When Rolex launched the Sky-Dweller in 2012, a gaggle of press assembled outside of the Rolex booth at Baselworld. Beautifully merchandised in the window were various Submariners and a taller, clearly more important, stand covered by a silk cap. Exactly at the pre-ordained time, on the first day of the show, the silk was ceremoniously…
Sports watches are sort of the last thing you think of when it comes to the German brand A. Lange & Söhne. Yet despite what many people thought when the first design was unveiled in 2019, the Odysseus has carved out a substantial presence within the brand's collection, with a number of wild novelties that…
F.P.Journe never fails to surprise me – which in itself is a surprise in a way. I so closely associate F.P.Journe with François-Paul's modernized take on classical French-meets-Swiss watchmaking. Golden movements, chronometric precision, thoughtful aesthetic design – these are all things that could result in a staid brand the likes of which we do see (but…
After details emerged Wednesday evening that the Trump administration planned to impose major tariffs on Swiss products, including watches imported to the US, Serge Michel, the founder of independent brand Armin Strom, got to work. Michel took in-person meetings with retail partners attending the Watches and Wonders salon in Geneva or reached out to others…
A watch, like many things, is a sum of its parts. But it's rare when two parts are such big news that they threaten to be bigger than the watch itself. Grand Seiko's SLGB001 and SLGB003 are solid releases – nice finishing, attention to detail, pretty dials – and, on paper, have everything we expect…
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In a modern market saturated with round (and, ahem, octagonal) cases, Piaget's new Sixtie makes a compelling case for the return of bold design. With its trapezoidal case, the Sixtie recalls the Maison's most experimental era: the late 1960s, when Piaget blurred the lines between horology and fashion. This was…
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You’re looking at the newest H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Chronographs, a rose gold (on strap) and stainless steel (on steel bracelet) that pairs the brand’s creative dial work with a powerhouse HMC 907 central-counter automatic chronograph. The Streamliner collection launched in 2020 and has remained one of the most…