As you watch this, there’s a pretty good chance that I’m sitting with Adam Victor at Greats of Craft in New York City’s Sutton Place, having a bagel and a coffee or maybe a beer in the afternoon, and chatting about one of the watches you see in this video. It’s become a habit for…

Over the past year, I’ve enjoyed smaller, simpler watches from the ’40s and ’50s. This change in my collecting course has been fun and relatively inexpensive. Does that mean I’ve given up on later vintage and more modern pieces? Absolutely not, but as you’ll see with the majority of today’s pre-owned and vintage favorites, the…

In 2022, Rolex made a somewhat shocking announcement (although ultimately quite practical from its perspective): Buyers would be able to purchase used Rolex watches with the added benefit of a Rolex warranty and assurance of quality. They called the program Rolex Certified Pre-Owned (Rolex CPO), and it was slowly rolled out to various Rolex authorized…

What better way to celebrate your 20th anniversary than by throwing a small party? No, even a tiny party is way too exuberant for Greubel Forsey, Haute Horlogerie manufacturer par excellence. That’s why the brand throws a nano party. And that’s big news because the Nano Foudroyante EWT is Greubel Forsey’s 10th “Invention Piece.” The…

In December 2023, Breitling purchased Universal Genève and announced that the brand would return to the marketplace in 2026. Since then, speculation about the models and movements has run rampant. We still don’t have any information to share. Still, Universal Genève has announced three one-off Polerouter watches that celebrate the 70th anniversary of the SAS…

You know what they say: “Don’t meet your heroes. It will only disappoint you. The curtain will lift on your enamored illusions, and you will come out sadder and wiser, maybe even cynical.” So when Nacho asked me if I would be interested in doing a hands-on with a 65-year-old Rolex Submariner, I was apprehensive.…

Sincere Haute Horlogerie is a staple within Asia’s high-end watch scene, and to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2024, the luxury retailer created a series of twelve limited-edition timepieces in collaboration with some of the industry’s top brands. The previous eleven models from the Sincere Platinum Jubilee Edition series were released throughout this past year…

Amsterdam’s Ace Jewelers has recently launched another retailer-exclusive limited edition watch, this time with UK-based Christopher Ward. The new watch is known as the Christopher Ward x Ace Jewelers The Twelve Hebrew and is based on the popular The Twelve range of integrated bracelet-style watches that come in steel and titanium versions. I reviewed the…