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Anniversary editions tend to go one of two ways: a meaningful statement about where a collection has been, or a colorway with a commemorative number stamped on it. Vacheron Constantin marks thirty years of the Overseas with a perpetual calendar that echoes the first Overseas released in 1996.

Just before summer, Glashütte Original invited us to its manufacture in eastern Germany. It was a great way for me to get to know the brand a little better. But the most important reason for the visit was the presentation of a few new releases. Jorg will cover the new 70s collection in a separate […] Visit Flieger Or Dresser: Which Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph Suits Your Style? to read the full article.

What if you had to choose just one watch from your entire collection and let everything else go? No backups, no rotation, and no keeping that one watch you rarely wear “just in case.” In this episode of Fratello Talks, Nacho, RJ, and Daan take on that particularly difficult hypothetical. The interesting part is that […] Visit Fratello Talks: If We Could Only Keep One Watch From Our Collection to read the full article.

For nearly two decades, Bart and Tim Grönefeld have built their reputation on mechanisms that other independents admire but rarely attempt. The 1941 Quadrivium is the Oldenzaal brothers' greatest-hits record—except every track has been re-recorded.

In terms of analog intricacy and an unyielding enthusiasm for the vintage and enduring, watches and the automotive realm are a natural A-to-B: it should come as no surprise that the Venn diagram of watch nerds and automotive nerds is eerily close to a circle.  Yet, there’s more to the world of branded cross-promotion than, […] The post Six of the Most Obscure Watch and Car Tie-Ins You’ve Likely Never Heard Of appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Founded in Geneva in 1988, Frederique Constant is now a globally respected name in watchmaking, offering classic designs at reasonable prices, with a growing portfolio of complications developed and assembled at its Plan-les-Ouates manufacture. Part of the Citizen Group since 2016, the brand was created by Peter Stas, who left his native Netherlands for Switzerland, […]

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Héron, the Montreal-based microbrand that had a legitimate hit on its hands with the release of the Mirabel GMT last year, is back with their take on the classic “go anywhere, do anything” sports watch, met with the brand’s typically refined design codes. Héron exists at a time when the straight up vintage inspired watches […] The post Héron Introduces the Continental, a New Vintage Inspired “Go Anywhere, Do Anything” Watch appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Strap in for an in-depth discussion on the decade-long adventure that the revived Czapek brand has driven. Xavier de Roquemaurel discloses the highlights, the dark periods, and where he hopes to take the historic independent marque next.

The discontinued One Hertz, Parallax Tourbillon, and Remontoire get new life, all in one very complicated watch.

Grönefeld, the Dutch independent watchmaking atelier created by Tim and Bart Grönefled, a.k.a. The Horological Brothers, should need little introduction by now. The duo gained recognition from their peers and collectors with their GTM-06, One Hertz and Parallax Tourbillon models, all celebrated watches that introduced several signature design elements and functions, such as movements with […]

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Grand Seiko revisits one of the quieter milestones in its modern mechanical history with the new SBGW325, a 600-piece limited edition inspired by the SBGW003 of 2001. Retaining the compact proportions and distinctive Arabic numerals of the original, it introduces a deep indigo-inspired navy dial, contemporary Grand Seiko finishing and the hand-wound Calibre 9S64. Introducing [...] The post New Release: The Grand Seiko Elegance SBGW325 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Although Nivada Grenchen re-entered the market in 2020 after decades of absence, its roots date back to its original establishment in 1926. To celebrate the 100th anniversary, Nivada is releasing seven new dial variations for one of its most popular models, which also underwent a facelift. I was lucky enough to put my hands on […] Visit A Sumptuous Centenary: Hands-On With The New Nivada F77 MKII Stone Dials Collection to read the full article.

Summer may be slipping away, but there's still time to talk about watches.

The headline innovation is clear: Jacob & Co. has placed 54 brilliant-cut diamonds on the balance wheel, something the brand describes as a first in modern watchmaking. Yet the question I kept returning to was not only how it was achieved, but why this collection and this quiet pastel palette were chosen as its stage.

If you read the marketing material pumped out by the wider watch industry today, you’d be entirely forgiven for assuming the average mechanical watch buyer spends their weekends summiting treacherous Himalayan peaks, free-diving with apex predators, or perhaps piloting vintage aircraft over the Atlantic. The reality, certainly for those of us living in the UK, … ContinuedThe post The scratch-resistant Héron Continental takes a beating so your wallet doesn’t have to appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Relaunched in 2020 under Guillaume Laidet’s creative direction (also behind the Vulcain and Space One brands), now-100-year-old Nivada Grenchen has focused on historical models, updating vintage references without losing their original character. Alongside the Antarctic and the Chrononomaster collections, the F77, inspired by the integrated sports watches of the 1970s, leads the pack. It returned […]

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With Rolf Schynder at the helm, Ulysse Nardin released an unorthodox timepiece in 2001 that smashed conventions and rewrote watchmaking in one fell swoop. With no dial, no hands and no crown, the Freak, master watchmaker Dr Ludwig Oechslin’s renegade watch, indicated time with its linear gear train featured on the dial. The Freak also […]

Ulysse Nardin gives the Freak [ONE] its first taste of decorative arts in two very different flavours: Guilloché and Blue Enamel.The post Ulysse Nardin gives the Freak [ONE] its first taste of decorative arts — in two very different flavours appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.