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A Week On The Wrist: Is There A Right Way To Wear The ‘Lefty’ Rolex GMT?

Swapping wrists with the GMT-Master II Ref. 126720VTNR — the most fun watch the Crown has made in years.

Introducing – The New Bulgari Octo Finissimo Special Edition For Phillips Watches

Bulgari seems intent on marking the 10th anniversary of the Octo Finissimo with limited editions and collaborations. After all, what are friends for if not to share the festive mood? A couple of weeks ago, we talked about an Octo Finissimo Tattoo Acqua, the second edition in limited series created with tattoo artist Mo Copoletta. […]

Introducing: Bulgari And Phillips Find The Right Vintage Touches With A New Octo Finissimo Collaboration

The auction house adds some classicism to the modern Octo design.

Enter the ChaosMasters! 3 watches we made for the end of the world with Nivada Grenchen & seconde/seconde/

Picture this. But before you do, take a deep breath. Clear your mind of anything else. It’s night. There are sheets of rain falling. The smell of smoke. A viaduct looms like a bird of doom in the darkness. You’re not entirely sure where you are, but it’s the outskirts of some city. You can … Continued

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Introducing – Time+Tide Live In An Upside Down World, And So Does Their Nivada Chaosmaster

Alright, it’s not because our friends of Time+Tide come from Australia that this watch is upside down (well, in fact, they do live upside down, according to some beliefs… anyway…) No, there’s another reason behind this very, very confusing watch. Confusion is the master word here, and it all goes back to a meeting between […]

The 10 best clocks, if you’ve run out of space in your watch box

If you’re anything like me, you’ll constantly be searching for a new, bigger watch box, along with new watches, of course. My drawers, desks and cabinets have filed up with watch boxes, canvas rolls and random Swatches I’ve picked up over the years. Luckily, most of us will have at least a small space on … Continued

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Hands-On: We Took This Zodiac Skin Diver Swimming In A Frigid Lake

Can the right timepiece provide cold comfort in icy waters? Our former Complete Newbie columnist – now a real, professional watch writer – strapped on the Super Sea Wolf Compression Whitecap to find out.

Value Proposition – The Accessible Blazer Collection from Korean Microbrand Varon Chiri

It’s not unusual for new microbrands to leverage crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter or Indiegogo to launch watches. Korean brand Varon Chiri has done just that, but its inaugural collection, Blazer, was designed around feedback from 750 watch enthusiasts, which certainly differs from the norm. Case size, crystal shape and even lug-to-lug length were decided by […]

In-Depth: Carl F. Bucherer’s New “Mastery Lab” Brings Pièce Unique To The Masses – If You Can Afford One

The minds behind the new individualization program believe that if you’re ponying up for a watch, it should be distinctly yours.

VIDEO: The new precious and polished Bulgari Octo Finissimo watches in rose and yellow gold

This year, the sandblasted rose gold Bulgari Octo Finissimo took its final curtain call within the collection, but at Geneva Watch Days in late August its successors arrived. Now we have two precious-metal options, with mixed brushed and polished finishing. The first is a standard-production, rose-gold model ref. 103637, and the second is a limited-edition, yellow-gold … Continued

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