Louis Vuitton Escale Minute Repeater Hands-On: A Jumping Hour Watch With Gerald Genta Sound

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. At this point, I don’t know if the Louis Vuitton Escale or Tambour collection is more popular. For years, it was mainly Louis Vuitton Tambour family (of which there are multiple case shapes) that got most…

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Precision In The Shadows: The Zenith Defy Skyline Chronograph In Black Ceramic

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What may be most impressive about Zenith is how well it manages to balance the creation of exceptional modern timepieces with a slate of vintage-inspired watches that are equally appealing. For a storied Swiss brand with…

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Happenings: Sébastian Vivas To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Founded in 1875, Audemars Piguet has a rich and complex history, with many chapters yet to be explored. SĂ©bastian Vivas, who has been director of the Audemars Piguet Museum since 2012, will explain how the small…

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Introducing: The Ressence Type 9 IKE Pairs A Futuristic Look With Japanese Métiers d'Art Execution

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 Ressence, with its futuristic sci-fi approach to telling the time, doesn’t always come to mind when thinking about mĂ©tiers d’art. After all, Ressence is a brand centered around an incredibly modern industrial aesthetic,…

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Introducing: The IWC Portugieser Chronograph Ceratanium Is A Sleek Twist On A Classic

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 IWC just launched a surprising novelty, and it isn’t even Watches and Wonders yet. Today marks the brand’s introduction of a limited-edition run of its classic Portugieser Chronograph, this time in Ceratanium. It’s…

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Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Lancaster Exclusive Edition Watch Review: Honoring The Brand’s Historic Hometown

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. At some point last year, I saw a Hamilton I’d never seen or heard of. I couldn’t find anything about it, except a brief blurb on a buried product page on the brand’s website. Eventually, I…

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New Release: The Panerai Radiomir Viaggio Nel Tempo Experience Set Includes A Trip To Italy 

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Since 2019, Panerai has offered limited-edition “Experience” watches, which are bundled with thematic trips that showcase different aspects of the brand’s partnerships and heritage. In the past, each experience was connected to a single watch. To…

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The Business of Watches Podcast: Oliver MĂĽller, The Man Behind The Numbers For The Morgan Stanley Swiss Watcher Report

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. This week on The Business of Watches, we go behind the scenes with the man who compiles and crunches the numbers for the Morgan Stanley Swiss Watcher report, the most influential and widely read annual financial…

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Happenings: Celebrate 50 Years Of Eco-Drive At Citizen’s New York City Flagship Store

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. For half a century, Citizen has led the field in light-powered timekeeping, pioneering Eco-Drive in the 1970s and proving that a watch can be powered by any light—sunlight, desk lamps, even the glow of a city…

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Steel Watches Playing Cards By Éditions de la Tour Celebrate Iconic Timepieces In A New Way

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Watch enthusiasm has long extended beyond the wrist. From straps and winders to books and artwork, collectors often look for ways to express their passion for horology in daily life. Paris-based publisher Éditions de la Tour…

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