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JX Su / SJX Watches Seiko Marks 50th Years of Credor with Eichi II in Yellow Gold
As its collection of decorative, high-end timepieces reaches its fifth decade, Seiko commemorates the occasion with the Credor 50th Anniversary Eichi II (ref. GBLT996) for the occasion. Limited to just 30 watches, this is the very first Eichi in ye…
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JX Su / SJX Watches Explained: Bovet Solves Daylight Savings Time in the Wristwatch
The Bovet Récital 28 Prowess 1 is an ingenious solution to an age-old problem: accounting for daylight saving time (also known as summer time) in a multi-timezone wristwatch. Despite the seemingly simple nature of the problem, the solution is extra…
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Rebecca Doulton / Monochrome Watches First Look – Three New Editions of the Sporty Bulgari Aluminium
The launch of the Bulgari Aluminio in 1998 flew in the face of conventional watchmaking with its unusual combination of black rubber and lightweight aluminium. With its graphic solid black and off-white livery, the Aluminio soared in popularity as…
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David Bredan / aBlogToWatch Hands-On: Tudor Black Bay Chrono Pink Dial Watch
A watch I was curious to discover hands-on at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 is the Tudor Black Bay Chrono Pink, which was introduced just a week or so before the show. Tudor surprised us all with this pink-dialed Black Bay chronograph watch and the…
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Cheryl Chia / Revolution A Closer Look: Bernhard Lederer Central Impulse Chronometer 39mm
Watches & Wonders 2024 saw the release of numerous mega complications and record setters but what is arguably even more unusual than any of those is the downsizing of a movement that is equipped with one of the most complex and efficient escapement…
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Worn & Wound Our Favorite Releases from Watches & Wonders Week
With Watches & Wonders in the books and a few weeks of space from the deluge of new releases, it’s time to look back on the show and figure out what really spoke to us. It was, by most accounts, a somewhat slow year for new releases, but that doesn…
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The Horologist's Loupe HSNY Awards Record $150K in Financial Aid at Gala (Pics)
Lifetime Membership Card Crafted by Voutilainen SAThe Horological Society of New York (HSNY) held its 158th anniversary Gala & Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 6, 2024, where it awarded a record-breaking $150,000 in financial aid to 25 watchmakin…
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The Horologist's Loupe Reading Time at HSNY: See You in the Chat Room
Alternative Ways of Telling the TimeIn 1999 Swatch launched a satellite into orbit around the planet Earth. Sputnik 99 (or “Beatnik”) carried a radio transmitter designed to synchronize the time for Swatch’s “.beat” line of watches. These watches c…
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Watch Collecting Lifestyle W&W 2024: Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time ref. 5520RG-001 (Live Pics)
First presented in 2019 only four years after the polarizing release of the Patek Philippe Travel Time ref. 5524G Pilot’s watch, Patek Philippe presents a new version of the Alarm Travel Time ref. 5520 that is now equipped with a two-tone case in 1…
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Russell Sheldrake / Time+Tide What makes Richard Mille so different?
