In 2017, the Great Clock of Westminster—better known as Big Ben—was fully dismantled and removed from the iconic Elizabeth Tower for the first time since its installation in 1859. This unprecedented conservation project, completed in 2022, presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to examine, restore, and future-proof the world's most famous public timepiece.
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The Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms lineup just got a little bigger and a bit more verdant yesterday with the announcement that, on June 7, you can now head to a Swatch store to pick up the brand's new "Green Abyss" take on their $400 Bioceramic dive watch collab. …
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The Infinity Series helped put J.N. Shapiro on collectors' radars when it launched in 2018, and now the next evolution of that model is here with the Infinity Series Pure, a watch with the signature guilloché and three-dimensional handsets that Shapiro is known for, but now in their thinnest and…
The noise is deafening, the heat is stifling. I'm sunburned and not properly hydrated. This is because I'm in motorsport heaven, at the practice session of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. I am also attempting to remain composed, sane, and act more like a journalist than a fanboy.
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Around the corner from Musée Picasso in Paris' third arrondissement, you'll spot what Arthur Gerbi, president of Merci, calls "the most photographed Fiat 500 in the world." Just beyond that 499 cc, 18 horsepower machine lies Merci Paris, the retailer, gallery, studio, restaurant, and since 2017, a watch creator. Fans…
Recently, I dug deep into the design of a watch near and dear to many people at Hodinkee, the Rolex "John Mayer" Daytona, and its return as the "John Mayer 2.0." It's a hell of a watch, to be sure, and a loud one. However, you'll notice that, out of the eight new or newly…
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One of the biggest hits of Watches and Wonders 2024 was the one/two punch of some new Zenith divers. One diver – the Defy Extreme Diver – had a distinctly modern flair with modern measurements to boot. The other – the Defy Revival Diver – played off the vintage ref.…