Just last week, Breitling announced its acquisition of a second defunct watch brand with historic roots that it plans to relaunch: Gallet. This purchase comes just two years after its purchase in 2023 of defunct luxury brand Universal Geneve. Now, with the purchase of Gallet – with roots dating back centuries – Breitling execs have their…
Earlier this year, TAG Heuer did something many watch brands don’t have the chance to do. It honored the still-living creator of the brand’s iconic Autavia watch: Jack Heuer. Born…
We hear about all sorts of items being made via three-dimensional ing… but watches? Absolutely. In fact, over the past years, and watch brands have been using 3D ing in…
With the SIHH 2018 almost upon us, we expect to see some great watches coming our way from the 18 brands exhibiting there. One of those brands, Baume & Mercier,…
Recently, I was one of seven industry insiders — all women — asked to name one of my favorite picks for watches under $1,000, for Monochrome-Watches. I selected a brand…
We have written about Cuervo y Sobrinos many times here before. It is a brand we really . Not only is it Swiss made, but it has long ties…
Not too long ago, a young watch brand emerged on the scene: Reservoir. This Swiss-made brand has a very distinctive lo thanks to the fact that all of the watches…
For the past eight years, I have contributed annually to the special watch insert in the New York Times: Watch Your Times. This year, I had the distinct honor of writing…
‘Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the watch world, Not a watchmaker was stirring, no machines whirled; The tools were all placed on the benches with care, In…
Sometimes the lo on the wrist doesn’t have to be about complications and nerd effect. Sometimes it can just be a great watch. So today, we bring you a lo…
Earlier this year, in April, we bre the news here about Paul Forrest Co. — a luxury jewelry company producing pendants using watch movements to power them. The Heart’s Passion…
I’ve been writing about watches (and jewelry) for 34 years and was the first woman watch editor in the USA back in the 1980’s. No easy feat to accomplish, by…
Earlier this year, independent watchmaker, Antoine Preziuso unveiled a few truly complicated and special timepieces. Over the coming months, we will be reviewing those watches and taking a closer lo…