Slim dHermes Titane (or Hermes Slim Titanium, for us English speakers) is a new-for-2019 version of the acclaimed?Hermes Slim watch (full review here) in titanium. We covered the?Hermes Slim Titanium after its initial release a few months back when Hermes asked to debut the product. Much of the background and technical details of this Slim Titane can be found there and, for the purposes of this watch review article, Im going to spend a bit more time talking about the Hermes Slim Titanium in re [...]

In what I believe is its second year, the Roger Dubuis Hommage collection receives its most impressive piece to date, with the Roger Dubuis Hommage Minute Repeater Tourbillon Automatic watch, now close to the end of 2014. The original goal of the Hommage collection was to evoke the original designs that Roger Dubuis himself created for his eponymous brand back in the 1990s. Roger Dubuis later became unassociated with his brand, but a few years ago, the Richemont Group-owned Roger Dubuis brand de [...]

In the pantheon of omega sports models, the long-running Air-King series has traditionally been something of a dark horse. The Swiss giants inimitable take on the three-hand pilots watch has always had fans but lacked the cultural ubiquity of many of its stablemates. As part of its 2022 novelties, omega looks to solve this ongoing conundrum, thoroughly revising the Air-King with a bolder, more functional personality that should help to set it apart from many of its cousins on the wrist. The new [...]

2022 marks the 50th birthday of Gerald Gentas market-defining Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, which was just recently refreshed with iterative updates across the iconic collection. Among the newly launched pieces is the follow-up to what is arguably the most desirable -?and rarest?-?member of the collection with the new Royal Oak 16202 Jumbo. The original integrated bracelet sports watch with a dial framed by that immediately recognizable octagonal bezel, the Royal Oak is like the Grand Canyon - that [...]

For 2022, Omega has revamped the Speedmaster 57 updated with a new manual-wind METAS-certified movement and a slimmer case. Theres no shortage of style and color options, either, with four variants - two on a new stainless steel bracelet and two with colored dials paired with matching leather straps. The Speedmaster 57 has been the more vintage-inspired cousin of the Moonwatch, and I distinctly recall how effective that Clooney ad was when it was first released back in 2013. Whats immediately st [...]

The Casio G-Shock Move GBDH1000 timepiece collection is the most advanced fitness and exercise tracking device ever produced by Japans Casio. With legendary G-Shock durability, the GBDH1000 collection combines GPS tracking, Bluetooth connectivity, and heart rate monitoring for a complete training and exercise-planning solution. Casio designed the G-Shock Move for advanced athletes, as well as novices who simply want to track their fitness activity while also enjoying the benefits of a daily-wear [...]

While most of our attention these days is on wristwatches, Breguet is among those few renowned manufactures who are still very much involved in creating exceptional?pocket watches. This is of little surprise when we consider the?defining involvement of the companys namesake, Abraham-Louis Breguet, in the conception and creation of truly remarkable?pocket watches, owned by world leaders and the absolute elite of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Just recently, we were among the first in the U.S. to [...]

The release of Audemars Piguets Royal Oak in a two-tone configuration is as forward looking as it is retro.?While the big story at SIHH 2015 out of the AP camp is the acoustically exceptional RD1, it was a subtle makeover of the already impressive Royal Oak Reference 15400 that really snagged my attention.?The 15400, a 41mm model in the Royal Oak line, has become the go-to for all lovers of classic Royal Oak design language who desire a model with a third (seconds) hand, replacing its predecesso [...]

Sponsored post presented on by advertiserWhile strolling the pastoral English countryside of Cornwall in 1791, the amateur geologist Reverend William Gregor happened upon black, magnetic sand that he christened with the innocuous name mannacan to honor his small parish. Little did he know that in two short centuries, the metal in those sands - later renamed titanium in homage to the Greek deities sired by Uranus and Gaea, a title certainly more befitting its stature - would become instrumental [...]

If you recognize this new limited edition Oris watch as familiar, that is because it is. The new Air Racing Edition III watch is based on the very popular Oris BC3 watch collection a handsome tool-style watch with a high level of refinement and under-the-radar-personality. It is an easy favorite of ours when we want something legit, but not complicated to look at or think about when reading the time. The BC3 has been the base of a few other models, and is now the foundation of Oriss newest limi [...]

