The Latest News About Watches

Sometimes you need to start very close up to appreciate the big picture. The best way to appreciate a Roger Dubuis watch that comes with the Poinçon de Genève stamp of approval is by doing just that. The exterior design of the new Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph (DBEX1046) is as loud, bold, and exuberant as […] Visit Introducing The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph (Live Pictures) to read the full article.

Swiss watch giant Swatch Group, the umbrella above brands such as Omega, Breguet, Tissot, Longines and many more, has just released its 2023 half-year sales report, for the period January 1st – June 30th. At CHF 4,019 million, net sales are up 18.0% compared to the previous year at constant exchange rates, or 11.3% at […]

As admirers of watches, at times, it seems hard for us not to become judgmental and defensive. But that is not what being a watch aficionado is all about. I would like to argue that it is a trap that can ruin our individual experience and that of others. It is the purism trap, and […] Visit Reaching Enlightenment In The Watch Hobby — Be A Watch Aficionado Without Being A Purist to read the full article.

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Some think that a rapidly soaring price is proof of a watch bubble. They could be right. Or not. Financial bubbles are tough to identify when they’re forming. They’re even more difficult to declare finished as prices collapse. Financial expert Chris Malburg shares a few tips about recognizing and navigating a watch bubble, especially if you feel the need to buy during it. The post How To (And Not To) Buy Into A Watch Bubble – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

Welcome to this week’s episode of Fratello Talks. Today, we offer you, our dear Fratelli, a public service announcement: get your watches tested for water resistance before jumping into the pool/sea/ocean this summer! Inspired by one of Lex’s recent experiences, which serves as a cautionary tale, the guys keep it brief with summertime PSA. The […] Visit Fratello Talks: A Summertime PSA For All Watch Enthusiasts to read the full article.

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These are the kinds of midweek surprises I can get on board with. TAG Heuer has revealed a new Carrera Skipper chronograph in the 39mm chassis we saw (and loved) earlier this year at Watches & Wonders. This is a regular production variant of the Carrera that makes excellent use of the sublime Skipper colorway […] The post TAG Heuer Hits The Seas With New Carrera Skipper Chronograph appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Once enough collectors discover a vintage reference, prices can really drive up as their collectability rises. Due to the age of a watch, and how perspective has shifted on how to appropriately maintain or service a watch, the available number of collector-grade condition watches can be rare. One such coveted, historic, and rare watch is … Continued The post HANDS-ON: The new TAG Heuer Carerra Skipper merges the coveted reference with new Glassbox format appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post HANDS-ON: The new TAG Heuer Carerra Skipper merges the coveted reference with new Glassbox format appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

Today, we have news of the TAG Heuer Carrera Skipper, a watch that many of us did not see coming. The watch takes its cues from an ultra-rare 1968 Heuer model of the same name that sets the vintage world abuzz whenever one comes to auction. Consequently, creating a serial-production model inspired by an almost-mythical […] Visit Introducing: The TAG Heuer Carrera Skipper to read the full article.

The original Heuer Skipper was produced from 1968-1983 but the Carrera version was only in production for that first year before shifting to the Autavia case in 1969. For decades it was largely a forgotten esoteric regatta-timer but, as we know, ...

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Hodinkee sets sail aboard the America's Cup-winning Intrepid with the newest Skipper.

Under the high patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, the ONLY Watch auction has been raising funds for the research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Created in 2005 by Luc Pettavino —whose son Paul suffers from this terrible disease— auctioning one-off timepieces, this initiative has become a very awaited biennial rendezvous in the horology calendar for both brands and collectors.

Fans of funky and purely creative dive watches will surely remember Ianos, and specifically their Mihanikos dive watch, reviewed here by our own Ed Jelley. It’s one of the more creative divers from a small independent in the micro-brand sphere we can recall, drawing inspiration from brand founder Jacob Hatzidimitriou’s Greek heritage, and the sponge […] The post Ianos Teams up with Chronopassion for a Limited Edition Version of their Mihanikos Dive Watch appeared first on Worn & Wound.

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Three ways, all a bit smaller and all with a moonphase.

As watch names go, I’ve always thought “Flagship” was a pretty good one. Every brand, I think, strives to have a watch they can comfortably refer to as a flagship model, and Longines, beginning in the late 1950s, went ahead and took a clever shortcut by naming their line of elegant dress watches the Flagship. […] The post Longines Returns to the Flagship and Adds a Moonphase appeared first on Worn & Wound.

The name Vulcain is, for obvious reasons, often associated with the alarm complication. The venerable brand, founded in 1858 in Le Locle, Switzerland, has since 1947 made this function a signature element of so many of its watches. Slightly dormant in past years, the brand has recently been revived and various historical models have been […]

When the Worn & Wound team was asked to create a video production for the new Citizen 50th Anniversary Promaster Tsuno Chrono Racer, we were completely stoked as we were such big fans of the original. Our vision aligned with Citizen on this project making for a solid collaboration for this fun revival. One of […] The post Behind-the-Scenes with the Citizen Promaster Tsuno Chrono 50th Anniversary Model appeared first on Worn & Wound.