Even by the brands own avant-garde standards, Hublots original collaboration with acclaimed modern artist Takashi Murakami is an extravagant statement piece of a watch. First announced in January 2021, the Hublot Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami All Black blends the brands signature silhouette with Murakamis cheerful, high-impact Smiling Flower iconography to create a gleefuly irreverent, monochrome platform for 563 glittering black diamonds. Hublot bookends its 2021 releases by returning to the [...]

The Villeret is one of Blancpains most important and well-known collections, representing a classical side of the brands personality. Classical it may be, but overly conservative or boring it is not, in my opinion. Introduced at Baselworld 2018, the Blancpain Villeret Grande Date Jour Retrograde features a pair of useful complications presented in a slightly idiosyncratic way, just to mix things up. I believe this particular combination of functions and the movement variation that powers it are [...]

Porsche Design quietly announced a smartwatch that they designed for electronics manufacturer Huawei in the simply named Porsche Design Huawei Smartwatch. This follows a rather mature tradition of the design company working with third-party electronics manufacturers to produce higher-end designer versions of otherwise more mainstream products. For years the most elite versions of a Blackberry phone were the various models with exterior cases designed and sold through Porsche Design.As Blackberr [...]

This Blancpain X Fathoms watch is a piece I was really excited to get on my wrist (at long last!). Not only is it large and very complex, but Blancpain claimed that it was fitted with the most complicated rubber strap ever made for a watch. That alone made me curious about it. The X Fathoms is the thematic flagship watch in the Fathoms collection. This started with the vintage 50 Fathoms, which led to todays 50 Fathoms, as well as the 500 Fathoms watches. Each of them represents for me the most [...]

The Parmigiani Tonda 1950 Lune watch has been given a facelift.?Two years after hitting the shelves, the popular unisex model has been given two new skins - one aimed at a male audience, the other at female clientele (at least according to the Associated Press shots). Originally launched at SIHH, these new models are now making their way into the world. One of the new iterations sees a rose gold case topped with a diamond bezel framing a Mother of Pearl dial sporting a repositioned date window a [...]

For 2018 Glashutte Original introduced a few more versions of the Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase, which we go hands-on with today. Even though these new Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase watches are in the same collection as the previous models, they are in reality different watches in my opinion (and thus may merit a new name). These pictured Glashutte Original models are not only in larger cases but also have different dials and hands. That may or may not be enough to me [...]

Oris has rolled out a number of new models over the last few months, and among them is the Oris Artelier Calibre 111? this time, with a blue dial. Utilizing the movement of 2015s Oris Big Crown 111 and sharing the case and visual cues with the Artelier line, such as the?Oris Artelier Calibre 113?released back in February, Oris has kept in line with the blue dial trend? and it fits the collection well.Ironically, I wrote about the Oris Big Crown D.26 being a refreshing breath of air with its gree [...]

Twice weekly, brings you two incredible podcasts for horology lovers to listen to. Every Monday, we have the Superlative Podcast, hosted by Ariel Adams as he talks with the people behind the brands and watches you love, and every Friday, we have Weekly with Ariel and Rick as they talk about exciting news in the watch industry. Both shows are available on all major podcast platforms.This week on Superlative, Ariel was joined by Michal Dunin, the founder of both Blonie and Chopin watches. Ariel [...]

In the month of April 2010, Westime stores will pay your tax for you. I am pretty sure that legally they need to collect tax, but it is on them. This could mean pretty significant discounts on watches. Especially given the caliber of timepieces that Westime carries. Actually, Westime has a good mix of very high-end and more reasonably luxury watches. They have a ton of brands, some of which are: Richard Mille, A. Lange Sohne, Bell Ross, Urwerk, Audemars Piguet, Nubeo, MBF, Corum, and many more [...]

Earlier in 2021, helped debut the novel Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 collection that includes a fresh exclusive movement that helps add a lot of value and prestige to the brands popular enthusiast-oriented divers watch collection. Ive always been a fan of the Oris Aquis (see this review here) as a means of getting into a Swiss Made sports watch that has some distinctive character to it. Oris has been on a roll over the last few years and has been really successful at making consumers happy with [...]

