Union Glashütte is a Swatch Group company with many beautiful watches in the catalogue, offering intelligent design, good quality, and friendly prices that make its references appealing. Recently, the brand unveiled a series of classic car rally-inspired limited editions, drawing admiration from car enthusiasts and watch fans alike. Among Germany’s premier classic car rallies, the […]
Pitted as a rival of Grand Seiko from 1961 to 1975 to stimulate internal competition, the fate of Seiko’s two top-tier brands took very different paths. Grand Seiko’s stellar trajectory was uninterrupted and became an independent entity in 2017; King Seiko faded into oblivion until it was revived in 2020 with a limited re-edition based on […]
Last year, the renowned Lucerne-based watchmaker, Carl F. Bucherer, unveiled the all-new Central Counter chronograph as part of their prestigious Manero collection. The timepiece was designed to appeal to elegant outdoor enthusiasts and sophisticated football fans, boasting an extra minute track ring with markings like “additional time,” “15 minutes extra time,” and “add. time” sectors. […]
The pursuit of a more sustainable lifestyle is a growing phenomenon, and, more and more brands are embracing a sustainable ethos. Founded by Nicolas Freudiger, Cédric Mulhauser and Singal Depery, ID Watch likes to present its watches as the most eco-innovative timekeeping instruments available, and are to be considered at the forefront of circularity in […]
We continue our round-up of the unique pieces created for Only Watch 2023, the fundraiser promoting research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Today, we are taking a closer look at the watch donated by Trilobe, an exceptional version of its Une Folle Journée model celebrating the Japanese art of Kintsugi called the Trilobe Une Folle Journée […]
Okay, for those born in the eighties, pardon the very obvious and, admittedly, very cheesy title reference to the 1989 Walt Disney movie ‘Honey, I Shrunk The Kids’. For those not born in the eighties, it’s a cult-classic movie about a clumsy scientist who invents a shrink-ray and accidentally shrinks down his kids and those […]
On the occasion of the model’s 60th anniversary, Rolex revamped the Cosmograph Daytona collection earlier this year. The update included a range of aesthetical updates, most of them quite subtle as always, and tweaked the mechanical side of things as well. We’ve already gone in-depth with the 126500LN, the classic Oystersteel with white dial and […]
Dive watches are the go-to accessory for fun in the sun and the most robust and reliable companion for outdoor sports. Continuing our coverage of watches with solid content and budget prices, we will take a closer look at the latest Aquascaphe diver from the French independent brand Baltic, founded by Etienne Malec. Equipped with […]
A far cry from the gravitas of the more classical Pano and Senator models, the Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date is one of the most original and refreshing models from Glashütte Original. Launched in 2014, the Seventies Panorama Date captures the zeitgeist of that groovy decade with its square TV-shaped case and adoption of vibrant, funky […]
With more than 140 years of continuous watchmaking history to look back on, it’s not that hard to put together a Greatest Hits of Seiko labelled watches, although the Seiko name wasn’t introduced until 1924. There are countless genuine icons if you think about it. Watches like the Laurel, the Lord Marvel, the 62MAS, the […]