Watch Of The Week: Watch Collecting Is A Team Sport In My Family
And my mom's Rolex Yacht-Master started it all.
And my mom's Rolex Yacht-Master started it all.
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When F.P. Journe unveiled his Octa Sports line of watches back in 2011, we (the royal watch collecting "we") could simply not believe how light they were. After all, the F.P. Journe "lineSport" pieces, being the Octa Sport and the Centrigraphe (CTS), were made entirely of aluminum. Yes, aluminum! They were so light, they almost felt fake (seriously). They were not fake, they were just absurdly light, and absurdly cool.
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You can get your hands on a dino-themed watch stand from one of the world's top watchmakers and do some good.
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Continuing a family legacy of cars and watches via Porsche Design, Eterna, JLC, Chopard, and many more special watches.
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Traveling across timezones for the holidays? Grab a GMT, a watch that's built for the task.
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The Deepsea Challenge can go 11,000 meters and beyond. Not an easy thing to test for, especially in landlocked Switzerland.
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Behind the scenes at one of the world's most unique and comprehensive archives of horology.
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A host of hidden gems means we have a vintage watch for everyone on your holiday list this year.
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Seeing Red for G-SHOCK's first wave of 40th Anniversary releases
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Great watches that aren't great for our wrists.
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Expanding on an earlier limited release, Baltic's newest watches are a value in black and white (okay, beige).
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The G-SHOCK Ref. 6900-PT1 By John Mayer
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Pack some comfortable shoes, grab your raincoat, and leave your Rolex at home. This London native is taking you on a (totally unbiased!) horological tour of the greatest city in the world.
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With a flyer GMT and 39mm case, Tudor finally gave many collectors the Black Bay they'd been asking for.
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Here's a first look back at 2022 – and a preview of our forthcoming superlative awards.
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By staying true to its original inspiration, our Revival Of The Year made a statement like no other.
Oris has the answer with the new ProPilot Coulson and Big Crown Pointer Date Waldenburgerbahn.
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I know what a tourbillon is. Sort of.
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It was a big year for dressy watches, but one young independent watchmaker stole the show.
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The surprising Luminor Due Luna PAM1301 breaks every rule in the Panerai playbook.
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Logan Baker looks over 2022's buzziest and most captivating indies – and celebrates a segment of the industry bursting with imagination.
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F.P. Journe is a renaissance man with the most resonant take on the resonance phenomenon – and these days he offers it with a side of remontoir.
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They're extremely different from one another, but they're also remarkably similar in an uncommon way. More importantly, they each represent what I care about most in watchmaking.
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Grand Seiko built a literal castle in the heart of Williamsburg.
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The Ludwig 33 makes a big statement in a small package.
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Last year, a handful of specific watches – you know the ones – went from "rather expensive, even for a luxury item" to "these prices simply cannot be real." This year, the bubble popped. Here's what happened, and what it means for 2023.
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Summer, meet watch.
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Until now.
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"To me, the perfect adventure watch is one you don’t have to think about."
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They might not be the headliner in the watchmaker's show, but sometimes the opening act can surprise and delight.
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