The Hublot Big Bang UNICO Magic Sapphire reference 411.JX.1170.RX is one of a few sapphire crystal-cased watches Hublot produces and to date, it is my favorite. Several years ago the first sapphire crystal-cased watch I was aware of was released by ultra-high-end watchmaker Richard Mille with a price tag of over $1,000,000. I recall seeing it for the first time in a display case unable to be touched but interesting to look at. No, this material certainly did not look like plastic. Now a few ye [...]

Although Breitling may appear to be a relatively simple brand, with its dedication to the exceedingly niche segment of big pilot watches, those of us who like it do so for a surprisingly wide variety of reasons. There have been some groundbreaking changes at Breitling in 2017 which we duly reported as they were happening: the company was?sold to CVC Capital Partners for an estimated 840mn in April, 2018, and ex-IWC CEO Georges Kern announced getting aboard at Breitling in July, 2017 and these ch [...]

Glashutte Original is widely known for their Senator line of dressy, beautifully-finished and classically reserved watches. As such, when they decide to flex a little, people tend to sit up and take notice. For Baselworld 2015, GO went full HAM with the Senator Cosmopolite, a finely-honed and impressively complex German machine that attempts to simplify the life of those who frequently jump from one timezone to another. GMT watches come in many varieties and a world time feature can be found on [...]

Much more than just a producer of their own Citizen watches and Miyota movements, if you didnt already know, Japanese Citizen is becoming a player among luxury watch holding groups, technically with more watch brands under it now than LVMH. After adding movement maker La Joux-Perret, among other Swiss brand acquisitions, it was interesting and somewhat unexpected to begin seeing the Swiss movements appear in Campanolas Mechanical collection (that we debuted here and later went hands-on with here [...]

Richard Mille watches start at around $80,000 USD and go up to several million dollars in price for some of their more exotic timepieces. Richard Mille releases at least a few different $1,000,00+ watches per a year, and the average price of one of their tourbillon watches ranges from about $500,000$800,000. These are enormous numbers even by luxury watch standards-so a very common question by consumers as well as others in the watch industry is why are Richard Mille watches so expensive?Is it t [...]

Omega Seamaster Professional 300M DiverEasily one of the strongest new high-end wristwatch product offerings for 2018 is Omegas updated Seamaster Diver 300M. Originally launched during the Jean-Claude Biver-era of?Omega in 1993, the Seamaster is today a truly iconic model for Omega. At the time in the early 1900s it was meant to reassert Omegas relevance but also distinctive design ethos. In fact, the Seamaster 300M was supposed to NOT look like the omega Submariner-which at the time dozens and [...]

Written by Michael Maximilien The Breitling Navitimer 01 is the first Navitimer with the new in-house Breitling B01 movement. The Navitimer is maybe one of a handful of original classic aviator watch designs and Breitling can claim that its the only wristwatch chronograph in continuous production for more than 50 years. With the B01 movement, Breitling has recently extended the guarantee of the Navitimer 01 to five years from the typical industry standard of two years. Another important histori [...]

As a supplement to the new for 2010 EasyDiver collection (that I wrote about here), Roger Dubuis has released a limited edition EasyDiver Black Swan watch you see before you. These are all revisions of years of EasyDiver watches and/or other sport models from Roger Dubuis most have been good, all have been interesting.The Black Swan, as it is called, is named as such for use of a black ceramic bezel. While ceramic bezels are no longer particularly uncommon, this one is interesting given how com [...]

Back in January, it was announced that Google had agreed to purchase the intellectual property rights to some proprietary technology being developed by the Fossil Group. The technology was described at the time as a new product innovation thats not yet hit the market by Greg McKelvey, Fossils executive vice president of chief strategy and digital officer. Just a few years ago, Fossil acquired the connected wearable company Misfit as part of a larger strategy to focus on smartwatches and other te [...]

Patek Philippe ladies minute repeater, Ref. 7000/250, New York Special Edition.Patek Philippes Art of Watches Grand Exhibition, which runs at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City until July 23, 2017 (see our report and photos from the event here), not only demonstrates its impressive heritage as a watchmaking company, but as a maker of serious ladies watches. Patek Philippe launched nine commemorative special-edition watches and clocks, six of which are non-metiers wristwatches, and three of th [...]