2021 has been a prolific year so far for Grand Seiko, as its parent company celebrates a landmark 140th anniversary. Nearly every aspect of the brands lineup from its Hi-Beat automatic movements to its sporty quartz models, has received special limited edition treatments to mark the anniversary, but the lions share of the Japanese luxury marques releases this year have come from the innovative Spring Drive line. With fall right around the corner, Grand Seiko has released what may well be its mos [...]

One of the reasons I admire Cartier timepieces so much is that the company was integral in the creation of the wristwatch industry, to begin with. It was actually around 1904 that Cartier started making mens wristwatches (probably the first company to commercialize them) with the Santos, as a pilots watch. For the next two decades, or so, Cartier experimented with a lot of different timepiece case and dial designs, many of which the brand continues to produce today. That is the case with the ton [...]

I was really happy to see a new Royal Oak Concept watch. It is hard to explain where this collection fits in to the Audemars Piguet watch collection. They arent quite Royal Oaks, and they arent quite Royal Oak Offshores. Rather, they are highly futuristic looking high-end watches that are another Royal Oak collection all together.There are a few Royal Oak Concept watches. The first one came out in 2002 as a 30th anniversary model of the Royal Oak watch. Since then a handful of these watches were [...]

For the latest Mido watch celebrating well-known structures and landmarks around the world, the brand has introduced the Mido Inspired By Architecture Limited Edition with a design meant to reference the architecture of New York Citys famous Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The phrase inspired by is frequently used to explain a watch designs concept, but this limited-edition Mido watch actually puts it right on the flange ring with the engraved words INSPIRED BY ARCHITECTURE. Some respectable specs [...]

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is one of the most classic watches out there still being made today. Easily up there in some top 10 list, if one was ever to be established (note to self work on top 10 classic watches list). Since its creation way back when (maybe the 1930s) it has been an iconic watch for Jaeger-LeCoultre. One of the most simple and classic, but still interesting Reverso models being sold today is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Duo. The original Reverso watches did not have dual fac [...]

Entirely new for 2020 is the Parmigiani Tonda GT and Tondagraph GT, two of the brands most casual and everyday wearable pieces to date. These leisure watches (a term I find increasingly appropriate) also debut a new integrated bracelet by Parmigiani, as well as a rubber strap option. I got to go hands-on with the black dial Tonda GT in steel here, but it is also available in gold with a blue dial. There are two inaugural models in the collection, the time and date Tonda GT and the steel Tondagra [...]

It might be a simple thing, but putting the NASA logo on an all matte-finished Casio G-Shock DW5600 collection watch has proven to be very satisfying. Casio is already out of stock on the first batch of these reference DW5600NASA20 watches and limited the sale of them to one per household. Americas National Aeronautics Science Administration (NASA) is a highlight of Americas culture of innovation - and its inspiration is perhaps needed today more than ever in a world where exploring innovative [...]

I wanted to double up on my coverage of nice, (relatively, in the luxury watch sense) affordable military style watches that were unveiled at Baselworld 2010. I just spoke about the Tag Heuer Formula i Khaki that has a green military strap and dial. Now I would like to share with you the new Bell Ross BR03-92 Military Ceramic watch. Put in the BR03 case which is 42mm wide, the watch is in a matte finished ceramic in green. Cool! The olive drab green color of the case is lighter than the dark gr [...]

With a rich history and a reputation for manufacturing svelte, elegant watches, Piaget stands out as a brand with true style. From ultra-thin skeletonized timepieces to their legendary 9P movement, they continue to maintain?a dedicated following while mastering the art of highly engineered movements and slender case design. Piaget will be dedicating 2017 to the?Piaget Altiplano in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the original launch. Piaget fans will be happy to hear that the brand wil [...]

I have visited several dozens of watch manufactures - a term that is commonly accepted as referring to a watch movement manufacture. And yet, it is the dial and hand manufactures that I find most important and most interesting, followed by the case-makers and movement production facilities. It is distinctly rare for a luxury watchmaker to share in-depth details on the production of dials, and so, combined with my first-hand experience of the Glashutte Original dial manufacture in Pforzheim, I wa [...]

