Last week, two dress-watch giants presented new versions of existing watches in their collections. First, A. Lange & Söhne showed us four new references of the Lange 1 to celebrate the model’s 30th anniversary. Then, Breguet presented us with a new platinum version of both the Classique 5177 and 7787. So, for this week’s Sunday…

According to high-end Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey, its novel “Nano Foudroyante” mechanism is a game-changer in mechanical timekeeping. Introduced to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Greubel Forsey Nano Foudroyante EWT not only introduces the brand’s new foudroyante mechanism but also marks the brand’s first flying tourbillon and the first chronograph. But what’s special about the…

OK, I’m possibly a little late to the party on this launch. Behrens released the Orion One on January 1st — it was a nice little treat to start the new year! But here we are in November, and this may (or may not) be the first time you’ve properly read about it. I briefly…

When it was first introduced, the Bell & Ross BR-05 did almost nothing for me. It was a cool novelty and an interesting move from a brand established as a maker of flight-inspired watches. It struck me as Bell & Ross just trying to catch the integrated bracelet wave, and when I tried it on,…

Seiko 5 is a watch line synonymous with entering the watch hobby. It is full of reliable, affordable, and rugged automatic watches. They’re the epitome of what makes Seiko one of the most significant watch manufacturers in the world and have long been a default choice for an entry-level mechanical timepiece. My first mechanical watch…

It’s Friday on Hodinkee.com, welcome back to Bring A Loupe! Next week, I will be on the ground in Geneva to bring you a special edition of this column after viewing many of the watches up for auction in person. I’ll have picks across the spectrum of price and brand, all informed by the watches…

Another Friday, another list! This week, we look at the Rolex Milgauss, the oddball engineer’s watch that first came out in the 1950s, just like many of The Crown’s classics. But unlike the Submariner and the GMT-Master, the Milgauss hasn’t always been part of the brand’s collection since then. It’s part of the reason we…

Schadenfreude is a German word that combines schaden, which means “damage,” and freude, which means “joy.” Thus, schadenfreude is the emotional experience of pleasure in response to another’s misfortune. According to Britannica, some psychologists describe a category of schadenfreude in the context of justice, where watch enthusiasts people feel pleasure when they observe punishment in…