What’s great about the independent watch market is that we have options. I like options. We can choose between original designs and homages, and between inexpensive quartz watches and high-end
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The Grand Seiko 62GS is a well-known reference for old and new fans. As a vintage piece, it was the sub-brand’s first automatic model. Today, Grand Seiko is a standalone
Foliot (it’s a soft “t”) Watches is a new brand started by a software engineer with a passion for watches. His love for travel made it a no-brainer to start
Most brands tend to stick to the usual black, white and occasional blue for their dials. Well, not Amsterdam-based Batavi! The brand’s previous Architect and Kosmopoliet GMT were known for
The Tudor Black Bay Pro is a watch we were all asking for, but when it arrived earlier this year at Watches & Wonders, the general consensus seemed decidedly, well,
Praesidus is bringing back the A-11, a wristwatch manufactured during World War II in accordance with the U.S. military standard. The American microbrand reinterprets those historic specifications to build modern-day
There weren’t a lot of classes that I liked during high school, but I did enjoy the history lessons. I hope you felt and still feel the same because you
I love things that are quirky and out of the ordinary. They spice up “normal” life and make the world interesting. Of course, not all quirky things have a place
This is just a personal observation, but it seems that independent brands struggle to be different. What has become the norm is to add funky colors or textures to a
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Scratches on watches can be the bain of some watch fans’ existence. For me, scratches show that a watch has a history; it’s been places and done things
Spoiler alert, this is not an affordable watch. What this Greubel Forsey lacks in accessibility, it makes up for in pure theatrics and craft. Meet the all-new Architecture, a watch
Remember the introduction of BND Watches last year? The brand’s €396 dive watch had some impressive specifications and aesthetics. Not only that, but I’ve also found it to be truly
Historic Swiss watchmaker Titoni has been quietly making watches in its in-house facilities in Grenchen, Switzerland since 1919. You read that right — for over a century. With a focus
The year is 1998, and Italian music group Eiffel 65 has unleashed its bizarre yet catchy “I’m Blue” onto the masses. The cult-like song tells the story of a strange
I love me a good rectangular watch. So, when the all-new and limited NOMOS Glashütte Tetra Neomatik arrived, I immediately asked if I could wear it for a few days.
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