BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI The year 2023 is a significant one for the Lucerne-based watch manufacturer Carl F. Bucherer, as this year marks 135 years since their inception. To commemorate the historic

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN 2023 marks the 110th anniversary of Seiko’s first-ever wristwatch. Named “Laurel”, the first Seiko wristwatch was developed after the company’s founder, Kintaro Hattori, presumably grew tired of simply

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN The IWC Pilot’s Watch. Inspired by watches from an era history would rather we all forget, the Pilot’s Watch encompasses watchmaking heritage with modern design to create a

BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI Only occasionally in the world of horology does a watch appear that seems to rewrite the rules; one such series of watches is Hamilton’s Jazzmaster Face 2 Face.

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Lots of folks like to claim that “things were made better in the past”, the prime example of survivorship bias, or that they were “born into the wrong

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN You may remember that at the end of 2022, Grand Seiko introduced a watch with a dial inspired by Omiwatari. Omiwatari is an effect almost exclusive to Lake

BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI It’s not a secret that Omega has always aimed to innovate and improve. In 2013, Omega released a watch capable of resisting magnetic fields up to 15,000 gauss

BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI Although Breitling was founded in 1884 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, by Léon Breitling. When his grandson Willy Breitling took over the reins of the family business, the brand established

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Let it never be said that the watch brands of the world sat on their laurels and had a little rest at the beginning of 2023. Next up

BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI In 1969, Seiko made a breakthrough in movement accuracy when it introduced cal. 6139, the world’s first automatic chronograph watch equipped with both a vertical clutch and column

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN When I got an email in my inbox recently excitedly exclaiming that Vulcain is back, I was a bit baffled. Vulcain, a name I’m sure you vintage aficionados

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN If there’s one word that accurately sums up Zenith watches, it would be ‘Defy’; defiant is another good example. What I’m getting at is that Zenith generally does

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Hermès, one of the most iconic luxury brands going. It makes all sorts of lifestyle accessories such as shoes, gloves, belts, fragrances and jewellery. But, it’s probably most

BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI The heart of the Grand Seiko’s design and manufacturing philosophy is the aspiration to be the best watchmaker in the world. This commitment has always been reflected in