I've listened to Acquired for years—on runs, on planes, while doing dishes—and so the voices of hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal have become as familiar as old friends. I know their cadences and laughs so well that it felt surreal to find myself actually speaking with them a few weeks ago following the launch…
Last summer, Citizen announced the next generation of the Eco-Drive Promaster Land series via a couple of new models rocking a brand new ana-digi movement. Employed in the sort of modern, complicated, and function-forward watch that Citizen often excels in creating, this new model expands on the brand's longstanding resume in the nerdy world of…
Richemont executive Emmanuel Perrin is taking over as Chief Executive Officer of Panerai and will exit the role as head of the Swiss luxury conglomerate's Specialist Watchmakers division. Perrin, an industry veteran who has led the Specialist Watchmakers unit since 2017, will return to an operational position at the Panerai brand following the departure of…
Last week, I stopped by Moserland, H. Moser & Cie.'s combination boutique and office in New York, to check out the largest collection of Moser watches I've ever seen in one room – from the infamous Swiss cheese watch to last year's passionfruit-centered collaboration with Studio Underd0g. But there was one catch – all of…
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Did you know that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean? Omega uses this collection to market tough, often overbuilt, and sometimes incredibly large watches that push the brand's ocean-going capabilities from 600m to down past 6000m, but until this week, we had never seen…
Breitling's corporate strategy to grow sales and volumes by acquiring newly revived marques at varied price levels will start next year as the company adds Gallet to its growing stable of brands. New Gallet watches will be sold in Breitling boutiques alongside the parent brand whose production facilities will also be used to assemble and produce…
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Chicago-based microbrand Haim Watch Company has been quietly churning out watches since 2020, and last year saw the introduction of their first world-timer, the Viajero. Launched in three colors with an elemental naming scheme – Air, Land, and Water, the watch started making its rounds on social media as a…