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 ›
Watches
The Movado Connect vs the Longines Heritage 1945
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 ›
The Seiko 62Mas Reedition SLA017 Prospex
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 ›
Android Wear heads to luxury watches
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 ›
The Whisky Watch
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 ›
You can’t built a bridge between technology and tradition
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 ›
The Unwound Podcast
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 ›
An adventure-ready watch concept
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 ›
Do Smartwatches Create More Problems Than They Solve?
While connectivity is undoubtedly the future, do smartwatches in their current state actually solve a problem? Or do they offer solutions to problems that don’t exist? You would be hard-pressed to find a function on any smartwatch that a smartphone… Read More ›
50 Apple Watch Face and App Concepts
The good news is that tons of talented designers on Dribbble are trying their hand at designing either a custom Watch face or full-blown app. Here are some of our favorites so far… More at Creative Market. This is an… Read More ›