Titanium monobloc case, awesome dial design, and a Grand Seiko-derived movement.The post The new Seiko Marinemaster Professional SLA081 is a hardcore, GS-powered monster tributing the very first Seiko diver appeared
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One of my favorite games to play when visiting family is something I like to call “Guess, That, Price!” Here’s how it works: I excitedly dump out my rolls and
In 2024, French watchmaker March LA.B released its first GMT dual-time-zone product with the March LA.B AM2 GMT watch collection. Now, in 2025, March LA.B expands the AM2 GMT collection
Last January, TAG Heuer reinforced its strong ties with Formula 1 by returning as the sport’s Official Timekeeper and simultaneously unveiling the new Formula 1 Chronograph, a motorsport-inspired timepiece available
There are two ways to “handle” the peculiar watches in the picture — with a focus on the design or the specs. Both are impressive. The steel and rose-gold-PVD-treated models
Ever since Hodinkee Editor-in-Chief James Stacey posted an image on social media of a Doxa Sub 200T Divingstar, I knew I had to do a hands-on with one. Yellow is
As of early 2025, this Tudor Black Bay Ceramic Blue watch is probably my favorite timepiece currently produced by the Tudor brand. The Black Bay Ceramic Blue was released in
Mk II first released its Fulcrum dive watch in 2013. This is nothing spectacular in itself, although it is remarkable to realize that it was 12 years ago. The inaugural
Three jumping displays, a shaped movement, and avant-garde design - that sounds like a Franck Muller, alright!The post Franck Muller’s Long Island Evolution Master Jumper is an avant-garde manual-winder with
My ignorance of Favre Leuba’s back catalog led me to write off its Chief collection prematurely. My first impressions of the Chief watches were tainted by the Bremont Terra Nova
I am sure some of you have “the one that got away.” You know — that one watch you missed out on or simply never got around to chasing down.
Heretofore competing only in non-complication ultra-thin watches, Piaget threw down the gauntlet last year. Piaget’s secret weapon since 2018 has been its Altiplano Ultimate Concept, a skunk-works subdivision of its
Pink flamingos have a very peculiar smell. The result of a strict shrimp-only diet will do that to a bird. Blue flamingos, on the other hand, smell like roasted peanuts.
Truth be told, I have a soft spot for the Rolex Day-Date 36. Perhaps it’s understandable, then, that I was a bit jealous when the Day-Date 40 received cool-looking, deconstructed
Retro watches have been all the rage for more than a decade now. When we review those releases, though, most are analog and inspired by highly collectible vintage timepieces with
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