Sotheby’s has just announced a partnership with WatchCheck, a relatively new but intriguing company that launched last year. The partnership aims to provide an easier, seamless servicing process for over 38,000 models. WatchCheck gives customers access to servicing partners in the United States that were previously largely accessible only to commercial clients. I had a…

Another Friday, another list! This week, we’ll start looking ahead to Watches and Wonders. With the world’s biggest watch fair approaching, it’s time to highlight brands celebrating different anniversaries. One of them is Vacheron Constantin, which is celebrating its 270th anniversary in 2025. As that long history is too extensive to sum up with a…

It has been a while since we reviewed a Hamilton Intra-Matic, let alone a series of them. The brand’s classic chronograph is one of my favorite watches in its current catalog. The panda-dial version of the Intra-Matic Auto holds a special place in my heart. I wore that quite a bit before I wrote the…

What We Know Yesterday afternoon, among a collected mass of international press and special guests, Richard Mille launched its latest Ferrari model, the RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari. Following 2022’s ultra-thin UP-01, the 43-01 offers an entirely different take on the idea of a collab between RM and Ferrari. It’s not thin. It has…

Even as someone who is a big fan of RZE, I must admit that I was slightly skeptical when I first heard that the brand had plans for a digital watch. RZE consistently makes quality products, but operating within the digital space means going head-to-head with some of the industry’s biggest names, and it is…

After the first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Australia, Richard Mille and IWC scored 27 points, putting them in first and second place. “GP” is in fifth position with eight points scored by Lawrence Stroll and Fernando Alonso. But with 23 races to come, there’s still everything to play for. Formula 1 and watch brands…

Despite being a small-scale independent brand, Formex operates from a unique and highly advantageous place within the industry. Owned by the same family as Dexel, which has more than 40 years of experience as a manufacturing partner for countless different Swiss marques, Formex benefits from access to production technologies that would otherwise be out of…

Formex is well known for bringing the heat to much more expensive brands in terms of features and pricing. Today, as the opening salvo of the company’s 25th-anniversary celebrations, the heat gets dialed up a little more. Say “hello” to the new Formex Essence Ceramica Skeleton COSC Automatic 41mm. Yes, that’s a mouthful, but it…