Jaeger-LeCoultres Reverso?One High Jewelry takes us back to the days when wristwatches were originally invented for women, for adornment purposes.?It draws inspiration from the first ladies Reverso models of the 1930s, a time when wristwatches were worn mainly by women. Since then, it is not just movements that have improved-and considering it is Jaeger-LeCoultre, there was not a lot of room for improvement-but so have setting techniques and diamond cuts. Even though jewelry from that period ret [...]

Did you happen to notice that in the 2016 Captain America: Civil War movie (that I actually just?saw?a few days ago) Robert Downey Jr.s Tony Stark character-Iron Man-wears both a smartwatch and a traditional one? Yeah, it might seem like a nerdy thing to point out, but I wouldnt dismiss the importance of this trivial fact in relation to the larger context of watches and pop culture.Watches worn by famous people as well as characters in movies and television shows have more impact on us than we m [...]

In the past couple of years, under the guidance of Carole Forestier-Kasapi, Cartiers Director of Movement Creation, Cartier has established itself as a major player in haute horology. Some notable recent pieces include the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire watch, the Cartier Rotonde De Cartier Grande Complication, and the watch you see here, the very special Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Earth And Moon Tourbillon watch. The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon Tourbillon watch was act [...]

The HydroConquest line has been around for a little more than a decade now. Its become a mainstay in Longines lineup referencing both the brands sporty appeal and their attentiveness to an elegant design. Now for Baselworld 2018, Longines has introduced the?Longines HydroConquest Dive watch with a ceramic bezel. This new updated version of the Longines HydroConquest will be available in Sunray Black, Grey, or Blue. It will also come in 43mm and 41mm case sizes, as well as a chronograph version t [...]

Now, this is a Breitling watch that you dont see every day. What we have here is a legit Breitling, but not one that youll actually find on the brands website (at least right now). Produced for a few years starting in 2005, and part of the long-time Breitling for Bentley timepiece collection (considered a rare watch + car collaboration success story), this is the Breitling for Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon Chronograph - and it has a retail price of over a quarter-million dollars. The watch is mean [...]

I could not find the name of this new Laco watch. Perhaps if I spoke German that would be possible or I am just too lazy to write to Roger Ruegger, from who excellent (German) website I found the picture. No doubt I will discover it soon enough and update this article, I hope. Roger, like myself is a great lover of diving watches, and happened to snap this image while at Basel World (2008) in April. I have always had a fondness for Laco watches, and this one seemed particularly attractive.Laco i [...]

2020 sees the happy return of the Bulgari Diagono Aluminium - as both three-hand automatic and chronograph models. The watches have minor updates and now drop the Diagono part of the name, being just the Bulgari Aluminum watches (which debuted here recently). For the most part, Bulgari is trying to recapture the essence of these popular more entry-level models, even though the Aluminum watches today start with higher price points than their late 1990s and early 2000s predecessors. That said, th [...]

When a brand like Hublot?states that theyve created their most complex watch to-date, its worth our while to sit up and take notice. ?Of course, if you pair that development with a Brazilian icon of motorsports, well, then you know youre in for some visual flair as well. Technically it isnt their most complex watch, but perhaps it is from a case and construction standpoint. Hublot has been on quite a rampage as of late when it comes to design. ?The most recent example (prior to the watch were di [...]

Everyone knows Hublot loves collaborations and their latest project is the Big Bang Meca-10 Shepard Fairey Limited Edition series. These two watches will be the latest additions to the companys Hublot Loves Art collection. Unless you are a big streetwear nerd, you might be scratching your head at the name Shepard Fairey. However, theres a good chance that you have seen his work. Remember the Barack Obama Hope poster? That was him. He is also the founder of the OBEY streetwear clothing company.Th [...]

This is the tenth Opus collection watch from Harry Winston since 2001.It is deviously complicated to explain what it does or how it works. Just looking at the? Opus X watch makes it seems like a simple matter of having various dials for various pieces of information. What you wouldnt understand is that the entire dial is moving, while the entire dial is moving. Harry Winston calls it a planetary system. Aside from that the white gold case is pretty sweet, and the overall look, while technical, h [...]

