A look at the world’s wristwatch brands, their newest timepieces, brand ambassadors, events and news – by brand.
Recently in New York, I joined Hublot and American artist Jeff Koons at Studio 525 in Chelsea for the official celebration of their recently announced partnership and the unveiling of…
Long before Louis Vuitton made a serious push into watchmaking with the Tambour in 2002, the famed French luxury house had already tested the waters with a rather unusual pair…
Sometimes a new dial color is enough to make a familiar watch feel entirely different. Last week, I had the opportunity to go hands-on with Vacheron Constantin’s newest Overseas Perpetual…
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Ulysse Nardin has spent much of 2026 celebrating the 25th anniversary of its groundbreaking Freak, the world’s most complicated time-only watch, with a series of new introductions, including the Super…
Some collaborations make perfect sense. Others make absolutely no sense — until you see them. The new Caran d’Ache x MB&F GorillaSharpener falls decidedly into the latter camp, and that…
It isn’t every day that an icon turns 50 — especially one that still knows how to move. Chopard’s Happy Diamonds concept celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and the…
Some watches are instant successes. Others have to wait for the world to catch up. The IWC Ingenieur SL designed by Gérald Genta falls decidedly into the latter camp. When…
Geneva Watch Days ended this past weekend, and I needed a few days to digest everything. Not because there weren’t plenty of complicated watches, beautiful watches and technically impressive watches…
There are few watch brands capable of making a 1,000-year mechanical counter seem almost logical. Urwerk is one of them. The independent Swiss brand has spent nearly three decades challenging…
There are few watch brands that embody German watchmaking quite like A. Lange & Söhne. Its watches are perfectly indicative of the German design ethos — clean and sophisticated, but…
Parmigiani Fleurier expands its Tonda PF collection with a new interpretation of the Tonda PF Skeleton, combining 18-karat rose gold with the brand’s signature Milano Blue. Limited to just 30…
For centuries, Vacheron Constantin has understood something that only the finest watchmakers bring to reality: the fact that a watch dial does not have to be merely functional. It can…
Formula One watches tend to come dressed for the racetrack: carbon, titanium and, increasingly, plenty of team colors. For the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix, IWC Schaffhausen is taking a decidedly…
Omega is giving its Speedmaster 38mm collection a meaningful refresh, introducing seven new references that sharpen the family resemblance to the legendary Moonwatch while retaining the smaller proportions and colorful…
Some watch collaborations make you wonder what exactly the collaborators did besides put their names on the same timepiece and press release. Others work because the people involved understand the…