In 1973 Citizen launched the original Tsuno Chrono Challenge Timer, a steel bullhead-style automatic chronograph that would eventually help pave the way for Citizens Promaster series. The Challenge Timers were a unique bookmark in Citizens history. They also heralded the advent of the Citizen Caliber 8110, a mechanical chronograph caliber that boasted a column wheel, flyback functionality, as well as day/date compilations. For Baselworld 2018, Citizen is unveiling the Citizen Tsuno Chronograph R [...]

Here is kind of an interesting fact that I have admittedly brought up before but want to say again because I think it is sort of funny The movement inside of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic Universal Time, which is the world time version of the also newer Geophysic True Second (hands-on here), has just one more component than the non-world time version. No doubt, there is a good engineering reason for this, but us watch nerds like to obsess and fantasize over why this is. The in-house-made Jaeger [...]

Longines, who have in recent years balanced their popular Heritage Collection (to include the excellent Longines Legend Diver) with their more modern Sport and Elegance ranges, unveiled an updated version of their decade-old HydroConquest at this years Baselworld. Longines most recent iteration of their modern sport diver is available in multiple case sizes, colors, and also as an automatic chronograph. Most prominently, the new Longines HydroConquest is equipped with a new for 2018 ceramic beze [...]

It feels like just weeks ago (it was a few months) when I visited Disneyland here in Southern California and found a general lack of anything even remotely horologically worthwhile. Mickey Mouse has a fine history of being on wrist watches, but today there are precious few modern timepieces which celebrate Disneys very rich history of being involved with culturally important wearables. Most of todays official Disney licensed timepieces are pretty crappy, to be honest, and Ive actually been consi [...]

This Datograph Up/Down is the stuff grail watches are made of. A sublime Teutonic expression of watch making perfection so timeless it escapes all notions of era, style, or trend. A watch for all times and ages, pieces by German A. Lange Sohne are what many watch lovers strive to acquire. Sounds lofty? That statement isnt so unreasonable considering our monitoring of what colleagues and your fellow readers have said and felt about A. Lange Sohne watches over the years. Not to mention my and th [...]

Swiss watchmaker Oris, known to the watch world most prominently for their reasonably priced sport watches, have also produced a number of classic pieces more suited for a professional environment. Now, Oris have revitalized the somewhat lesser-known Classic Collection with a totally new watch, the redesigned Oris Classic Date, available in both a male-oriented 42mm as well as a ladies 28.5mm case size. Both watches feature Swiss-made automatic mechanical movements, anti-reflective sapphire crys [...]

Ive often thought it odd that Prada is of the few luxury fashion brands out there that doesnt a nice watch collection. I mean they do have some branded watches, but they are nothing special. The brand is really missing out. This IWC watch is the next best thing, and is a damn good looking IWC watch based on its GST series (whose case later made it to the first Aquatimer watch series).This is a very rare IWC for Prada limited edition watch that was released several years ago. There were only 2000 [...]

At Baselworld 2016, Hublot debuted a new limited edition long power reserve timepiece family with the Hublot MP-07 42 Days Power Reserve watch. Thematically, the Hublot MP-07 is sort of like the new baby brother of the still slightly more expensive MP-05 La Ferrari which originally debuted in 2013. With that said, there is a diamond-covered version of the Hublot MP-07 42 Days Power Reserve that has a price very close to a million dollars. What the Hublot MP-07 42 Days Power Reserve shares the mo [...]

IWC has released an updated successor for the Portugieser Chronograph Classic, a watch well-known for its unique?chronograph totalizer display, in-house movement, and sporty yet elegant design. The new reference 3903 replaces the reference 3904, with several subtle design changes and updates which help improve the overall aesthetic of the watch.The Portugieser line (formerly called Portuguese) was considered to be large-sized watches when launched in the 1930s. However, at 42mm, the new IWC Port [...]

Capillary-style depth gauges are nothing new or particularly advanced, but they are simple and effective. Oris has managed to design one into one of its dive watches. The result is a mechanical watch with a non-electronic depth gauge that does not cost an arm and a leg. IWC and Jager-LeCoultre already proved to us that they can make those and that is fantastic but they were a complication for complications sake because even if you choose to dive with a luxury watch, you probably arent going to [...]

