Feast your eyes on the 2015 Breitling B55 Connected Watch that connects via Bluetooth to your smartphone in a way you want it to. This is pretty interesting news and a very clever (in my opinion) way for an established Swiss watch maker like Breitling to assert itself as a modern brand but also respect the functionality of a standalone timepiece. To understand the Breitling B55 Connected watch you first need to understand the Breitling Cockpit B50 watch (here) that is also relatively new.The Bre [...]

While many brands experienced a decline in sales in 2016, Richard Mille actually saw an uptick globally, and for a lot of consumers, the reason is simple. Regardless of your take on their designs, Richard Mille has poured their heart and soul into RD to work with some of the most innovative?and high-tech materials in the industry and that makes their products special and worthwhile for those watch-happy one-percenters. For 2017, the brand has announced the Richard Mille RM 035 Ultimate Edition [...]

Japans Citizen watches marked its 2021 new product launch season with its biggest punch: a high-end automatic watch with a brand-new movement that combines Swiss and Japanese techniques in the Caliber 0200 watch (debuted on here). The $6,000 USD product left many watch collectors feeling excited, but a bit priced out of the fun. It has been over a decade since Citizen has debuted any new mechanical movements - even though the companys in-house movement maker Miyota has introduced new movements [...]

It might be reasonable to assume that the watch collector is a relatively recent breed of timepiece consumer. These are the types of people who make it a point to own a variety of watches, often focusing on the emotional versus the mere practical utility of each. The watch collectors of today are indeed a well-established and diverse community, and virtually every level and size of watch collection is certainly represented among readers. While new technology has made mechanical watches practica [...]

IWC recently announced a new version of their Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph watch that came out about two years ago. The great looking piece is probably one of my top pics from the brand at this time and now is featured in an even more sporty skin. This version is done in collection with the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012. Beyond that I guess a new watch will be made?The rear of the watch has Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 engraved on the back. IWC is the officially timekeeper for the boat race even [...]

It was only a matter of time, right? After?private equity investor-turned-ocean-explorer Victor Vescovos record-setting 2019 dive to Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the prototype?Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep Professional strapped to the robotic arm of his submersible is finally being made available in a slightly pared-back civilian variant. But its not just one watch - instead, we get an entirely new collection of super-burly Seamaster dive watches: three in stainless steel on newly sculpte [...]

Real quick, here is an interesting piece of history that is being offered up for auction on eBay right now. This is one of 17 original prototype Movado Museum Dial watches from what seems to be from the 1970s. According to the auction, these were artist proof models made in various styles and to be included in the permanent collection at the New York Museum of Modern Art for which designer Nathan George Horwitt designed the museum dial clock in 1947. According to the MOMA website, they have this [...]

In whats become something of a tradition, Grand Seiko has just released a trio of watches in its Elegance Collection exclusively for the USA market at the Couture show in Las Vegas. (Youll remember a few years back when the brand launched its USA exclusive Seasons Collection at the Vegas trade show.) Variations on the classic manual wind dress watch SBGW231, each piece in this this trio is a take on the different shades of green found in the Genby Valley of Iwate. Designated the SBGW273, SBGW275 [...]

Hublot debuted this watch in Shanghai during a public charity event where Mr. Maradona himself kicked a soccer ball to raise money for kids. If only it was that simple. Why the legendary Argentinian soccer (ahem, I mean football) player went to China for Hublot and his own watch is probably an amusing story. Suffice it to say that Diego Maradona fans in Argentina and abroad can appreciate his newest limited edition watch.I believe this is the second limited edition Maradona watch that Hublot has [...]

For 2014 and the brands 175th anniversary, Patek Philippe has released one of the?their?most complicated wristwatches of all time. This is no doubt inspired by the companys iconic Henry Graves Supercomplication pocket watch that was originally delivered in the 1930s and that will be re-auctioned in November 2014. The flagship timepiece?that marks the brands 175th anniversary is called the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 5175 (ref. 5175R-001)? and it is an extremely complicated watch with two di [...]

