Quill & Pad
Why I Bought It: Timex Marlin Re-Edition
GaryG has said it many times: there are great watches to be had at every price point! Enter the Timex Marlin Re-edition of 2017, a watch that he owns, wears, and loves.
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Worn & Wound
Tudor’s Black Bay 58 18K Finally Has a Matching Solid Gold Bracelet
In the pantheon of modern enthusiast brands, it’s hard to deny that Tudor sits at the top of the heap. One simple explanation for this is that Tudor is really good at giving us what we want - almost. They also have a history of giving us something exceedingly close to exactly what we ask for, with a slight twist, then having us fall in love with it anyway. When Tudor introduced the Black Bay 58, it was a clear winner. If you’ve ever been to an event where watch collectors gather en masse you’re sure to have run into one. But the original black colorway, with its heavily vintage coloring and gilt accents, wasn’t quite the modern aesthetic some people were looking for. That watch came three years later when Tudor dropped the Black Bay 58 Blue kind of out of nowhere on a random day in July 2020 (although pretty much any day that summer would have felt decidedly random). The Black Bay 58 was off like a rocket. So it wasn’t much of a surprise when, in 2021, Tudor released two more versions of the 58. What was a massive surprise was that the two new additions to the lineup were each made in precious metal. Naturally, people had thoughts. I, for one, was on board with the move, and the Black Bay 58 925 Silver is easily one of my favorite Tudors. For as much as people seemed to generally like these watches, there was a clear sense that something was missing. That something was a bracelet. Now, Tudor has solved that problem, at least for the Black Bay 58 18K. In just ab...
Worn & Wound
Editorial: Our Reactions to the Bremont Rebrand
Bremont made their debut at Watches & Wonders last week, and they unexpectedly became the talk of the show. The new watches represent a dramatic departure from the design language Bremont has cultivated over the past 20 years, and serve as the introduction of Davide Cerrato at the helm of the company (he’s been CEO since spring of last year, but these new novelties are the first from the brand without the design input of founders Nick and Giles English). Relaunches are complicated, and we can’t recall a similar attempt at a rebrand that was so ambitious. To unveil a completely new strategy at a brand’s first Watches & Wonders under a CEO who has been in place for less than a year is a massive undertaking, and regardless of how you feel about Bremont’s new direction, there’s no denying that this was a big swing. Below you’ll find reactions to Bremont’s Watches & Wonders presence from Zach Weiss and Zach Kazan, both of whom had a chance to (briefly) go hands-on with the new novelties. We hope to have an opportunity to spend more time with these watches in the near future to bring you a more complete evaluation outside the fanfare and noise of the industry’s major trade show. Zach Kazan A somewhat slower year for big, flashy new releases at Watches & Wonders means that smaller stories about watches and brands that don’t normally generate a ton of heat will be talked about and picked apart in a way you wouldn’t necessarily see. Last year, when Rolex dropped...
Fratello
Fratello Favorites: Jorg’s Favorite Watches And Wonders 2024 Releases - Featuring Cartier, Patek Philippe, Tudor, And More
This week, there won’t be a regular Top 5 list. Instead, I had a chance to pick my five favorites from Watches and Wonders 2024 as part of our current Fratello Favorites series. Funnily enough, most of my picks are variations of existing models. Is it proof that Watches and Wonders wasn’t too exciting? I […] Visit Fratello Favorites: Jorg’s Favorite Watches And Wonders 2024 Releases - Featuring Cartier, Patek Philippe, Tudor, And More to read the full article.
Monochrome
Introducing – The Ollech & Wajs Rallychron, a Racing Chronograph to Time the Perfect Lap
Brought back from the ashes a few years ago, OW Watches or Ollech & Wajs has slowly but steadily been expanding its collection of sports instruments, including pilot’s watches, diving tools, chronographs and even an ultra-robust take on the watch with integrated bracelet. For its latest release, the brand takes a closer look at the […]
Fratello
Introducing: The RZE Urbanist - A Lightweight Field Watch With A Solar Movement Guaranteed For Life
The Urbanist is the latest release from RZE, and we think it might be the perfect “grab and go” watch. As you’ll soon discover, this is a fantastic everyday watch with an easygoing solar-powered movement. Best of all, the movement is guaranteed for life. Did we mention that it’s also affordable? We certainly enjoy RZE […] Visit Introducing: The RZE Urbanist - A Lightweight Field Watch With A Solar Movement Guaranteed For Life to read the full article.
Quill & Pad
Which Watches Do You Think Merit Contention in the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)?
While the red carpet GPHG prize giving ceremony isn’t until the 13th of November 2024, GPHG Academy members have until the 26 of April to submit suggestions for watches for consideration. Ian Skellern is interested to hear your thoughts on which watches warrant contention and what you think about the new category changes.
