much hard data regarding precision like timing test results or in most cases even a second hand. Precision watches without a second hand? Despite that, our panel predicts a clear winner.