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Some of the best stories in the watch world are created when watches are passed from one generation to the next, as watches make excellent heirlooms and are often carefully considered as elements of one’s inheritance. Heck, Patek has been leaning on the concept of an inheritance-quality watch for decades.  For this outing of Editors’…

You can find inspiration in tradition and at the bottom of your glass. Seiko found it in both places. The SPB447 is a watch in the Seiko Presage Craftsmanship Series that presents itself with a glossy urushi (lacquer) dial and a GMT function displaying two time zones. Seiko also presents two new Presage Cocktail Time…

When Parmigiani Fleurier was founded in the mid-1990s, a Toric model was the first wristwatch that marked the brand’s debut. As with many inaugural watches, key Toric design details – notably the decorative fluted double bezel, prominent lugs, ornate dials and/or flanges, and javelin-style hands – established much of the brand’s overall aesthetic. Like many…

These days, the focus seems to be on whopping power reserves and in-house calibers, with even mid-tier brands jumping on the bandwagon. But if you know your vintage watches, you’ll be aware of a time when everything wasn’t measured in the number of bridges, cogs, and pinions a brand produced by itself. In the car…

One of the reasons I find Philipp Plein interesting as a brand is because the company produces two incredibly different types of watches that exist on polar opposite sides of its catalog. While Philipp Plein’s top-of-the-line offering is a Swiss-made flying tourbillon with a price tag equal to that of a luxury automobile, the brand’s…

Oris released its redesigned Aquis line in April at Watches and Wonders 2024. Included in that update were three sizes of Aquis Upcycle with dials made of recycled PET ocean plastic. I had a few opportunities to interact with all of the new Aquis models, and each time, I kept returning to the Upcycles. The…

When we think of Louis Moinet, chronographs come to mind. After all, the company’s namesake invented the complication in 1816. Today, though, we’ll look at a different level of functionality. The moonphase complication is also traditional, but the new Black Moon Limited Edition ushers a novel method of displaying the lunar cycle. Admittedly, a stodgy…