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There are 5.4 million people living in Norway, and the country’s most successful movie, Flåklypa Gran Prix (or The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix), has sold 5.5 million tickets since its release
At least for me, the new Rolex Perpetual 1908 was one of the biggest surprises at Watches and Wonders this year. Everybody knew that the Cellini line wasn’t the blockbuster
There is something transcendentally appealing about watches worn by people performing incredible feats. The Speedmaster, a watch worn by the astronauts who set foot on the Moon, is a familiar
Cartier’s watches have several signature design features, as we know. There are, to name a few, the distinctive shapes and beautiful crowns, but my favorite are the elongated and stylish
As its latest new release for 2023, Reservoir has added a new collection of pilot watches to its lineup. Building upon the brand’s signature single-handed retrograde minutes layout with a
Seeing all the Watches & Wonders 2023 watch novelties hands-on drives us to all sorts of conclusions specific to the various brands and collections we encounter. The new-for-2023 A. Lange
French small brands are slightly different, with sartorial nous and that certain “je ne sais quoi.” That almost-cliché term meaning “I don’t know what,” or indefinability, is something I appreciate
Cartier’s Privé collection is all about reimagining the classics of the past while focusing both on adapting them to current times and using mechanical movements. In recent years, the French
Do you ever think about oxygen? The chances are you don’t really. I mean, under normal circumstances, you breathe the stuff subconsciously and automatically, and that’s it. But when you’re
Whenever I think of Eberhard & Co., it’s typically the brand’s sports and tool watches that first come to mind. Although function-packed chronographs and highly legible divers are certainly among
At this point, I think we all have a fairly solid understanding of the appeal of a gold watch. The heft, the rarity, and the luster of gold all appeal
It had been a while since I last reviewed two Beaubleu watches, but then the brand contacted me to review a new timepiece. When I was asked to review the
The Grand Seiko Tentagraph SLGC001 is the brand’s first-ever mechanical chronograph, and we would not have missed going hands-on with it at Watches & Wonders 2023. Built around the cutting-edge
The Rolex Daytona has never really been on my radar. It’s a very nice watch, of course, and it might be one of the best chronographs out there. But the
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