In much the same way that Seiko has been using its Prospex collection to spearhead a move upmarket in the sports watch category, the Japanese manufacturer has also been employing a similar tactic in the dress watch segment by releasing premium Presage models with dials that showcase traditional artisanal techniques. While the entry point to…

Coming this month is the return of WatchIt! Watch Fair presented by 12&60. WatchIt! is a free one-day event where you can view, handle, talk, and buy watches in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. This gathering for enthusiastic watch lovers and like-minded individuals boasts some of the best of what Britain and the world offer.…

I hereby declare 2025 as the first year of the Age of Elegance. Please don’t confuse the era upon us with the opulence and glamour of the Edwardian age; the Age of Elegance focuses on understated modernity, functional style, and technical charm. Sophistication 2.0 takes design cues from the rich watchmaking tradition and elevates them…

The Catalan air hums with excitement, thick with the scent of hot rubber, engine oil, and the sunscreen of my fellow spectators. Which reminds me: I forgot to bring sunscreen. But any dermatological regrets vanish as the guttural roars rip across the track, one by one. It’s not just loud here at the Circuit de…

It’s Sunday morning, which means it’s time for a coffee and another installment of Sunday Morning Showdown. This week, we chose two newer versions of watches that we pitted against each other back in 2022 and 2023. The Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT came out last year and is the smaller and slimmer version of…

When the Ulysse Nardin Freak X was first introduced in 2019, it was created to be a more accessible version of the brand’s flagship Freak timepiece that distilled the core DNA of the Freak into a smaller and more affordable overall package. However, the Freak X series has since expanded with more elaborate design-focused iterations,…

The 600m-water-resistant Defy A3648, known as the Defy Plongeur, was a proper tool watch for professionals when it debuted in 1969. When Zenith launched a Revival version of the A3648 in 2024, brand fans rejoiced. At the same time, the Le Locle-based watchmaker introduced the modern Defy Extreme Diver, a worthy evolution model of the…

Last year, Longines celebrated the 70th anniversary of its Conquest collection. The brand surprised us with three very attractive re-editions called the Conquest Heritage, each with a central power reserve indicator. But alongside those were two time-only models, one with a black dial and rose gold hardware and another with a silver dial and yellow…