SJX Watches
A Homage to Couture with the Chanel Automaton Musical Clock
Unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2024, Chanel’s capsule collection for the year is Couture O’Clock that draws inspiration from the workshop of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel by referencing dressmaking tools. A homage to the brand’s dressmaking and tailoring, the lineup includes wristwatches and pendant watches, but the most captivating timekeeper is undoubtedly the Couture O’Clock Musical Clock, a unique piece that is table clock containing a music box and automaton. A three dimensional display under a glass dome, the clock is centred on five ceramic dressmaker mannequins that travel around the base like a carousel while a tune plays. Continuing with Chanel’s tradition of a clock each year, is clad in Chanel’s elegant colours of black, white, and gold, but lavishly constructed, with diamonds set on the chandelier, brooches and 245 pieces of onyx inlaid on the base. Initial thoughts Table clocks occupy a niche in timepiece collecting, yet are incredibly diverse and range from the hyper mechanical to the whimsical. Chanel’s Musical Clock is paradoxically all at the same time – impressively in its mechanics, incredibly extravagant in execution, yet lighthearted in theme. Like the brand’s past table clocks – most just as impressive and expensive – the Musical Clock is an apt homage to the Chanel. But unlike its predecessors, the Musical Clock is a more straightforward embodiment of the brand’s best-known line of business. It is also more feminine than Chane...
Hodinkee
Photo Report: A Watches & Wonders 2024 Sendoff With Lucid Motors In Geneva
After a week of recording Hodinkee Radio at Lucid Studios, we turned the space into a good old-fashioned watch party.
Time+Tide
The Bovet Récital 28 Prowess 1 is the first watch ever to acknowledge daylight savings
A world-first complication is quite a rarity nowadays, especially a useful one like in the case of this Bovet.The post The Bovet Récital 28 Prowess 1 is the first watch ever to acknowledge daylight savings appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Monochrome
First Look – The Baltic Tricompax Tour Auto 2024, with a Cool Rally Timer Set
Long passionate about cars and watches, the team behind Baltic (Frenchmen Etienne, Paul and Clément) has, last year, finally materialized these shared passions in a cool project, the Tricompax watch and the partnership with Peter Auto and the legendary Tour Auto race. Just ahead of the 2024 edition of this vintage car rally, and as […]
Worn & Wound
Raymond Weil’s Expanded Millesime Collection
If you had told me a few weeks ago that one of the brands I’d feel best about coming out of Watches & Wonders 2024 would be Raymond Weil, I’d probably have been pretty confused, because at that point I don’t think I even had a meeting set up with the brand, and their attendance at the show was not even on my radar. But Watches & Wonders, as ever, has surprises in store for everyone. And sometimes you wind up taking an unexpected appointment with a brand you frankly don’t really know much about or have paid much attention to over the years, and it completely wins you over. Raymond Weil, dollar for dollar and watch for watch, had one of the most impressive showings at this year’s Watches & Wonders, and they took me completely off guard. Worn & Wound has covered Raymond Weil sporadically over the course of our website’s existence. CEO Elie Bernheim came on the podcast in 2017, and there have been a handful of new releases written about and reviews filed, but for the most part Raymond Weil has simply not appeared in these pages. Why is that? Well, for much of the brand’s history, they just haven’t caught the eye of the enthusiast. Raymond Weil has always positioned itself as a mass market brand making affordable watches for everyday people, not collectors or connoisseurs, necessarily. There’s nothing at all wrong with that, of course, it was just never really our wheelhouse. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zach Kazan (@zkazan) But the b...
Monochrome
First Look – The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition
Unless you were on the board of H. Moser & Cie. or an insider on the F1 circuit, not many of our readers would have guessed that Moser would become the timekeeping partner of Alpine Motorsports (ex-Renault). Announced earlier this year, the collaboration extends to all disciplines associated with Alpine Motorsports, from F1 to endurance […]
Time+Tide
Explore sparkling eccentricity with the Gerald Charles Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin Gem-Set
Penned by the most renowned watch designer of all time, Gerald Charles goes for a diamond-studded look.The post Explore sparkling eccentricity with the Gerald Charles Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin Gem-Set appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Revolution
Ulysse Nardin at Watches & Wonders 2024: The Freak S Nomad
Join Wei and Matthieu Haverlan, Managing Director of Ulysse Nardin, as they go through their exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024: The Freak S Nomad
Revolution
Panerai at Watches & Wonders 2024: Exciting New Novelties
Join Wei and Jean-Marc Pontroué, CEO of Panerai, as they go through their exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024.