Just announced and shared first with , Panerai has announced its new Pam.Guard care program. The Richemont Group, as a whole, has been doubling down on efforts to provide easier and more expansive warranty care for their customers, and the Pam.Guard program is in line with this by offering an eight-year international warranty for customers, retroactively applied to Panerai watches purchased up to two years prior.Its a thoughtful and savvy move for Panerai (and its Richemont siblings) to present [...]

Prior to researching for this review, I have to admit my ignorance when it came to Parmigiani Fleurier. Yes, I was aware of their Bugatti line and knew that they produced a range of other watches, but I knew nothing of the respect they command within the horology enthusiast community. As it turns out, Parmigiani is a fascinating brand with niche appeal and commendable chops within the watchmaking world. With the Parmigiani Tonda Metrographe, the brand is reaching for a wider appeal, seeking to s [...]

There are two types of luxury watch brands today when it comes to a history of value. There are some brands which ascended to a luxury position after being a tool or instrument watchmaker for many years. This often occurs when their products or technology is technically outdated, but there is still a high-level of appreciation for their products. So to remain in business, these companies reduce production, ideally increase quality, and sell their items as enthusiast products. This is the case fo [...]

I was sort of under the impression that Hublot had the corner on this market, but whatever. Movado just announced that it signed a multi-year agreement with Ferrari?to make watches with the Ferrari and Scuderia names, as well as use the brand logos. How this ties into Hublots assumed exclusive agreement is unclear to me. My theory is that Hublot has claim on all higher-end Ferrari watches, while the Movado deal is for more entry-level luxury watches. According to the announcement the Movado Ferr [...]

Andrew Grima: The Father of? Modern Jewellery is the first major monograph on Britains arguably greatest jewelry and watch designer.In the early to mid-1970s, British designer Andrew Grima created two of the most groundbreaking and rarest watch collections of the 20th century. The first, for Omega, was conceived in 1969 and is perhaps the most avant-garde collection of timepieces in the history of the watch. The second, created in 1976 for Pulsar (inventors of the LED watch), has almost unicorn [...]

Given that whole if money were no object thing, one of the my top choices for modern womens watches is the Perrelet Diamond Flower. It mixes sport, style, complexity, luxury, and visual fun so well. While the collection starts in the $10,000 range, these limited Prestige Edition Diamond Flower watches are colorful creations with prices in the $35,000? to over $100,000 range (depending on the mixture of gold, diamonds, and other precious gems). It is one of those rare fun luxury watches that is e [...]

Its the year of the Da Vinci for IWC Schaffhausen, and of three new introductions unveiled at a preview in New York yesterday, two are ladies timepieces, with more ladies pieces set to be introduced at the SIHH next month in Geneva. The introductions are a concerted effort by IWC to strengthen the brands ladies collections, according to IWC creative director Christian Knoop, who says We are consciously trying to anchor the brand in the minds of women, who account for a significant proportion of [...]

Im quite fond of the Chronoliner watch that was launched last year by Breitling. It wasnt Breitlings first vintage-inspired watch, of course theres the entire Transocean collection for that but I thought that the Chronoliner offered a better mix of vintage-inspired looks and modern toughness and reliability. At this point, I would like to draw your attention to the ceramic bezel, which as Im sure most readers will know, is virtually scratch- and fade-proof. Plus, the bezel rotates, which means [...]

With Baselworld 2019 just behind us, news of new releases from the worlds biggest brands is still flowing thick and fast. Although we generally focus more on the watches themselves, the release of the?Richard Mille RM 07-01 Ladies watch brings with it a very exciting development from the Richard Mille in-house research and development team. This is the first watch featuring the new Carbon TPT Bracelet, which is constructed in the same way as Richard Milles famous case material.Weve seen plenty o [...]

Since 1956 omega has been producing the Day-Date watch as their flagship mens model. The most recent version of the Day-Date (also commonly referred to as the omega President) is the omega Day-Date 40 reference 22823X series that includes the 18ct yellow gold reference 228238, the 18ct Everose gold reference 228235, the 18ct white gold reference 228239, and the smooth bezel 950 platinum reference 228206. This review is of the 18ct white gold omega Day-Date 40 reference 228239BLRP with the blue [...]