This Week (in Watches) Today, 11 December 2022: 7 things you should know
It is a slower news week, as it usually is towards the end of the year. Nevertheless, we do have some controversies, like a allegedly...
It is a slower news week, as it usually is towards the end of the year. Nevertheless, we do have some controversies, like a allegedly...
Carl F. Bucherer has been churning out fine Swiss wristwatches since 1888, with an eye towards designing watches as fine jewelry since the very beginning....
And just like that, we are in the final month of the year. Its been a real interesting week too, with Rolex dropping the mic...
Wondering hours displays are amongst the most visually interesting ways to display time. Perhaps only coming second to HYT’s fluidic system. Weirdly, for a complication...
It’s been a great week for me personally, with a three-day week. But that isn’t what we’re here for. In the world of watches, Rolex...
One of the eternal pub debates has actually been solved. The question of who was the best James Bond has been answered. The best James...
Singapore based Vario have just released their latest vintage inspired watch the VERSΛ Dual Time Reversible. The brand’s mission is to supply products that strike...
This week we have De Bethune launching a new, innovative chronometry testing methodology, one that can be customised to each buyer personally. We also have...
My first memory of Franck Muller was a Economics lecturer in Junior College using it as an example of price inelasticity given its luxury nature....
So Black Panther Wakanda Forever came out this week. There was no second act to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Black Panther Concept though. What...
Did you hear that Scottish Watches has a new watch collaboration coming up for sale at the end of the month? But we won’t toot...
A new Rolex watch that just drops rather suddenly is rare. A new Rolex in a never used metal is even rarer. A Rolex that...
This has been a busy year for Christopher Ward. They released the Aquitaine range in X, the revised C60 Trident in Y, and the Series...
This week has been a busy one. Watches & Wonders 2023 is now set to go! There was never any doubt but there are some...
Say the name Omega and the mind immediately jumps to either a moon landing Speedmaster or a James Bond Seamaster. But every so often, the...
This year Zodiac turned 140 years old (congrats!) and to celebrate they’ve been achieving a few firsts in the brand’s history. Mainly in the expansion...
Over the past two years, Cartier has increasingly grown in brand recognition, and deservedly so. After all, the brand has a long rich history in...
I have said this before, and I will say it again. I never understand why Swiss watch brands love to release new watches all at...
It’s beyond fair to say that Patek Philippe had an extraordinary week of releases! Truly showing that it is a powerhouse of watchmaking and may...
In watch marketing, particularly among microbrands, the phrase “disrupt the industry” is pretty commonplace. Often, that just means the brand has adopted a direct-to-consumer model,...
It is my pleasure to bring to your attention a watch straight from the imagination of the future of the watch industry! Rich from Studio...
It is not quite a Grand Seiko week yet, but the week has been dominated by releases from the brand with no less than 5...
We knew the storm was coming. Seiko launched the NH34 onto the market swiftly followed by Citizen launching the 9075. These new GMT movements were...
If you love a good story with your watch, then look no further than William Wood. For those of you who don’t listen to the...
While known mostly for their Flieger/Pilots watches, Laco, the German manufacturer based in Pforzheim, also produces non-pilot watches. These tool watches have a very Laco-esque...
Navigation has been a problem since the first civilisations decided it was a good idea to see what the people on the other side the...
Ready for another Zelos drop? Computer and phone are set up with all your details, alarms are set to either wake you up early or...
It’s my wedding anniversary today ! But thats not whats important. In the world of watches, it has been a week of auctions with Cartier...
The Code 11.59 is boring – they said. AP’s response: “take that – doubters!!” – the last flurry of releases saw incredible timepieces in the...
A year ago, Grand Seiko released a watch that I thought was an extremely important model in its line-up, the STGF359. At the time, the...
Since its launch in 2018, Norqain has rapidly grown in both popularity and reputation. One of its most significant wins was getting industry legend Jean...
This week has been a little slower on watch industry news but we have great new releases to make up for it. First we have...
Full disclosure: I LOVE THE CODE 11.59! There, I said it. Yes, yes, when launched in 2019 everyone loved to pile up the hate on...
