A look at watches with a variety of horological complications and functions above and beyond telling time.
Watch brands are no longer content timing the usual suspects. Formula 1, tennis, and yachting may have laid the groundwork, but today’s partnerships are pushing into faster, louder, unexpected…
Swiss independent brand Armin Strom—a manufacture long respected for its mastery of skeletonization, constant-force mechani, decorative dials and quietly radical engineering—recently released the Armin Strom Tribute 2 Aurum. While the…
Ten years ago, while working the BaselWorld show—an institution that has since, sadly, faded into history—I stepped into the Bulova booth expecting what the brand had long been good at…
When Vacheron Constantin and Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announced the creation of the world’s first Concours d’Élégance dedicated entirely to timepieces last week, it was immediately clear…
By now, most watch rs have heard of Man of the Hour. The press release has made its rounds, the trailer has done the circuit, and words like artistry, innovation,…
Beginning on February 17, 2026, the Chinese calendar turns to the Year of the Fire Horse, part of the 12-year zodiac cycle that pays tribute to animals believed to shape…
As watch brands close out 2025, only a handful manage to do so with genuine resonance. TAG Heuer is one of them, thanks to its third collaboration with Japanese streetwear…
As 2025 draws to a close, the year has already given collectors and enthusiasts a stunning array of one-of-a-kind artistic watches. Among these, Parmigiani Fleurier’s La Ravenale Lépine Watch stands…
In 2025, Bulova marks a milestone few American watch brands ever reach: 150 years of uninterrupted history. Founded in New York City in 1875 by Joseph Bulova, the brand has…
The year 2025 has marked the 270th anniversary of Swiss brand Vacheron Constantin, the oldest continuously operating watch brand. To honor its founder and legacy, the Richemont-owned luxury brand, considered…
Those who know me know that I am an avid Armin Strom fan. This independent brand has managed to unveil some of the most precise and technically advanced watches, while…
Watch rs and collectors attuned to the rhythms of German manufacture A. Lange & Söhne know that December 7 is no ordinary date. It marks two milestones that define the…
Abingdon, a brand dedicated to supporting women, made some important announcements in Las Vegas recently. During what it termed Las Vegas Watch Week in early fall, the company opened a new…
Chiming watches sit at the summit of mechanical watchmaking, combining miniature acoustics, kinetic engineering and extreme energy management into one of horology’s most demanding discips. Chopard has spent nearly two…
It’s not often that something genuinely unprecedented arrives in the world of high horology, but Blancpain’s new Grande Double Sonnerie is exactly that—a world-first accomplishment born from eight years of…