Four Traditional Clockmakers
Clock enthusiasts today seek a deeper look into the mechanical details of their favorite timekeepersMore than ever, clock collectors are fascinated by the microcosm of interacting clock wheels and the...
View ArticleBaselworld 2017: Tudor Heritage Black Bay Steel
With a brushed steel bezel and a new date window, Tudor’s new Heritage Black Bay Steel expands Tudor’s offerings in the dive watch category. The new model maintains the 41mm-diameter case dimension of...
View ArticleBaselworld 2017: Citizen Debuts Eco-Drive Professional Diver 1000M
Citizen this week adds another notch in its already impressive list of light-powered watch achievements. Citizen debuts the new Citizen Eco-Drive Professional Diver 1000M, effectively the first...
View ArticlePorsche Design at the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, FLA: At 2:30 a.m. less than a handful of spectators peered through a continual drizzle as tens of millions of dollars of high-end automobiles wove in and out of the greasy, wet track...
View ArticleBaselworld 2017: Hermès, Playing With Time
For nearly a decade Hermès has advocated for a more playful relationship with time. The Swiss-based timepiece division of this global luxury giant has suggested, through a series of unusual watches,...
View ArticleNOMOS Debuts Club Campus at Baselworld 2017
Ostensibly for graduates, the NOMOS Club Campus and Club 38 Campus watch collections will undoubtedly attract enthusiasts with any degree of education in watch appreciation.NOMOS in 2017 adds two...
View ArticleRequired Reading: New edition of "Breguet, Watchmakers Since 1775"
The staff at iW has discovered a must-read for all timepiece lovers: The second edition of "Breguet, Watchmakers Since 1775. The Life and Legacy of Abraham-Louis Breguet," which has just been...
View ArticleRaymond Weil Honors Buddy Holly, The Beatles and Les Paul
Raymond Weil adds to its musical repertoire in 2017 with several new tuneful horological compositions. Long dedicated to celebrating its love of all types of music, the Geneva-based brand just a few...
View ArticleBaselworld 2017: Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral Ladies
Carl F Bucherer’s second-generation in-house CFB A2000 movement is a pleasure to observe in action, in part because the peripheral rotor never hides the bridges and gears within.You may recall that...
View ArticleFranck Dubarry Debuts Crazy Wheel
In the nine years TechnoMarine flourished, it sold more than 2.5 million diamond-set steel, gel and rubber watches. Founder Franck Dubarry’s idea to combine precious gems with non-precious materials to...
View ArticleBaselworld 2017 Favorites, Part 1
Our first look at the highlights of Baselworld 2017 focuses on value, the often-mythical junction of quality, style and price.Yes, many watchmakers at Baselworld this year are debuting cutting-edge...
View ArticleMovado Museum Dial 70th Anniversary Bauhaus Limited Edition
Direct from its special Baselworld 2017 exhibition display called “Design Genius and the Dot that Changed the Face of Time,” Movado’s Museum Watch this year is seventy years old, and Movado has issued...
View ArticleBaselworld 2017 Review, Part II: Two Technical Treats
With its Aquanaut Travel Time Ref. 5650 (Patek Philippe Advance Research), Patek Philippe in 2017 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Aquanaut collection with something extra special. Not only...
View ArticleFreeman’s Offers a Diverse Vintage Selection at Friday Auction
Freeman’s auction house this Friday will offer a host of interesting vintage timepieces at its Philadelphia headquarters (and online), including many standouts from Patek Philippe, Cartier, Vacheron...
View ArticleSeiko Astron Giugiaro Design Limited Edition
When Seiko first began a partnership with famed Italian automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro in 1983, the resulting watch designs were usually very sporty, asymmetrical Seiko chronographs with cases...
View ArticleSevenFriday S1/01
This latest addition to the SevenFriday S-Series finds the young Zurich-based brand hewing tight to its industrial theme. Launching officially this week, the new SevenFriday S1/01 features an openwork...
View ArticleBaselworld 2017: Up Close with the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic
Bulgari’s ultra-thin timepiece trifecta garnered considerable attention at Baselworld 2017. Three years after debuting the thinnest tourbillon (the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon), and just a year after...
View ArticleMB&F Launches a Rocket
As its own destination, the MB&F M.A.D. Gallery in Geneva is always a treat to visit. Lively ‘kinetic’ art, shiny metallic sculpture, robots and even a few very unusual timepieces await anyone who...
View ArticleSolar Flair: The Breguet Marine Équation Marchante
Typically watches with an equation of time complication require that the wearer engage his or her brain, ever so slightly. Because such watches usually show the equation of time, which is the...
View ArticleGeoffrey Roth & American Craftsmanship
Arizona-based jeweler Geoffrey Roth began to create his own watches more than eighteen years ago. His designs are deeply personal and his collection boasts a selection of shaped and round cases made...
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