I recently got to spend a little time with the latest collaboration piece from Silicon Valley-based Collective Horology - the limited-edition IWC Pilots Watch Chronograph Edition C.03 in the new 41mm case. Collective founders Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly cite IWCs 90s era and, specifically, the IW3706 as their inspiration for the 125-piece limited edition collaboration. The result is a very handsome monochromatic piece that I find to be the most attractive of the brands current 41mm steel pilot [...]

For 2019 German Glashutte Original debuts not only a new series of sports watches but the fifth pillar in the brands timepiece families known as Spezialist. The first Glashutte Original Spezialist is the diver-themed Spezialist SeaQ which comes in two overall flavors for 2019 with the larger Specialist SeaQ Panorama Date which I will cover in this article, and also the smaller 39.5mm wide Glashute Original Spezialist SeaQ 1969 that will be covered in a separate article. In many ways this Spezia [...]

Swiss manufacture?Jaeger-LeCoultre has a reputation for being something of a watchmakers watchmaker, offering every conceivable mechanical complication, often in ways that other brands wont?C or cant?C emulate. You really need to be a lover of the intricacies of mechanical movements, or a gear head as were apparently called, to fully appreciate?Jaeger-LeCoultre. And while high complications like tourbillons and perpetual calendars have an immediate visual or practical appeal, it requires a speci [...]

At Baselworld 2016, Jacob Co. continued to impress with new versions of its visually stunning and uber-complex Astronomia collection, but the real novelty in terms of brand-new spectacle watches was the Twin Turbo Twin Triple Axis Tourbillon Minute Repeater. With a mouthful of a name, the Jacob Co. Twin Turbo Twin Triple Axis Tourbillon Minute Repeater is the best kind of exotic watch insofar that it exists as the poignant answer to a question no one has seemingly ever asked before. And that q [...]

Do you remember when Hublot was all about the art of fusion? To this day, I can easily?recall?one of the many characteristic instances when Jean-Claude Biver started shouting at his audience with great enthusiasm about Hublot and fuuusion, where different materials and ideas come together to create something new. I also recall being very impressed by this novel, expensive, and consistently innovative approach that was new not just for Hublot, but any major luxury brand as well. I had to wait unt [...]

The shaped watch (anything that isnt round) is a Cartier innovation that is as much a part of its creative heritage as the panther motif, or for that matter, the wristwatch itself-the first wristwatch on record, the Cartier Santos, was square. In 2015, the brand began to revisit its shaped watches, starting with a platinum skeletonized version of the Crash watch, followed a year later with a pink gold version. Last year, it resurrected the square-shaped Panther-which had been discontinued in the [...]

The A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Moon Phase watch was released back in 2002, and we are now seeing the release of an updated model coming on the heels of the updated Lange 1 back in 2015. Largely the same watch aesthetically, the Lange 1 received a brand new movement and the new Lange 1 Moon Phase watch is receiving similar treatment while gaining a day/night indicator as well. Retaining its classic looks, the new Lange 1 Moon Phase benefits from the Glashutte-based manufactures persistent desire to [...]

I was very interested in this watch because it was more than just another nice mechanical movement that showed the time in a funny way. This new world time watch (Multi Time Zone) in the Cartier Calibre collection has some neat features. My favorite is the city selector disc placed on the side of the case. These are usually very ugly looking and clutter up dials. For fun Cartier gave the watch something interesting they call a jet lag indicator. You know, because when you have jet lag you need [...]

JamesList never fails to impress with me with interesting and appealing watches. My latest find is this Jackie Chan Limited Edition IWC Portuguese Chrono Automatic watch really nice. Here is the background: so Mr. Chan has a charity called the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation (clever name I know). And this watch was part of an effort to raise money, through sales most likely. I honestly dont know the exact connection with the foundation and the watch, but THERE IS a connection. How do I know? [...]

The watch industry is currently experiencing a season of change. This is especially true for those brands under the Richemont Group that dominate the important Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). At no time during my decade in the watch industry have I seen more shifting of resources, power, and effort than now. Thats actually a good thing as the high-end watch industry is currently undertaking the massive challenge of reforming itself? though the process will take longer than the [...]