Today, we go hands-on with a new Certina. The DS Action Diver 40.5 is a significant release for the brand because it presents a new case size. In fact, most would argue that it will end up as the most successful model in the collection. Let’s take a closer look and discuss the merits of…

The 2025 Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 marks the 100th anniversary of the Swiss brand’s world-first dual-time wristwatch. You can’t say the rectangular timepiece from 1925 served as an inspiration from a design perspective, but it did in spirit (sorry about that). By adding a rose-gold-capped bezel insert with engraved numbers and indexes, the look…

Among its numerous innovations over the years, Longines holds the distinction of creating the first-ever GMT wristwatch. The original square-cased Zulu Time was launched in 1925, and as the brand celebrates a century of wrist-mounted GMTs, it turns its attention to the stylish, modern Spirit Zulu Time family. Rather than an elaborate period-correct revival of…

What We Know Longines just launched the latest in the Spirit Zulu Time line — a two-tone take on the brand’s popular travel watch in a year that marks the 100th anniversary of the brand’s first watch that was capable of displaying two time zones. Aptly named the Spirit Zulu Time 1925, the new watch…

François-Paul Journe would not be denied. Several other bidders were willing to pay millions for the Breguet Pendule Sympathique No. 1 at the Phillips auction in Geneva this month. But it’s unlikely they knew the 18-karat-yellow gold clock and its companion wristwatch quite as well as Journe. It was, after all, the sexagenarian Frenchman and…

If you have never heard of the brand Selten, you aren’t the only one. However, the brand founded by Leonardo Tsai has been around since 2017. The Hong Kong-based Selten founder comes from a family of dial makers, so he grew up around watches. After an initial stint in the world of finance, Tsai gave…

When I think about funky watches, Chronoswiss is one of the first brands that comes to mind. Every model the brand has does something just a bit different. And most go absolutely crazy with color, depth, and texture. They can be downright overwhelming in some cases, but more often, they leave me uplifted for all…

The older I get, the easier it is for me to pass up buying opportunities, especially when the watch in question isn’t 100% perfect and requires a compromise. I was searching for the right example of an Omega Speedmaster “Ed White” ref. 105.003 for six years, but my hunt recently ended, and it couldn’t have…