Kari Voutilainen is one of the most respected names in independent watchmaking. Since founding his atelier in 2002 in the Swiss Jura, the Finnish-born genius has been creating timepieces that combine the best of traditional craftsmanship with true mechanical ingenuity. His watches won’t be mistaken for someone else’s work, with elaborate guilloché dials, exceptional finishing […]
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This morning, we all had a very pleasant message when we woke up… all 33 pieces of our fourth collaboration with Habring² were gone. Maybe it didn’t sell as fast as our first MdS, when all 33 pieces sold out in just 17 minutes, but still, we’re super happy and grateful that all 33 pieces […]
A conundrum shared by watchmakers for centuries concerns the issue of constant force, or how to produce a steady, unwavering stream of power from the mainspring to the regulating organ to prevent rate variations and maintain amplitude consistency. The big question is how? Taking the bull by the horns, Girard-Perregaux tackled the dilemma with the […]
What We KnowBelow are three new looks at the most recent release of the Simon Brette Chronomètre Artisans, in its first-ever stainless steel execution. No, this isn't three different versions of the same watch; it's actually one watch that gives a variety of different looks. Just like the most outrageous "chameleon" color-shifting paint jobs on outlandishly high-end sports cars, the new SBCA Steel features a new texture on the white gold dial called "Aurora Waves," which has then been finished
At UBS House of Craft this past October, Hodinkee Deputy Editor Tim Jeffreys led a conversation with Senior Editor Mark Kauzlarich with Wrist Check Pod hosts Rashawn Smith and Perri Dash, reflecting on watchmaking in 2025. The discussion opened with Rashawn and Perri sharing updates on Wrist Check Pod—from the momentum of the show this year to their newly announced TV deal with Revolt—before turning to Mark, who reflected on a busy year spent traveling, writing, and photographing watches, and
As the calendar turned to 2025, it was clear this would be a consequential year for watchmaking. Major anniversaries set the tone: Vacheron Constantin marked its 270th with everything from the return of the 222 to releasing La Quête Du Temps at the Louvre; Breguet had a very busy year with their 250th anniversary, perhaps saving the best for last with something that made this list; and Audemars Piguet celebrated 150 years with some of the most technically ambitious releases in its modern histo
Seiko’s Prospex diver series has long established the brand´s reputation for serious underwater engineering, in particular with the 1968 300m water-resistant Professional Diver (6159), which stands as one of the brand’s earliest defining tool watches. That same character lives on in the modern Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver GMT series, introduced in 2023 as Seiko’s first […]
For our fourth MONOCHROME Montre de Souscription, we are teaming up once again with independent Austrian watchmaker Habring², a brand dear to our hearts with whom we created our first MdS watch. Following the instant success of the Montre de Souscription 1, a monopusher chronograph with a salmon 1940s-inspired sector dial, we’re staying true to our passion […]
This year marks 20 years of the F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain. It might be the brand's "simplest" mechanical watch, but it manages to encapsulate all of what makes Journe the halo brand it's seen as today. A few months ago, I got a surprising email from the Journe team out of the bleu — sorry, blue. Over just one weekend, the team would have almost every single iteration of the Chronomètre Souverain in one place. For a group of watches you typically only get to see piecemeal, through aucti
Month after month, the Swiss watch industry is experiencing stagnant sales and even a marked decline in exports to key markets. All voices – industry, studies – are turning to China to explain the current difficulties, praying for a rapid return to growth in the Middle Kingdom, after years of crazy growth. We have to […]
What We KnowOur friends at Monochrome are back at it again with the fourth entry in their "Montre de Scouscription" series, a limited-edition series featuring independent brands that all started with a Habring² monopusher chronograph in 2021. Today, Monochrome comes full circle, collaborating once again with Richard and Maria Habring for the Monochrome Montre De Souscription 4 Seconde Morte.If you understand a little bit of French, you might have figured out that this new limited-edition subsc
For more than 15 years, Zeitwinkel, an independent watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, has quietly crafted mechanical watches focused on precision, clarity, and long-term reliability. Founded in 2006, the brand produces all its movements in-house and builds every watch by hand in small numbers. Its collections, including the 273° with large date, the 188° with small […]
With companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, space tourism is no longer the stuff of sci-fi novels. While Omega’s Speedmaster Moonwatch has dominated the space story, others, like Fortis, have produced robust tool watches for astronauts, cosmonauts and “novonauts” alike. Boasting space-tested calibres, Fortis releases a fresh batch of four Stratoliner […]
The Girard-Perregaux Bridges Cosmos was first introduced in 2019, a show of technical ambition with a hint at philosophical intent. It was (and still is) an impressive watch that provided an emotional and physical connection between the celestial and the terrestrial worlds. Its construction centred on the brand´s signature tourbillon setup, with the addition of […]
Not too long ago, we published a hands-on review of Patek Philippe's reference 5316P, an incredibly impressive perpetual calendar minute-repeating tourbillon with a movement that traces its lineage back through Patek's history. I called the reference 5316/50P-001 "the best, most representative Patek Philippe being made today." The counterpoint to that argument is the recently launched ref. 5308G, which takes a maximalist approach to complicated watchmaking at the Maison. You could easily argue
It’s official: Patek Philippe is bringing its Grand Exhibition of Watch Art to Italy next year. Milan has been chosen to host the seventh edition of the Grand Exhibition and will open its doors to the public, free of charge, from 2 to 18 October 2026. Marking its seventh Grand Exhibition to date, Patek offers […]
If you haven't already checked out Part 1 of our Photo Report from Dubai Watch Week 2025, stop whatever you're doing, click this link, and hope you've put aside a few hours to dig into the incredible watch spotting and unexpected events from the first half (or so) of our coverage. For those who can't make the time, or don't want to click away, just know that this was the biggest watch event in Dubai's history, with nearly 50,000 people attending, and some wild watches that you may never see ag
The Chinese Lunar New Year, which kicks off on the 17th of February 2026 and lasts until the 5th of February 2027, welcomes the seventh animal of the zodiac, the Horse. Given the importance of the Moon in determining the cycle of the 12 zodiac animals, Longines has selected a moon phase model from its […]