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BackStory: The Marco Lang Zweigesicht -1
By Michael Thompson With this edition of BackStory we’re flipping the column’s conceit on its head. The Marco Lang Zweigesicht-1 (the watch’s name means ‘two-faced’ in German) allows the wearer to...
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Inside the Inferno
Creating a custom watch from colorful carbon composites. By Steve Huyton Over the last few years, I have developed a great working relationship with watchmaker Ben Birkett’s workshop, which is...
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Doxa Polishes a White Pearl
In case you missed the unveiling last month, Doxa has added white to the six existing colors within the Swiss dive-watch maker’s classic SUB 200 collection. The new Doxa Whitepearl. The new Doxa...
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Paul Forrest’s Beating Hearts
The Paul Forrest Heart’s Passion collection features a patented Magnificent Motion complication that causes the small heart motif on the pendant to “beat.” The high-carat kinetic jewelry incorporates a...
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Mondaine Updates EVO2 Automatic
Traveling through Switzerland by train means frequently sighting the source of Mondaine’s minimalist watch dial named for the Federal Swiss Railways (SBB). At every train station you’ll see an...
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Accutron and Esterbrook Team for Pen Collection
By Nancy Olson With East Coast roots and an American heritage that has served them well, Accutron and Esterbrook have joined forces to produce the Accutron by Esterbrook—a pen collection that...
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Arnold & Son’s Celestial Brilliance
After debuting its impressive Luna Magna earlier this year, Arnold & Son immediately started working on a high-carat version of the orb-set lunar phase watch. You may recall that the premiere...
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Norqain’s New Neverest Sales to Assist Sherpa Families
Swiss watchmaker Norqain expands its sporty Adventure collection with Neverest, three steel-cased 40mm watches equipped with the brand’s own COSC-certified automatic movement. Sales from all three...
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Meistersinger Celebrates Twenty Years with Vintage-Styled Chiming Watch
Meistersinger’s watches focus on one-hand time displays. The German-based watchmaker, founded twenty years ago, has become a favorite for those in search of an alternative wristwatch dial....
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Pays Tribute to Hokusai Waterfall Print
Jaeger-LeCoultre recently added an exceptional Japanese-sourced miniature enamel painting to the caseback of a white gold Reverso, expanding the watchmaker’s artisanal and eclectic Reverso Tribute...
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Greubel Forsey Blackens Final GMT Earth
Greubel Forsey today unveils a new GMT Earth sporting a contemporary blackened titanium case, a black dial and black bridges. The dark titanium Greubel Forsey GMT Earth. A limited edition of eleven...
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HSNY Offers Chronometer Testing Services to Watchmakers
The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) last week launched its Chronometer Certification Program, a new testing service for watchmakers and watch manufacturers that seek to have their watches...
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Ulysse Nardin Celebrates 175 Years with New Chronometers
Ulysse Nardin focuses on its rich history as a premier manufacturer of marine chronometers as it debuts seven new models within its Marine Torpilleur chronometer collection. All of the debuts feature...
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Arnold & Son Updates Steel Globetrotter
Arnold & Son has updated the dials on two new steel-cased editions of its Globetrotter, the watchmaker’s distinctive world time watch. The new Globetrotter Steel, with its sculpted half globe...
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Bulgari Revives Gerald Genta Mickey Mouse and Adds a Worldtimer
Bulgari this week pays tribute to Gerald Genta with a renewed version of the famed designer’s Mickey Mouse watch. At the same time the watchmaker/jeweler adds a world time watch to its Octo Roma...
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Collector Interview: John Demsey
By Laurent Martinez I would like to share with you a recent conversation I had with John Demsey, executive group president at the Estée Lauder Companies. Demsey is well-versed in beauty, luxury, and...
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TAG Heuer Re-Lights Night Diver
TAG Heuer today expands its Aquaracer Professional 300 collection with three new watches. Two models with blue and black dials, first seen in April as steel bracelet models when TAG Heuer upgraded the...
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Parmigiani Fleurier’s ‘Tailored’ Design Highlights New Tonda PF
Parmigiani Fleurier updates its Tonda collection with a cleaner, pared-down sub-collection dubbed Tonda PF. The new line exhibits a less ornamented Tonda dial design, which the watchmaker attributes to...
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Maurice Lacroix Freshens Aikon with Chronograph Sprint
Maurice Lacroix expands its Aikon series with a model sporting the collection’s first-ever matte-black DLC case. The case, in combination with a new light blue strap (made of wear-resistant rubber) and...
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G-Shock Launches Metallic Ode To Tokyo
I’ve been a fan of the newest colorful G-Shock Full Metal 5000 collection since early this year when I had the chance to wear an earlier edition for a few weeks. The combination of metallic finishes...
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