Ill go out on a limb and speak for all of us sport illiterates by saying: even we care about the Olympics. Its in a league of its own, the be all and end all of sports achievements and, interestingly, a lot of that has to do with time and nothing else. First, there is the incredible history that goes back to 776 BC-when the Ancient Olympics are widely accepted to have started-being held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece. Then, there is how that four-year thing about it [...]

For late 2021, Japans Casio is upping its game when it comes to some of the recent popular octagonal-cased watches that debuted in the Casio G-Shock GA2100 collection ( hands-on here). Now, the Casio-Oak (Casioak) watch that previously came in a resin now arrives in a full metal case, making it one (small) step closer to actually trampling on the feet of the Audemars Piguet Royal (which features a similar octagonal bezel design. After debuting in the resin case, Casio decided to produce a metal- [...]

While there isnt a whole lot new about this watch, it does have a great black and blue motif to it. This is a special limited edition version of the IWC Big Pilot watch that will exclusively be available in IWCs North American boutique stores. There are still very few details about the watch, such as the price or the amount in the limited edition. What I can say is that IWC is a nice job re-imagining the dial in a sober sky blue splendor. There is also matching blue stitching on the alligator pi [...]

2020 sees Panerai debut not one, but two new materials, both in the Luminor Marina 44 format. The Panerai Luminor Marina Fibratech 44 PAM01663 premieres a case crafted from mineral fibers produced by the fusion of basalt rock. Yep, you read that right.SpecificationsBrand: PaneraiModel: Luminor Marina Fibratech 44 PAM01663Dimensions: 44mm-wide, 15.65mm-thickWater Resistance: 30 bar (300 meters)Case Material: DMLS titanium case, Carbotech bezel, crown and leverCrystal/Lens: sapphire crystal obtain [...]

Our preference for certain types of watches over others mostly boils down to a matter of taste. Taste is subjective. It cannot be measured, and it cannot be quantified. While watches from A. Lange Sohne might not be to everyones taste, it is very hard to dismiss what they do as anything but admirable and special. Indeed, we have seen examples of their fine work in watches like the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon and the simply mega Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna watch. Today, I want [...]

Swiss independent favorite Oris has a long and proud history of creating limited edition models to aid its ongoing crusade towards ocean conservation. These have covered a wide gamut of oceanic causes from ocean plastic removal to helping restore the population of the hammerhead shark, but one of Oris most frequent beneficiaries has been the Coral Restoration Foundation, based in the Florida Keys. The brand has supported the foundations efforts to save Americas only coral reefs twice before, onc [...]

In a bit of a surprising announcement, especially so soon after Baselworld, IWC has released the IWC Pilots Watch Chronograph Online Boutique Edition. IWC began selling watches directly on their online store back in 2017, and this release is no doubt an attempt to draw traffic to their online store. Available exclusively through IWCs online store, the Pilot Watch Chronograph is a clear descendant of IWCs classic aviation watches.The Pilots Watch Chronograph features a steel case that clocks in a [...]

Hermes has invested considerable resources in developing its watchmaking division in recent years, and they have just released an all-new mens watch collection for Watches Wonders 2021. The Hermes H08 fills in one of the most glaring gaps in the brands catalog by offering a casual everyday watch thats versatile and tough but still has that uniquely Hermes quirkiness and style.The totally new case of the Hermes H08 feels like a younger sibling of the Carre H that sheds some of the eccentricity i [...]

As the industry continues to adapt to changing consumer habits, reflecting on recent emerging trends can help us prepare for what is likely to come. Were used to hearing about the doom and gloom of an industry that has been reeling from tumbling export figures for the past two years, but this year sees a small (and welcome) return to growth on that front. The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie noted that this was reflected in the pieces observed at SIHH 2019, with a slightly less conservative appr [...]

Bulgari broke another watch record for 2016 by producing the worlds thinnest minute repeater with this really lovely Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater watch. More or less selling out of its planned production, Bulgari privately lamented the fact that they decided to produce the Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater as a limited edition of 50 pieces. After the first full day of Baselworld 2016, it was clear that the clean and technically impressive minute repeater was a hit for todays watch market. [...]