When it comes to creativity, Herman Tantriady knows his stuff. The founder and principal designer of Lima Watch is a graphic designer by trade after all. Lima Watch is a microbrand based in Indonesia and spotlights quirky timekeepers with Tantriady’s

Beauty is famously in the eye of the beholder, but it’s pretty clear that over the last few millennia, art, culture, psychology and elite modeling agencies have found some common ground when it comes to attractiveness. Symmetry is one of the key defi

Even though so much time has passed since its launch in 2006, the Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon remains one of the most complex and unusual double tourbillon watches on the market. Its fundamental construction significantly differs from traditi

How did Casio G-Shock’s 2100 series become an immediate sensation? You might point to its minimalist design and slim profile. Or, that it touches on a popular category of sporty and versatile watches with features that include octagonal bezels. Maybe

In the years since the pandemic, tastes have developed to embrace the fine work of independent watchmakers, and today we have an interesting situation in that independent watchmakers have mushroomed on social media in great numbers, making it quite a

For over 30 years, since I was a young watch nerd in my 20s, one of my grails has been the famous Double Sided Chronograph created by the brilliant Franck Muller. I’ve always loved Muller’s design genius: by putting a second chrono hand on the back o

When Bvlgari unveiled the Octo Finissimo Ultra in March 2022, it was the world’s thinnest watch at just 1.8mm thick, dethroning the 2mm Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept, which had held the record for the world’s thinnest mechanical watch since 2018.

One of the most impressive releases at Watches and Wonders this year is the IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar. It is a secular perpetual calendar which has a 400-year cycle encoded in its gear train, taking into account the common year that occurs at

Take a look at the Chopard Alpine Eagle today and three things become immediately apparent. One, it is a modern sports chic watch with a clear, distinct identity. Two, this watch has been expertly produced to the most rigorous standards of haute horl

Go ahead and use the term “innovative” about the new Panerai Submersible Elux LAB-ID watch. We won’t roll our eyes. Using traditional watchmaking to power on-demand electric lights on the dial, this is some genuinely creative horology — and, take our

“I just liked wearing something on my wrist, it made me feel grown up,” says Fred Savage, reminiscing about where his journey as a watch collector began. It’s pretty easy to imagine the star of the iconic 1980s–’90s series The Wonder Years as a ten y

The watch retail scene has always been a dynamic space where brands and retailers are constantly bringing out new concepts that offer ever more intuitive experiences for their customers. Looking at Hublot’s latest boutique reopening at Marina Bay San

The Richard Mille RM 65-01 has the distinct honor of being the most complicated regular production automatic in Richard Mille’s exceedingly complicated catalogue. First launched in 2020, and with 600 components, this latest evolution in Richard Mille

The most visible action of a chiming watch, where each hammer strikes its corresponding gong, appears rather simple until we consider how the motion of the hands is converted into the correct sequence of strikes. The mechanism responsible for this, a

Few things are as exciting in the world of watches as a new bezel option from Rolex. A change that, for any other brand on the planet would be seen as an incremental cosmetic change is, for Rolex fans, a revolutionary change worth celebrating. So, wh

After rolling out a full year of festivities last year on the Fifty Fathoms’ 70th anniversary, Blancpain has now shifted the spotlight to the Fifty Fathom’s slimmer counterpart in the dive watch lineup, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe. The Fifty Fathom

For those bold enough to embrace complexity and difference, it’s a gérald genta watch that rises to the occasion. Relaunched last year under the auspices of LVMH, the designs of the new gérald genta brand promise to channel the pioneering spirit of t

Throughout history there have always been seminal acts of humankind, which are so utterly amazing they seem all but impossible to believe. Some of them are magnificent feats of engineering, such as the Roman Colosseum or the Great Pyramids of Giza, w

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” These words, uttered by one of my favorite characters, Frank Costello (played by Jack Nicholson) in Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film The Departed, could easily

Breitling announced its latest collaboration with NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, resulting in the creation of limited edition Chronomat timepieces. The new series introduces a new Chronomat GMT and a Chronomat B01 chronograph in gold, but not b

As the Olympic Games unfolded in Paris, Omega, the Official Timekeeper, unveiled its exclusive Omega House. Nestled in the heart of the city at the Hôtel de Poulpry, Maison des Polytechniciens, Omega House celebrated the brand’s pivotal role in the O

It’s funny but in the 36 years since I matriculated, the only other guy I met that had graduated from Vassar College was Anthony Bourdain. One night many years ago, seated on red plastic stools, eating curbside in Singapore’s red-light district, I ha

Jaeger-LeCoultre is a brand with an incredible back catalog. Not only does the watchmaker’s watchmaker have an incredible archive of over 1,300 calibers with some 400 patents to its name, but it’s also created some of the most distinctive and recogni

It has become an annual tradition for Genevan watchmaker Vacheron Constantin to unveil its thematic Métiers d’Art collection, much to the delight of watch and culture enthusiasts. Eight months into the year, the brand has now revealed its latest crea

Over the past four and a half years since surging onto the market in 2020 like a horological tsunami, Furlan Marri has been an unstoppable force of affordable watchmaking. Establishing themselves with affordable mecha-quartz chronographs with classic

Louis Vuitton started building its reputation back in 1854 when it began making trunks for Napoleon III. By the 20th century, the maison’s leather goods had secured icon status, gracing the arms of prominent figures from Audrey Hepburn to Jackie Kenn