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When I titled this article, “Why European Watch Company bought Crown & Caliber from Hodinkee”  I wanted to add: “Spoiler Alert: It wasn’t for the inventory.” However, space concerns and number of words in a headline wouldn’t let me do that. It is important to know, though, that European Watch Company has big plans for… The post Why European Watch Company Bought Crown & Caliber From Hodinkee appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

The obviously amazing and the undeservingly underrated from Christie's latest auction.The post The big dogs and the underdogs from Christie’s The Collectibles Part 2 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Raymond Weil struck gold with the Millesime, a vintage-inspired watch that won a GPHG award. Belgian comics artist Philippe Francq (1961) also received praise and awards with his Largo Winch series of comic books. The titular character, a Yugoslavian adventurer whose birth name was Largo Winczlav, first appeared in 1990. Since then, 24 graphic novels […] Visit Wearing The Ninth Art On The Wrist: The Raymond Weil Millesime Chronograph Limited Edition Largo Winch to read the full article.

While widely known for its countless apparitions on the silver screen and its military-inspired watches, Hamilton, once an American brand now under the umbrella of the Swatch Group, also carries a rather serious range of aquatic-oriented watches. Sitting alongside the high-performance Frogman and BeLOWZERO collections is the Khaki Navy Scuba, a classic dive watch with […]

Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, your hosts discuss the vintage watches currently tickling their collective fancies. Before that, though, there’s plenty of banter about sneakers and watches. For your convenience, watch content starts after 20 minutes. Vintage watches are some of our favorites. We’re always looking and thinking about […] Visit Fratello On Air: The Vintage Watches On Our List to read the full article.

We watch collectors come up with “rules” regarding our hobby. For example, “Every watch collection should have a dress watch, a sporty piece, and a beater.” This is the imperative many of us live by. While the former two may not be the cornerstones of my collection, at least not intentionally, I do have a […] Visit An Ode To The Casio G-Shock GW-B5600-2ER to read the full article.

Our ongoing Enthusiast Spotlight series is all about uncovering passionate people who care deeply about the objects with which they surround themselves. For our latest installment, we spend the day with aviation enthusiasts and pilots Erin and Paul Hooker from Phoenix, AZ. These two young and ambitious aviators define enthusiasm to a tee. For them, […]

Vintage cars and top-tier watchmaking come together in Rhode Island.

Following our article about the new Josef Regulator With Dead-Beat Seconds, it’s time now to introduce the second watch released by Habring² in the frame of the brand’s 20th-anniversary celebrations. Founded in 2004 by couple Maria and Richard Habring, Habring² is one of the very few watchmakers to operate in Austria and, over the years, […]

Recently for my Top Watches of 2024 feature in Elite Traveler Magazine, I selected Corum as one of fewer than 30 watches to make the cut. The watch: the Golden Bridge Classic Serpent one-of-a-kind timepiece with its iconic in-line movement. That watch is one of many artistic feats that the brand brings to life. Now,… The post Artistic And Technical Feat: Corum’s Golden Bridge “Serpent” appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

Founded in 1948, Yema is an independent French watch manufacturer in Morteau, France, which as Yema reminds us, is “the birthplace of French watchmaking.” The third-generation Bôle family operates it alongside a team of watchmakers with over 40 years of experience. Over the years, they have gained a reputation for producing robust and dependable tool […]

Two independent watch exhibitions will be in town to celebrate the culture of watchmaking.

These next rounds of classes will be hosted by IWC and F.P. Journe.

Twenty years ago, Austrian couple Maria and Richard Habring (the latter being famous already for his previous work at IWC, including developing the 7750-based Doppel Chronograph, among other clever mechanisms) started their own journey, an independent watchmaking brand known as Habring². Now one of the most respected indie watchmakers in their segment, one of the […]

Jamie's not a big fan of "pre-distressed" watches, but found Doxa's second Clive Cussler watch surprisingly compelling.The post Rediscovering my spirit of adventure with the Doxa SUB 300T Sharkhunter Clive Cussler appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Bell & Ross is expanding on their enthusiast focused BR-X5 with a boutique edition iridescent dial variant, housing their manufacture calibre BR-CAL.323. For those that aren’t already familiar with the BR-X5 launched in 2022, this is a relatively higher tier regular production watch compared to the rest of the Bell & Ross lineup – featuring […]

When you think of Yema watches, you probably think of vintage-inspired divers, chronographs, and GMTs. But put all your preconceived notions aside for a moment because this new watch is something else. In collaboration with artist and watchmaker Alain Silberstein, the French brand introduces the Marine. It’s a limited edition of 500 pieces that doesn’t […] Visit Hands-On With The New Black And Multicolor Yema × Alain Silberstein Marine Limited Edition to read the full article.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Watches from jewelry brands don’t usually light the world on fire, but with the Octo Finissimo, Bvlgari have done exactly that. The past ten years of the Octo Finissimo have seen an absurd number of new records set, including thinnest automatic watch, thinnest mechanical chronograph, and thinnest perpetual calendar watch. Yet, the most memorable Octo [...] The post Review: The New Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Sketch appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

While single-hand watches are the mainstay of German brand MeisterSinger, it would be a mistake to associate this display with simple watches. Since its foundation in 2001, MeisterSinger has sported many complications and, in a surprising turn of events, the Bell Hora. Known as a sonnerie au passage, this complication chimes on the hour, every […]

IWC Schaffhausen announces the opening of its first boutique in Boston, the hometown of its founder, Florentine Ariosto Jones. The boutique offers a modern and welcoming environment with a touch of elegance and industrial design, allowing visitors to discover the world of IWC. An “Engineering Wall” provides insights into the making of watch movements and cases.