Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Frederique Constant remains among the youngest Swiss Manufactures. In its short history, however, the brand has become known for innovation. Offering in-house calibers and complications, Frederique Constant is constantly on our lips as a brand that offers considerable value and compelling packages. In celebration of 35 years, the folks behind FC have really outdon

French small brands are slightly different, with sartorial nous and that certain “je ne sais quoi.” That almost-cliche term meaning “I don't know what,” or indefinability, is something I appreciate even more in our world of sameness. Sure, Charlie Paris does have some retro but modern Explorer-esque watches, like the knockout value-for-money 38mm Concordia. But the new Alli

Cartier’s Prive 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 maison already introduced re-editions of some of its most iconic watches. The majority of them are Tanks, like the Asymetrique, the Cintree, and last year’s Chinoise. This year, it was time for the

Make no bones about it: Watches and Wonders 2024 is better than expected. In a year with some pretty understated predictions and low sales graphs, the brands didn’t disappoint to the point of causing a dreaded visual overload in the Palexpo halls. That’s where I come in, and it’s not the first time I’ve written this column.Unfortunately, this year, my coverage has been from

If you haven’t been watching, gold prices have been on a tear over the past year. Currently, the metal is trading at an all-time high. For lovers of vintage watches made from the precious metal, it’s time to wake up and take action. When bidding at auction on an old gold watch, there’s a good chance that a rival bidder isn’t interested in the watch. That person is intereste

With the dust settling after this year's Watches and Wonders, it is time to pick our favorites. I spent countless hours preparing release articles, and a handful of watches stuck with me. In my view, these are the best Watches and Wonders 2025 releases. Just like last year, I picked a Cartier. Unlike last year, however, my other two favorites are from Parmigiani and Angelus.I pondered whether to p

One of the understated hits this year at Watches and Wonders was the 34mm A. Lange & Sohne 1815. If this is the peak of the trend for slight watches, then we “small-wristers” have been well rewarded. Today, we’ll take a closer look at the two variants of this charming dress watch.The longstanding 38.5mm 1815 from A. Lange & Sohne doesn’t exactly qualify as a behemot

Who hyped the large watches?Wil @ Paneristi posted a link on Monster watches! The article is a bit dated, but not posted before here ??Click here for the article.

Longines Conquest HeritageLongines seems to be spot on with the Heritage models that they are introducing. We recently did a comparison review between the original Longines Flagship Heritage and an original Longines Flagship (you can read it here), but it seems that Longines is taking the release of the Conquest Heritage a step further and makes it a real tribute by even using the 35mm case size o

Nick, Speedmaster enthusiast and avid Speedy Tuesday reader, fell in love with Omega’s Speedmaster after he watched the 1969 moon landing as a teenager while being in France. When he turned 21, he received a ’71 Omega Speedmaster Professional ‘Moonwatch’ as a birthday gift from his dad.Unfortunately, a couple of years later (1974) when Nick worked in the movie industry in t

In this week's #TBT, we take a look at an absolute classic, but one that's decidedly niche in its execution: the Breitling 809 Cosmonaute. The Cosmonaute is certainly one of the brand's better known models, but that's likely due to its familial resemblance to one Breitling's most famous creations: the Navitimer. Today, we'll explore the model, its significance and, of course, I'll prattle on a bit

Our special contributor Sacha Davidoff is reporting from Geneva on the upcoming auctions in May. He will highlight the watches from several auctions that caught his attention. Without further ado, let’s have a look.Geneva May 2017 AuctionsPHILLIPS in association with BACS & RUSSOBack for their fifth Geneva watch auction, Aurel Bacs & Livia Russo in association with Phillips auction h

We all have changing priorities in these times of uncertainty, reassessing what's truly valuable. When stripped of the excesses, our possessions start to mean something different to us. We also see a simpler existence and what we could do without. No, not the watch collection - don't you dare. But I bet you know only very few pieces are so precious you acquired them for keeps.This brings us to Gar

Pajamas, Vampires, or Snow Whites. Get some popcorn, welcome to our rundown of five bizarre watch nicknames. Which one is your favorite?Some of the watches you might have never seen or even heard of. Me neither. I probably would have forgotten about one or two of the listed watches if it weren't for the idea to write this article that I had about a year ago. I started writing down all the quirky n

The compressor case was a patented case design by Ervin Piquerez, a swiss case maker (EPSA) who sold his cases to a number of different brands such as Hamilton, Bulova, and Longines. Now, sixty years after the invention of the case, Baltic comes up with the Aquascaphe Dual Crown.Ah, the beauty of simplicity. The trusted compressor case bars hostile water trying to invade the watch case with a tech

Having initially been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been announced for 2021. Following last year's limited edition Olympic Games releases, Omega just has announced the Seamaster Diver 300M Tokyo 2020.?Exactly one year ago Omega introduced two modern sports watches - the ichimatsu-moyo-inspired Aqua Terra and the Planet Ocean with the red lollipop centra

Batavi has been very successful with its Kosmopoliet GMT watch and is now offering a new watch: The Batavi Architect. With just three days left in their Kickstarter project, we thought it’s time to show you what you’ll get for $399 (~ $475).Batavi’s Kickstarter project already reached beyond its goal to get things started. That means that this watch will happen, but also that you

Sometimes, truth be told, I get a bit of stick from my peers for supporting some smaller brands. I’m not a complete micro-head. Far from it. I like a select few brands that I feel do something worthwhile and I support them fervently. I’m a sucker for execution and flair. Normally, for a brand to command my attention, it has to do something either very well or very “wow”. Th

Just before the warm blanket named Watches & Wonders covered the watch galaxy, Casio brought the important news that there will be a G-Shock smartwatch. We, as ardent G-Shock lovers, waited until this moment to write about it, though. Why? Because we didn’t want this exciting development to get buried under the deluge of luxury watch news that hit the site last week. This new (rather imp

Saying this watch is a keeper is an understatement. The Avia Ajustor, with its witty balance spring micro-regulation system, has real museum potential if you ask me. This tiny ray of sunshine proves (once again!) that you can go super-low budget to score an unusual piece that hides genuine watchmaking spirit.When I spotted a crazy Sperina Regulator a few years ago, I had no idea this “stunt