The Latest News About Watches

Junghans commemorates the 200th birthday of its company founder, who was born in the Black Forest on Jan. 23, 1823, with two Meister Fein Automatic Edition Erhards. Limited to 200 pieces each, they are presented in a 39.5mm case in either white ...

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Armin Strom, co-owned by Serge Michel and master watchmaker Claude Greisler, is a household name in high-end independent watchmaking. It’s hard to believe that the brand, in its current form, only presented its first watch 12 years ago. Since then, it has been responsible for some truly remarkable timepieces, such as the Mirrored Force Resonance [...] The post Review: The New Armin Strom Tribute 1 Rose Gold appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Wei speaks one-on-one with Felix Baumgartner, a panelist from our Legends of Independent Watchmaking Horological Symposium at Geneva Watch Days 2022, to look back at the highs and the lows of the last 25 years of URWERK. Felix, a master watchmaker, co-founded URWERK with designer Martin Frei in 1997 and the duo have been upending […] The post Legends of Independent Watchmaking: Felix Baumgartner appeared first on Revolution.

Editor’s note: During one of our final editorial meetings of the year, the question was posed: which watch brand won 2022? This then raises the question of what it means to win. Is it total revenue? Likes on social media? Page views on our site? The number of watch spots in the wild? There is no one … Continued The post Which watch brand won 2022? Zach picks Cartier – here’s why… appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post Which watch brand won 2022? Zach picks Cartier – here’s why… appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

This isn’t the first time that luxury menswear outlet MR PORTER is partnering with watch brands to create special editions. In fact, it isn’t even the first time it has done it with IWC Schaffhausen. It makes sense since the same conglomerate, Richemont, owns both entities. Nevertheless, it can result in pretty cool models, and […]

Junghans is synonymous with affordable minimalism. Within watch circles, the brand’s flagship Max Bill line has a reputation as the epitome of Bauhaus design. The Meister designation is reserved for the finest watches in the Junghans collection, and the Meister Fein line of timepieces is an elegant take on a minimalist dress watch. It is […] Visit The Junghans Meister Fein Automatic Erhard Edition — A Tribute To The Brand’s Founder to read the full article.

The post Power List: The Best of Independent Watchmaking appeared first on Revolution.

If you were to ask anyone to describe a typical Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, you would most likely hear elements like the octagonal case/bezel, integrated bracelet, and a blue Tapisserie dial. And they’d be right, of course, but the APRO can be much more than that. Signified as the granddaddy of the luxury sports watch, […]

Happy New Year! Yes, 2023 is here, and we’re bringing you the latest episode of Fratello On Air! Balazs and Mike are ready for another rip-roaring year, and they start with a bang. The modern Rolex secondary market and the CPO program are back in focus. We’re back — sort of. Balazs has returned to […] Visit Fratello On Air: 2023 Is Here, And The Modern Rolex Secondary Market Is Falling Apart to read the full article.

The Oris Aquis is a modern reinterpretation of a dive watch. Unlike the lovable Divers Sixty-Five, the Aquis eschews all vintage design cues to focus on contemporary sensibilities. The case is angular and purposeful with integrated lugs, chunky crown guards, and an overall solid feel. Spawning from the 2013 Oris Aquis Depth Gauge, the Aquis […] Visit Why I Bought The Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 Dive Watch In Steel And Gold to read the full article.

The post SOTC as we enter 2023 by Páll Stefánsson appeared first on TimeZone.

The post SOTC: My Top Five by LarryK appeared first on TimeZone.

According to the figures released by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, the U.S. hit a record +27.7% growth in 2022 when compared to 2021. These figures do not account for the month of December 2022, but we are confident that with the holiday frenzy, the percentage might go even higher. Today, the U.S. solidifies its position as the most important Swiss watch market in the world with China and Hong Kong distantly following.

Two dive watches have long battled for the title of the original diver’s watch: the Rolex Submariner and the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Technicalities can drag this debate into murky deep waters, but irrefutably the pair are the founding blueprints of what we all expect from a dive watch. Born in 1953, the Fifty Fathoms has … Continued The post What is so special about the new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 1? appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post What is so special about the new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 1? appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

It had a starring role in Alien and on my great-grandpa's wrist.

Tutima’s dive watch catalog gets a little bigger with the introduction of the new MariTimer series, a watch that will live within their M2 Seven Seas S collection. The MariTimer addresses one of the biggest concerns about the new models released last year, and that is their 44mm diameter. The MariTimer keeps plenty of the […] The post Tutima Seven Seas Welcomes New 40mm MariTimer Series appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Welcome to a new year. Welcome to 2023. If there’s one thing that watch brands love, it’s celebrating their heritage. Vintage has been one of the main inspirations for the past 10 to 15 years, and we’ve seen plenty of commemorative models released in 2022 – think about the 50-year Royal Oak. Why should 2023 […]

After a couple of years of COVID chaos, 2022 was a fine vintage year for excellent wristwatches. Here Ian Skellern shares his Top 6 watches that caught his eye over the last 12 months. The post Ian’s Top 7 Watches of 2022: Featuring Tourbillons, Chronographs, A Fun Watch, Exceptional Mechanics, And Even A (Relatively) Affordable Watch appeared first on Quill & Pad.

This year marked an opening of sorts for the world. Because after two years of being stuck at home, travelling became a thing again. And watch brands took full advantage of this, as large fairs returned and people started attending more meet ups. Their timepieces also reflected an increase in travel, as 2022 saw a … Continued The post Five of the best GMT watches released in 2022 appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post Five of the best GMT watches released in 2022 appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

Continuing our annual recap tradition, today we look back at a handful of innovative and impressive releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. Today we’re covering quartz watches, a category of timepieces not always top-of-mind, but one ...