Imagine a dress watch, automatic, 72 hours power reserve, 30m power reserve, 21,600 vph (3Hz) Frequency featuring a tourbillion. So far, so good. 72 hours...
If you are someone who went to high school in the early 1980s there’s a good chance you wore a watch. If you did then...
This week, we kick off with Richemont Group signing up for a good cause, before checking out Chronext’s latest move after a series of negative...
The watch world is still recovering from the brilliant Geneva Watch Days so it’s a slower news week but we’ve still got some pretty interesting...
It’s rare to see really innovative entries in the complication area. Especially from young brands. Most “innovations” are materials used or designs. But for John...
Geneva Watch Days has come and gone, and boy, it has been a fun few days with many really interesting releases. While I normally would...
After daring to create and then introduce their first chronograph (1941 Grönograaf) a few months ago, the two horological bros from the Netherlands, Bart and Tim Grönefeld...
You can always count on Czapek to provide exciting, beautifully crafted pieces and the new Quai de Bergues are no exception. Don’t know a lot...
The DB25 is a testimony to De Bethune’s ability to still do more classic-looking watches without losing any of its own flair and DNA. While...
Someone once tried to convince me that there was more to life than red wine. Eventually, I had to concede that there was indeed more...
Sometimes so many things are happening in life that one’s only hope of figuring it all out is to compartmentalize. That’s kind of the origin...
Perfection in watches is often elusive, given that the very definition of perfection tends to be subjective. Even in more specific categories, like that of...
I must have been living in a well (or enjoying a long holiday in Europe) and forgot that Geneva Watch Days is here! But before...
Oris has worked the Aquis line really hard since its launch in 2011. The original Aquis date came in a 43.5mm case with a ceramic...
Nothing says anniversary celebration like gold does and that was exactly what Bvlgari did with its Octo Finissimo Automatic collection at Geneva Watch Days. The...
The Christopher Ward C60 has been the mainstay of the brand for most of the brand’s life. The C60 was launched in 2008 and the...
Following a couple of weeks not much going on last week the watch world decided to unveil a few colorful and cracking pieces. From the...
If you put the brand new Aquatimer from IWC next to the previous generation you will be very hard pressed to find the differences. However...
Very few pieces have the amount of heritage that the new Fratello × Louis Moinet Memoris Spirit 40mm Chronograph Limited Edition can proudly claim to...
It has been an interesting year for Grand Seiko fans since the brand is both celebrating the 55th anniversary of its iconic 44GS case design,...
Hajime Asaoka is one of the finest watchmakers on the planet, no doubt. His watches reach stratospheric prices and he produces all parts of the...
August is upon us, and July ended with a bang! At least in the watch world. We had a depressing auction where Hitler’s watch was...
Christopher Ward released the C63 Sealander range in May 2021 (it was covered quite brilliantly here on the Scottish Watches website). The Sealander range was...
Zenith is on an incredible trajectory at the moment, their sales are through the roof, many of their models fetch a nice premium in the...
Ming is an independent watch brand based out of Kuala Lumpur and was founded by Ming Thein. He also functions as the chief designer. His...
This week has been dominated by the falling prices of hyped models, with effects like Chronext’s lay-offs, and the potential causes like China’s lockdowns and...
Japanese GMT movements are like buses. You wait ages for one and then two to turn up at once. Bulova has launched a new GMT...
Founded in 2016 in England, Isotope watches is an independent brand combining original designs with a rather “different” approach. Their offerings are polarizing for sure,...
Some brands are content to use meteorite dials on their watches with the bare minimum finish required to make them fit and allow these celestial...
The SBGY009 is the latest piece from Grand Seiko to take the form of their iconic “Grand Seiko Style”, first presented in the 1967 44GS....
Following the frantic release of watches over the past two weeks, we have had a slower week. Not that it was not without its fun,...
Extreme E was the brainchild of Alejandro Agag and is an international racing series which races electric desert racers in various locations to highlight the...
In a year comprising 52 weeks, I will never figure out why watch brands love to cluster their releases around the same periods. That is...
Formex is a brand that is massively underappreciated. I blame it all on their old logo – but since that is fixed now – there...
