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…
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This year, Hublot is celebrating twenty years of the Big Bang. For the big birthday, it's releasing a whole slew of limited editions to celebrate — be sure to read up on those in my other article covering those Watches and Wonders 2025 releases. There are, however, a few novelties…
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For Watches and Wonders 2025, Alpina Watches has announced a group of new models, the most important of which, to my vintage-loving heart, is the Heritage Tropic Proof. Following the successful launch of the Heritage Automatic and other vintage-inspired pieces, Alpina is bringing back one of its best time-only options…
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The Frederique Constant Perpetual Calendar has been one of if not the premiere affordable mechanical perpetual calendar on the market. Whether it's a Highlife or Classic collection model, it's the measuring stick any other maker on a budget has had to contend with. Now it's back with a brand new…