The Latest News About Watches

Drumming up a list of the watch world’s biggest icons is easy. While we can debate what constitutes a true icon, we can probably agree that such watches defined a category and had a lasting impact on the current watch landscape. That’s not the discussion we want to have, though. In this new series of […] Visit Shadow Icons: The Underappreciated References Behind Every Great Watch to read the full article.

From field watches to divers to Art Deco dress watches, the American-roots brand covers the gamut.More

As I expand my knowledge of microbrands, I was super excited to receive a sample from Vario, a Singapore-based company that’s been going strong for a decade. The brand’s latest offering builds on its Navi collection, which first joined Vario’s catalog in 2021. The line holds firm to its nautical roots with its sleek and […] The post Hands-On: Vario’s Navi Collection Goes International appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Six things happening in today's watch market that make zero sense, and six that make lots of sense.

A new maison entered the conversation today, bringing an unusually specific thesis. Legare, the work of Wei Koh, founder of Revolution magazine, and Guillaume Tétu, co-founder of Hautlence, is their debut watch, the Chapter I AGP Inverted, built around a single counterfactual.

Tutima, based in Glashütte, earned its wings in the 1940s with its military and pilot’s watches and, in 1941, produced Germany’s first two-pusher flyback chronograph (later referred to as the Flieger). In 2019, Tutima released a contemporary, less tool-oriented, time-and-date take on the Flieger. The latest model to join the squadron is the Flieger T5, […]

Seiko finds a new collaborator and celebrates the art of Japanese Bonsai with a new gold-and-green limited edition.

Jacques Bianchi, the Marseille based brand specializing in dive watches, has released the first watch in what is expected to be an ongoing partnership with Olympique de Marseille, the city’s historic football club. This has been a big summer for soccer, of course, with the World Cup being held in North America right in the […] The post Jacques Bianchi Introduces their First Watch in Partnership with the Olympique de Marseille Football Club appeared first on Worn & Wound.

The passion for watches has no borders, as we reiterated on multiple occasions. We have already covered several initiatives coming from the Emirates Watch Club, the Singapore Watch Club or the Qatar Watch Club. This time, though, it’s a special edition watch that comes from a slightly less obvious region of the world: Bangladesh. Created […]

Naissance d’une Montre – or “Birth of a Watch” – is one of the most demanding labels in horology: a program that produces watches entirely fabricated by hand, with each chapter assigned to a brand willing to stake its reputation on the process. Now, its fourth chapter belongs to Bonniksen – a brand rescued from watchmaking history only a few months ago.

Since founding his independent brand in 2022, Sylvain Berneron has built a reputation around a distinctive approach to form, mechanics and scarcity. His experience on the creative side of major organisations clearly shaped his understanding of both product design and the power of restraint. His first watch, the Mirage, established that philosophy immediately. Introduced in […]

There is a moment in every watch enthusiast’s journey when admiration turns into curiosity. You stop merely wearing watches and begin to wonder what lies beneath the dial, behind the polished steel, and under the engraved case back. For me, that moment arrived with a vintage King Seiko 44-9990. The King Seiko 44-9990 already occupies […] Visit Buying A Watch Tool Kit And Fitting A Sapphire Case Back To A King Seiko 44-9990 to read the full article.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors A new independent maison founded by Wei Koh and Guillaume Tetu: Legare debuts with Chapter 1 AGP Inverted, a watch with two escapements driven by a differential, inspired by Albert-Gustave Piguet’s 1932 watch. Press Release information with insights and commentary in italics. New: Legare Chapter 1 AGP Inverted The Legare Chapter 1 AGP Inverted retails [...] The post New independent maison – Legare opens fire with Chapter 1 appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Two modern takes on an ancient metal in both solid dial and skeletonised forms from the daring Franck MullerThe post Franck Muller Vanguard Damascus brings ancient technology to modern horology appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Few racing circuits are as well-known outside the car fan community and command the respect and mythology of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. For almost a century, it has served as the proving ground for racing drivers, manufacturers and performance cars, and few brands are more closely associated with it than Porsche. Beyond countless motorsport victories, every […]

Meet a high-end watch brand built on a deep love for everything horological and ample experience to bring the founders’ original vision to life. Wei Koh, founder of Revolution and The Rake, and watch industry veteran Guillaume Tetu, who worked for TAG Heuer, Hautlence, and Ralph Lauren, started Legare to unearth long-lost horological treasures and […] Visit Materializing Forgotten Horology: Introducing The New Watch Brand Legare And Its Chapter 1 AGP Inverted to read the full article.

The brand begins with a modernized take on a legendary movement.

Subtle upgrades on the outside, one major new engine on the inside.More

With generative AI slop permeating even our most sacred of artistic spaces these days (don’t Google “AI in museums”, it will ruin your day), any honest-to-god expression of creativity can feel like a breath of fresh air. Watches can be a great escape in this regard, and watchmakers, from industry heavy hitters like Swatch to […] The post Color Rules the Day with the New Art Dial Detrolas from Shinola appeared first on Worn & Wound.

New movement, new case size, improved design—all under five figures.