BY JOVAN K Blancpain knows how to play the long game. While the horological world spent the last decade obsessing over oversized sports watches, the Villeret collection quietly remained the benchmark
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BY JOVAN K Grand Seiko has officially opened a new chapter for its premier luxury sports line by updating it far more than just a few simple changes; it represents a
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN In recent years, we’ve seen average watch diameters increase and decrease as reflections of fashion trends, although some brands, I feel, are deliberately ignoring that. One size that’s
BY JOVAN K Less than a year after discontinuing its collector-favorite Balancier Contemporain, Greubel Forsey has brought back its core time-only silhouette with a massive structural and philosophical statement. Enter the
BY JOVAN K Seiko’s Presage Cocktail Time collection has long been celebrated for translating the vibrant artistry of Tokyo’s mixology scene into compelling, accessible watchmaking. In 2026, Seiko expands this beloved
BY JOVAN K Summer is officially in full swing. That means it is time to pack away the ultra-thin leather strap dress watches and pull out something that can actually survive
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Longines has been on a roll for the past few years, with their reimagining of the watches that made them famous in the mid-20th century being the best
BY JOVAN K TAG Heuer just dropped a brand-new racing piece that instantly grabs your attention, and if you are a fan of classic endurance racing, you already know exactly what
Industry News: Former Audemars Piguet CEO François-Henry Bennahmias launches a new watch brand, N3W5
BY JOVAN K When I was about to start writing, I couldn’t help but look back at SIHH 2019, when François-Henry Bennahmias and I had so much fun during the fair
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Every year is a celebration of something in the watch industry; someone always has a birthday or anniversary. 2025 was definitely a big year for special releases, and
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN The Antarctique continues to be Czapek’s best-selling model, hardly a surprise given the classy design and the intrigue that independent Swiss watchmakers currently have. And, of course, there’s
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN When Dutch watchmaker extroardinaire Machiel Hulsman emailed me to say he’d released a new tourbillon watch, called the Tourbillon Solstitium, I just knew I had to write about
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Polaris arrived in 2018 – a time when I didn’t think “La Grande Maison” was headed in the right direction – it had stopped making the super
BY JOVAN K Some watch releases don’t need a lot of context to understand what they’re trying to achieve. The new H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Centre Seconds “Sun Berry” is
Turning to watch industry news now, we learned today of the dates for the next Watches & Wonders Geneva exhibition, which will take place from Monday 5 April to Sunday
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