The Laureato luxury sports watch was introduced by Girard-Perregaux in 1975 and tentatively revived in 2016 as a limited edition before becoming a full-fledged collection in 2017. Within the Laureato family is the burlier, sportier Laureato Absolute sub-collection, the brand’s playground for innovative materials and bolder 44mm cases. The two new models joining the Laureato […]
Unveiled in 2021, the Hermès H08 is the French brand’s versatile sporty-chic watch with a smooth cushion-shaped case and contemporary design elements. By juxtaposing different shapes (typical Hermès) and playing with different finishings and textures, the Hermès H08 reveals its fluid, sensual architecture. Previously offered in titanium and black graphene cases, the latest H08 ups […]
The Ralph Lauren RL867 timepieces collection draws inspiration from the brand’s flagship men’s store at 867 Madison Avenue, New York. The store occupies a historic mansion built by Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo in 1898 as a residence, but she never got to live there. Her story and the story of the building on the corner of […]
About a year ago, we first shared the news that the small Dutch independent watchmaker Laurens de Rijke, working under the De Rijke & Co name, had launched a Miffy-branded watch. The watch in question was the Miffy Moonphase, a very whimsical take on a classical moon phase. Using the rotatable case construction of the […]
The name Speedtimer has a strong presence in the history of Seiko. It refers to multiple timepieces of the past and present, and in general, to the brand’s background in sports timing. More precisely, Speedtimer brings back memories of a watch that was at the top of innovation in 1969, as it was equipped with […]
James Lamb was so much impressed by the famous British watchmakers of the past that he decided to change his life dramatically and join the ranks of Earnshaw, Mudge and Harrison. Specifically, he was amazed at how they could achieve unprecedented precision and beauty while creating mechanical timepieces in an era when nobody dreamed of […]
With a personal passion for watches (especially sports chronographs from the 1960s and 1970s), cars, motorcycles and everything mechanical since a young age, Nicholas Biebuyck has been collecting watches the whole of his adult life. He worked in the auction industry for Christie’s and Bonhams before joining TAG Heuer as Heritage Director in 2021. On […]
Indie watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva, along with his fellow Finn Kari Voutilainen, put Finland on the map as a watchmaker’s country; both their names are at the top of the list of contemporary independent masters for a reason. S.U.F., or SarpanevaUhrenFabrik, was created in 2003 and, since then, produces limited edition watches with a distinctive design. […]
The Zenith Defy Skyline collection was launched a year ago to strengthen the brand’s position in the highly competitive segment of luxury sports watches, where the Defy Extreme and Defy Classic series were already fighting for the desired impact. The Skyline references greatly improved the chances of winning a broader clientele with a unique offering of […]
Although Hublot has become one of the world’s most prominent Swiss watchmakers, it remains a relatively young brand. Everything started about 40 years ago with a luxury sports watch with an unprecedented combination of materials, in particular gold and rubber. Hublot brings back this now classic model in three different sizes, each available in three […]