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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Swatch Group AG said it’s developing an alternative to the iOS and Android operating systems for smartwatches as Switzerland’s largest maker of timepieces vies with Silicon Valley for control of consumers’ wrists. The company’s Tissot brand will introduce a model… Read More ›
One day in February, I took a ride on the subway. This was a rare occurrence. Since turning forty, I’d started to suffer from a heightened sense of claustrophobia. A few years ago, I was stuck for an hour in… Read More ›
The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 is not just a new smartwatch, but also a totally new concept from TAG Heuer. The watch will be able to host both digital and mechanical modules that attach to the watch’s lugs. Users… Read More ›
You will sometimes read that DST was originally Ben Franklin’s idea. Franklin did publish an anonymous pamphlet, in 1784, suggesting that Parisians could cut the cost of lighting homes at night by getting up earlier as the days lengthen in… Read More ›
High precision is, in fact, exactly what this new Longines Conquest VHP is all about: it is accurate to ± 5 seconds per year. Let’s keep in mind that COSC requirements for quartz movements are ± 0.07 seconds per day,… Read More ›
At 42mm, the Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 is very much larger than the Chrono-Matic and Chronograph B watches that it was based on. And because the bezel looks so thin, I suspect the watch would look even larger on the wrist. I… Read More ›
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