Kicking off Baselworld 2018 with a vintage Bang! Omega breaks out its history cap with 2 new limited edition models. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Omegas launch of the Seamaster, Omega drops the Omega Seamaster 1948 Limited Edition? a Small Seconds model, and a Central Seconds model. Supposedly inspired by the British Ministry of Defenses request for a a military spec-ed watch thats also suited for civilian life, Omega set out to create the Seamaster collection in 1948. Though the visuals [...]

Funny how the watch world has the power to bring people together. Things that would never normally happen, occur because of horology. Take for instance famous American basketball player LeBron James traveling to the small Swiss town of Le Brassus. Never mind that he donned a watchmakers white coat (if they had one long enough for him). I dont even think basketball is shown on television in Switzerland, and yet there he is in the idyllic Swiss mountains with Audemars Piguet.It isnt news that LeBr [...]

First of all, a Happy Chinese New Year to all our readers! Panerai enjoys a strong following in Asia and for the past seven years have released special edition watches to commemorate the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac is made up of 12 animals, corresponding to a 12-year cycle. Chinese New Year began yesterday on February 8, 2016, and it marks the start of the Year of the Monkey. So, in keeping with tradition, Panerai has released the new Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio [...]

The?humbly, yet implicatively titled Aviation collection possibly is the most widely recognized range of watches from Bell Ross. With its debut in 2005 it not only helped to bring the brand to a much wider audience, but also to ultimately make watches inspired by aviation and instruments a more important trend in the watch world.?The BR03 line of watches are part of the Aviation collection and today we are looking at a new and very limited piece called the BR03-51 GMT-TWG, sold exclusively by?T [...]

The perpetual calendar is one of the most rare and desirable?complications to have in a watch, and few can claim mastery over this complication as Patek Philippe can. After all, Patek Philippe did introduce the worlds first perpetual calendar wristwatch way back in 1925. And if that werent enough, they even invented the annual calendar just 20 years ago but we digress. The complication we are interested in today is the perpetual calendar, and for 2016 we see the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calenda [...]

Back in 2014, the German team of Grieb Benzinger that produces one-of-a-kind highly decorated watches debuted the Blue Merit (read our original article here) which was a lovely timepiece that began life as limited edition A. Lange Sohne. I encourage you to read that original article about the Grieb Benzinger Blue Merit to understand more about the original A. Lange Sohne model whose movement is used for this ultra-exclusive watch.Inside the Blue Merit is a movement produced by A. Lange Sohn [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.On June 10, 2017, Swiss watchmaker Longines and the brands ambassador Kate Winslet joined together at the brands Paris boutique to launch an exclusive and very limited timepiece collection: The Flagship Heritage by Kate Winslet. The occasion also marked the start of Longines online auction to benefit the Golden Hat Foundation, co-founded by Kate Winslet in 2010. Proceeds of three of these highly limited timepieces will directly benefit the Foundation, wh [...]

IWC Portugieser Chronograph Edition 150 Years wrist shotAt SIHH 2018 IWC released five different watch collections in celebration of the Schaffhausen-based companys 150th anniversary. Each of these collections is a limited edition and designated by the Edition 150 Years moniker. While most of the Edition 150 Years IWC watches are decidedly super-high-end such as timepieces with a tourbillon, a few pieces such as this iteration of the Portugieser Chronograph are for everyday luxury watch lovers. [...]

The Glashutte Original Senator Observer was a sleeper hit for Baselworld 2015, but a timepiece you should certainly know about. Under the massive Swatch Group family of brands, German watch maker Glashutte Original is a favorite among many collectors and watch enthusiasts, offering classically inspired watches as well as those with an approachable avant-garde design. With that said, many traditional fans of the brand have been wondering when Glashutte Original will once again begin to offer spor [...]

Cartier Santos-Dumont watch from 1912Most watch lovers know that Cartier was an early pioneer of the wristwatch, especially for men. It was not until the 20th century that wristwatches enjoyed any real mass production and the transition from pocket to wristwatch did not occur overnight. When Cartier entered the wristwatch market it was still a product for the very wealthy. Small mechanical movements were still rather exotic, and a timepiece was still a serious (yet necessary) investment for most [...]