As Zenith’s 160th anniversary celebrations steam toward their halfway point, the watch enthusiast community has been graced with an impressive array of commemorative models decked out in the brand’s signature rich blue hue. Whether from fully blue cases or spectacular blue stone dials, this color has been everywhere in Zenith’s lineup for 2025, and for…

The Seiko Presage collection is often overlooked but without good reason. I have a major soft spot for the Cocktail Time series that combines the fun of Tokyo bar culture with some seriously stylish timepieces. There’s also the relatively new Presage Classic series. It uses traditional Japanese colors, materials, and textures to develop a creative…

A number of years ago, I wrote about a new company called SilMach that had its eyes on the watch industry. The French company is a specialist in small electromechanical mechanisms that employ silicon parts for use in a variety of applications, not just watches. SilMach develops and produces “MEMS” technology, which stands for “micro-electro-mechanical…

How can a brand grow while maintaining exclusivity to uphold the perception of a luxury brand? Increasing accessibility was the right strategy for a while. But this democratization of luxury is becoming a thing of the past. Traditional clients and affluent newcomers in the world of luxury demand exclusivity. For them, luxury is all about…

Tudor released the Black Bay Chrono “Carbon 25” for this year’s Miami F1 Grand Prix. The watch celebrates the collaboration with the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) Formula 1 team with a 2,025-piece limited run. I got a chance to go hands-on to see what’s what. I was delighted to get this opportunity because…

The Rolex Daytona remains undefeated. When Rolex launched the Land-Dweller at Watches and Wonders this year with a brand-new caliber, it stole the show, not just for the crown but across all brands. But to give you a little peek behind the curtain of insights we get at Hodinkee, a simple story I wrote about…

Gerald Charles has rolled out a steady slate of releases in support of its 25th anniversary. Among these debuts are new versions of the Maestro 3.0 Chronograph, which feature métiers d’art in the form of tapisserie Clous de Paris dials. The releases also include two case materials. I spent time at the Gerald Charles booth…

Featured here on Hodinkee as One To Watch in the summer of 2022, Havid Nagan is a Los Angeles-based independent watch brand led by Aren Bazerkanian, an ambitious and entrepreneurial former real-estate agent and ex-F.P. Journe boutique manager with a deep appreciation for what I consider all the right vintage references. The Classic One is…