When you think Richard Mille, outrageous tourneau shaped ultra-light sports watches come to mind. You respect the brand for what it has accomplished it is...
Grönefeld has become the most prestigious brand in the Netherlands, since its founding in 2008 with the GTM-06, and sits on par with other great...
When Tudor first teased this release, it tied the watch to the British North Greenland Expedition (BNGE) that first started way back in 1952. The...
You’ve seen the above picture. So where in this watches’ little world should we start? Greubel Forsey is a combination of the names of two...
It’s a relatively slow week as far as watch news go, but the watch releases keep rolling in. First up, is a massive tease from...
Everton F.C. was founded as St. Domingo’s FC in 1878 and were renamed as Everton in 1879. They were founder members of the Football League...
The SuperOcean was my favorite line from Breitling so I am biased, but more about that in the conclusion. The SuperOcean has traditionally been a...
2022 is shaping up to be a brilliant year for British watchmaking. We have already had great releases from Fears and Garrick, but the Kudoke...
When Grand Seiko first announced the SLGH003, it sounded like an almost perfect Grand Seiko watch with a slimmer profile together with a thoroughly new...
Out of every animal in the oceans, I wouldn’t have imagined the oyster had a big role in maintaining that ecosystem. According to the National...
The Seiko Group would be really happy this week, since both its main Seiko brand and more luxury Grand Seiko brand picked up design awards....
Recent decades have seen a re-emergence of British brands that honor the ingenuity and craftsmanship that once made Britain today’s Switzerland. Few do it as...
It has been an exciting week for watch news, with some interesting industry movements. We have François-Henry Bennahmias confirming a rumour on his future in...
It’s your birthday so how do you celebrate? A glass of wine, maybe a trip to a beach or perhaps you buy yourself something special...
You would have thought that a brand like Glashütte Original (GO) with roots stemming from 1843 would have done it all, but apparently not because...
When Oris released their in-house automatic movement calibre “400” just two years ago, it caused quite some excitement in the mid-price watch sector. It came...
Collaborations in the watch industry is extremely commonplace but they don’t always feel organic. However, if there is one that fits like a glove, it...
Limiting releases to one region is nothing new from Grand Seiko. In fact, some of their best pieces unfortunately or fortunately, depending on where you...
The past week started rather slowly, but then finished with aplomb. Norqain scored a major win in Jean-Claude Biver, WatchBox continues its expansion in...
Seiko has just released a flurry of new watches, but none stand out as much as the new Seiko 5 series, for all the right...
Another week, another flurry of watch releases. First, we hear from Ralf and Misael on the latest from Audemars Piguet and IWC respectively. Next, we...
Grand Seiko’s latest watch continues its celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Grand Seiko Style, the design philosophy that was first established with the...
Zenith may be best known for its El Primero automatic chronograph movement first launched in 1969, but any brand that can come up with a...
Glashütte Original (GO) is an often overlooked brand because its sits in in a sort of no man’s land in terms of both pricing and...
The Tourbillon 1 and the Supersede could be considered the equivalent to the Seamaster and Speedmaster for Horage, getting the majority of the attention dedicated...
Hölstein is a municipality in the Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is famous for its cows. The black and white Hölstein. If you’re not a dairy...
This week has been a busy one, with plenty of watch releases, amidst some watch news. We first look at the spillover demand for watches...
Since 2016, Fears has gone about creating beautiful watches that seek to restore some of the glory that the brand and British watchmaking once had....
This week, we have had OAK (one of a kind) International Exhibition in London, but since Dave has been over there checking things out in...
To label Kurono Tokyo as a microbrand is both accurate and misleading at the same time. Its movement, launch patterns and price point is rather...
Its auction season this week! In particular we have Royal Oak auctions galore, the latest Cartier Crash auction results, plus multiple releases from Seiko and...
It has been an odd recently i.e. past two weeks since Grand Seiko had not released anything new recently but the brand has set things...
It has been a busy week in the world of watches, with Tudor taking on Tour de France, supply chain predictions, Watchbox’s NFTs, Wei Koh’s...