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When I saw the leaked Patek Philippe advertisement from Fortune magazine early last week, I wasn’t sure that Patek would be releasing such a watch. The new Patek Philippe Cubitus sums up all that is wrong with the watch industry and its growing pains. I’ve been a watch collector for 34 years and a marketer for 30 years. After I launched WCL in 2013, I never imagined what lies behind the watch industry and I’ve seen it all by now.

This past Thursday, October 17th, 2024, Patek Philippe presented the first new collection in 25 years, a collection that surprisingly took four years to develop. Called by Patek Philippe: “A completely new interpretation of the elegant sporty style” but in reality a square-shaped spoofed line off of the Nautilus collection that should’ve been called a line extension or a Square Nautilus.

Thierry Stern gave a rather candid interview after the Cubitus launch and we wanted to pull out some of the key quotes. The post What Thierry Stern has to say after the Cubitus launch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

If you’ve followed our recent coverage of Straum, you probably already know that they’ve been teasing a new entry in their Jan Mayen collection for some time. This weekend, at the Windup Watch Fair, the new watch from the Scandinavian brand made its public debut. The Jan Mayen Basalt Limited Edition builds on the themes […] The post Straum Debuts the Jan Mayen Basalt Limited Edition appeared first on Worn & Wound.

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It was during Baselworld 2010 when Zeitwinkel co-founder Ivica ‘Maks’ Maksimovic suggested a concept for a sports watch to his fellow co-founders, Albert Edelmann and Peter Nikolaus. The two didn’t gravitate to the idea right away, but over time, and no doubt many discussions later, the idea was refined and distilled into something that could […]

WatchTime New York 2024 held this past weekend wrapped up another successful edition, bringing together over 2,500 collectors, watch aficionados, and industry professionals at Gotham Hall in Manhattan. The event, widely regarded as North America’s most influential watch exhibition, anchored New York City’s unofficial #WatchWeek, with 36 brands unveiling their latest timepieces and captivating an… The post WatchTime New York 2024: Horology Enthusiasts Enjoy Stellar Event appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

These two limited editions explore the artistic possibilities of the engine-turned dial at an accessible price point.

A cool complication, but a design that could use some refinement.

Jamie explains how solar-powered watches work and their history, as well as answer some common questions about owning them.The post Here comes the sun: how do solar watches actually work? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

I am no stranger to the road, often finding myself lost on winding backcountry roads, grabbing cocktails in random local bars, and hunting for the hidden gems that make travel great. It can be easy to get lost in these adventures, jumping over time zones with an unwillingness to turn back towards my standard everyday […] The post Hands-On: the Trafford Touring GMT appeared first on Worn & Wound.

It’s not common for a watch of great rarity related to the Space Race of the Apollo Era to appear in a watch or space auction. Even more uncommon is finding several distinctive examples of rare watches from two premier Swiss brands related to mankind’s voyage to the Moon. Within RR Auction’s current Space Exploration […] Visit Space Watches: Edgar Mitchell’s Rolex GMT-Master 1675 And Dave Scott’s Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 to read the full article.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Ulysse Nardin continues on their revisits to their iconic Freak with the Freak One released in 2023. For this year, they released the latest – the Freak One Navy Blue at IamWatch 2024 in Singapore. Press Release details with commentary in italics. New: Ulysse Nardin Freak One Navy Blue The Ulysse Nardin Freak One Navy [...] The post New: Ulysse Nardin Freak One Navy Blue appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

German entrepreneur Johannes Dürrstein opened a manufacture in Glashütte in 1893 to produce quality Glashütte watches at significantly lower prices than other manufacturers in town. Closed in 1933 and acquired by Swatch Group in 2000, Union Glashütte is proud of its Saxon watchmaking heritage and sticks to the founder’s policy of competitive prices. One of […]

Andreas Strehler presents the hand-engraved and wonderfully decorated Faune et Flore, with pretty much unlimited customisation.The post The Flore et Faune is a hand-engraving masterclass delivered by Andreas Strehler appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

What do you see when you look up at the sky at night? Stars? The Moon? I see possible watch dials. Okay, not always, but I have to admit I have a soft spot for meteorite dials. The idea of having a wafer-thin slice of a rock that fell from the heavens on your wrist […] Visit Meteorite Monday Is A Thing: Otherworldly Meteorite-Dialed Watches From Omega, Rolex, Zodiac, And More to read the full article.

British brand Farer has introduced three updated field watches that are sequels to the original trio from 2021. The names are the same, albeit now with a Roman numeral II, but most things have otherwise changed. The overall vibe is still familiar if you know the collection, although the case, bracelet and dials have received […]

The post The Oris Divers Date Is A Substantial Update To An Iconic Diver appeared first on Revolution Watch.

Founded in 1925, Laco was one of the five manufactures in charge of producing military observation watches – B-Uhren – for pilots of the German Luftwaffe in the 1940s. Renowned today for its vintage-inspired pilot’s watches, Laco’s Scorpion dive watch collection has a far more contemporary face and a rugged build to withstand extreme outdoor […]