Normally the introduction of yet another new Tourbillon would not be cause for announcement by me. Sure I have great appreciation for the complication, but in my opinion they are grossly over-priced and over lauded. On the other hand, when a tourbillon complication is tastefully incorporated in to a beautiful watch, it is worth noting. New for SIHH 2008, Piaget presents the Polo Tourbillon Relatif Paris. An absolute tribute to city of Paris.The face of the Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif Paris is [...]

Hublot brand ambassador and all-around nice guy Usain Bolt just got his first limited edition watch. Usain Bolt is the fastest recorded runner and is often affectionately referred to as the fastest man in the world. Actually he is not from Africa but rather Jamaica. A little while ago (before this watch was released) I got a chance to interview him. I actually asked him some questions about what a limited edition Hublot watch for him might look like. Lets see if his answers match up to the resul [...]

Back in February, we first brought you word of the new Pano models from Glashutte Original. As David noted in that article, he anticipated the blue-dialed versions to have the greatest impact, given the rarity of these blue dials appearing in steel cases. Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time with both versions of the Glashutte Original Panoreserve, and can tell you that, while they are both beautiful watches, the galvanic blue really does steal the show.That said, it is not like either [...]

Here are some things you might not know about Japan: it is home to more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old, there are more pets than children, it has 5.52 million vending machines, and it is the second largest market for used luxury timepieces on earth. Yes, based on a sample set of data tracking Omega Speedmaster sales between December 2014 and March 2015, Japan, the island nation of 126 million, accounts for 33.9 percent of luxury timepiece sales on online auction site eBay. Conside [...]

Continuing the watch design trend of more blue is better, Cartier showed a blued version of their Calibre De Cartier Diver at SIHH earlier this year. As with many of its peers, this simple color swap manages to impart this rather dressy Cartier diver with an appeal distinct from that of the original black-dialed version. From steel to solid gold, the Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver Blue wears the color well, adding a playful touch of personality to a brand often characterized by their stoic aes [...]

The aptly named Parmigiani Ovale Tourbillon is named as such because of the interesting oval-shaped case of the Ovale timepiece family. This style came out for Parmigiani about 1-2 years ago and looks remarkably better on the wrist than one might expect, given the unorthodox shape of the case. In addition to being a pretty decent tourbillon-based timepiece, I think something like the Parmigiani Ovale Tourbillon is good foundation on which to talk about the pros and cons of non-round case shapes. [...]

It was late at night on the day before the Baselworld 2012 press day. I had just?arrived in?town and was on foot looking for?someplace that was open?so I could?get some food. I was pretty sure that wasnt going to happen because looking for stores open at night in Switzerland is like trying to find a wild elephant wandering around Kansas. What I did find however was some advertisements for a new Bell Ross watch I hadnt seen before. I figured that I would soon learn what it was and it later turn [...]

People sometimes ask me what some of the watches on my grail list are, and while I dont like to limit myself with too many specific answers, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab 2 watch often comes to mind as a timepiece I really, really want to get. Pricey, but not ludicrously so, given its features, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab 2 was originally debuted in 2010 (hands-on here), and as I understand it, recently completed its limited edition run. It isnt uncomm [...]

Sometimes I cant help but express my fondness for a watch. Those particular models that stay with you in your mind. Maybe you had your eye on it a while back. Its not that you lost interest, but perhaps other watches came and went in the meantime. And after all is said and done, those reliable watches are always there to make you happy. Before the Bell Ross BR-01 instrument was a different flavor of Bell Ross. A more innocent time when Bell Ross was still finding itself.The Bell Ross Geneva [...]

Most of you know at this point that Breitling has been undergoing a big change in identity since Georges Kern came in as CEO last year. Foregoing the super-macho reputation the brand had been saddled with, weve seen more vintage-inspired modern pieces that look to Breitlings past to influence their newer releases. The brand motto Legendary Future drives that point home for anyone who hadnt picked up on it. Now at their first ever Breitling Summit in London, the brand has released, among others, [...]

