The modern Oyster Perpetual line is Rolex in its most distilled form: nothing complicated, nothing frilly (or fluted) — just hours, minutes, seconds, a smooth, polished bezel, and a simple dial set with graphic baton indices. In 2020, Rolex introduced a lineup of colorful dials to the OP catalog. These were deeply saturated shades, including…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined once again by George Bamford, founder and CEO of Bamford London. Ariel and George are here today not just to talk about the complexities of watch collecting but also to explore the greater psychological compulsion to collect in general. Throughout their…

This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by its librarians. Today’s post was written by St John Karp. At the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), I’m one of the librarians with an affinity for cataloging. You might think that’s as straightforward as writing down the title of the book…

During the hectic week of Watches and Wonders, there are always dozens of other events going on across Geneva, and cumulatively, well over 100 new releases are being shown. But that’s not counting Patek Philippe, which released well over 100 watches alone, and most of them you likely haven’t seen yet. Offsite, at the brand’s…

In 2005, Hublot released the first Big Bang collection under the leadership of then-new owner Jean-Claude Biver. The Big Bang would go on to be Hublot’s most popular watch — a trend that continues today. It also helped catapult the popularity of the Swiss brand to such heights that in 2008, Hublot was formally acquired…

Watches and Wonders 2025 might be done and dusted, but some watches continue to haunt me. Patek Philippe is always impressive, but this time, it wasn’t something complicated that struck a nerve. Rather, it was the introverted Calatrava 6196P, a classic with a contemporary twist. The Chanel J12 Bleu collection surprised me in the metal…

We’re back with another set of releases from Watches and Wonders 2025. We’re here to fill you in if you missed these in all the coverage you’ve read. The new Eberhard Contodat watches are straight out of the ’70s, yet they’re anything but kitschy. These were some of my favorite novelties. Eberhard is a plucky…

This Watches and Wonder 2025, Raymond Weil unveiled the Freelancer Skeleton (ref. 2795-BKC-20000) with the kind of fanfare you’d expect from someone announcing a new show on a streaming service… but forgetting to upload the trailer. It’s a sleek, openworked spin on the brand’s modern-meets-classic Freelancer line — and while there’s plenty to like here,…