While Grand Seiko is now well-established all around the world as the higher-end brand of the Seiko Watch Corporation, Credor remains far more niche and has just begun its global expansion, primarily with the Locomotive collection, based on a vintage watch once designed by Gérald Genta. Credor, another high-end brandwithin the group, employs a more classic approach with watches […]
Regardless of their growing success in the watch community, Fears is a brand that more people should be talking about, myself included. By that, I mean that they deserve all the praise they get and more. A true heritage brand that is still under the management of the original founding family (sixth generation in fact), it has not had an uninterrupted lineage. Still, it does have a genuine feel behind it. Part of that is obviously thanks to Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, the fourth Managing Director
Briston, the young, independent French brand with a portfolio of accessible, retro-inspired watches with fun, faux tortoiseshell cases, releases new models in its Clubmaster Legend collection. Presented in the classic cushion-shaped cases that define the collection, the new time-only references feature closed dials or open-heart designs, delivering an appealing blend of vintage design cues and […]
What We KnowWe love a good Todd Snyder collab, and there have been a few of them lately. Todd Snyder, a former menswear designer at Gap and J.Crew, has turned his attention to leading his own eponymous menswear label. He is a fan of watches, and I'm a fan of many of the brand's offerings. But most of their collaborations sell out quickly. That's why I'm surprised I have the chance to write about their most recent collaboration with Timex, a few days after its launch—extra surprised, in fact, b
Farer, a British indie brand, debuted in 2015 with watches designed in London and produced in Switzerland. With an extensive portfolio ranging from characterful three-handers to GMTs, as well as chronographs, integrated sports watches, and compressor-style dive watches, the brand’s keen eye for design is paying off. Coupled with its direct-to-consumer business model, which eliminates intermediaries, prices […]
Over the past couple of weeks, we looked at a whole bunch of things for our weekly Buying Guide, including several types of materials that would be ideal for summer watches. Now that the peak of the sunshine season is pretty much behind us, it doesn’t hurt to once again turn to materials as the […]
Watch collecting has never been more popular—or bigger business. What was unthinkable in the 1990s or early 2000s when many vintage Rolexes traded for a few-thousand dollars has come to pass: The ...
Seven hundred and eleven horsepower… SEVEN hundred and eleven… Let that sink in for a moment. I’ll wait. With it, the 911 has come a very long way from the modest 130bhp of the very first ones. The mad scientists employed by Porsche have managed to squeeze a never-before-seen amount of power from the 911’s […]
When Hermès launched its sporty cushion-shaped H08 men’s watch four years ago, it was welcomed with open arms – and not just among Hermès devotees. Characteristic of the brand’s flair for enigmatic shapes, the H08 is a playful juxtaposition of shapes highlighted with different finishes and textures. Continuing the success story, the H08 collection expands […]
Launched in 2020 at the height of the pandemic, Geneva Watch Days was Jean-Christophe Babin's radical answer to Baselworld's collapse—part necessity, part rebellion. What began as an agile, open-air gathering putting independents in the spotlight has grown into the watch world's own Milan Design Week. Hotels, boutiques, and lakeside galleries become stages, and the city itself transforms into a showcase for a traditional industry that needs to pivot in the face of challenging times.Now in its
MeisterSinger is well known for its single-handed collections with popular lines like №01 & №03 and Neo with their classic styling and accessible prices. The latest Pangaea Aventurine model takes the best of the above collections and adds a starry nighttime vibe and stylised, classic needle-shaped hand (the latter from the 365 series). The brand’s […]
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Exactly one year ago, Rolex, with the help of author Nicholas Foulkes and publisher Wallpaper, took us by surprise when releasing the first-ever Crown-authorised book, The History of the Oyster Perpetual Submariner Watch. While such initiatives have been done on multiple occasions by other brands, a historical book receiving the stamp of approval of Rolex […]
If there were a concise guide to the latest trends in watchmaking, it would likely feature compact unisex case sizes, vibrant colours and stone dials. Bang on trend, Audemars Piguet’s latest trilogy of compact 38mm Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon models flaunts vibrant-coloured stone dials sourced from around the world. As part of the brand’s […]
Today marks the release of Ed Sheeran's latest album, Play, and along with it, the release of the music video for the song "Camera", in which Ed can be spotted wearing a special white ceramic IWC. Just like Taylor Swift's engagement was a big "world's collide" moment for fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cartier Santos Demoiselle, the launch of Sheeran's new album offers a stage for a unique pink-dialed IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar inspired by the colors of his new album cover.We've g
If he had already spent years working for some of the biggest names in the watch industry, Sylvain Berneron truly made a name for himself on the independent watchmaking scene in 2023 with the launch of the first watch under his own brand. The unapologetically elegant and original Mirage – a shaped watch with an […]
To say that the perpetual calendar complication reverts great importance to Audemars Piguet, specifically in the context of the Royal Oak, would be an understatement. Earlier this year, in the frame of its 150th anniversary, the Le Brassus-based brand released two important new models, built around an unprecedented movement (calibre 7138): the new generation of […]
As the dust has settled from last week's flurry of new releases at Geneva Watch Day and the Hodinkee team shakes off the jet lag, we have combed through our favorites from what's becoming the second biggest annual watch fair in the world. This year, we saw more brands exhibiting, and the list of new releases growing. If you missed all the news, you can catch up here, and be sure to stay tuned to the homepage for upcoming hands-on stories and more. For now, we've asked our editors to pick their
Have you ever come across an old heirloom and wondered about the story behind a set of initials, an engraving, or a message from a loved one? Our pal Daniel Miller of the L.A. Times recently published a fascinating story about one man's hunt to uncover the possible history connecting a clock he bought on eBay with none other than J.F.K. At the center of Miller's story, we find Bill Anderson, now 95 and a retired watchmaker in Oregon. Anderson stumbled upon a peculiar Chelsea Clock—a brass "Che
If there’s one brand – or rather, one house – that defies the laws of gravity, it’s Hermès. Just uttering the name evokes a reaction: it’s the embodiment of absolute luxury. Elegance, lightness, and discretion might be its keys, as Hermès stands as a unique case in a sector currently facing turbulence. No matter: the […]