Golden Concept Royal Automatic Watch Review: The First Traditional Timepiece From An Apple Watch Case Maker

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. One of my favorite things to review is the very first watch a company makes. That can take two forms. In most instances, the first watch is also the brand’s very first product. Most companies that…

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Introducing: Credor Makes Its First Watches And Wonders Appearance With Three Novelties (Live Pics)

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 One of the most interesting revelations among the wave of brands joining Watches and Wonders this year is that Credor, the Japanese domestic brand under Seiko known for high-end handcrafted watches like the…

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Vostok Europe Lunokhod Automatic Review: Big Watch Energy With Tritium

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The reference NH35A-620C633 is the first Vostok Europe watch I have checked out in a long time. Vostok Europe watches are made in Lithuania (no, there isn’t a large watch industry out there), and this model…

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Sopwith Watch Company Offers Pieces Of Aviation History, Quite Literally

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Most watch brands tell their stories through design or movement architecture. Sopwith Watch Company starts with the material itself. Every watch case is made from historic steel sourced from aircraft that played a role in early…

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Hands-On Debut: The Baltic Heures Du Monde Watch Balances Complexity And Elegance

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. If there’s one thing independent French brand Baltic has proven exceedingly good at over the years, it’s creating designs that deliver just the right amount of vintage style, without falling into tired design tropes or outright…

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Louis Vuitton Tambour Taiko Arty Automata Watch Hands-On: Peace, Love, & Paris

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Somewhere between the Beatles-era of psychedelic rock music and television’s Memphis Design-inspired production set of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse is the aesthetic of a new Louis Vuitton. The style of the composition is clearly centered in the “Free…

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Introducing: The Desder D001, A New Brand In Collaboration With Mo Coppoletta and Luca Soprana

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 In the watch space, there are a few names that crop up over and over again, partially from the fact that some people just have too many ideas to contain. Mo Coppoletta, who…

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Alto Considers Time Through Patination And Sculpture With The Art 01 Bernar Venet (Live Pics)

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. We hear a lot about the convergence of art, fine watchmaking, and design these days, but some brands take the brief more seriously than others. Mark first told us to watch out for Paris-based Alto last year…

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Business News: Corum Is Back: With A New Admiral, Fresh Designs, And A Plan To Return Brand To Former Glory

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Corum, the boundary-pushing Swiss brand that faltered under foreign ownership, recently unveiled new models and a strategic plan to reposition at elevated levels of watchmaking, design, and price. Known for its Golden Bridge, Admiral, and Coin…

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