Revolution
M.A.D Gallery New Novelties For 2024: M.A.D 1 X Jean-Charles de Castelbaljac
Wei sit down with Maximilian Büsser, CEO of MB&F; and M.A.D Editions, as we discover his 2024 novelties, M.A.D 1 X Jean-Charles de Castelbaljac.
Revolution
Bell & Ross at Watches & Wonders 2024: Exciting New Novelties
Join Wei and Carlos A. Rosillo, CEO of Bell & Ross , as they go through their exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024.
Revolution
Oris at Watches & Wonders 2024: Exciting New Novelties
Join Wei and Rolf Studer, CEO of Oris, as they go through their exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024.
Revolution
Hermès at Watches & Wonders 2024: Exciting New Novelties
Join Wei and Laurent Dordet, CEO of Hermès Horloger as they go through their exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024.
Revolution
TAG Heuer at Watches & Wonders 2024: Exciting New Novelties
Join Wei and Julien Tornare, CEO of TAG Heuer, as they go through their exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024.
Revolution
A.Lange & Söhne at Watches & Wonders 2024: Exciting New Novelties
Join Wei and Wilhlem Schmid, CEO of A.Lange & Söhne, as they go through their exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024.
Revolution
Tudor at Watches & Wonders 2024: Exciting New Novelties
Join Wei and Christophe Chevalier, PR of Tudor, as they go through Tudor exciting new novelties for Watches & Wonders 2024.
Fratello
Nezumi Brings Back The Tonnerre Chronograph - A ‘60s-Inspired Duo With A Small-Cased Punch
Nezumi Studios is known for its big-value chronographs, and despite the rising prices of wristwear, this doesn’t appear to be changing. After 13 years in existence and nine years of creating mid-century-inspired sports watches, the Stockholm-based brand is now an established player on the watch scene. David Campo, founder and lead designer of the Swedish […] Visit Nezumi Brings Back The Tonnerre Chronograph - A ‘60s-Inspired Duo With A Small-Cased Punch to read the full article.
Quill & Pad
Tim Mosso visits the New York International Auto Show 2024 (Before it Fades Away): It’s a High-Low-and-No Octane Photofest (Part 1)
When Tim Mosso first attended the NY show in ‘98, he was a 13-year-old kid in awe of the spectacle. Its sheer scale was stunning. But the world is changing and he learns what a difference 26 years makes.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Atelier Wen Perception Review: An Introduction To Chinese Luxury Watches
A look at the origins of Atelier Wen and the story of the Atelier Wen Perception, a watch that promotes and emphasizes Chinese craftsmanship.
Fratello
Fratello Talks: Watches And Wonders 2024
Welcome to this week’s episode of Fratello Talks. In this special long-form episode, Nacho, RJ, and Morgan discuss Watches and Wonders 2024. There’s much to unpack from this year’s fair, so prepare for an extended episode. The trio tackles topics including the general atmosphere of the fair, noticeable trends from brands and the industry overall, […] Visit Fratello Talks: Watches And Wonders 2024 to read the full article.
Time+Tide
It’s back! Time+Tide Kiss, Marry, Kill Watches and Wonders 2024 edition
You've read the reviews, watched the videos, and seen the Instagram posts - but what do the members of our team really think?The post It’s back! Time+Tide Kiss, Marry, Kill Watches and Wonders 2024 edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Hodinkee
Hands-On: Cartier Brings Back The Tortue – Monopusher Chronograph And All
A well executed update to one of its oldest shapes, complete with a new monopusher chronograph.
Worn & Wound
The Ulysse Nardin Freak S Nomad Combines Adventurous Contemporary Watchmaking with Old School Craft
Very few things put a smile on my face quite like the Ulysse Nardin Freak. It’s one of the first haute horlogerie watches I can remember encountering, well before watches were ever a hobby or preoccupation, in a glossy magazine advertisement that I probably saw while waiting for a doctor’s appointment or something else similarly trivial and forgettable. The Freak, though, has stayed with me. How could it not? It’s one of the most cleverly named watches ever made, for one. And its “no dial, no hands, no crown” concept continues to endure, and even after multiple decades of horological innovation surrounding Ulysse Nardin (which they very much had a role in kicking off) it remains every bit as avante-garde, insane, and completely delightful as its always been. For the third straight year, Ulysse Nardin has brought just one watch to show at Watches & Wonders. The Freak S Nomad, a follow up to 2022’s Freak S, is a futuristic tour-de-force that pays tribute to classical watchmaking at the same time as it shows us something we’ve never quite seen before. The movement, an imposing flying carousel that rotates around its own axis, features two balance wheels posted at a 20 degree incline linked to a vertically integrated differential mounted to ball bearings. Every Freak movement, no matter how advanced or comparatively simple (this one is the most advanced there is) is an exercise in problem solving. When the movement itself is in motion, it adds a whole layer o...