The audacity of Horologer Ming as a watch designer and an independent watchmaker isn’t to be demonstrated anymore… Over its short life, the brand has managed to create a strong identity, yet it never ceases to evolve. Since its debut in 2017, the collective led by designer and photographer Ming Thein has built an impressive […]
What We KnowLast year, to celebrate Ming's eighth birthday (the company, not the founder), the brand debuted its fifth-generation design language with a dazzling chronograph, the 57.04 Iris. More art deco than ever before, and with a unique triple-stepped lug design, the Iris also featured one of Ming's more colorfully captivating dials. While the 100-piece edition sold quite quickly, it was nevertheless a flamboyant and slightly polarizing release from the brand (then again, with Ming's disti
Spring is in the air, and French brand March LA.B celebrates its favourite month with a limited edition of its flagship AM2 watch collection. Founded in 2009 by three friends, united by a passion for surfing and retro design, the LA.B part of the brand’s name does not refer to a laboratory but to the […]
With the Masterlink Boutique Edition, Gerald Charles aims to reinforce its preference for controlled distribution and direct customer dialogue. Available only through the brand’s boutiques in Geneva and Nagoya, this limited edition follows the earlier Masterlink series. First introduced in 2024, the Masterlink asymmetric case builds on the Maestro design by Gérald Charles Genta, featuring […]
Still a very young brand (founded in 2018), Norqain has rapidly grown to become an established brand, specialised in adventure watches and anything linked to mountaineering activities. With the Independence, Freedom, Wild One and Adventure collections, Norqain seeks the heights and offers robust watches that often come with serious mechanical credentials. One of the earliest […]
In 2016, Armin Strom rocked the watchmaking scene with the release of its Mirrored Force Resonance, an incredible technical breakthrough that miniaturised the centuries-old concept of synchronised motion into the confines of a wristwatch. Using two independent oscillators coupled by a patented resonance clutch spring, Armin Strom breathed life into Christiaan Huygens’ observation that two […]
The GMT complication is a popular one. Whether it's a flyer or a caller-style GMT, the tracking of an additional time zone or two is one of the more utilitarian complications in watchmaking. But despite its fanfare and love from the community, there are folks out there who find what is supposed to be an all-encompassing travel watch absolutely useless. No, I'm not talking about people too lazy to pull out a crown or to read a bezel. I'm talking about people living in countries that use thirty
With the start of the 2026 Formula 1 season (Australia Grand Prix, March 6-8), H. Moser & Cie. adds a vivid new chapter to its collaboration with BWT Alpine Formula One Team and presents the Streamliner Alpine Drivers Pink Edition. This limited series updates last year’s concept through colour and contrast. The familiar Streamliner case […]
What We KnowIf you don't know the Benrus Sky Chief, let me get you up to speed on one of the coolest vintage watches that you can still find for relatively affordable prices. The watch was a bit of a paradox—it was a smaller pilot's chronograph (unlike some of the massive, oversized watches from some brands of the era) released in the 1940s by New York City-based Benrus. The Sky Chief eventually became the official watch of pilots for some of the world's top airlines. They became beloved by co
With the Royale Paris, Pequignet started to reshape its identity as one of the rare true French watch manufactures. Following the recent redesign of the collection and the introduction of a more contemporary 39.5mm case, the brand now adds a fresh new variant: the Royale Paris Icy Blue. The case is unchanged from the latest […]
For frequent travellers or those who regularly find themselves in meetings on a global level, it helps to stay on time and in style. A GMT watch offers the perfect solution, but there are a ton of options to choose from. The majority of travel watches lean towards the tool-ish side of the spectrum, often […]
If you’ve ever travelled to Shanghai or Thailand, you might be familiar with the ease of acquiring a convincing fake Rolex for pennies on the dollar. Asian counterfeiters (particularly in Guangdong Province, China) often have access to the original machines used for cases, bracelets, and so on (not for Rolex specifically), as some Swiss brands […]
In just a week’s time, the madness that is the 2026 Formula 1 season will kick off in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix serving as the opening event of 24 rounds of racing. And this year it’s really anyone’s guess as to what’s going to happen over the 24-race-long season. We have very few […]
We’re less than two months away from the main event of the year for the watch industry… On April 14th, 2026, it will be time for Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, a giant fair that will gather well over 60 brands, including returning ones such as Audemars Piguet. Something that has become more than a […]
In a recently published open letter, the Swatch Group AG criticized the most recent Morgan Stanley "Swiss Watcher" industry report in a letter to the investment bank's management, calling some of the data presented in the analyst report "erroneous and questionable." The Swatch Group letter, addressed to Morgan Stanley Investment Management and linked below, says the report rankings and estimates of sales and production figures for the top 50 brands in the Swiss watch industry make "questionabl
Abraham-Louis Perrelet made his mark in watchmaking history with his work on automatic winding. The modern Perrelet brand is recognised for its patented Double Rotor and Turbine watches, which feature hypnotic spinning rotors on the dial. Much less theatrical, Perrelet’s Weekend collection offers more traditional dress watches in 39mm cases with a subtle retro vibe. […]
Congratulations: you have made it to yet another Friday. By way of proffered back-pats, how about a Bring a Loupe instead?A bit of a scorecard for my first two weeks at BAL: Last week's Zenith S58 remains available (and now listed as "Hodinkee Featured" in the tile), as does the burl wood Datejust, though the Waltham 100 sold (presumably for near its $200 asking price), and the Tudor 4453 sold for 480£ (not including the 23% premium). Interestingly, someone believed last week's Buyer Beware Co
What We KnowEach year, Panerai offers a special experience for its top collectors, available only to those who buy the year's "experience watch." For the first time, the experience is available to buyers who pick up a set of watches sold together. By buying these two Radiomir releases, customers will also be brought on a trip through Panerai's Italian history, tracing from their century-old boutique in Florence, then on to the historical meeting grounds and diving locales, a diving trip at the
Long associated with pilot’s chronographs and robust instrument watches, Tutima has, over the past decade, built a compelling “classical” collection. The Patria line, introduced in the early 2010s and coinciding with the brand’s return to Glashütte, offered refined cases, restrained dials and, most notably, beautifully executed hand-wound movements rooted in Saxon tradition. Following earlier executions […]
Since becoming the official timekeeper of the MotoGP championship in 2001, Tissot has connected itself firmly to the sport through trackside timing systems and watches that speak the design language and mechanical intensity of motorcycle racing. The T-Race MotoGP collection was first introduced in 2003, and the brand has since created many motorsport-inspired references, with […]