Im willing to guess that the prolific Hamilton Khaki watch collection might have more SKUs attributed to it than maybe any other watch brands collection out there. The Hamilton Khaki is the Swatch Group-owned, historically American brands continuing celebration of the legacy of military watches Hamilton produced. Many of those were field watches that were worn on the wrists of a variety of soldiers. What people so admire about military watches is that they are very much purpose-built machines, a [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.The IWC Aquatimer Automatic 35 Years Ocean 2000 reference IW329101 reimagines one of the most interesting professional dive watches of all time. That being the original IWC Ocean 2000 watch collection that was released in the 1980s and produced by IWC for Porsche Design. More recently IWC has reintroduced the Ocean 2000 in the form of this updated Aquatimer model, which represents the latest and greatest dive watch collection from IWC.Exclusively for the [...]

Fragment Design is a titan of modern fashion. Since the 90s, Fragment Design has left its minimalist, streetwear-inspired imprint on everything from Nike sneakers to Starbucks coffee and even a custom luxury yacht, and collaborations with watch brands form a large part of its repertoire as well. Bulgaris first pairing with the Japanese fashion powerhouse came about in 2020, and for 2021 the Italian marque returns to the partnership to deliver a sleekly minimal and surprisingly rebellious twist o [...]

Omega has been in bed with the Olympics committee for a long time, being the official time keeper for most of the events. What this basically means is that Omega gets to put their name on the clocks and such that time events. But it is possible that Omega is actually making some of these time keepers, most of which are digital these days and rely on sensors, rather than human hands for operation.Having said that, the opportunity for Omega to release special Olympics event watches is too tempting [...]

The latest and darkest addition to our ever-growing collection of horological art prints is the first over an all-black background! When Edwin Buzz Aldrin wore his Omega Speedmaster as he joined Armstrong on the lunar surface on July 20th, 1969, he made it the first watch ever worn on the moon. Deservedly called the Moonwatch ever since by watch enthusiasts the world over, Stores featured watch artist, Tamas Feher, chose to pay painstaking tribute to this milestone in the history of humankind a [...]

Where am I? I wondered as I checked out Roger Dubuis SIHH 2012 booth. It feels like I am looking at a scene from the Borg mothership. Over the last few years the Swiss brand has changed its identity a few times, reinvented its watches, distanced itself from the man Roger Dubuis, re-hired the man Roger Dubuis, and overall had one of the most interesting and tumultuous modern histories of most any high-end watch brand out there.For 2012, the new push is on Roger Dubuis Worlds. Each distinct collec [...]

You are either gonna love or hate this watch winder but if you are anything like me, you really like it. This is the Orbita Futura watch winder. There are actually several winders in the Orbita Futura line and this is sort of an interim version which you might not be able to find available. Still it is a good representation into the Futura watch winder line. Let me explain. The current entry level Futura winder is known as the Orbita Futura 1. It does not have the open circuit board and quite a [...]

The number one complaint the Swiss watch industry has had toward the most current crop of smartwatches is that they arent attractive by European design standards and that even applies to the Apple Watch. Jean-Claude Biver went so far as to suggest that, given his standards, the Apple Watch looks as though it was designed by a student. So if the best breed of smartwatch yet (even though it hasnt even been released at this time) doesnt pass Swiss watch industry muster, what would a smartwatch des [...]

This month on , wed like to invite a lucky winner to join us learning to scuba dive and getting a diving certification courtesy of Oris watches. The winner will join us to the Island of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean Sea, located just south of Cuba and to the west of Jamaica. This will be an exclusive opportunity to experience the world of diving in a world-class venue with one of our favorite Swiss tool watch brands. Oris produces a handsome selection of professional divers watches, and because [...]

Originally released in 2012, the Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX 7 is part of Jaeger-LeCoultres on going relationship in making timepieces in partnership with automobile maker Aston Martin. In my opinion, this is one of the few car/watch relationships that has been successful but, in this case, remains extremely niche. What I love about Jaeger-LeCoultre is the incredibly diversity of the brand in terms of not only their designs and product lines, but also in the movements they offer. Jaeger-LeCoultre pro [...]

