Happenings: Simon Jeffs 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. What is speed without time to measure it? At the December 2026 lecture of the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), Simon Jeffs, Founder of Brooklands Watch Company, will explore this fundamental question through the remarkable…

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Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker’s film about a struggling family in Taiwan

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. In 2001, Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker were scouting Taiwan to brainstorm ideas for a film they could direct together. Daunted by the possibilities, the pair instead co-wrote and co-directed Take Out, a 2004 indie set…

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The Call Sign Wrights Of Passage Watches Celebrate Aviation History

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Not long after its recent rebrand from Bravo Golf to Call Sign, the independent aviation-focused watch brand is debuting a collection that connects past and present. The Call Sign Wrights of Passage watch series — produced…

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These photos show a ‘profoundly hopeful’ side to rainforest life

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. “We must ask ourselves if we can truly fathom the disappearance of something we have never seen,” writes Elaine ML Tam in the introduction to Record, a new monograph by the Tokyo-based photographer Stefan Dotter designed…

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AVI-8 Automatic 1942 Pixel Limited-Edition Watch Review: Retro Video Game Pilot-Style Fun

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. For a number of years, I have anticipated both the popularity of the “everyday art dial watch” and the proliferation of video-game-inspired timepieces. Both are well represented in AVI-8’s recent limited-edition set of Hawker Hurricane Clowes Automatic…

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Rachel Sennott: Hollywood crush

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. This story is taken from the winter 2025 issue of Dazed. Buy a copy of the magazine here. This summer, a video of Rachel Sennott began circulating online. It captured the actor, comedian and writer in…

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