British watchmaking company Bremont has made some key changes in the last couple of years, not least bringing on a new CEO in 2023, Davide Cerrato (well known for releasing the Tudor Black Bay in 2012 and for working at Montblanc and Panerai). A new direction was revealed at Watches & Wonders 2024 with an updated logo and a broader […]
Since its rebirth in 2015, Czapek & Cie has produced a focused but diverse family of collections: the elegant Quai des Bergues, the sporty-chic Antarctique, the recent Promenade, the exceptional Place Vendôme, and the refined Faubourg de Cracovie chronograph series. Introduced in 2018, the Faubourg de Cracovie was Czapek’s first chronograph, powered by the calibre […]
For over 180 years, L’Epée 1839 has been one of the greatest specialists in high-end mechanical clocks, from traditional carriage timepieces to captivating, bold creations like the 1520-component Albatross and other time-telling objects developed in cooperation with MB&F, cars and aeroplanes for Tiffany & Co., or an Imperial Hot Air Balloon for Louis Vuitton, to […]
Around Christmas, I was stuck inside at my parents' house in Wisconsin, with wind chills of -15ºF and snowstorms, and, of course, I reflexively opened Instagram. I landed on the recommended content and saw a wrist shot of an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked in white ceramic, with bright blue bridges, worn out in the daylight sunshine. "Well, that's gotta be an old photo," I thought. "That was the piece AP made for OnlyWatch. It was never sold. So how is that p
Since 2002, the Voutilainen workshop's evolution and its founder's philosophy have been expressed through refined and robust in-house mechanisms, high-level finishing, distinctive cases, and hand-guilloché dials. This in-depth journey, presented by independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen, highlights his workshop's most exclusive timepieces, shaped by a unique blend of Finnish and Swiss influences, and showcasing mastery across complications such as minute repeaters, tourbillons, and emblematic
The Oris Aquis Date collection made a splash in 2011 as a new generation of dive watches catering to professional divers and landlubbers looking for a resilient sports watch. Characterised by its competent diving credentials and robust architecture, the Aquis Date represents Oris’ more technical, contemporary side, compared to the vintage-inspired Divers Sixty-Five line. Redesigned over […]
Few brands embrace colour and material innovation quite like Hublot. Since the original Big Bang in 2005, it has explored every imaginable fusion, from sapphire, ceramic, and carbon to precious metals, often paired with interesting chromatic tones. Think vivid Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM, ice-cold sapphire or titanium with chilly white ceramic of the […]
Prices for used and pre-owned watches rose during the fourth quarter, the first broad-based quarter-over-quarter increase in several years, as major groups, including Richemont, Swatch Group, and LVMH watch brands, enjoyed gains and the secondary watch market strengthened. Data compiled by WatchCharts and compiled in a report by investment bank Morgan Stanley shows that prices for used watches rose by 1.9% during the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, with 21 out of 35 tr
Founded in 2019 by Lilian Thibault, Awake is a young French brand built on the idea that time can be experienced more consciously, through sustainability, creativity, and cultural preservation. In line with this approach, Awake seeks to revive and modernise ancestral crafts from around the world. In 2024, Awake introduced the Son Mai collection, its […]
<p>This auditory masterpiece from the Geneva-based watchmaker is not only an exquisite example of the sonic haute horological state-of-the-art, but is also the most complicated watch every created in the 30-year journey of Chopard's movement manufacture </p>
This week, alongside the monochromatic Chronograph in Black Ceramic and the Skeleton Black Ceramic & Gold, which added an interplay of black ceramic and gold-toned mechanics to the Skyline collection, Zenith revealed the Defy Skyline Tourbillon Skeleton. This powerful new reference pushed the collection’s architectural design language into the realm of high luxury and complication. […]
On this week's episode of The Business of Watches, we wrangled some time with someone born into the Swiss watch industry but who has taken an outsider's path to business success. Manuel Emch is the managing director of Louis Erard and also one-third of the radical upstart micro-brand Kollokium. We sat down last year, and Emch outlined his circuitous route and unique approach to building and selling watch brands. Kollokium Projekt 02 (left) and Projekt 01 (right). But first, Hodinkee Magaz
What We KnowIf you know me, you know that I love a green dial. So when the latest model from Los Angeles-based microbrand Nodus crossed my inbox, I knew I needed to take another look. For the first time in the collection, the Nodus Sector Deep Pioneer gets a gradient dial, in (my humble opinion) a gorgeous shade of green.Nodus has always gotten points in my book for offering original concepts at price points that feel like they deliver quite a bit of value. And if you're a spec sheet kinda guy
Blancpain unveiled its Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar in 2012, an extraordinarily complex watch that fuses the traditional lunisolar Chinese system, elements of the Gregorian calendar, and a moon phase. A world first, Blancpain’s masterpiece coincided with the Chinese Year of the Dragon. For 2026, Blancpain returns with a 50-piece limited edition in platinum dedicated to […]
We knew this one was coming… Since TAG Heuer unveiled the Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph in 2024, it felt inevitable that the brand’s advanced rattrapante chronograph movement would make it into the Carrera line. Now, that moment has arrived. The new TAG Heuer Carrera Split-Seconds Chronograph brings the rattrapante complication to the Carrera lineup, wrapped in […]
Hublot‘s partnership with Novak Djokovic has always felt more than a simple ambassador deal; it is a meeting of champions. The Greatest of All Times, the 24-time Grand Slam winner and 2024 Olympic gold medallist, joined the brand’s family in 2021, and in 2024, the Big Bang Unico Novak Djokovic, made from recycled tennis racquets […]
Following in the footsteps of the award-winning LM Sequential EVO of 2022, MB&F’s first chronograph, or rather two chronographs, with an unprecedented combination of timing modes, MB&F treats its more sophisticated LM Sequential Flyback to the brand’s all-terrain EVO treatment, a series of structural upgrades to beef up the case for an active lifestyle. Its […]
Louis Vuitton’s origins as a purveyor of steamer trunks and inventor of the stackable traveller’s trunk led to the brand’s association with the Art of Travel, a theme that extends across many product lines, including watches. The aptly named Escale travel-themed collection – meaning stopover or port of call – underwent a significant change of […]
What We KnowToday, just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Winter Games in northern Italy, Omega just released another Milano Cortina edition into the collection. Joining a 38mm automatic Speedmaster and a 37mm Moonshine Gold vintage-style Seamaster, the new Seamaster Diver 300M Milano Cortina Edition is the boldest of the trio.The edition takes the form of Omega's ceramic-and-titanium diver, this time rendered in white ceramic for a bright, frosty look. While the silhouette will be fam
At the 2026 LVMH Watch Week in Milano, Zenith presents its latest creations alongside fellow LVMH brands, with a spotlight on the Defy collection. Among the highlights is the new Defy Skyline Skeleton Black Ceramic & Gold, a striking elaboration of one of Zenith’s most distinctive contemporary models. The Defy Skyline is Zenith’s modern take […]