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Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8 day
Direct from Grand Seiko’s Micro Artist Studio at Seiko’s Shiojiri workshop in central Japan (birthplace of the Spring Drive Minute Repeater, Sonnerie and Eichi watches for Credor) Grand Seiko this week...
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Four Yacht Timers in Bermuda
These specially made watches will count down and display the time until the start of the race. With the America’s Cup underway in Bermuda, we’ve gathered the four newest yacht timers currently found on...
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Commemorating Tourbillon Day with Breguet
On the calendar for watch and clock enthusiasts, June 26th is Tourbillon Day. The date marks the moment when Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the regulating device that helped make pocket watches more...
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Tissot Celebrates Tour de France
Tissot has created a special chronograph within its Chrono XL series to celebrate the Tour de France, the famed three-week bike race set to begin July 1 and for which Tissot is the official...
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Zenith’s Summer Colors
Zenith’s newest Elite Lady Moonphase models are all about color, with summery hues of yellow, apple green, turquoise and red decorating dials and straps. The watch has an ultra-thin 33mm-diameter...
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Al Capone’s Pocket Watch Sells for $84,375
Among his more nefarious pursuits, infamous mob boss Al Capone loved the good life and indulged in expensive cigars, flashy suits and the best drink, as well as flamboyant, high-priced jewelry. He...
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Watches from U.S.-Based Companies
Just in time to celebrate America’s birthday, we’ve gathered timepieces from fourteen watch companies based in the United States. The number of such companies currently designing and distributing...
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Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur
Ulysse Nardin has been known for its marine chronometers since the mid-1800s, and these timepieces were, in fact, the bedrock upon which founder Ulysse Nardin started his eponymous company. Notably,...
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Glashütte Original Personalizes the Pavonina
Since its debut in 2013, Glashütte Original’s Pavonina has taken its place among the company’s models for women, joining Lady Serenade and PanoMatic Luna, but with an outsize personality all its own....
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‘Experiences’ Enhance Only Watch 2017
Each of the forty-nine unique-piece watches announced (thus far) as fundraisers for the 2017 edition of the Only Watch charity auction has its quirk, unusual color, terrific story or novel technical...
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Omega Updates the Seamaster ‘James Bond’ Watch
London was the fitting location for the recent, and memorable, introduction of Omega’s Seamaster Diver 300M Commander’s Watch Limited Edition, which celebrates Britain’s most famous Secret Service...
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Four Only Watch Highlights
In IW’s ongoing Only Watch coverage, which began last week and will continue for the next several weeks, you’ll find information about the watches, posted in no particular order. For the complete list,...
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Patek Philippe Debuts Special Editions for Grand Exhibition in NYC
Watch enthusiasts are gathering this week in New York to attend the opening of Patek Philippe’s eleven-day “The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition New York 2017” at Cipriani 42ndStreet, which begins July...
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Bell & Ross: Garde-Côtes
Bell & Ross has long been known for creating timepieces suited for professional use, often with military specifications. This year, in this same spirit, the company is paying tribute to sea-rescue...
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Hermès Heure H
First created in 1996, the Heure H was conceived by Hermès designer Philippe Mouquet as a watch that could “capture time inside a letter,” and indeed the watch’s case was a perfect capital letter “H.”...
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Rare Handcrafts at Patek Philippe’s Art of Watches Grand Exhibition
Among the many historic timepieces Patek Philippe is currently displaying at its monumental “The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition New York 2017” at Cipriani 42ndStreet, Patek Philippe is also showing...
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A Moon Phase Anniversary
Today marks the 48th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which was followed hours later (on July 21, 1969) by Neil Armstrong’s celebrated one small step onto the moon. When Buzz Aldrin joined...
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Alpina Startimer Pilot Quartz
With Alpina’s laser-like focus on pilot’s watches, the Geneva-based brand’s new Startimer Pilot Quartz perfectly carries on a tradition begun long ago. Alpina has been making professional pilot watches...
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Calatrava On Display
Walking through the awe-inspiring “The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition New York 2017” at Cipriani 42ndStreet (which closes at the end of the day Sunday, July 23rd) any visitor should locate and examine...
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Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider
With its focus on contemporary skeletonized single and double tourbillon watches, Roger Dubuis has carved a high-end niche for itself among true Geneva-based watch manufacturers. With its super-sporty...
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