The Latest News About Watches

Each week at WCL delivers editorial coverage across the spectrum of serious watch collecting—from industry analysis and new release evaluation to archival perspectives and manufacture insights. Weekend Reads curates the week's most substantial pieces: the editorials that reward deeper engagement and merit your weekend reading time. Five pieces worth your attention:

When we published the first part of this exploration into 1,000m-rated dive watches, the response was immediate and enthusiastic. That didn’t surprise me. Watches capable of surviving a kilometer beneath the surface occupy a fascinating niche. They go well beyond everyday practicality and venture into the realm of over-engineering, professional utility, and, often, obsession. These […] Visit Which 1,000m-Rated Dive Watch Is Right For You? — Part II to read the full article.

You’re probably thinking, “Wait, what? Wasn’t the D-Type built in the 1950s?” and you’d be absolutely right. But what we have here is a continuation car, built by Jaguar themselves based on the original plans, drawings and designs of the D-Type. So it’s old, but it’s also new. Or relatively new, that is, as Jaguar […]

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If MeisterSinger’s usual single-hand watches are about de-emphasising exactitude, the new Panthero does something a little more nuanced.The post MeisterSinger marks 25 years with the Panthero Jumping Hour, expanding beyond their one-handed oeuvre appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Flying on Tuesdays or Wednesdays is usually the friendliest for your wallet. And the month of March also falls into that category. Excuse me for getting a little ahead of myself. Let me explain why I’m providing these potentially superfluous travel tips. The reason is a watch event taking place in Tokyo, Japan. From March […] Visit Seiko To Host The “Power Design Project Presents: Passionately And Obsessively Crafted Watches” Exhibition to read the full article.

Henri d'Origny's Cape Cod has always been an exercise in productive tension—a square dial locked inside a rectangular case, geometry arguing with itself in the most elegant way possible. Since 1991, the design's anchor-chain link silhouette has proven remarkably resistant to the passage of time, evolving through material and color variations without ever needing to rethink its fundamental architecture.

While technically nothing new, it’s also a world first, and I liked it enough to actually write about it.

One of the most useful watch complications in horological history is also one of its most forgotten.  The ring of a mechanical alarm may seem like a lost artifact, like a rotary phone dial or a manual transmission, all once the necessities of 20th century civilization. And yet, functionality of a settable and mechanical-winding alarm […] The post The Audible Joy of Alarm Watches appeared first on Worn & Wound.

SCOTUS struck down Trump's emergency tariffs and watch importers could seek millions in refunds, however the President says he has a legal workaround to keep tariffs in place.

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Tudor was founded in 1926 by Hans Wilsdorf, the man who also co-founded Rolex. As such, the brand celebrates its 100th anniversary this year (to be precise, the anniversary was three days ago, on February 17th). To mark this significant milestone, Tudor opened its doors to a select group of journalists, granting rare access not […]

For years now, Romaric Andre, better known as seconde/seconde/, has been collaborating with watch brands of all kinds on creative limited editions that effectively serve as visual puns. He’s applied his unique sense of humor and aesthetic to watches made by H. Moser, Spinnaker, Maen, and many more brands at every conceivable price point. We […] The post Citizen and seconde/seconde/ Launch a Fun and Affordable Tsuyosa Limited Edition appeared first on Worn & Wound.

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About six months ago I started wearing a couple of bonded metal bangles from Metal Alchemist. I was initially drawn to the clean, modern look — easy, stackable bracelets that work with just about everything I own. But the real reason I kept them on had more to do with the story behind them. The… The post Metal Alchemist Brings Affordable Jewelry To New Wellness Heights appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.

Japanese heritage and a bit of whimsy make up the new affordable collaboration.

There’s an old saying that if you wait long enough, eventually everything will just become a G-SHOCK collaboration. Maybe that’s not 100% true, but sometimes it feels that way. Few brands have the breadth of collaborative partners as G-SHOCK. Can you really think of any other entity that would release a product with Wu-Tang Clan […] The post G-SHOCK and Anti Social Social Club Launch a New Collaborative Capsule Collection appeared first on Worn & Wound.

You could say this new collab between Citizen and seconde/seconde/ really cuts through a saturated sea of blue dial watches...The post Citizen enlists seconde/seconde/ to create a Tsuyosa that really cuts through appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Who doesn’t know MeisterSinger…? If you are into watches, with just a superficial interest, the name surely rings a bell: it’s a single-handed watch! Founded in Münster in 2001, the brand decided to build its identity around the idea that time doesn’t need to be dissected into seconds and minutes. By returning to the single-hand […]