I have handled a lot of watches over the past 30 years. To my knowledge, though, I had never held a Borgel-cased watch until sometime last year. Now I own
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Last year, I bought a digital sports watch to keep track of my running and rowing sessions. Since I’m very much an amateur athlete, I went with a Coros Pace
With a stunning chrysocolla dial and a blingy bezel, this is a thoroughly dressed-up diver. The post The Ulysse Nardin Diver Atoll has a dial like you’ve never seen appeared
At Swedish watch brand Bravur, they’re really into cycling, and that craziness has materialized in plenty of watches with a cycling theme. The new Bravur La Grande Boucle IV is
A new Clive Cussler Doxa limited edition arises from the depths of the ocean abyss. Except not really - but it does look like it! The post Doxa expands its
The good news is the Grand Seiko SBGC275 has a beautiful red dial. The bad news? It's a limited edition of 700 pieces. The post The Grand Seiko SBGC275 Shinshu
This isn't just one of the “most platinum” watches made recently, but a glorious yet surprisingly understated example of haute horlogerie. The post Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Chronograph Excellence Platine:
I sat on a stool in a Brooklyn dive bar on a rainy Wednesday evening, sipping a Negroni. Two of my friends were with me as we just had dinner
Sometimes, a hands-on experience will turn you from a critic to an enthusiast. I had seen the gray Nodus × Raven TrailTrekker in photos and wasn’t sure what to expect.
When I feel my appetite for retro filling up, something catches my eye in a typical fashion. A good dégradé dial does that to me, and green is supposedly the
I’ll be honest, I started off my experience with the new Viajero coming from a pretty far off and distant place. No, not some cool and remote corner of the
The original Astor+Banks Sea Ranger released in 2019 was the 11th watch I ever reviewed, and if I’m being honest, I didn’t love it. The dial was lovely, the 12-hour
Although there’s no shortage of dual-crown “compressor” dive watches on the current market, very few of these designs actually meet the definition for compressor cases. The recently revived Sherpa brand
I dare say there wasn’t a single French Air Force pilot in the 1950s who could’ve foreseen a blue sky with pixelated white clouds in the sub-dials of his Type
Earlier this year, Nomos released thirty-one separate limited edition versions of their Tangente 38 Date. If you ask most collectors and enthusiasts, the Tangente is the brand’s most recognizable design,
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