John discusses a Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk watch he is reviewing and I discuss a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms that I am reviewing. Which is the better watch? Then we proceed to get into the dirty details of smartwatches and the potential failings of Bluetooth. Of course, Casio is about to come out with new Bluetooth watches that may just have us eating our words. Also, omega.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 143 here. Download the mp3.http://traffic.libsyn.com/hourtime/Episode_1 [...]

For Baselworld 2016,?Omega?has made a big push to incorporate METAS Master Chronometer movements into their watches, but not all pieces are getting that specific upgrade.?For one of their latest releases, they have come out with a new version of the Speedmaster Grey Side of the Moon made with a historically apt material. The new Omega Speedmaster Grey Side of the Moon Meteorite watch seems a bit obvious when you think about it, but the folks at Omega know fans of the line will appreciate the nov [...]

If a picture says?a thousand words, then this hands-on video probably says a million. Describing a minute repeater watch in text does it about as much justice as describing Scarlett Johansson over the phone-not much, and probably not the experience youre looking for.?At Baselworld 2016, we went hands-on with and filmed four very rare and very complicated Bulgari minute repeater watches, all four cased in titanium. The four, in order of appearance in the video, are: the Bulgari Carillon Tourbillo [...]

One of the most interesting new Citizen watches for 2021 was quietly announced in March and isnt even being sold widely around the world. The Citizen Promaster Mechanical Diver 200M reference NB6004-08E represents a return to automatic movement-based dive watches by the major Japanese watchmaker. Citizen has plenty of history with mechanical divers watches, but, for the most part, have focused on its Eco-Drive (light-powered quartz) movements as the basis of new divers watch models. For 2021, Ci [...]

Beyond their use on the battlefield, camouflage patterns have been fashion staples for decades. Casios rugged G-Shock line is no stranger to camo, with previous releases including 2019s laser-etched camouflage titanium designs, but for 2022, the brand brings the streetwear style of camouflage to the more affordable end of the G-Shock spectrum. Spanning three of the G-Shock lines most popular silhouettes, these new colorways add a mission-ready punch to the famously tough series. The new Casio G- [...]

In mid-April 2021, much of the luxury watch industry participated in a novel event known as Watches Wonders 2021 - an entirely digital trade show dedicated to brand presentations and new model debuts. A physical version of the event is due to take place later in 2021 in Shanghai, China, which, as of now, is the only planned in-person event for the Watches Wonders show (which replaces the legacy SIHH exhibition name that much of the industry is already familiar with). Today, the team recaps th [...]

Perhaps the most easy-to-love new A. Lange Sohne watch debuted at SIHH 2016 is the novel Saxonia Moon Phase. Not the brands most complicated debut, nor its most innovative, the A. Lange Sohne Saxonia Moon Phase nevertheless charms because of its welcome mixture of features and style to form a package that I believe most watch enthusiasts will agree is beautiful.In addition to a useful automatic movement, the A. Lange Sohne Saxonia Moon Phase is defined by a dial that includes both a moon phas [...]

Part of the updated collection for 2020 is the new omega Submariner Ref. 126619LB (the LB means Lunette Bleu, or Blue Bezel) in a white gold case with black dial and blue ceramic bezel. While this is not a new Smurf Ref. 116619LB, which as youll recall has been the white gold with blue bezel and blue dial variant, the new Ref. 126619LB is going to be the among first precious metal Submariners of this new generation. The new features and changes echo those of the three steel siblings (the Submari [...]

Traditionally speaking, Omega tends to wait a year or so to roll its latest innovations into the regular line, so Im not totally surprised that we were forced to wait nearly three full years to get the Aqua Terra Worldtimer in stainless steel after its initial debut in platinum back in 2017, but Id be lying if I said it wasnt worth the wait. As much as I loved it then, that variant wasnt exactly destined for the everyman-its limited run of only 87 pieces and price tag of nearly $50,000 probably [...]

No Longer Made is a series done in collaboration with our partners at eBay, in which editors feature their favorite watches that are no longer in production. Fleming might have chosen omega for his now-iconic super-spy, but as the story goes, it was ultimately James Bond who chose Omega, cementing the Seamaster in pop culture lore. But did he really? Its the classic hypothetical question that watch fans love to argue over: What watch would 007 wear? Brand allegiances and savvy, Oscar-winning co [...]