Limited editions in the world of luxury watches are quite commonplace.?When you start talking about watches that are a limited release, and limited to a particular country, things sometimes get interesting.?This often takes the form of a watch that is available only through a boutique that resides in said country.?That is precisely what we have going on here with a new iteration of the?Roger Dubuis?Exalibur Spider Americas Edition available exclusively through the Roger Dubuis New York boutique. [...]

With the worlds major watch fairs in flux, LVMH has announced that it will hold the first LVMH Swiss WatchManufactures Exhibition in Dubai in January 2020. The announcement comes after a year that saw visiting numbers at Baselworld tumble, and a huge number of exhibitors abandon the 102-year old fair in favor of alternative outreach strategies or their own, smaller, more brand-focused events. And to further tempt increasingly weary retailers to attend?both SIHH (traditionally held in January)?an [...]

Welcome back to an original feature, My First Grail Watch. In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, were speaking with Xavier Nolot, the CEO Audemars Piguet North America. For his First Grail, he went back to very beginning, calling out a lowly LCD-equipped watch as his first. (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry? Xavier Nolot (XN): Im the CEO for Audemars Piguet for the Americas. [...]

I have seen Emmy-award winners less excited than the Roger Dubuis team has been in the recent past-and its not just me, Im sure: if you were to spend any time, no matter how brief, chatting with them about their huge new partnership, you could tell something super exciting, a new chapter as they call it, was about to begin And today, at last, begin it did, with the announcement of Roger Dubuis becoming official partner of Lamborghini. A new development of such magnitude naturally brings with it [...]

Ive always respected the Breitling Navitimer, but it was never historically on my list of must-own classics for my own personal collection. Now, after wearing and reviewing one of the newer Breitling Navitimer 01 watches, I have to say that my opinion toward the watch has certainly developed for the better, and I certainly think there is a place for a Breitling Navitimer in my collection because once you get to know this collection you begin to understand why it is so popular and why Breitling [...]

Want a watch that is almost guaranteed to become a fascinating collectors piece somewhere down the road? Then you might want to take a close look at what is destined to be a unique and rare treat from Cartier. I am, of course, talking about the 2015 Cartier Crash Skeleton, which adds a new mens version of the famous crash watch to Cartiers venerable stable of modern timepieces.It was back in 2012 that Cartier decided to relaunch their odd Crash collection (for women). Odd because, well, it is. T [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiserTime for a Rolley on Your Wrist is a limited-time sales promotion for many omega timepieces available for purchase on eBay. From now until June 17, 2019, the popular online marketplace promises up to 30% off of a large selection of omega watches. eBay adds that additional omega watches will be added regularly during the course of the promotion in order to keep watch fans interested. Most of these specially selected omega watches are sold by trusted seller [...]

The?Grand Seiko Blue Ceramic Hi-beat GMT Special Limited Edition SBGJ229-A is the most imperfect watch that I still genuinely-and rather inexplicably-want. Its full of faults which well look at, but it still had something that made me want it right after I put it on my wrist. Heres me trying to decipher what just happened and what Seikos logic had possibly been when they created this monster.All images by David BredanLets begin with the biggest issue of them all: the price. At $14,800, this is a [...]

I normally dont cover boutique openings (so I am not likely going to start now) but in conjunction with the opening of their new Shanghai Pavilion boutique, Harry Winston released not one but five new limited edition models. None of these are novel per se mechanically -but offer some very beautiful interpretations of things we have seen from the brand as of late.This year Harry Winston released their new Premier Feather collection of watches that showcased a unique form of real feather marquetry [...]

While New York based jewelry giant Harry Winston has a varied collection of in-house watch designs, its sports watch offerings are traditionally few and far between. The brands long running Project Z collection is the exception to this rule, providing an aggressive modern style with a focus on innovative materials and unorthodox complications. The latest iteration in the series, the limited edition Harry Winston Project Z14, continues this trend, adding a refreshed skeleton design and an oversiz [...]