It's taken me a while to become a Speedmaster believer. Last year, during my Week on the Wrist with the white lacquer dial Speedmaster I recapped my evolution from incredulous to inquisitive. Now, you could say I am downright obsessed. The Omega Speedmaster "First Omega in Space" (or FOiS), released last October, feels like a…
The sale of Paul Newman's Rolex "Paul Newman" Daytona in 2017 was as big of a moment as the watch world can offer. Since the record-breaking sale, Paul Newman Daytonas have almost reached a point of saturation. This saturation has coincided with a downturn in the market and interest in vintage Rolex more generally. The…
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There's been a lot of Grand Seiko on the site recently, from three new releases to a great video interview with President Akio Naito and Senior VP of Seiko Watch Corp. Munehisa Shibasaki published just last week. I'd usually suggest a break so you don't get overloaded, but Grand Seiko…
Last year, I had a chance encounter at Geneva Watch Days with a well-dressed character that I wasn't expecting to see at the fair. His well-tailored suits and thick-rimmed glasses belie Mo Coppoletto's complex creative background, spanning from tattoo artist to designer collaborating on everything from cars, interiors, spirits, and menswear. Now, he's the creative…
Ever since Nivada Grenchen released the Antarctic Diver back in 2023, the assortment page has remained largely stoic, with the vintage-inspired black dial remaining as the brand's singular SKU in its skin-diver assortment. But if you've been following what they've been up to, you know that founder Guillaume Laidet is always sniffing around archives, websites,…
The word icon gets thrown around a lot in the watch world. Too much, in fact. But Bulgari's Serpenti – with its snake's head design – certainly qualifies as an icon. The Serpenti Tubogas that wraps the wrist (once, twice, or multiple times) as a cuff is one of the hottest "it" watches. The Serpenti…