What is speed without time to measure it? At the December 2026 lecture of the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), Simon Jeffs, Founder of Brooklands Watch Company, will explore this fundamental question through the remarkable story of Brooklands — the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit, where in 1907, timekeepers measured speed within a…
At Dubai Watch Week, we were walking around the exhibit hall with veteran Swiss-based dealer Roy Davidoff, discussing the fundamental rules of watch dial design. As we went from booth to booth, he pointed to watches that, he said, correctly followed certain established codes for dials, and also the ones that didn't. When we got…
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The Zenith Defy collection, which first appeared in 1969, has long been where the brand explores new construction methods, movement layouts, and visual approaches. That continues with two new Defy Extreme Chroma limited editions, each made in 100 pieces and following the earlier Chroma releases from 2022 and 2023.
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Back for their third collaboration since 2018, TAG Heuer and fragment, the brand founded by the legendary Hiroshi Fujiwara, are announcing a new Carrera Chronograph that looks unlike any before it. And that should be no surprise. Fujiwara-san is known as the "Godfather of Harajuku," the Japanese streetwear fashion and…
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A year ago, Baltic released a set of stone dials for their Prismic watches in honor of their then-recently opened showrooms in New York, London, and Paris. Now, the brand has a standalone boutique and is launching four more stone dials to celebrate. The group includes a number of stones…
If you asked the Hodinkee team, and frankly most professional watch pundits or historians, who is having the best 2025 from a watchmaking perspective, I think it's fair to say that most would reply Vacheron Constantin. VC began the year by giving the people exactly what they wanted with a stainless steel version of the…
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To close out Vacheron Constantin's 270th year, the brand is introducing three new additions to the Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin lineup. These are 36.5mm QPs—small, slim, and very much in keeping with the momentum of an anniversary year packed with notable releases across a wide range of categories. Vacheron has…