I feel a strong sense of nostalgia for the old flipping scoreboards I remember from my childhood. That’s probably why I adore digital jump-hour watches and quartz flip clocks so much. When I first saw the Plato Clock, patented in 1903, I froze in amazement. I believe I’m pretty strong when it comes to controlling…

Owned by the same family that is also behind two highly respected and established manufacturing entities from the Swiss watch industry, Formex is a bit different from other similarly sized independent brands. Due to its mutual ownership, Formex benefits from direct access to materials and production technologies that are typically only available to brands operating…

Panerai has unveiled the new Submersible Chrono Marina Militare Experience Edition PAM01699. This tool-ish 47mm titanium watch is a limited edition of 35 pieces worldwide. However, as its name and €50K+ price suggest, the whole package includes much more than a heavy-duty timekeeper… The relationship between Panerai and the Italian Navy is a key part…

About three weeks have passed since this year’s Watches and Wonders, so it’s time to reflect on some of the great introductions we saw during the fair. It’s easiest to divide these into two groups. The first are the watches we admire from a distance, meaning they will likely never be part of our collections…

The Montblanc 0 Oxygen series celebrates explorers and mountaineers. These robust watches often feature worldtimer functionality and a second 12-hour time display. Today’s 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Mount Vinson Limited Edition does too, but it also brings impressive dial-making techniques and advanced materials. With a name like Montblanc, it makes sense that the brand pays…

What We Know Big news out of Maidenhead, England, and Biel, Switzerland, today as the two locales for Christopher Ward’s watchmaking have announced their next new big release – the C12 “Loco”. It’s a new model that takes the brand’s integrated sports watch, “The Twelve,” and adds the new manually-wound in-house calibre, the CW-003, with…

About 2 months ago, I heard that Christopher Ward was coming out with something “Bigger than the Bel Canto,” Shortly after that, the brand dropped a cartoony collab with Mr. Jones, and I thought that was it. Imagine my disappointment: I was expecting something mind-blowing and instead I got a “Rick and Morty” fever dream…

Christopher Ward’s latest flagship pushes the envelope of design and mechanics. Put simply, this is a big deal for the brand and the industry as a whole. The C12 Loco proves that higher-end watchmaking can be found at a more accessible price point. I spent a week with the new C12 Loco in its striking…