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Trends rule a larger part of our lives than many of us wish to admit. Sometimes we follow trends consciously, but often we are subconsciously influenced in the choices we make. All brands perform a delicate tightrope walk, but they differ in how successful they are. Let's take a look at how trends affect or don't affect now-iconic timepieces. The post Trends: Not All Watches Are Created Equal – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

We pride ourselves on curating the most concise, complete and coherent buying guide for each issue of NOW magazine. But as we put it together, what always becomes clear is that there are some truly fantastic watches that continue to fly under the radar – so we thought we’d give them a special shout-out. You … Continued The post 5 of the best sleepers of the year from the new issue of NOW magazine appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post 5 of the best sleepers of the year from the new issue of NOW magazine appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

As both an aesthetic and a mechanical evolution of the Krayon Everywhere, the Anywhere is first and foremost a sunrise-and-sunset watch. It has been significantly streamlined for a much cleaner dial so that much less effort is required by the wearer. Joshua Munchow has the complete lowdown here. The post Krayon Anywhere: A Long Overdue Love Letter To A Practical Sunrise-Sunset Masterpiece appeared first on Quill & Pad.

It is no secret that watchmakers have adopted decreased diameters in recent years, trading in hefty wearing timepieces for slimmed down statement pieces. An example from Carl F. Bucherer that entered the market earlier this year is the Manero ...

“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet. Here, we support other creators, explore interesting content that inspires us, and put a spotlight on causes we believe in. Oh, and any gear we happen to be digging on this week. We love gear. Share your […] The post Watches, Stories, & Gear: James Bond Day, The 2023 Audi R8 GT, HIBIK 65% Keyboard, & More appeared first on Worn & Wound.

At The Hour Glass’ retrospective exhibition on Urwerk’s 25th Anniversary, Master Watchmaker and Co-founder, Felix Baumgartner tells Wei stories from the early days of the brand and how they arrived at the design of the latest UR-120 “Spock”. The post The New UR-120 “Spock” and Stories From the Past 25 Years of Urwerk appeared first on Revolution.

It costs $1.9 million. It is only 1.75mm thick. And did you know it comes with Velcro?

The Outlier is a perfect name for a Ball watch, as the brand themselves have always been somewhat of an eccentric addition to the list of historic watchmakers, despite significant contributions to horological advancement. Their story is interwoven with risk and adversity, pioneering standards of accuracy and reliability through the American railways and now with … Continued The post INTRODUCING: The Ball Engineer III Outlier collection is a watch built for adventure appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post INTRODUCING: The Ball Engineer III Outlier collection is a watch built for adventure appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors IWC Schaffhausen completes the Mark XX collection with new versions in  stainless steel. The full line-up now includes black, blue, and green dial variations. The watches are available either with calfskin straps or with a new high-grade five-link stainless steel bracelet, which is highly comfortable to wear. The Mark XX is the latest addition to the Mark [...] The post New Release: IWC’s Mark XX edition appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

From Rolex to Omega with Breitling, Hamilton, TAG Heuer, and Seiko in between – 007 was a watch guy, through and through.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is certainly among the more recognisable watch designs out there, I’d even venture as far as calling it iconic. I’m sure that most of you are already familiar with its origin story, so I won’t bore you with a history lesson. It should suffice to say that the original 1931 design was … Continued The post Dressing down a Reverso is easier than you’d think appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post Dressing down a Reverso is easier than you’d think appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

GaryG wears all of the watches in his collection, though some watches are more suited to daily wear than others. A reader's question got Gary thinking, both about which pieces in his assortment are the go-to routine watches for frequent wear and, at a more fundamental level, what makes a watch a “daily wearer.” Read his opinion on that right here. The post What Makes A Daily Wearer Wristwatch? – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

Under his reign, Thierry Stern saw a sports watch morph into a hyped commodity. I am, of course, referring to the basic steel Nautilus. When the hype was in its early days, Stern tried to deal with the annoyance by raising the price of the watch to an unrealistic level. But that didn’t scare off […] Visit Securing Patek Philippe For Future Generations — A Thought Piece On The Future Of The Most Prestigious Watch Brand to read the full article.

Almost every week there’s some new hotshot car company announcing some magical better-than-everything type vehicle. And sadly, in today’s day and age that’s more often about volts and watts instead of controlled explosions and exhaust chatter. I often have mixed emotions about this push for “green” energy, because on one hand I am not convinced […]

In Part One of this story, we made some pretty bold claims, such as Grand Seiko making the best dauphine hands out there. I’ll still stand by that, and just as Part One described the A–D styles of watch hands, this time, we delve deeper into the alphabet and some quirky categories. For some reason, […] Visit Styles Of Watch Hands And Who Does Them Best — Part Two: From Mercedes To Sword With Rolex, Cartier, Kikuchi Nakagawa, And More to read the full article.

If cases get too little attention from watch collectors, GaryG feels that the straps and bracelets that turn a timepiece into a wristwatch seem to get even less. And of late, especially with the controversy surrounding the introduction of the “integrated” bracelet of A. Lange & Söhne’s Odysseus, he has been pondering metal watch bracelets and what makes them so special. The post Heavy Metal: Great (And Not So Great) Watch Bracelets – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

The Omega Speedmaster is certainly deserving of being called an icon. I won’t bore you with its historical provenance, nor the space-dwelling efforts of the Professional – I’m sure you’ve heard it all. The Omega Speedmaster ’57 is what today is all about. While it still incorporates lots of vintage-inspired touches, the Speedmaster ’57 takes … Continued The post VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster ’57 is a funtastic take on a classic appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster ’57 is a funtastic take on a classic appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

For all you film buffs who think he wears the Sub on a NATO strap – our watch-related movie of the week might surprise you.

Five of the six watches in this Tourbillon category are either openworked or dial-less, so their visuals are not dissimilar. Five of the six are also one-minute tourbillons. One-half of the finalists have flying tourbillons, while another boasts a cylindrical tourbillon, and yet another has a constant-force tourbillon. How will our panel ever choose a winner? The post Our Predictions In The Tourbillon Category Of The 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): To Win This The Tourbillon Needs To Be Very Special appeared first on Quill & Pad.

Sometimes, as watch writers, we get news of a watch in a completely innocuous manner that seems to belie the impact it’ll have once its existence is well known. Purely a result of simple mathematical odds, this is often the case with a Seiko release. Because there are a lot of them, and whether it’s […] The post Introducing the Sci-Fi Influenced Seiko 5 Sports 55th Anniversary Ultraseven Limited Edition appeared first on Worn & Wound.