Category: Luxury Accessories

  Richemont’s jewellery stars Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, Richemont’s are leading a glittering first quarter within the luxury group, with an 11% growth reported in the company’s Q1 FY26 report, which is in contrast to Richemont’s Specialist Watchmakers’ sales, where sales reported a drop of 7%. Although this figure does represent a drop…

Offering a playful and slightly irreverent take on famous wristwatch nicknames, the “IYKYK” collaboration between Timex and the French artist seconde/seconde/ (AKA Romaric André) has been an immense amount of fun for collectors since it first appeared two years ago in 2023. The original IYKYK series consisted of six limited-edition models that were released in…

Just like many of you, I often roll my eyes when watch brands try to glorify their charitable contributions and sustainability initiatives, as environmental responsibility should simply be a standard practice. That said, the term “greenwashing” doesn’t exactly apply if the company itself was specifically created to promote a good cause, and a perfect example…

Getting in hand a watch that you’ve watched go from render to reality is quite something. When I first encountered Alterum, it was by chance, and I was surprised to find that it was another brand from Justin Walters, who had founded Marin Instruments, another brand I was quite fond of. But the Alterum Worldtimer,…

Ahh, Pepsi. Probably the least offending among try-hard fan names for watch color themes — you guys really lost me at Bruce Wayne and Starbucks. Although not the first, and certainly not the last to officially collaborate with PepsiCo, these two new Seiko 5 Sports or “5KX” watches — the Seiko 5 Sports Pepsi SRPL99…

Welcome back to Bring A Loupe, and happy Friday! At times, it can feel like most of the great vintage watch finds are behind us in 2025. By great, I mean those truly fresh to market examples of “grail” level watches — scratched original crystals, unpolished cases, and patina, you know the type. Though every…

The Caliber 321-powered Speedmaster, of course, was strapped to the exterior of the astronauts’ spacesuits via the long Velcro strap designed for use in spacewalks. In fact, Bean can be seen sporting the Speedy on the big, oversized wrist of the space suit, photographed by Conrad, Jr. on the Moon. After Conrad, Jr.’s watch safely…

  Golf is a sport defined as much by its distinctive style and sense of propriety as the ability to hit small white balls with incredible speed and precision — which is why Adam Sandler is such an unlikely golding icon. In 1996, Sandler stepped onto the green (and screens) as hockey-player-cum-golfing-hero Happy Gilmore, with…

Speaking of blue, it has appeared on Royal models before, and diamonds have been featured as well, but blue and diamonds haven’t been combined until now. It makes for a strong, if conventional, pairing and a subtle evolution of the Royal’s lineup.  However, I have always found the “half III” at 3 o’clock somewhat confusing….