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The watch hobby is one devoted to attention to the details. So it seemed remarkable to me that, until this article, I had never paid too much attention to an entire area of a watch’s design — the case back. The case back is an area where a multitude of watch brands have had their […] Visit Are Case Backs The Unsung Heroes Of Watch Design? to read the full article.

Have we lost the plot? Are we abandoning watches? No, of course not, but this time around the Petrolhead Corner is serving up something very special. Yet with us, watches are never far away as we will be going over the connection between Porsche, the car manufacturer and Porsche Design. How? By looking at two […]

Buffy tells the story of waterproofing pioneers Borgel and Taubert, the casemakers that preceded the modern dive watch. The post How Borgel and Taubert revolutionised water resistance appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post How Borgel and Taubert revolutionised water resistance appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Since the brand’s 2018 resurrection, Nivada Grenchen has produced some interesting, tasty, vintage-inspired watches. This month, it’s time for yet another retro timepiece to make you feel warm and nostalgic. The source of inspiration for the latest release never left the prototype phase after Nivada produced an estimated 20 examples in the 1970s. But I’d […] Visit Introducing: The 38mm Nivada Grenchen Chronosport With Either Yellow Or White Lume to read the full article.

Watches like the De Bethune DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT aren’t exactly the backbone of the luxury watch hobby. Finding one is hard; buying one is harder. Tim Mosso takes a deep dive. The post De Bethune DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT Reviewed by Tim Mosso appeared first on Quill & Pad.

Some brands excel at collaborations, elevating everyday watches to grail status, no matter how primary their starting point is. Casio sets a great example with its G-Shock range and the inherently cool canvas of the OG “Square.” Its shape is packed with potential, and the new Casio G-Shock G-5600SRF-1 shows a real sense of eco-purpose. […] Visit Hands-On With The Casio G-Shock G-5600SRF-1 — A Thought-Provoking Watch With A Unique Case And Strap to read the full article.

Being the cradle of watchmaking, France is bound to have some good watchmakers - and it does. The post 17 of the best French watch brands keeping the historic craft alive appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post 17 of the best French watch brands keeping the historic craft alive appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Well, we’re a little more than halfway through 2024, so we thought it would be a good time to ask our contributors about their favorite watches of the year to this point. It’s been, to put it mildly, a strange year. Coming off 2023, a watch release year that saw an almost never ending string […] The post Our Favorite Releases of the Year (So Far…) appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Ultra-thin watchmaking is a fascinating topic, one of our favourite areas of expertise here, at MONOCHROME. Ultra-thin watchmaking is horology at its purest, a no-compromise search for the slenderest movement that has to be considered a true complication. While high-watchmaking often seeks to bring as many complications as possible in a single movement, ultra-thinness is […]

New dial colors prove more options aren't a bad thing.

With so many great watches being unveiled this year, it is difficult to keep up. Sometimes, though, a few stand out. Here we take share four complicated watches that warrant a second, or even third, look. A Lange & Sohne Datograph Up/Down German watch brand A. Lange & Sohne’s newest Datograph Up/Down flyback chronograph watch… The post Closer Look: Four Top Watches That Need A Second Glance appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

We explore what makes the Masterpiece collection stand out from the rest of Maurice Lacroix back catalogue. The post The evolution of the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post The evolution of the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Eight years after the self-winding calibre 3132 – a movement equipped with a double balance wheel mechanism – was introduced by the brand, Audemars Piguet delighted its base earlier this month by presenting the latest Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked watches in three separate materials.

Hands-on with a vintage AP Disco Volante, and correcting the record on who really designed it.

I think it might surprise some longtime readers and friends to learn that I kind of love the Olympics. I’m not the biggest sports fan and generally scoff at watches tied to athlete ambassadors and endorsements, but the sheer spectacle of the Olympics gets me everytime. I won’t sit here and say that I’m some […] The post Omega Celebrates the Start of the Olympic Games with the Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Another Friday, another list! This week, we continue our quest for the best watches released in the first half of 2024. It’s all about dress watches for this new list. Have the first six months of the year been great for people looking to add a new dress piece to their collections? We take a […] Visit Fratello’s Top 5 Dress Watches Of The First Half Of 2024 — From Furlan Marri, Chopard, Parmigiani, And More to read the full article.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Independent camera maker, Arca Swiss releases a new compact view camera for high resolution digital photography. Press Release information and commentary in italics. New: Arca Swiss Pico compact view camera The new Arca Swiss Pico is an entire ecosystem built on a camera set comprising of view camera body, rear adapter, bellows, two rails (one [...] The post New: Arca Swiss Pico compact view camera appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Like a second time-zone complication, but better, a world timer provides a more complete function that is useful, and even essential, for ...