Category: Luxury Accessories

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Geneva Watch Days 2025 The first week of September saw the world’s second-biggest watch show come and go. Geneva Watch Days is a more casual, more community-oriented event than the industry juggernaut Watches & Wonders, with…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Few brands are as synonymous with elite craftsmanship as Grand Seiko. From the meticulous zaratsu polishing of its cases to its dials inspired by birch forests and cherry blossoms, Grand Seiko has earned a loyal following…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The reference 5316/50P-001 is the best, most representative Patek Philippe being made today. That’s my opinion, sure, but unlike my frequent “strong opinions, loosely held,” it’s one that I feel unwaveringly; certainly more so after finally…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Know Aquastar has announced the Benthos Professional, a contemporary take on the brand’s most famous dive watch, the Benthos 500, first introduced in 1970. As part of the re-launched brand’s continued efforts to create…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The Swiss brand Hublot produces a lot of compelling Square Bang models, but this is currently the highest-end version. It is also one of my favorite Hublot Square Bang watches because it is the only current…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. For the first time in twenty-five years, the Rolex Oyster worn by Mercedes Gleitze on her 1927 “Vindication Swim” will resurface this November, coming up for auction at Sotheby’s Important Watches Live Sale. The tale of…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. In 2004, Hautlence emerged in Neuchâtel with a bold vision: to redefine how time is displayed. At the October 2025 lecture of the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), Hautlence Founder & Chairman Guillaume Tetu, and…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Know Citizen is ushering in the fall with three new limited-edition additions to its Series 8 collection, a line that’s all about mechanical watchmaking in contrast to the brand’s well-known light-powered Eco-Drive movements. These…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Know Seiko and Bamford have just released a punchy Seiko 5 Sports model that is sure to become a hit limited edition. Using the same 42.5mm by 13.4mm (with 46mm lug-to-lug) measurements that we’ve…

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Know Five years after Longines first introduced the Spirit line via a pilot’s watch that grew into a complete collection of three-handers, flyer GMTs, and chronographs, it just introduced a considerable refresh of the…