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  • Mad Paris

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    MAD Paris was born of the passion for emblematic watches. In a world that is ever more uniform, becoming standardized, MAD seemed obvious, like a breath of audacity and impertinence in the sphere of prestige watch making… More here. I… Read More ›

  • How Fast Does a Watch Need to Be?

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    Mechanical watches on the extremely high end of the spectrum run at a frequency of ten Hz or more and measure time down to 1/20th of a second. That’s extraordinary, though—most mechanical watches run at 2.5 to 4 Hz (18,000… Read More ›

  • Modello Uno ref. U1-MY

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    Modello Uno ref. U1-MY is a collaboration watch made together with Japanese designer Mihara Yasuhiro. It is a made in Italy professional diving watch. Features a high readability navy blue matte dial with markers in cream old radium tint Super-LumiNova®… Read More ›

  • Chimaera Nylon Zulu Strap thoughts

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    This is not a review of a nato strap as such, but rather some thoughts on how well the colour matches the Tudor Black Bay Red. I have tried a few straps with my Black Bay, but this one has… Read More ›

  • Archer Silicone Quick Release Soft Rubber Band review

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    I am a sucker for watch straps, bracelets, natos etc and have spent much time changing the straps on my watches just to step up the look for the day ahead. At times I will spend 10 minutes changing the… Read More ›

  • The TAG Heuer Monaco Sixty-Nine

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    Go beyond the watch itself and a deeper story lies behind the Monaco Sixty Nine. It was a sign of the ambition of the still fresh CEO Jean-Christophe Babin, not only in terms of design, but also manufacture. The Monaco… Read More ›

  • The new Nomos Club and Tangente Sport models

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    All these new lines are very much Nomos, but they stretch the comfort zone of the brand’s design language. There’s more colour, more playfulness, and greater complexity in construction. Of course, the core is still that round steel watch, like… Read More ›

  • The Tropical Dial Is a Flaw

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    And with a tropical dial, something sincerely has gone wrong: around the middle of the last century, Rolex primed its dials with a finish that was supposed to protect the watches from sun damage. Bizarrely, it had the exact opposite… Read More ›

  • The Bulova Computron

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    It was a real surprise to see Bulova bring back the Computron in a form that is not dissimilar to the original from the 1970’s. If you want a timepiece that is unique, this would be a good way to… Read More ›

  • The Electrostatic Accutron Concept Movement

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    The Accutron concept movement will remind Accutron enthusiasts immediately of the Accutron Spaceview, an original-production Accutron which had an open dial, allowing the tuning fork mechanism and transistor to be seen. The concept movement likewise exposes the mechanism, however, there’s… Read More ›