There’s something special about combining a chronograph and tourbillon. One complication measures elapsed time, while the other uses a rotating cage to counteract the effects of gravity on the regulating
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Last week, I reviewed the new titanium Hermès Cape Cod. It’s a great, more masculine, sportier version of a typically more feminine, dressier watch, but it maintains its quirky, Chaîne
The 1950s ushered in the golden age of commercial aviation. Modern jetliners revolutionized international travel, connecting distant cities and continents faster than ever before, proving the Sherman Brothers and Walt
Howdy, folks! And welcome back to another Sunday Morning Showdown. This week, we’re putting up two watches that are similar in many ways, despite being produced in countries separated by
If you were planning to revive a sleeping watchmaking brand from the late 19th century, where would you start? Most rational folks would probably source a batch of reliable off-the-shelf
Last month, I traveled to Hampton Court Palace for the 15th edition of the Concours of Elegance. Returning to the Tudor palace grounds for a 12th year, the event once
A magician never reveals his secrets. That would ruin the magic. Creating magical complications with a poetic soul is what Van Cleef & Arpels is all about. This year, the
Many would associate Hanhart with flying and pilots’ chronographs. Today, however, the brand enters new territory. Together with 0260, a Miami-based hub for car and watch enthusiasts led by Lex
Another Friday, another list. This week’s Top 5 is a collaboration with German watchmaker Sinn. As many of you know, we’re fans of the brand, and some of us own
On June 26th, 2026, the 225th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s tourbillon patent, the Breguet brand introduced several new watches with this mechanism. Today, we focus on two of them —
Its latest recorded eruption was around 50 AD, and it might be dormant, but Mount Elbrus in the Greater Caucasus of southwestern Russia is still a volcano, so you never
Breitling has just added two new chronographs to its regular collection — the Navitimer B09 Chronograph 41 and the Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute. But this isn’t just any old
There are watchmakers, and then there is the “Watchmaker of Watchmakers,” a heavy title that Jaeger-LeCoultre earned the hard way by supplying high-end calibers to the holy trinity of horology
It’s not every day that I walk into the Fratello photo studio and come out genuinely surprised. That’s what happened when our photographer, Max, was shooting a set of cushion-shaped
James Bond has worn some memorable watches over the years, but what about the people standing in his way? A villain’s watch needs to do more than tell the time.
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