The original Casquette was produced from 1976 to 1978. During that period, Girard-Perregaux made 8200 examples of this innovative quartz watch. Over the years, it has become much sought after by watch aficionados and style conscious wearers. Now, the Casquette… Read More ›
Watches
The world’s most popular watch brand is…
Have you ever wondered what the most popular watch brand is? Maybe you’re an ardent Rolex fan boy trying to argue your case in the pub, or maybe you think it’s Omega because of its connection with James Bond and… Read More ›
The Mai Alarm Clock
As longtime Seiko fans, we couldn’t resist the Mai alarm clocks. Styled to look like a Seiko dive watch, they are fun, small, and simply cool. The perfect addition to your Turtle, or 007, or Tuna, or Samurai… I could… Read More ›
45 Presidents and their Watches
On this President’s Day, we thought we would pull together as comprehensive a list as we can of US presidential watches. We’re talking all the way from Washington to Trump, from Timexes to a Patek Philippe. Some loved watches and… Read More ›
The Seiko 5 Sports x Brian May (again)
For more than forty years, Brian May relied on his Seiko 7548 (quartz) diver that he bought on a trip to Japan in 1975. When it came to designing his first watch with Seiko, the natural choice was a Seiko… Read More ›
The Leica L1 & Leica L2 watches (not cameras)
Handcrafted foreverness and engineering excellence focused on the essential: Leica L1 and Leica L2. The first Leica watch collection is the perfect combination of more than 150 years of Leica’s brand culture, visionary design and unmatched quality. Clear and distinctive… Read More ›
(Almost) Anti-Smartwatch
Dive watches are no longer the primary timing tool for professional divers. Most pilots aren’t required to wear mechanical watches as a backup for flight instruments. Duly noted. But divers (and the rest of us) do still wear dive watches…. Read More ›
Mastering The Masters in Miniature
These three masterpieces have been reproduced by Jaeger-LeCoultre in a trio of watches called the Reverso Tribute Enamel Hidden Treasures – each one created using grand feu enamel and miniature painting, topped with guillochage on the dial. Doing justice to… Read More ›
Is the Withings ScanWatch the best definition of a hybrid watch to date?
After a couple of days I think it is. This is a very difficult area and to date every brand has failed to come up with a hybrid watch that does not deviate too much to one side or the… Read More ›
The RUBIK’S x G-SHOCK
Introducing the RUBIK’S x G-SHOCK limited-edition collaboration, based on the best-selling GA-2100 series. Like its Rubik’s Cube inspiration, a facelift is just a turn away, with each watch featuring an interchangeable bezel and tool… More here. I am trying to… Read More ›