Richard Mille is unlike nearly every other watch brand in the world. The watches they produce stand out on red carpets, on stage, and on the sports field, thanks to their unique case shapes and innovative materials and movements. But it’s not just…
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Tomas Rosputinsky / Fratello Watches #TBT Visual Glory With The Must De Cartier Tank Art Deco Ref. 1616
A quartz watch that sells for big bucksNext year will mark 30 years since Cartier released the Must de Cartier Tank Art Deco. Maybe I should feel embarrassed that I don’t recall ever seeing it before. But the moment I spotted it last week, I instan…
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JX Su / SJX Watches Cédric Johner Reimagines the Louis Erard Le Régulateur
Independent watchmaker Cédric Johner has joined forces with Louis Erard in a collaborative effort that has given birth to the Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Cédric Johner. This regulator-style watch pays homage to Mr Johner’s signature Abyss case with…
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Peter Chong / Deployant New and Reviewed: Louis Erard x Cédric Johner Le Régulateur
Another interesting collaboration from Louis Erard. This time with Cédric Johner, an independent watchmaker with his own brand Abyss. The resulting collaboration is the new Louis Erard x Cédric Johner Le Régulateur. We managed to get a hands-on wit…
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Sabine Zwettler / WatchTime Cartier Unveils the Santos de Cartier Dual Time
The Santos watch was conceived by Louis Cartier in 1904 to help aviators tell time when airborne. Since then, this pioneering timekeeper which was one of the first wristwatches in history, has become a true icon. Its signature features – the rounde…
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Sabine Zwettler / WatchTime Precious Diver: Tudor Launches the Black Bay 58 18K
Tudor celebrates its iconic Black Bay watch this year with a new all-gold version. Launched at Watches and Wonders 2024, the Black Bay 58 18k is presented in a 38mm satin-brushed yellow gold case and complemented by a solid gold three-link bracelet…
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Michael Stockton / Fratello Watches Introducing: The Sarpaneva Dragonskin — The First Dial Of Its Kind
Bringing one person's idea to fruitionToday, we’ll take a brief look at the Sarpaneva Dragonskin, a watch that owes its existence to a fellow watch journalist. It’s a fascinating watch with a great story. Plus, it brings together watchmaking and ar…
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Rebecca Doulton / Monochrome Watches First Look – The new MB&F HM8 Mark 2 Blue Edition
Since cogheads and petrolheads tend to share similar passions, it won’t surprise our readers that one of Max Büsser’s childhood dreams was to become a car designer. Although he ended up designing watches, his car-fuelled fantasies made themselves f…
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Russell Sheldrake / Time+Tide MB&F adds a striking metallic hue to the HM8 Mark 2 Blue
The new HM8 Mark 2 Blue gives the body panels a new metallic colour.Based on the Porsche 918 Spyder, it is a driving watch with a sense of speed about it, using a Girard-Perregaux base movement.Limited to just 33 pieces, it is priced the same as l…
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Thomas Van Straaten / Fratello Watches Introducing: The Credor Eichi II 50th Anniversary Special Edition
With a rich blue porcelain dialSeiko has possibly the widest range of entirely in-house-manufactured watches in today’s market. Everything from Spartan Seiko 5 watches to highly complicated Grand Seikos will be found. Since 1974, the company has ev…
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Roberta Naas / ATimelyPerspective A. Lange & Söhne Opens San Francisco Boutique
A. Lange & Sohne Opens San Francisco boutique.Ok watch lovers on the West coast, now’s your chance to finally get some good German watchmaking on your wrist. A. Lange & Söhne has opened the doors to its newest  United States store —  situated in th…
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JX Su / SJX Watches Seiko Marks 50th Years of Credor with Eichi II in Yellow Gold
As its collection of decorative, high-end timepieces reaches its fifth decade, Seiko commemorates the occasion with the Credor 50th Anniversary Eichi II (ref. GBLT996) for the occasion. Limited to just 30 watches, this is the very first Eichi in ye…
- a 3 minute read
Thomas Van Straaten / Fratello Watches How Events Like Watches And Wonders Influence Writers Like Me
And the importance of keeping an independent voiceAlthough I have worked in the watch industry for years, this year marked my first trip to Watches and Wonders. When I was a vintage dealer, I simply had no business at the fair, and I had to skip it…
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Zach Blass / Time+Tide Meeting MR PIAGET! Yves Piaget on the return of Polo
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, born in 1972, is credited with introducing the phenomenon of luxury steel sports watches. Then, the also Genta-designed Patek Philippe Nautilus would debut in 1976 – further establishing this new category. At times le…
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Mark Wheeler / Scottish Watches Watch Alert: Christopher Ward C12X
In 1889 the novel “Three Men in a Boat” by Jerome K. Jerome was published. This humorous novel has stayed in the public consciousness ever since. It would be another 115 years until a far more momentous three men in a boat moment occurred. In 2004,…
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