Both Frederique Constant and Alpina grace us with multiple releases during Geneva Watch Days 2024. Alpina adds a skeletonized version of its Alpiner Extreme to the lineup and surprises us with classic silhouettes joining the Heritage collection. Frederique Constant focuses on the Classics line with a tourbillon and a moonphase model, both with spectacular dials. Additionally, the brand adds three

Doxa is always one of the brands we keep a close eye on when Geneva Watch Days rolls around. This year, the brand has not disappointed with two major pieces of news. The first is a new left-hand-drive Sub 300T Professional Aristera. The second is the collection-wide rollout of the “Sea Emerald” green colorway. The dashing green shade, which debuted in the Sub 200T introduced earlier th

Christopher Ward might have another hit on its hands. The brand’s new C60 Trident Lumire is an impressive titanium dive watch with a dial that cranks legibility in the dark up to 11. And that’s not the entire story. This new addition to the Christopher Ward collection perfectly blends specs with looks, which is why it will undoubtedly win fans over quickly. I had a chance to find out

In the 1999 movie The Talented Mr. Ripley, the character Dickie Greenleaf, who takes over Tom Ripley's life, says, “‘See Venice and die,’ is what they say? Or is it Rome?” Well, Dickie, the city you're looking for is Naples. But I have to admit I also thought Goethe once wrote that it was Venice.?I would offer an alternative by writing, Or you could buy a watch from the Jae

The Oris Aquis is one of the brand’s most successful watches. Its modern and muscular looks are a hit. No wonder the people in Holstein put a lot of effort into bringing out new versions every so often. This April, a new version of the Oris Aquis Date was presented with updates regarding ergonomics, aesthetics, and performance. Now it’s time to give the Aquis Chronograph that very same

Although we had an in-depth review of tegimented Sinn watches here last month, written by Ming Thein, we also covered the most technology-packed Sinn 103 for Watchuseek. This 103 in titanium features all the Sinn technologies that solve real problems. No tourbillon, minute repeater, dead beat second or other haute horlogerie complications over at the watch company from Frankfurt, only inventions t

If you are a regular reader, you know how much I like the world timer watches. Some time ago, I wrote about my top 3 world timers and one of them was the Girard-Perregaux WW.TC. You can imagine how happy I was that GP was willing to send me one over for a review. The GP WW.TC Financial, or FTC, is a timepiece that I was very eager to try-out and report about.Whether you are traveling for business

Advertised as the watch of the US Presidents, but if you are – like me – not from the US, that’s something I can’t associate with. At least not in the same was as someone who is actually from the USA, I guess. Anyway, despite this Vulcain Cricket is called the 50s Presidents Watch which I hardly can relate to, there are a number of other things that make it a very interesti

Max VerstappenYesterday, I met with Max Verstappen during the introduction of the TAG Heuer Formula One Max Verstappen Special Edition. Well, the official name of the watch is?TAG Heuer Formula One Max Verstappen Youngest Grand Prix Winner Special Edition, but let’s shorten it a bit for my own sake.The cool thing about Max Verstappen is, that he is very down to Earth. It could be his middle

Within vintage circles, collectors now seem to clamor for simple watches with distinctive designs. Today's #TBT offers a choice within this theme and we even exhibit three different variants. Specifically, I happen to think that this week's edition of our long-running series covers one of the more classically attractive series from that ever-discussed Japanese brand, Seiko. The Seiko 6106-8100 spo

For years now, there's the trend in the watch industry to introduce watches inspired by the brand’s heritage. These watches are based on vintage watches with an updated design, technical specifications, and often have a larger size. It often results in a popular watch among collectors and enthusiasts. This has to do a lot with their looks that people often find familiar. Many different brand

It's This Week in Watches for August 31, 2019 and we have loads of news today!Well, if last week's This Week in Watches got you down due to the dearth of news, then this week just might overload your senses.? It seems summer is truly over and the watch companies have responded by opening the flood dams.? Or, more likely, it's been six months since Basel. ??Ok, let's step into some new watch news!T

Just wow. This is what Haute Horlogerie should be about. De Bethune has always been a favorite of mine, but the brand is not immune to missteps or going too far in directions I have little interest in. Colored cases are just too much for me when it comes to this company. The articulated lugs are too brilliant an invention to need any such embellishment. Give me bare steel or titanium housings mesh

Given the central role Bvlgari played in the organization of Geneva Watch Days, it may not be fair to attempt to summarize the brand's efforts in such a short post, but given that we'll be dedicating separate posts to the major releases in due course it's worth outlining our immediate takeaways of what was a really fantastic event.Jean-Christophe Babin is a force of nature. That's a description of

Whenever a new watch is released, we mostly focus on the watch head itself. But the interest in personalization is growing. Finding the very best after-market straps for your luxury watch has never been a more important (and exciting) adventure. Learn more about Genteel Handmade and the Himalaya Watch Straps here.The company’s goal is simple. Genteel Handmade wants to produce some of the rar

A lot of us dream of owning our own brand. Having complete creative control of not just the watch design itself, but also the whole concept surrounding its creation sounds like a heady lure. But with that kind of power comes the responsibility to get it right. More importantly, perhaps, for the kind of ego that is required to believe breaking into the current watch market is in any way possible, y

The Streamliner has its fans all over the industry, but that doesn’t mean it is that well known outside of watchmaking. With the latest addition to the Streamliner family a quietly complicated entry, the industry’s best-kept secret superstar looks set to continue to fly under the radar of everyone that isn’t paying close attention. And that’s kind of nice, don’t you t

This year, at Geneva Watch Days 2021, Breitling brings us three chronographs inspired by a fairly surprising topic: ’60s American sports cars. The Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, and Shelby Cobra are featured within a new capsule collection of Top Time Chronographs.I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting classic American cars to star in the latest Breitling capsule collection. Howeve

The new Speedmaster Moonwatch Master Chronometer was not even on my short-term wish list, as I already have a few Moonwatch references, but I simply could not resist. This time, I was initially (and finally) aiming for the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon, but the Moonwatch force was strong. I ended up buying the new Speedmaster Moonwatch Master Chronometer, with Hesalite crystal. Allow me

I love the UR-100 and I think I’ve made this particularly clear over the last however many months. I’ve covered a couple of new versions of this fantastical model. If you take a look at the entire lineup of the UR-100, I think you’ll notice one of the reasons I love it so much. It is goddamn versatile. For what is quite a futuristic design and concept, we have cool, sporty models