The first numbered Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph ref. 3970 returns to Geneva on November 8 as part of Sotheby’s Important Watches sale. Originally sold at the brand’s Geneva salon
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The first numbered Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph ref. 3970 returns to Geneva on November 8 as part of Sotheby’s Important Watches sale. Originally sold at the brand’s Geneva salon
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN In wristwatches, it’s common to judge a piece by its price tag. It’s understandable, of course, we’re consumers, and the days of mechanical timepieces as essential kit for
This November, Phillips will present Stopping Time, a selection of 16 Rolex chronographs owned by collector and publisher Pucci Papaleo, as part of The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV, taking place
When Seiko introduced its first dedicated sports watch, the Laurel Alpinist, in 1959, it was designed to provide reliable, legible timekeeping for outdoor enthusiasts amid Japan's postwar boom in activities
With its Series 8 collection of mechanical watches, Citizen has been delivering rather impressive models over the years, with the GMT collection being possibly the most appealing of them. Not
What is a microbrand? I think about this a lot, never more than in the days and weeks after a Windup, and particularly the days and weeks following the New
According to Chrono24 data: under-30 buyers put about 34% of watch spending into Rolex, and dress watches were 12% of Gen Z purchases in H1 2025. The post What Gen
Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges pairs a 41mm steel case with the new Caliber GP9620, a skeletonized self-winding tourbillon with three rose gold bridges. The post Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty
Baume & Mercier’s new Joia M0A10896 pairs a 28mm lug-free steel case with a 4N gold-tone PVD bezel and the collection’s first two-tone bracelet. The post Baume & Mercier Introduces
Our friends at SJX, the Singapore-based watch magazine founded by journalist Su Jiaxian, are back at it with yet another collaboration watch with Habring², the Austrian independent watchmaker (and one
For a watch defined by its unapologetically substantial presence, finding the right proportions is important. Panerai has long offered its Submersible dive watch in both imposing 47mm and more compact
Our third and final collaboration with Habring² brings together the stellar motif of the Erwin “Star” and the monopusher chronograph format of the Chrono-Felix “Medicus”, adding a perpetual calendar to
What We Know Early this year, SJX and Habring released their second collaboration with Habring² for the Chrono-Felix Medicus, which seemed to be an overwhelming success with two variations. Now
At just 45 grams in weight, strap included, the Wild ONE Skeleton X-Lite is Norqain’s most advanced sports watch to date. It weighs next to nothing, but it is also
Maybe “trend” was always the wrong way to frame the watch industry’s collective obsession with stone dials? I don’t know about you, but I certainly feel like we might have