The Latest News About Watches

In case you haven’t noticed, the entry point to owning a mechanical watch has become significantly more expensive. The days when you could buy a nice mechanical Hamilton, for instance, or a microbrand watch that would even include a sapphire crystal for around €400 seem gone forever. The entry-level Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38 will […] Visit Could Quartz Save The Swiss Watch Industry? to read the full article.

For the news you may have missed this week in the watch world, we have you covered from vintage news to under-the-radar releases. The post AP launches its CPO with restrictions and Norman Foster designs a watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Citizen is arguably the biggest name in affordable timepieces. Time and again, the Japanese brand proves that a great everyday watch doesn’t have to break the bank. The latest example is the Eco-Drive AW1900 series, a range of lightweight, sporty pieces priced below €250. I got to go hands-on with all four to see how […] Visit The Citizen Eco-Drive AW1900 Series Pushes The Boundaries Of Affordability to read the full article.

Bucherer announced on October 26, 2026, that it has opened a new Rolex Boutique at The Shops at The Bravern in Bellevue, Washington. The 4,700-square-foot space brings a dedicated Rolex address to the Pacific Northwest.

The new Alpinist releases from Seiko bring previously restricted dial colors and dual-time functionality to a worldwide audience.

Few watchmaking signatures are as recognizable as Girard-Perregaux’s Three Bridges, and few cases are as distinctive as the Laureato’s octagon. The Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges unites them: a skeletonized tourbillon with 18K rose gold bridges, set in a 41 mm steel case with an 18K white gold bezel.

With its Series 8 collection of mechanical watches, Citizen has been delivering rather impressive models over the years, with the GMT collection being possibly the most appealing of them. Not only is it powered by a true GMT automatic movement (something rare in this price range), but Citizen has dared to bring singular designs, colours […]

What is a microbrand?  I think about this a lot, never more than in the days and weeks after a Windup, and particularly the days and weeks following the New York City version of our fair, which is the largest and most diverse in terms of the types of brands represented. We often hear people […] The post What is a Microbrand? appeared first on Worn & Wound.

JLC brings its blue lacquer-dial Polaris Date down to 40mm, keeping the 70-hour movement and 200-meter water resistance.More

The Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon now arrives with a new dial. Called Iceberg, it replaces the Pursuit Salmon-pink dial GST on the titanium version, which is no longer available. Everything else stays the same: the featherweight grade 5 titanium case and bracelet, the tourbillon, and the limited production.

Our friends at SJX, the Singapore-based watch magazine founded by journalist Su Jiaxian, are back at it with yet another collaboration watch with Habring², the Austrian independent watchmaker (and one of the best-kept secrets on the indie scene). And how can we blame them, as we also did 2 projects with them (MdS1 and MdS4, […]

SJX takes to the stars a second time, with an attractive new limited edition.

At just 45 grams in weight, strap included, the Wild ONE Skeleton X-Lite is Norqain’s most advanced sports watch to date. It weighs next to nothing, but it is also built to withstand a proverbial beating if needed. The Norteq case, as well as the movement’s construction, are designed to withstand impacts of at least […]

Maybe “trend” was always the wrong way to frame the watch industry’s collective obsession with stone dials? I don’t know about you, but I certainly feel like we might have reached a point where the stone dial is essentially just another colorway. Just as brands are expected to offer dials in blue, black, and white, […] The post Farer Introduces the Stratton II Moonphase appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Norqain introduces the Wild ONE Skeleton X-Lite Turquoise, bringing a vibrant new colourway to its high-tech skeletonised sports watch.The post Norqain gives the Wild ONE Skeleton X-Lite a vibrant turquoise makeover appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Four individually textured dials, a slim 39mm case and polished, lume-free hands take Christopher Ward’s Sealander in a more formal direction.The post The Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Yalos swaps tool-watch cues for textured dials and a dressier profile appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Glashütte Original’s Senator collection is largely defined by classic German watchmaking conventions and the brand’s signature Panorama Date. However, the manufacture has also used the Senator to showcase its more artistic side, with hand-painted Meissen porcelain dials. Joining the brand’s Atelier commissions is a new time-only duo of Senator models in precious metal cases with […]

When considering a highly functional, reliable, no-nonsense timepiece that doesn’t break the bank, Seiko 5 undoubtedly comes to mind. Seiko also changed the game for affordable complications when it released the Seiko 5 GMT in 2022, making mechanical dual-time watches accessible to a whole new audience. Seiko’s first foray into this territory took the form of the … ContinuedThe post Seiko freshens up its Seiko 5 field GMT with two new colours appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Blue aventurine and platinum meet green aventurine and red gold in two time-only Senators inspired by Art Déco and Art Nouveau.The post Glashütte Original lets aventurine shine with two pared-back Senator models appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

That subtitle sounds a bit rich, right? Still, there’s some unexpected truth in that statement. Under the leadership of the famous Ernest “Teddy” Schneider in the late 1960s and 1970s, Sicura thrived and introduced a series of watches featuring pin-lever movements and bold designs. Among them were dive watches with patented multi-bezel systems and dual-crown […] Visit Introducing: The Sicura Hexa 400 Sea Green, A Vintage-Inspired Dive Watch With A Dial Like The Ocean to read the full article.