Originally launched in 2020 as the brand’s new entry-level lineup, the Breitling Endurance Pro is a lightweight quartz chronograph that is specially designed for athletes. With a practical set of features that can be used for a variety of sports and fitness applications, the Endurance Pro represents a versatile horological canvas, and last year in…

If a freak, by definition, is something extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type, then a timepiece from a storied Swiss Maison with no dial, no hands, and no crown certainly fits the bill. Debuting in 2001, the Ulysse Nardin Freak turned the typically staid and stoic world of Haute…

In 2017, I took a train from downtown Chicago to a neighborhood about 30 minutes north to buy my first watch from a “microbrand,” a new Olmsted from Oak & Oscar. It was cold and grey, as it often is in Chicago in December, and I remember sitting in Oak & Oscar’s shoebox HQ, sipping…

A few years ago, I noticed a new watch pop up in my feed. It was something that didn’t look like anything else, and I was immediately intrigued. I started chatting with the brand owner, Justin Walters, and soon realized he was the same person that had recently launched the Marin Skindiver. How could one…

I always wanted a vintage Yema Superman with the iconic locking bezel, but I could not find one for a long time. Then, when the sudden opportunity for a pre-1963 Yema Skin Diver 660 Feet came, I jumped on it. I didn’t know this would happen, but since the watch landed, I haven’t longed for…

The Breguet Classique line — contrary to what its name suggests — always reminds me of Baroque music. I can hear Scarlatti when I see the coin-edge cases, welded lugs, swirly Breguet numerals, and guilloché or enameled dials. They exude the same regal, exalted, masterful feeling as Mikhail Pletnev interpreting Scarlatti on piano. Today’s release…

Breitling is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2024, so we thought it would only be right to host a special Breitling × Fratello event in The Hague, Netherlands. Vintage Breitling expert Fred Mandelbaum will be there as a special guest to discuss the brand’s incredible heritage. Breitling × Fratello event Breitling has always been one…

Back in February of 2024, I first went hands-on with the lovely-looking new Tissot T-Touch Connect Sport, a hybrid between traditional quartz watches and modern sportwatches. The T-Touch Connect Sport family is a different product from the legacy T-Touch series and takes the amazingly popular family of analog-digital high-functionality sport watches into the smartwatch era.…