The Baselworld 2017 watch show is a concentrated look at a glamorous industry steeped in history. Visitors get a glimpse of some astonishing innovation, incredible quality, and truly exciting timepieces. Except they mostly do so with their noses pressed up… Read More ›
Frederique Constant has quietly launched its smart E-Strap, a leather watch strap with fitness tracking tech built into the buckle. While smart straps have a history of being somewhat… horrible, the Frederique Constant may have totally changed the game. Made… Read More ›
1970, rollin’ in sight. Oris gave the world the Chronoris that year, the company’s first in-house chronograph movement. A clever name, a big case, and all the splashy Seventies graphics your wrist could handle made it quite a compelling piece…. Read More ›
The Movado Connect is an attempt by luxury watchmaker to create a smart watch that appeals to traditional watch enthusiasts and from the look of the image above, it is original and really quite a looker. Compare this with the Longines… Read More ›
Then, the dial and the bezel of this Seiko 62Mas Reedition SLA017 are also extremely faithful to the 1965 version: same 3D embossed rectangular indexes (made in the same way as the old version), with large dimensions and a lot… Read More ›
Some of the companies expected to make waves at Baselworld include the likes of Michael Kors, Tag Heuer, Swatch, and Guess — and many of the devices released will come with Android Wear 2.0, Google’s smartwatch operating system, right out… Read More ›
Swiss watchmaker Louis Moinet has partnered with Wealth Solutions, a Polish company that specialized in luxury collectibles to add a drop of Old Vatted Glenlivet 1862 — the oldest whiskey in the world — into a glass chamber in 50… Read More ›
I have been having some strange thoughts recently about the Apple Watch. Sorry to bang on about it, but it is annoying me despite the fact I am still wearing it every day. I really want to wear my Seiko… Read More ›
Join watchsmith Seth Roberts and collector Dan Benjamin as they unwind watch culture and discuss the history, allure, community, and study of watches through the lens of their shared obsession, from inspecting movements to spotting fakes, from vintage Seiko to… Read More ›
Concepts are technically nothing, but the concept watch above struck me for a number of reasons. The completely over the top bezel, the tiny face and the obscene proportions mark it out as a tool watch above all else. I… Read More ›
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