Founded in 1948 by Henry-Louis Belmont in Morteau, France, Yema made a name for itself as a producer of ultra-reliable purpose-built tool watches. Its iconic 1963 Superman watch, for example, was a heavy-duty instrument watch for professional divers,...
Known for its seriously built and vintage-inspired collection of tool watches, French brand Serica is releasing a new edition of its sports GMT model, the Travel Chronometer. This is one of the few watches from the brand that we have never explored,...
What We KnowLouis Vuitton is adding a new material to its Tambour Convergence collection with the introduction of the Tambour Convergence Mirror Steel. The Tambour collection, first introduced in 2002, takes its name from the French word for “dru...
Nomos expands its compact Club Sport neomatik 34 collection with a new monochromatic edition. No, it’s not something we cooked up in collaboration; the new Club Sport Neomatik 34 All Silver strips away the colourful accents (pink, gold and purp...
The business incubator is coming to the watch bench with Ateliers Associés, a new venture promising business support, infrastructure, industry know-how, and contacts for independent watchmakers and young brands. The incubator is the brainchild of...
Earlier this week, we tackled two of the four auctions taking place in Geneva this week (and into next). Now we tackle the last two—Phillips and Sotheby's—which will round out to around 1200 watches that I’ll have looked at to consider for covera...
After the powerful yet stylish Piaget Andy Warhol Clou de Paris and last year’s colourful Collage edition, Piaget once again teams up with the Andy Warhol Foundation and turns to its expertise in ornamental stone dials. The new Andy Warhol Camo...
While most of us picture the Bambino or Mako collections when we think of Orient watches, the Japanese brand owned by Seiko Epson Corporation can make much more advanced and refined watches, especially under the Orient Star umbrella. We’ve seen...
Audemars Piguet is putting the minute repeater back in the spotlight with three new Supersonnerie creations. The two Royal Oak models offer contrasting materials and dial colours, while the Code 11.59 takes a more contemporary approach, revealing mov...
Geneva won't want to hear me say this, but it's starting to feel like Milan is becoming the unofficial capital of watches lately. Firstly, Rolex chose the city to announce the wildly unexpected Perpetual Padellone in September of this year. Patek...
Roger Dubuis created a powerful storyline for its Excalibur Knights of the Round Table watches, featuring incredibly detailed micro-sculptures and métiers d’art to depict scenes from Arthurian legend housed in large, complex cases. After launching a...
This week on The Business of Watches, an extended chat with a duo whose business is watch market data. Charles Tian is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of WatchCharts.com, and Hamza Masood is Head of Business Partnerships at the U.S.-based...
On Saturday, November 7, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève will return to Geneva for its 26th edition, bringing together 84 nominated watches competing across 19 prize categories, including the coveted Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix (known as the “...
Audemars Piguet added a time-and-date 38mm Code 11.59 watch to the collection in 2023, a more compact, slimmer, and redesigned version of the original series launched in 2019. The first 38mm models came with stamped dials featuring a signature ripple...
The most emblematic watch created by Louis Vuitton (first introduced in 2002), the Tambour has been thoughtfully revamped since 2023, starting with the release of a well-calibrated integrated sports watch. But this was just the beginning for the Fren...
French watchmaker Depancel introduces a new limited edition of its Autosport collection for the 2 Tours d’Horloge, a 24-hour endurance race for historic racing cars held at Circuit Paul Ricard. Created in 1992 by Éric Van de Vyver, the event br...
The Oris Big Crown Pointer Date is the brand’s hallmark aviator’s watch, introduced in 1938 and characterised by an oversized crown and a central pointer hand that indicates the date around the perimeter. However, the collection includes more than on...
Experiencing a typhoon was not what I had on my bingo card for my first visit to Japan. But it was June, the start of the rainy season in Japan, when I hopped on a plane from New York to Tokyo on my way to visit Casio for the first time. Switchin...
Windup Watch Fair has become a mainstay of New York Watch Week and one of the biggest gatherings on the city’s watch calendar, bringing thousands of watch enthusiasts together each year. Now in its eleventh edition, the fair continues to grow, wi...