Ariel James inspecting new ceramic watches with Rado.First, a small Basel recap: if you are interested in watch industry business then my report from Baselworld 2013 is simple. The watch industry has anticipated a slowdown in business and growth from China for the last few years and the projections are true. While Chinese money is still important, China isnt exactly a growing market and many Chinese buyers are purchasing outside of China in places such as the US and Europe (where sometimes surp [...]

One of 2021s most dramatic current events is the rise of civilian space travel. Although efforts in piloted civilian spaceflight have been limited to pet projects for the ultrawealthy, at this stage, these early endeavors may lead to broader future innovations, and IWC has joined the effort for the latest of these piloted civilian missions. Scheduled for September 15 through September 18, 2021, Inspiration4 will launch from the renowned NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida and send four crew mem [...]

First thing I thought of when I saw these new watches from Breitling was wow, these are pretty big. They even wear larger than their mere 45mm wide steel case would suggest. Probably because the case is on the flatter, broader side of things. This is Breitlings newest watch to bear the ETA SuperQuartz COSC Chronometer certified movement in the wonderful lineage of the Breitling Aerospace. The Chronospace is larger, has more going on, and is arguably easier to use than the watch it is distantly [...]

Having been a die-hard, full-time watch nerd for a good while now, I find that even upon?first seeing?a complicated watch, I can identify?its features and functions with great certainty, no matter how niche or weird they are. A brand that can still very much surprise me is Richard Mille who today, neatly just before the French Open, has presented their?Richard Mille RM 27-03 Rafael Nadal Tourbillon Shock Resistance, the latest and weirdest Richard Mille that Rafa will wear while hitting tennis b [...]

Changing case sizes can be one of the most powerful tools in a watch designers arsenal when done well. Not only will a larger or smaller diameter take up more or less real estate on the wrist, but the proportions of nearly every element from hands to date windows, subdials, and even indices can evolve, changing a design that may feel too open and sparse at its largest size into something tight and balanced with a smaller diameter. IWC understands this principle well, as evidenced by the litany o [...]

Id really like to think there is at least one person out there who decides to own this mens diamond bezel Piaget Polo Skeleton Automatic watch (which I was able to check out via authorized dealer Mr. Porter) as their daily wear. This is a very funny watch because it is both highly exotic and, at the same time, oddly effective at being a daily wear for at least some lifestyles. More so, it has this rare ability to maintain the elegance and poise Piagets best designs are know for, while also incor [...]

Harry Winston 20th anniversary Ocean.Since the Swatch Group took over Harry Winston in 2013, it has gradually repositioned the companys watch collection to more closely reflect its heritage as a jewelry company. Specifically, it is a jewelry company that began in New York City in 1932, the height of the Art Deco period in design. Harry Winston loved the rigorous geometry of Art Deco; his favorite gem cut was the emerald cut, with its tapered corners and bevelled pavilion, along with its close co [...]

The entry level luxury segment is one of the most fiercely competitive segments in the current watch market. While brands like Oris have continually raised the bar for timepieces in this price range in recent years, one of the great challenges for any watch company in this space is the cost and complexity of developing an in-house movement. While many of its flagship models still rely on outside suppliers for movements, Oris has announced a major step toward movement independence for the brand. [...]

Even as purveyors of arguably one of the worlds first truly purpose-built dive watches, theres no denying its been a long time since Blancpain has even been remotely close to the tool watch realm it once pioneered. That being said, its still neat to see the brand revisit those days with a marked degree of panache in the recently announced Tribute to Fifty Fathoms Mil-Spec-a watch that might cost $14,000, but its still every bit the capable tool once relied upon by combat divers in the late fifti [...]

If you are a car nut, you would have probably heard a lot from Porsche lately not to mention the Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series coupe and the Porsche Design Chronograph 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series watch to go along with it that we recently brought you news of. But in addition, Porsche has also built a millionth Porsche 911 car and also announced its fastest 911 yet, the new 911 GT RS. And the Porsche Design Chronograph 911 GT2 RS watch that naturally complements the sports car shares a l [...]