Last week was Watches and Wonders, this much you know. But on the way to Geneva, I stopped off in London to spend some time with my UK colleagues at Watches and Switzerland, and to meet more of you, our dear readers. Part of the exciting thing about working with WOS is that we have…
The revival of a storied caliber is a vintage lover's dream come true, and if there's been a movement I've been dreaming about for a while, it's the caliber 135. The reissue of the Zenith Caliber 135 Observatoire – with original observatory movements – put a once-legendary movement on the map for many modern consumers.…
Some watch brands have started raising prices for US consumers in response to tariffs on Swiss goods imposed by the White House. Christopher Ward, the biggest British brand by sales, sent an email to US customers and clients informing them that they would be responsible for paying the duty of 31% on the brand's Swiss-made…
When we first saw the previews of this year's Watches and Wonders, it instantly became obvious what the story of the brand would be. With Ingenieurs in precious metal, different sizes, even complications, this was a bigger year for the collection than when it was relaunched two years ago. But what I didn't expect was…
Top executives at a host of Swiss brands say they expect to reduce production in 2025 as the economic shock of US tariffs hits an already uncertain luxury watch market. Even before the US slapped a 31% levy on Swiss goods in a surprise announcement that fell in the middle of the Watches and Wonders…
The modern Oyster Perpetual line is Rolex in its most distilled form: nothing complicated, nothing frilly (or fluted) — just hours, minutes, seconds, a smooth, polished bezel, and a simple dial set with graphic baton indices. In 2020, Rolex introduced a lineup of colorful dials to the OP catalog. These were deeply saturated shades, including…
This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by its librarians. Today's post was written by St John Karp.
At the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), I'm one of the librarians with an affinity for cataloging. You might think that's as straightforward as writing down the title of…