It has been an incredible year for Smartwatches. From announcements made in March at BaselWorld by top watch brands to the launch of the Apple Smartwatch — being connected has never…
Aera, a young brand in watchmaking, unveils its latest designs: the M-1 Field and M-1 Blackbird. These two new mos reinterpret the classic military watch with a distinctly modern touch, offering durability, precision, and minimalist aesthetics at approachable price points of $1,750 and $1,900, respectively. They are just being unveiled for pre-orders. While each of…
The Day Before Christmas
‘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…
Blancpain and Laurent Bellesta Launch Gombessa III Expedition to Antarctica
BY Samantha Walsh Recently, Blancpain and photographer Laurent Bellesta began the third Gombessa expedition — this time in Antarctica — and in association with film director Luc Jaquet and his Wild-Touch…
Finally In Stores Now: Meet the Exceptional Louis Moinet Memoris Chronograph
The year 2016 will mark the 200th year of the chronograph, as invented in 1816 by Louis Moinet. That first precision instrument boasted an amazing 216,000 vibrations per hour and…
Introducing the Breitling Connected Watch — Exospace B55
Just a few days ago at their New York boutique Brielting unveiled its entry into the connected watch market with the Exospace B55. The new entry embraces technology and the future…
Fast Focus: Armin Strom Unveils Tourbillon Skeleton Fire Honoring Founder
Independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom continues to unveil masterpieces of art and technology while at the same time regularly paying homage to its founder, master skeletonizer Armin Strom. Strom had…
Hands On with the Montblanc TimeWalker ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph — Pre SIHH 2016
Recently, we had the unique opportunity to get up close and personal with the newest collections to be unveiled by Montblanc at SIHH 2016 – and let me tell you…
Hands On with Cartier’s Newest Skeletonized Watches: Cle’ de Cartier Skeleton and Crash Skeleton (Pre-SIHH 2016)
Recently in New York City, I got first-hand los at some of the most exciting new timepieces destined to make their way to the US market next year. I’m speaking…
Introducing New Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches to Celebrate 85 Years (Pre-SIHH 2016/Slideshow)
Anniversaries in the watch world are common. Sometimes brands celebrate their founding, or the birth of their founder, or the birth of a specific collection. Sometimes those anniversaries are big…
PRE-SIHH: Introducing New Roger Dubuis Velvet Watches
At the risk of sounding redundant — this is the third year in a row that we can expect great things in women’s watches at the SIHH in Geneva in…
Don’t Miss the Chance to Bid on Omega’s Historic NASA Space Watches at Christie’s “Omega Speedmaster 50” Auction Tomorrow
This Wednesday, December 15, watch rs have the unique opportunity to bid on Omega “space-related” timepieces in the Christie’s auction, Omega Speedmaster 50 ‘From a spacewalk to today.’ The…
Meet the New Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon in Blue
By Samantha Walsh In a testament to their tradition of watches with astronomical indications, Arnold & Son added another moon phase to the Royal Collection with a new version of…